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Nottingham Forest

James McAtee

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
England
Height
180 cm
Games
9
9 starts
Minutes
773
86 a game
Goals
0
0.7 xG
Assists
0
1.7 xA

Player profile

773 min · vs 165 central midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Creative, ball-winning midfielder

McAtee creates from midfield, with key passes at percentile 91 and expected assists at percentile 89, and shoots often. He works hard too, with recoveries at percentile 93. He has no goals yet and his pass accuracy of 78.5% is percentile 3. From 773 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Creates chances. 2.10 key passes per 90, percentile 91, and 0.19 expected assists per 90, percentile 89.

  • Shoots. 1.86 shots per 90, percentile 90.

  • Wins it back. 6.75 recoveries per 90, percentile 93, and 2.21 tackles per 90, percentile 70.

  • Moves it forward. 8.85 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 85.

Areas for development

  • Loose passing. Pass accuracy of 78.5%, percentile 3.

  • No goals. 0.00 goals per 90, percentile 0.

Similar players

  • Kike Pérez VeneziaKey passes 91 v 90 and expected assists 89 v 80.

Against 171 central midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of central midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 6 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (12%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 21%, Middle third 53%, Final third 26%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9773000.710.711.6716187.22

9 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.22
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 v Tottenham Hotspur, 5 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.