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AFC Bournemouth

Marcus Tavernier

Position
Left winger
Nationality
England
Height
178 cm
Games
15
13 starts
Minutes
1,064
71 a game
Goals
6
5.1 xG
Assists
0
2.4 xA

Player profile

1,034 min · vs 149 wingers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Scoring wide player from deeper

Tavernier is scoring well for a winger, with goals and non-penalty xG both in the top 9%, and he works hard to win the ball back. He rarely dribbles past players and loses most of his duels.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Goals. 0.52 goals per 90, percentile 92, with 0.37 non-penalty xG per 90, percentile 91.

  • Recoveries. 4.96 recoveries per 90, percentile 82.

  • Accurate. 85.8% pass accuracy, percentile 80.

Areas for development

  • Rarely beats a man. 0.70 dribbles won per 90, percentile 16.

  • Duels. Wins 38.0% of duels, percentile 14.

  • Few box touches. 3.22 touches in the box per 90, percentile 21.

Similar players

  • Dilane Bakwa LillePass accuracy 80 v 77 and recoveries 82 v 78.
  • Linton Maina 1. FC KölnDribbles won 16 v 12 and touches in the box 21 v 15.

Against 154 wingers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of wingers 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 4 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the final third, left (25%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 11%, Middle third 34%, Final third 54%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9755503.713.711.3619157.51
Europa League4252101.060.270.81597.29
EFL Cup257000.310.310.19317.22

15 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.33
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.5 at Newcastle United, 5 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.