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Aston Villa

Victor Nilsson Lindelöf

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Sweden
Height
187 cm
Games
13
13 starts
Minutes
1,170
90 a game
Goals
0
0.4 xG
Assists
0
0.3 xA

Player profile

1,080 min · vs 275 centre-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Safe passer at centre-back

Lindelöf keeps the ball well, but his defensive numbers are among the lowest for centre-backs: very few tackles, interceptions or recoveries, and he loses most duels.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Accurate passing. 92.6% pass accuracy, percentile 84.

  • Ever-present. 12 starts in 12 games, 1080 minutes.

Areas for development

  • Little ball-winning. 0.25 tackles per 90, percentile 1, and 0.50 interceptions per 90, percentile 2.

  • Loses duels. Wins 45.7% of duels, percentile 6.

  • Weak in the air. 1.08 aerials won per 90, percentile 13.

Similar players

  • Pau Navarro VillarrealPass accuracy 84 v 84 and aerials 13 v 11.

Against 279 centre-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of centre-backs 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 1 of 14 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own third, right (23%), average spot right half-space, own third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 56%, Middle third 41%, Final third 3%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9810000.440.440.18136.38
Champions League4360000.000.000.17016.84

13 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.52
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.7 at Hull City, 5 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.