Chance Creation
Who creates our chances — and where do they come from?
All creators · 87 key passes · 6 assists · 8 led to goals · 2026–27
What this tells us
Stuart Armstrong carries the creative load
Stuart Armstrong leads on chances created (19), ahead of Connor Ronan (10). Of 87 chances, 6 became assists and 8 became goals. The map shows where the danger starts — check the Threat-zones layer for where supply is worth most, and the delivery slicer for how it arrives.
Creator · key passes
87
Key Pass
6
Assists
9.4
xA
8.5
xT
8
Goals
512
Prog
58%
Left
13%
Centre
30%
Right
Share of xT (expected threat) by pitch zone · attacking ↑
Delivery
87
passes
Ground57%
Set Piece22%
Cross10%
Cutback6%
Chipped2%
Through Ball2%
Zone
87
passes
Deep build-up24%
Left wing23%
Penalty box20%
Right wing14%
Left half-space9%
Central zone 147%
Right half-space3%
Outcome
87
passes
Chance91%
Led to goal9%
Where goals come from — build-up before the assist
All 9 open-play goals of 12 total · 2026–27 — passes counted include the assist; “0” is a solo run or rebound with no pass. Penalties, corners & set pieces have no passing move (see the Goals map layer).
Click a bar to list the goals behind it.
4.3
avg passes to goal, incl. assist (tracked moves)
and 19s from winning the ball to the shot, over the 8 tracked moves.
All creators
Who creates the most — and the best — chances?
Armstrong is carrying the creative load — most key passes (19) and most xA (1.6).
→ Key Passes · ↑ xA · dot size = xT created
Min chances
X axis
Y axis
Quadrants split on the Aberdeen squad average (not a league benchmark). Overlapping dots are nudged apart — hover for exact values.
Green = above the Aberdeen squad average (not a league benchmark)xT6 creators · 3+ key passes · 2026–27 · WhoScored + FotMob
xA = expected assists (chance quality created) · xT = expected threat (danger a pass adds) · big chances = clear-cut chances.
Creator review · 2026–27
totals · tap a column to sort
| Creator | Key P ▼ | Assists | Goals | xA | Big Ch | xT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Armstrong | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Connor Ronan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Toyosi Olusanya | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Lewis Smith | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Kevin Nisbet | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nesta Guinness-Walker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Findlay Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Brad Lyons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Chris Cadden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Afeez Aremu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ayoub Mouloua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Marius Müller | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Gavin Molloy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tony Yogane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Hicham Mahou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Alexander Briedl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dan Happe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mitchy Ntelo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mats Knoester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Key passes / assists / xT from WhoScored events; xA · big chances · progressive passes from FotMob. 19 creators.
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