Chance Creation

Who creates our chances — and where do they come from?
All creators · 31 key passes · 0 assists · 0 led to goals · 2026–27
What this tells us
Stuart Armstrong carries the creative load
Stuart Armstrong leads on chances created (10), ahead of Toyosi Olusanya (5). Of 31 chances, 0 became assists and 0 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
31
Key Pass
0
Assists
3.3
xA
3.5
xT
0
Goals
186
Prog
60%3%25%8%3%0%0%1%0%↑ ATTACKING
68%
Left
7%
Centre
25%
Right
Share of xT (expected threat) by pitch zone · attacking ↑
Delivery
31
passes
Ground52%
Set Piece29%
Cutback10%
Cross10%
Zone
31
passes
Left wing35%
Right wing16%
Penalty box16%
Central zone 1413%
Left half-space10%
Deep build-up6%
Right half-space3%
Outcome
31
passes
Chance100%
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Who creates the most — and the best — chances?
Armstrong creates the most chances (10 key passes); Guinness-Walker the most dangerous (0.8 xA).
Key Passes · ↑ xA · dot size = xT created
Min chances
X axis
Y axis
squad avgSQUAD-LEADINGFRINGE56789100.30.40.50.60.7Key PassesxAArmstrong
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)xT2 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
CreatorKey PAssistsGoalsxABig ChxT
Stuart Armstrong10000.611.5
Toyosi Olusanya5000.300.4
Nesta Guinness-Walker3000.800.4
Findlay Marshall3000.720.1
Connor Ronan3000.310.7
Lewis Smith2000.100.1
Alexander Briedl1000.210.2
Dan Happe1000.100.0
Mitchy Ntelo1000.000.0
Afeez Aremu1000.200.0
Kevin Nisbet1000.110.0
Key passes / assists / xT from WhoScored events; xA · big chances · progressive passes from FotMob. 11 creators.
2026–27 · data: Sofascore shots · FotMob xG · updated 5 Sept 2026 · xG = chance quality · xGOT = shot-strike quality · how the numbers work · glossary