M'Bala Nzola

FWSassuoloSerie A2025/26 season

M'Bala Nzola’s counted Serie A record for the 2025/26 season — 1,520 minutes across 17 full 90s. Rates below are per 90 minutes, and the bars compare him with every league team-mate and opponent who played at least 450 minutes in the same season.

What stands out

Nzola shoots more than almost anyone in the division — 2.3 attempts per 90 puts him in the top 16% for shot volume.

He has scored 3.3 fewer than his chances warranted — 4 goals from 7.3 xG.

Shooting

How often he shoots, how good the chances are, and whether he is finishing them.

Goals

0.24 per 90

Expected goals

7.3

0.43 per 90

better than 94% of the league

Shots per 90

2.3

39 shots total

better than 84% of the league

On target per 90

0.7

12 on target total

better than 75% of the league

xG on target

4.1

quality of what he hits

Goals vs xG

-3.3

scoring below his chances

Big chances missed

Creating

Chances he makes for other people.

Assists

Expected assists

0.7

0.04 per 90

better than 30% of the league

Chances created

1.2 per 90

Big chances created

Dribbles per 90

1.1

better than 81% of the league

Defending and discipline

Work off the ball, and how often he gives the referee a decision to make.

Tackles per 90

0.5

better than 7% of the league

Interceptions per 90

0.2

better than 8% of the league

Recoveries per 90

4.2

better than 63% of the league

Fouls per 90

1.7

Yellow cards

1 red

All figures are counted match data for the 2025/26 Serie A season, not projections. Per-90 rates need a minimum number of minutes before Nzola appears in them, so a stat absent above is one the season does not yet support. Club form and fixture predictions are on the Sassuolo page.