Olise: The standout creator
The comparison between assists per 90 minutes and the goals minus xG differential highlights one clear leader: Michael Olise.
Positioned far to the right of the chart, he dominates chance creation by a significant margin.
His data profile confirms a wide playmaker role, focused primarily on delivering key passes rather than finishing moves himself.
The complete attackers: creation + efficiency
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Several players combine strong creative output with clinical finishing (scoring above their expected goals):
▪️Raphinha
▪️Serge Gnabry
▪️Luis Díaz
▪️Karim Adeyemi
▪️Gonçalo Guedes
These profiles represent the modern dual-threat winger, capable of both creating and converting in the final third.
Creators first, finishers second
Other players post high assist numbers with more neutral finishing metrics:
▪️Lamine Yamal
▪️Florian Wirtz
▪️Dani Olmo
Their role is clearly oriented toward ball progression, playmaking and attacking connections, rather than pure goal scoring.
Underperforming finishers
On the opposite end, some players show negative goals minus xG values combined with lower creative volume.
This may indicate either poor finishing efficiency or a more system-dependent attacking role.
What the data tells us about modern wingers
The visualization reveals three main tactical profiles:
Elite creator → very high assist volume (Olise)
Complete attacker → creation + finishing efficiency (Raphinha, Gnabry, Díaz)
Wide playmaker → high creativity, secondary scoring role (Yamal, Wirtz, Olmo)
It also confirms a tactical evolution: the modern winger is increasingly a central playmaking hub starting from wide areas.
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