Defensive Midfield · Wales
Matthew Smith
Player profile · season stats · career history
Current club in our data
Newport County↗Premiership · 2024/2025
Season snapshot
A quick read of the selected season. Explore the full breakdown below.
Total appearances
20
1,284 minutes played
Goals per 90
–
Per-90 rate unavailable
Assists per 90
0.07
1 total assists in selected matches
27th percentile
Top 73% in Premiership 2024/2025
For assists per 90 minutes
0.15 league player average per 90 · 177 reporting players
Average match rating
6.80
Average recorded match rating
Total starts
16
Of 20 appearances
Minutes played
1,284
20 appearances
Shots per 90
0.84
12 total shots in selected matches
42nd percentile
Top 58% in Premiership 2024/2025
For shots per 90 minutes
1.29 league player average per 90 · 271 reporting players
Yellow cards per 90
0.14
2 total yellow cards in selected matches
0.20 league player average per 90 · 229 reporting players
Finishing vs expected goals
0 goals · 0.43 xG · -0.43 goals vs xG
9 matches with both lineup and xG data in this overall split. This compares the same games, not unmatched full-season totals.
League averages use players in Premiership · 2024/2025 with at least 270 minutes in this overall split, and only those whose provider recorded that stat. Percentile is shown when this player also has 270 minutes and at least five players qualify; it is the share with a lower per-90 rate. “Top” is the remaining share, including tied rates. Badge colours mark top 10%, 25%, 50% and the rest; the number is the result. Missing stats are never treated as zero.
Selected season · overall
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overall · 2024/2025 · 5 recorded statsGoals, xG & shots
| Statistic | Total | Avg per match with data | Per 90 | League player avg / 90 | Matches with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots Off Target | 6 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 6 |
| Shots Total | 12 | 1.33 | 0.84 | 1.29 | 9 |
| Shots Blocked | 2 | 1.00 | 0.14 | – | 2 |
| Shots On Target | 4 | 1.33 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 3 |
| Big Chances Missed | 2 | 1.00 | 0.14 | – | 2 |
Expected goals & shot quality
Only matches with recorded values count towards these averages; xG is not available for every competition or season.
- Expected goals (xG)
- 0.43 total
- 0.05 per match with data · 9 matches
- How likely the player’s shots were to become goals.
- Expected goals on target (xGoT)
- 0.80 total
- 0.20 per match with data · 4 matches
- How likely the player’s shots on target were to score, based on where the ball went.
- Shooting performance
- 0.55 total
- 0.14 per match with data · 4 matches
- xGoT minus xG. Positive means the player placed their shots better than the quality of the original chances suggested.
overall · 2024/2025 · 15 recorded statsAssists & passes
| Statistic | Total | Avg per match with data | Per 90 | League player avg / 90 | Matches with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assists | 1 | 1.00 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 1 |
| Passes | 477 | 23.85 | 33.43 | 35.28 | 20 |
| Total Crosses | 71 | 4.18 | 4.98 | 2.11 | 17 |
| Accurate Crosses | 18 | 1.64 | 1.26 | – | 11 |
| Accurate Passes | 293 | 14.65 | 20.54 | 25.51 | 20 |
| Key Passes | 21 | 2.10 | 1.47 | 0.92 | 10 |
| Long Balls | 68 | 3.78 | 4.77 | – | 18 |
| Long Balls Won | 22 | 1.83 | 1.54 | – | 12 |
| Big Chances Created | 3 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 3 |
| Successful Crosses Percentage | – | 35.30% | – | – | 10 |
| Accurate Passes Percentage | – | 74.90% | – | – | 20 |
| Chances Created | 5 | 2.50 | 0.35 | 0.71 | 2 |
| Passes In Final Third | 91 | 5.35 | 6.38 | – | 17 |
| Long Balls Won Percentage | – | 50.33% | – | – | 12 |
| Backward Passes | 99 | 5.50 | 6.94 | – | 18 |
overall · 2024/2025 · 15 recorded statsDribbling & duels
| Statistic | Total | Avg per match with data | Per 90 | League player avg / 90 | Matches with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispossessed | 22 | 1.83 | 1.54 | – | 12 |
| Total Duels | 86 | 5.38 | 6.03 | – | 16 |
| Duels Won | 43 | 2.87 | 3.01 | 5.01 | 15 |
| Aerials Won | 6 | 1.50 | 0.42 | 2.09 | 4 |
| Dribble Attempts | 28 | 2.15 | 1.96 | 1.47 | 13 |
| Successful Dribbles | 18 | 1.80 | 1.26 | 0.71 | 10 |
| Dribbled Past | 4 | 1.00 | 0.28 | – | 4 |
| Touches | 755 | 37.75 | 52.92 | – | 20 |
| Turn Over | 2 | 1.00 | 0.14 | – | 2 |
| Duels Lost | 31 | 2.07 | 2.17 | – | 15 |
| Aerials Lost | 3 | 1.00 | 0.21 | – | 3 |
| Possession Lost | 234 | 13.00 | 16.40 | – | 18 |
| Aerials | 6 | 3.00 | 0.42 | – | 2 |
| Aerials Won Percentage | – | 67.00% | – | – | 2 |
| Duels Won Percentage | – | 65.00% | – | – | 2 |
overall · 2024/2025 · 4 recorded statsCards & fouls
| Statistic | Total | Avg per match with data | Per 90 | League player avg / 90 | Matches with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offsides | 1 | 1.00 | 0.07 | – | 1 |
| Fouls | 3 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 1.09 | 3 |
| Yellowcards | 2 | 1.00 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Fouls Drawn | 10 | 1.25 | 0.70 | 0.98 | 8 |
overall · 2024/2025 · 9 recorded statsDefending & goalkeeping
| Statistic | Total | Avg per match with data | Per 90 | League player avg / 90 | Matches with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 9 | 1.50 | 0.63 | 1.58 | 6 |
| Goals Conceded | 24 | 2.00 | 1.68 | – | 12 |
| Blocked Shots | 7 | 1.17 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 6 |
| Interceptions | 16 | 1.60 | 1.12 | 0.81 | 10 |
| Clearances | 20 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 2.81 | 10 |
| Goalkeeper Goals Conceded | 1 | 1.00 | 0.07 | – | 1 |
| Tackles Won | 8 | 1.33 | 0.56 | – | 6 |
| Tacles Won Percentage | – | 83.33% | – | – | 6 |
| Ball Recovery | 69 | 4.31 | 4.84 | 3.97 | 16 |
overall · 2024/2025 · 1 recorded statsMore recorded stats
| Statistic | Total | Avg per match with data | Per 90 | League player avg / 90 | Matches with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 6 |
Per-90 figures use all minutes in the selected split. An average uses only matches where that stat was supplied; a missing stat is not zero. Percentage-type stats show the average recorded match percentage, not a summed percentage.
Since 2007/08
Club & season history
| Season | Competition | Club | MP | Minutes | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | League Two | Newport County | 3 | 19 | – | – |
| 2025/2026 | League Two | Newport County | 21 | 1,043 | – | 2 |
| 2024/2025 | Premiership | St. Johnstone | 20 | 1,284 | – | 1 |
| 2023/2024 | Premiership | St. Johnstone | 34 | 2,636 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022/2023 | League One | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 929 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021/2022 | League One | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 175 | – | 1 |
| 2021/2022 | Championship | Hull City | 9 | 551 | – | – |
| 2020/2021 | League One | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 3,193 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019/2020 | Championship | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 196 | – | – |
| 2019/2020 | Championship | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 61 | – | – |