Igor MatanovicST#31

Freiburg·Bundesliga·Attack - Centre-Forward

23 years(31/03/2003)1,94mrightCroatia, GermanyContract until -

6.90Rating55 matches in 12 months

€22.00mMarket value#2 in Freiburg · #59 in Bundesliga

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga01.116.3

UEFA Europa 06.116.5

Bundesliga09.116.6

World Cup Qu14.116.5

World Cup Qu17.116.3

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.30Nov

6.50Dec

6.80Jan

6.70Feb

6.90Mar

6.80Apr

7.20May

6.60Jun

6.30Jul

8.20Aug

7.40Sep

6.10Oct

Club matchesFreiburg

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Recent results

03 Oct · 12:00Friendlies ClubsH

FC Luzern—Match stats 19 Sept · 14:30BundesligaA

Eintracht Frankfurt—Prediction 12 Sept · 14:30BundesligaH

Borussia Mönchengladbach—Prediction 05 Sept · 14:30BundesligaA

SC Paderborn 07W1:0Prediction 30 Aug · 14:30BundesligaH

Werder BremenW4:1Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Bundesliga · DFB Pokal

Goals50.99 / 90

xG0.550.30 / 90

Assists30.60 / 90

xA0.720.40 / 90

Shots244.77 / 90

Shots on target1250%

Key passes71.39 / 90

Pass accuracy59.5%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking76

Technique54

Tactical57

Defending30

Creativity58

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

Penalty taking
Finishing

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+1.9

+1.4

119.6

25/26

+0.4

10.6

26/27

Goals xG · total 12 / 10.1

Assists vs xA

+0.0

-0.2

22.2

25/26

+0.3

10.7

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 3.0

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable55 matches in 12 months

National teamCroatia12 caps · 2 goals

Contract until-

Market value€22.00mHighest: €22.00m (27/05/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Croatia	26/27	2	108	6.45	—	1	1	—	—
Bundesliga	SC Freiburg	26/27	4	324	8.00	3	1	4	—	—
DFB Pokal	SC Freiburg	26/27	1	21	9.30	2	1	3	—	—

Transfers10

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
09/07/2025	25/26	Frankfurt	Freiburg	€6.70m	€5.00m
30/06/2024	23/24	Karlsruher SC	Frankfurt	End of loan	€5.00m
17/08/2023	23/24	Frankfurt	Karlsruher SC	loan transfer	€800k
30/06/2023	22/23	St. Pauli	Frankfurt	End of loan	€800k
31/08/2021	21/22	Frankfurt	St. Pauli	loan transfer	€500k
30/08/2021	21/22	St. Pauli	Frankfurt	€1.84m	€500k
01/01/2021	20/21	St. Pauli U19	St. Pauli	-	-
01/01/2020	19/20	St. Pauli U17	St. Pauli U19	-	-
01/07/2018	18/19	St. Pauli Yth.	St. Pauli U17	-	-
01/07/2010	10/11	HTB Jgd.	St. Pauli Yth.	free transfer	-

Market value

€22.00m Current€22.00m Highest · 27/05/202627/05/2026 Last change

08.02.202127.05.2026

#59 Bundesliga#79 Centre-Forward#6 Croatia#2 Freiburg#513 Worldwide#52 Year 2003

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
08/02/2021	17	FC St. Pauli	€500k
16/06/2021	18	FC St. Pauli	€500k
15/12/2021	18	FC St. Pauli	€1.00m
16/06/2022	19	FC St. Pauli	€1.00m
30/11/2022	19	FC St. Pauli	€1.00m
31/03/2023	20	FC St. Pauli	€800k
28/06/2023	20	FC St. Pauli	€800k
15/12/2023	20	Karlsruher SC	€1.00m
22/03/2024	20	Karlsruher SC	€4.00m
06/06/2024	21	Karlsruher SC	€5.00m
09/10/2024	21	Eintracht Frankfurt	€8.00m
20/12/2024	21	Eintracht Frankfurt	€8.00m
27/03/2025	21	Eintracht Frankfurt	€6.00m
05/06/2025	22	Eintracht Frankfurt	€5.00m
14/10/2025	22	SC Freiburg	€7.00m
19/12/2025	22	SC Freiburg	€7.00m
20/03/2026	22	SC Freiburg	€10.00m
27/05/2026	23	SC Freiburg	€22.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Bundesliga	Freiburg	2	164	1	0.55	0.55	1	0.72	10	3	1.28
2025	Bundesliga	Freiburg	31	1536	11	9.58	8.07	2	2.24	51	22	9.79

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.