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Granit Xhaka (31) and Bayer Leverkusen is a successful product. The Werkself are still undefeated, with the Swiss national team captain calling the shots in midfield. In the 2-0 win against VfL Wolfsburg – the 21st win in the 25th Bundesliga match – the 31-year-old achieved a new dream percentage that is unrivaled in Europe.
Of 89 passes in the ominous final third, i.e. in and around the opponent’s penalty area, Xhaka completed 87. The Sofascore website looked at the statistics and concluded: In Europe’s top five leagues (Premier League , Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1) no one has achieved a value remotely comparable to the 2015/16 season since the beginning. The previous record was 77 successful passes into the danger zone.
Xhaka plays more passes than anyone else
The Swiss national record player has been impressive with his success rate all season. He averages 94.34 passes per game for Leverkusen in all competitions, and his success rate is almost 93 percent. Against Wolfsburg there were a total of 165 passes, of which 160 ended up with a teammate (97 percent).
With a total of 2,597 passes, Xhaka is also the only leader in the Bundesliga. Waldemar Anton (27) from VfB Stuttgart is in second place with more than 700 fewer passes (1862) and the Swiss also tops the list in the aforementioned top competitions in Europe. Rodri (27, Man City), number 1 in the Premier League, comes closest to Xhaka with 2,504 passes.
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team
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SP
|
T.D
|
PT
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Bayer Leverkusen
|
25
|
47
|
67
|
|
|
2
|
 Bayern Munich
|
25
|
44
|
57
|
|
|
3
|
 VfB Stuttgart
|
25
|
26
|
53
|
|
|
4
|
 Borussia Dortmund
|
25
|
19
|
47
|
|
|
5
|
 RB Leipzig
|
25
|
24
|
46
|
|
|
6
|
 Eintracht Frankfurt
|
25
|
9
|
40
|
|
|
7
|
 TSG Hoffenheim
|
25
|
-3
|
33
|
|
|
8th
|
 Sc Freiburg
|
25
|
-11
|
33
|
|
|
9
|
 FC Augsburg
|
25
|
-1
|
32
|
|
|
10
|
 Werder Bremen
|
25
|
-5
|
30
|
|
|
11
|
 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
|
25
|
-9
|
28
|
|
|
12
|
 Borussia Monchengladbach
|
25
|
-4
|
27
|
|
|
13
|
 VfL Wolfsburg
|
25
|
-11
|
25
|
|
|
14
|
 Union Berlin
|
25
|
-18
|
25
|
|
|
15
|
 VfL Bochum
|
25
|
-22
|
25
|
|
|
16
|
 1. FC Cologne
|
25
|
-23
|
18
|
|
|
17
|
 FSV Mainz
|
25
|
-26
|
16
|
|
|
18
|
 SV Darmstadt 98
|
25
|
-36
|
13
|
Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
