Thin sample this season. Benjamin Sesko has played 4 matches (105 min) so far, so sections that need a bigger sample to say anything reliable are not shown here — they are missing on purpose, not broken. See all seasons combined →
01
What Patterns Define Him?
His repeatable signature. A step only appears if its reliability score (sample size × match coverage) reaches at least Medium confidence — pattern mining, not anecdotes.
Signature: Link → Finish — the only steps proven repeatable this season (2 of 4 in the full pattern). Not enough evidence yet for the rest of the chain below.
Not a pattern: receive / move — 0× (insufficient confidence, hidden — not enough evidence yet); convert — 1× (low confidence, shown as a number only, no tactical conclusion drawn) — omitted from the signature rather than presented as one.
Team
Team context
How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.
Man Utd's output per match with Benjamin Sesko (4 matches) versus without him (4 matches). Insufficient evidence — the without-sample is only 4 matches; treat every Δ below as noise until more games exist. A proper on-off model needs many more minutes.
WITH (4)
WITHOUT (4)
Δ
goals for /match
1.75
0.75
+1.00
xG for /match
1.98
0.00
+1.98
goals against /match
1.75
1.50
+0.25
points /match
1.00
0.75
+0.25
03
His Share of the Team
Of everything Man Utd produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through Benjamin Sesko specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.
category
share
him / team
goals
17%
1 / 6
expected goals (xG)
13%
9.4 / 73.2
shots
9%
65 / 723
Recruitment
Style and verdict
Style profile, closest comparables, and the summary.
Not raw event counts — football style scores: weighted models scored 0–100 against the 299 strikers in the pool (min 450 min). This is what separates players who post similar numbers but play differently. Proxy dimensions are inferred from on-ball data; true off-ball running / under-pressure context is not measured.
Why Poacher 53%: a weighted blend of box threat 73 (weight 55%) + press resistance 43 (weight 15%) + final-third threat 18 (weight 30%). The score reflects how distinctively his profile SHAPE matches this archetype vs his peers.
aerial ability, marking, off-ball running — not in event data
Box threat
73
Through-balls ~proxy
65
Build-up
61
Passing directness
55
Retention
47
Defensive aggression
45
Press resistance ~proxy
43
Transition ~proxy
38
Creativity
38
Dribbling
36
Receiving zones
33
Crossing
32
Line-breaking
31
Territory (wide vs central)
27
Ball-winning
27
Carrying
23
Progression
20
Final-third threat
18
05
Similar Players — in style space
Closest comparables measured on the style scores above, within the same position family — so it separates how players are alike, not just how much they touch the ball. Each line explains the shared strength and the divergent mechanism. A light physical-profile term (height / weight; this player: 195 cm / 85 kg) is included at a quarter of one style axis's weight — enough to break ties between stylistic twins, not to override style.Scope: pooled across the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A, percentiled within each player's own league before comparing — a match from another league is marked with its league name.
Style, not quality:a high match here means two players tend to produce the ball in similar ways — it is not a ranking, a scouting recommendation, or a claim that they are equally good.
Haris Tabakovic Borussia Monchengladbach · Bundesliga 25/26 · 196 cm / 90 kg
85%
Driven by: final-third threat (15%), progression (13%), ball-winning (11%). Different mechanism — Sesko more via through-balls, transition.
Erling Haaland Man City · 195 cm / 94 kg
76%
Driven by: box threat (13%), progression (12%), ball-winning (11%). Different mechanism — Sesko more via through-balls, territory (wide vs central).
Louis Mafouta Le Mans · Ligue 1 · 181 cm / 76 kg
75%
Driven by: final-third threat (14%), carrying (14%), progression (14%). Different mechanism — Sesko more via passing directness, through-balls; Mafouta more via defensive aggression.
Andrea Pinamonti Lazio · Serie A · 188 cm / 72 kg
75%
Driven by: final-third threat (14%), progression (14%), carrying (13%). Different mechanism — Sesko more via passing directness, through-balls.
Sambou Soumano Lorient · Ligue 1 25/26 · 182 cm / 69 kg
74%
Driven by: final-third threat (20%), progression (16%), territory (wide vs central) (14%). Different mechanism — Sesko more via passing directness, territory (wide vs central); Soumano more via ball-winning.
Chris Wood Nottingham Forest · 191 cm / 94 kg
70%
Driven by: ball-winning (16%), carrying (16%), progression (15%). Different mechanism — Sesko more via box threat, transition; Wood more via territory (wide vs central).
06
Summary
Benjamin Sesko is a poacher: 1 goals from 0.29 xG (+0.71 vs expected), 4 shots, 0 box entries. A clinical finisher. [Off-ball runs, aerials and hold-up under contact need tracking/aerial data.]
Based on 4 matches (105 minutes) — an early read, treat with caution until more minutes are logged. He profiles as a poacher — best used in a system built around that identity.
His biggest room for growth is final-third threat — even a modest improvement there would meaningfully lift his overall poacher profile.
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