Bundesliga Match Fact Skills: Top 10 initiators
In cooperation with AWS, the Bundesliga introduced the new Skills Bundesliga Match Fact on Matchday 25 of 2021/22, which ranks the league’s top players in four categories. Skills combine various statistical values and are divided into “Sprinter”, “Ball winner”, “Initiator” and “Finisher”.
bundesliga.com brings you the top 10 initiators in the league.
The Initiator Skill combines assists, xAssists, the number of pre-assist passes and the number of completed difficult passes.
Watch: The new Skills and Set Piece Match Facts explained
Top 10 initiators (correct as of 21 March 2022)
1. Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)
2. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
3. Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
4. Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich)
5. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
6. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig)
7. Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen)
8. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
9. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)
10. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
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