B. Saka

Saka's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, B. Saka was used in rotation for Arsenal in the Premier League: 5 appearances and 418 minutes, averaging 84 minutes per outing. His standout number is match rating — 19th of 702 midfielders and inside the top 3%.

Per 90 minutes that is 1.5 key passes per 90, 0.0 assists per 90 and 1.9 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Saka's totals. The profile is lopsided rather than complete: measured against midfielders, Saka sits in the top 1% for chance creation but only the top 27% for shot conversion.

Set against Saka's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he has managed 16 in a season before, so 6 is well short of his own mark; he is playing far less than he once did — 1063 minutes against 3194 at his peak. Our records cover 9 seasons of Saka's career, 2018/19 to 2026/27, across 2 clubs — Arsenal, England. In that time he has played 336 matches across 9 competitions, 24,996 minutes in all.

His best return on our records was 15 assists in 2024/25, from 46 appearances. He is 7 appearances into the current one. Saka has 55 appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League on our records, and he is modestly more productive in Europe - 0.32 per 90 domestically against 0.40 in Europe.

Saka has reached 8 assists in a season 5 times, between 2019/20 and 2025/26 — a level held rather than found once. Away from his club, Saka has 48 appearances for England on our records, scoring 15 — across World Cup - Qualification Europe, Euro Championship and UEFA Nations League.

On our positional score Saka rates 50 out of 100, 35th of 126 qualified players — inside the top 28%. Relative to what each component is worth, his strongest is shots on target per 90.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.