M. Ljubičić

Ljubičić's 2023/24 season, read from the numbers

In 2023/24, M. Ljubičić was a regular for Lask Linz in the Bundesliga: 31 appearances and 2068 minutes, averaging 67 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 0.5 goals per 90, 1.7 shots per 90 and 56% of his shots on target — the rate profile behind Ljubičić's totals.

Ljubičić played 417 passes — 18.1 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him. Carrying the ball, Ljubičić attempted 38 dribbles and completed 55% — 1.7 attempts per 90.

Set against Ljubičić's own record, 2023/24 reads differently: it is also the heaviest workload we have recorded for him, 2757 minutes against a previous high of 1905; his average match rating has risen from 5.76 to 6.16 since 2022/23. Discipline is part of the picture for Ljubičić: 4 bookings in 31 appearances, one every 7.8 games.

Our records cover 3 seasons of Ljubičić's career, 2024/25 to 2026/27, across 3 clubs — Lask Linz, Union Berlin, Fortuna Düsseldorf. In that time he has played 59 matches across 6 competitions, 3,146 minutes in all. His best return on our records was 7 goals in 2024/25, from 43 appearances. The current campaign has yet to give him a run.

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.