Best Alternatives to Benjamin Verbic

Playing Style Analysis

Verbic is the quintessential "heavy metal" winger whose value lies not in delicate playmaking but in the sheer physical disruption he causes in the final third. While his 543 minutes represent a partial sample, the data screams intensity: he sits in the top 5% of the league for both duel win rate (64.7%) and press intensity, painting the picture of a relentless harrasser who wins the ball back as often as he carries it. Counterintuitively, despite being a high-volume dribbler in the top 10%, he is effectively a secondary striker in disguise, boasting a goal rate in the top 20% while offering almost nothing in terms of creative vision, evidenced by his dismal 0.64 key passes per 90. The three closest DNA matches to Benjamin Verbic:

• Livan Burcu(85% match) — A Dynamic Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90) and a dynamic dribbler (2.1/90).
• Haris Tabakovic(83% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a proven goalscorer (0.48 goals/90) and strong in aerial duels (3.9 aerials won/90).
• Sandro Kulenovic(83% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (3.7 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (1.07 goals/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), strong in aerial duels (3.0 aerials won/90) and top 10% scorer in the league.

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →