Best Alternatives to Mateo Kovacic 

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.25 goals/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in possession (76 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.2 final-third passes/90), central to possession (90 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Mateo Kovacic :

• Youri Tielemans(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (8.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (72 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Declan Rice(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (80 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.3/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.
• Alexis Mac Allister(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (63 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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