Best Alternatives to Mirnes Pepić

Playing Style Analysis

Pepić arrives in the Bundesliga as something of an enigma—a midfielder accumulating minutes cautiously at an A-tier club, his profile still forming beneath the surface of a partial data window. With only 339 minutes logged, drawing firm conclusions feels premature, yet the early signals demand honest scrutiny. His pass accuracy sits in the bottom 10% of Bundesliga midfielders, a damning figure at first glance—though in limited appearances, often as a substitute inheriting chaotic game states, inflated error rates are almost structurally inevitable. The three closest DNA matches to Mirnes Pepić:

• Lennart Karl(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.0 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.35 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.35 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), central to possession (79 touches/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Angelo Stiller(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in possession (76 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.9 final-third passes/90), central to possession (92 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.6/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Joshua Kimmich(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.3 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.32 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (105 passes/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.67 big chances/90), penetrates with forward passing (16.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (121 touches/90), switches play with precision (8.9 long balls/90, 71% accuracy), active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.

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