Best Alternatives to Mirnes Pepić

Top 3 Alternatives to Mirnes Pepić

1. 1.Aleksandar Pavlovic84% DNA match·FC Bayern München€75.0M
2. 2.Oscar Højlund83% DNA match·Eintracht Frankfurt€7.5M
3. 3.Ezequiel Fernández83% DNA match·Bayer 04 Leverkusen€25.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

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 most similar players to Mirnes Pepić by playing style are:

• Aleksandar Pavlovic(84% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (95% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (102 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (12.1 final-third passes/90), central to possession (115 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.8 long balls/90, 80% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Oscar Højlund(83% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.6 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy) and heavily involved in play (60 touches/90).
• Ezequiel Fernández(83% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an aggressive ball-winner (2.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in possession (75 passes/90), central to possession (93 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.2/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.3/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league.

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →