Pere Pons

• UECLLvsCrystal Palace

  19 Mar 26 · 106'

  1–2

  Match rating6.5
• UECLD@Crystal Palace

  12 Mar 26 · 90'

  0–0

  Match rating

AI scouting report

Pons is a high-functioning tactical conduit whose capacity to pierce the final third belies his reputation as a mere industrial engine in a Tier-C setup. While his raw volume of 35.5 passes per 90 seems pedestrian, it is the intent behind them that demands attention; he ranks in the top 20% of the Europa League for progressive distribution, acting as a vertical springboard for teams that prefer to bypass the middle block. The counterintuitive reality of his profile lies in his defensive output: despite a worrying 25% duel win rate that suggests he is a lightweight in the pivot, his elite interception and aerial figures place him in the top 30% of his peers, proving he is a positional thief rather than a physical enforcer. He will struggle in high-contact, chaotic transitions where his lack of ground-duel strength is exposed.