Best Alternatives to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic

Playing Style Analysis

Milinkovic-Savic remains one of football's most physically imposing box-to-box forces—a midfielder who wins aerial duels at a top-5% rate while still generating chances at a top-20% clip, a combination that almost no one at his position can match. His shot volume tells the real story: ranking in the top 5% for attempts per 90, he isn't just a distributor drifting through games—he's actively hunting the goal. The counterintuitive read here is his pass accuracy, which sits below the league average yet masks a player who attempts more progressive, risk-carrying balls than most; the incompletions are the price of ambition, not sloppiness. The three closest DNA matches to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic:

• Sandi Lovrić(85% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (52 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Lennon Miller(84% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in play (53 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Cesare Casadei(84% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.27 goals/90) and dominant in the air (4.8 aerials won/90, 62%).

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