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Angola

Nationality

Forward

Position

Age

185 cm

Height

Left

Foot

#18

Shirt

Next match

Serie A

Cagliari

13:00Saturday

Bologna

Best match odds

3.20

2.40

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M. Nzola

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Avg0.00P900.00

Hit rate0%0/20

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Hit rate0%0/20

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M. Nzola vs Bologna

9 games played

M'Bala Nzola's next match is on Saturday at 14:00 against Bologna. See how M'Bala Nzola did in earlier matches against Bologna.

M. Nzola's games against Bologna
Date	Played for	Comp	Pos	Score	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	Fls	Cards
Mar 15, 2026
Oct 5, 2025
Feb 14, 2024
Jan 9, 2024
Nov 12, 2023
Sep 4, 2022
Feb 21, 2022
Nov 28, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

Against BOL

Goals

Avg

0.00

Season 0.00

P90

0.00

Season 0.00

Assists

Avg

0.11

Season 0.00

P90

0.18

Season 0.00

Shots

Avg

1.22

Season 0.50

P90

1.93

Season 1.22

Shots on target

Avg

0.44

Season 0.50

P90

0.70

Season 1.22

Fouls

Avg

1.11

Season 0.50

P90

1.75

Season 1.22

Cards

Avg

0.22

Season 0.00

P90

0.35

Season 0.00

Next match

CAGvBOL

Saturday 14:00

Before the next match

Cagliari v Bologna, Saturday

What Bologna allow strikers

Position stats

Per ST appearanceProjectedBOLLeague

Shots1.752.01

Shots on target0.880.81

Goalsn/a0.380.36

Fouls wonn/a1.381.15

16 appearances at ST against Bologna in their last 20 matches; league average from the Serie A.

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M'Bala Nzola 2026/2027 season stats

As a striker, M'Bala Nzola has appeared in 2 Serie A matches this season, totalling 74 minutes at an average rating of 6.41. Every metric below is shown as a total, a per-90 rate or percentage, and a percentile against other Serie A attackers.

Serie A 2026/2027

Attacking stats

AttackingTotalPer 90 / %Percentile

Goals0n/a12

Goal involvements0n/a5

Shots11.205

Shots on target11.2062

Shot accuracy100.0%n/a99

Shot conversion0.0%n/a12

Goals per SoT0.00n/a12

Big chances missed11.2296

Shots off target0n/a2

Shots blocked0n/a4

Hit woodwork0n/a30

Assists0n/a28

Key passes11.2035

Chances created11.2236

Big chances created0n/a17

M'Bala Nzola has taken 1 shots with 1 on target (100% accuracy), scoring 0 goals. That is a shot roughly every 74 minutes. Those shots are worth 0.5 expected goals (xG), 0.4 of it from shots on target (xGOT). He is below average for shooting, ranking in the 5th percentile for shot volume among attackers. M'Bala Nzola has 0 assists and 1 key passes . That works out to a chance created roughly every 74 minutes. M'Bala Nzola has set up 1 shots for teammates, worth 0 expected assists (xA). His creative output is below average, ranking in the 28th percentile for chance creation among attackers.

Passing stats

PassingTotalPer 90 / %Percentile

Passes3238.9090

Accurate passes2834.1093

Pass accuracy88.0%n/a94

Long balls won11.2271

Through balls won0n/a46

Accurate crosses0n/a21

Backward passes1417.0397

Passes (final third)22.4367

M'Bala Nzola has completed 28 of 32 passes at 88% accuracy . He is elite for passing volume, ranking in the 90th percentile for passing volume among attackers.

Possession stats

PossessionTotalPer 90 / %Percentile

Successful dribbles11.2263

Dribble attempts33.6580

Dribble success0.3%n/a23

Duels won56.0882

Aerials won11.2268

Touches5364.5097

Possession lost1518.2497

Dribbled past0n/a6

Fouls won33.6599

Dispossessed44.8699

Turnovers0n/a1

M'Bala Nzola completes 1 dribbles at a 33% success rate and wins 5 duels .

Defending stats

DefendingTotalPer 90 / %Percentile

Tackles0n/a4

Tackles won0n/a7

Interceptions0n/a18

Clearances0n/a10

Blocks0n/a50

Ball recoveries22.4344

Crosses blocked0n/a50

Clearances off line0n/a50

Offsides won0n/a48

Errors led to shot0n/a46

Errors led to goal0n/a50

M'Bala Nzola makes 0 tackles and 0 interceptions . He is below average defensively, ranking in the 4th percentile for tackles among attackers.

Discipline stats

DisciplineTotalPer 90 / %Percentile

Fouls committed11.2256

Yellow cards0n/a22

Red cards0n/a49

Offsides0n/a13

Fouls per card0.00n/a22

Foul involvements44.8697

2nd yellows0n/an/a

Penalties scored0n/an/a

Penalties missed0n/an/a

Penalties won0n/an/a

Penalties committed0n/an/a

Own goals0n/an/a

M'Bala Nzola has committed 1 fouls and received 0 yellow cards , no red cards .

Positions played

Serie A

Mainly striker (1 appearance).

Strengths & weaknesses

vs attackers

Strengths

Shot accuracy99

Fouls won99

Turnovers99

Weaknesses

Dispossessed1

Shots off target2

Possession lost3

Previous seasons

Per competition, club and country

2025

Competition	Apps	Min	Key p	Rating
Africa Cup of Nations	3	154	3	6.73
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2	81	0	6.10
Friendly International	1	77	0	6.53

2025/2026

Competition	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	Key p	Tackles	Rating
Serie A	30	1,519	4	1	21	8	6.70

2024/2025

Competition	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	Key p	Tackles	Rating
Ligue 1	21	1,465	6	1	20	6	6.81
Coupe de France	1	90	1	0	1	2	7.38

2023/2024

Competition	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	Key p	Tackles	Rating
Serie A	33	1,545	3	3	19	10	6.45
Europa Conference League	11	467	3	1	5	5	6.86
Coppa Italia	2	180	1	0	8	0	7.60

2022/2023

Competition	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	Key p	Tackles	Rating
Serie A	32	2,744	13	2	28	12	6.89
Coppa Italia	2	167	2	1	1	2	3.37

2023

Competition	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	Key p	Tackles	Rating
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	3	111	1	0	0	1	2.18

2021/2022

Competition	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	Key p	Tackles	Rating
Serie A	21	1,060	2	1	10	2	6.74

About M'Bala Nzola

Serie A 2026/2027 season

This season in the Serie A, M'Bala Nzola has featured across 2 appearances (1 starts), totalling 74 minutes. M'Bala Nzola has attempted 1 shots with 1 on target, a 100% shot accuracy rate. That shot output is worth 0.51 expected goals (xG) this season.

Attacking and creative

In attacking play, M'Bala Nzola has created 1 chances including 0 big chances for teammates. The forward has completed 1 successful dribbles from 3 attempts (33% success rate). M'Bala Nzola has contributed 1 key passes and 0 crosses this season.

Defensive and passing

Defensively, M'Bala Nzola has registered 0 tackles (0 won), 0 interceptions, and 0 clearances. In possession, the forward has completed 28 from 32 pass attempts, a 88% pass accuracy rate. M'Bala Nzola has won 5 of 14 total duels.

Discipline

M'Bala Nzola has received 0 yellow cards this season, committing 1 fouls and winning 3.

About M'Bala Nzola

M'Bala Nzola is a 30-year-old forward playing for Cagliari in the Serie A, representing Angola. M'Bala Nzola is left-footed and wears the number 18 shirt. Born on 18 August 1996.

Most recent appearance

M'Bala Nzola's most recent match was away at Monza on October 6th. Cagliari lost 4-0. M'Bala Nzola played 53 minutes, registering 1 shot, 1 key pass with a match rating of 6.5.

Recent matches

October 6th4-0 lossatMonza(53 mins, rating 6.5)
February 13th1-1 drawvsJuventus(21 mins, rating 6.32)
February 26th1-0 lossatParma(24 mins, rating 6.33)
August 24th2-3 lossvsLecce(63 mins, rating 6.25)
January 2nd2-1 lossatTorino(14 mins, rating 6.56)

Next fixture

M'Bala Nzola and Cagliari are next in action on January 20th against Bologna in the Serie A. Predicted lineups, head-to-head statistics, and tactical analysis are available on the Cagliari vs Bologna match preview.

Teammates at Cagliari

M'Bala Nzola currently plays alongside Yerry Mina, Michel Adopo, Daniel Maldini, Yanis Massolin, Zé Pedro, Riccardo Ciervo, Alessandro Deiola, Yukinari Sugawara, Riyad Idrissi, Mattia Felici, Roberto Gagliardini, Juan Rodríguez, Raphael Kofler, Joseph Liteta, Alen Sherri, Kevin Carlos, Boris Radunović, Adam Obert, Alessandro Romano, Elia Caprile, M'Bala Nzola, Jacopo Fazzini, Alieu Fadera, Giuseppe Aurelio, Demi Akarakiri, Yael Trepy, Ivan Sulev, Nicola Grandu, Paul Mendy and Harry Winks at Cagliari.