Rani Khedira is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Bundesliga club Union Berlin. Rani Khedira has been a key part of Union Berlin‘s success this season, providing a solid base in the midfield and allowing their more attacking players to flourish. Rani has been a consistent performer for Union Berlin after making 18 appearances for the team this season. He plays a more defensive role for his team, provides a pillar of support to his team’s backline, and is efficient in stopping opposition attacks. Union Berlin have been in great form recently and will look to grab the top spot as soon as possible. Below, we look at some of the stats for the player for Union Berlin this season.
Rani Khedira for Union Berlin over the seasons
Rani Khedira has played two seasons for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. The above pizza charts represent his percentile ranks versus other defensive midfielders for the seasons 2022–23 and 2021–22, respectively.
Khedira has played 18 matches for his team in the current season. It can be seen that he performs poorly in terms of possession stats. He does not have a good rank when it comes to contributing towards the attack. Rani Khedira provides support for the team’s back line and contributes more defensively. He ranks well when it comes to winning aerial duels.
As compared to his 2012/13 season, Khedira appeared in 32 matches for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. It can be seen that he has already shown plenty of improvement in all areas. Most of his growth can be seen in terms of defensive contributions. He has also shown some growth when it comes to his expected goal contributions.
Creative ability
The above viz represents the pass map for the player for Union Berlin for the current season. Khedira covers the middle third of the pitch and provides a pivot while playing as a central defensive midfielder. He averages 29.3 passes per 90, with an accuracy rate of 83.3%. Overall, the player averages 9.32 forward passes compared to 3.96 passes into the final third per match.
Khedira also makes movement up the pitch and has contributed to a total of 17 penetrating carries into the penalty area so far this season. He contributes towards central attacks and makes most of his carries from central attacking areas. He makes 0.16 progressive runs per 90 minutes played.
Defensive pillar
The above viz shows the defensive territory and various high regains of the player for Union Berlin in Bundesliga 2022/23. It indicates that the player is involved in a lot of defensive actions in the defensive third and makes interceptions near the defensive and middle thirds. It can be observed that he has given up many fouls and has averaged 1.93 fouls in the current season. Overall, he has an average of 15.91 duels per 90 and a 50.2% win rate. The player averages 3.38 interceptions per 90 minutes and makes a lot of movement in the opposition’s half in order to put high pressure on the opposition’s midfield and final third. He makes 8.33 successful recoveries in the opposition’s half per 90. He has contributed to putting pressure high up the pitch and has great numbers in terms of counter-pressing recoveries and high regains.
Overall, Rani Khedira has been a strong performer for Union Berlin this season, providing a solid base in the midfield and helping the team to an impressive second place in the Bundesliga. His defensive contributions have been crucial to Union Berlin‘s success this season, and he looks set to continue to play an important role in the team‘s future.
Visuals via TFA data viz engine
