Matt O'Riley
Brighton & Hove Albion · Midfielder · Denmark · 488 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Matt O'Riley's value is deciding games where it hurts: occupation of the box, finishing, and the pressure that comes with a centre-forward who stays dangerous. Build-up help is secondary; the point is goals and presence.
Beyond the headline job, O'Riley remains plausible as target man. The secondary roles matter for how a coach can reorganise without changing the XI entirely.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CM (#8) / AM (#10). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. O'Riley's authenticity claim starts from those minutes, not from a role board alone.
Sample size still limits how hard you can push the conclusions. The football idea is clear; the confidence should stay honest until a fuller season of minutes confirms it.
Why Ballity says this
- Midfield / role totality: box crasher, target man
- Shown minutes: CM (#8) / AM (#10)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Midfielder
Appearances
5
Great+ roles
0
Age
25
Preferred foot
Left
Height
187 cm
Ballity insights
Peer context vs forwards — how often they get the ball and what they do with it. Separate from role tiers above. Attackers also split separation into on-ball (dribble-created) and off-ball (movement).
Usage rate
Share of team touches (non-GK) among forwards with match data.
14.0% team touches
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
98.1%
Also 51.7 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
49 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
32.8%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
31 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
60.9%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
68 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
39.1%
Balance & structural weaknesses
How complete this player is on the position's job board — strengths and holes.
How we define this
Two-way = Great+ on ≥2 complementary axes. One-way = every other route Limited/closed. Weak routes = Average holes on complementary axes.
No Elite/Great axis on this position's job board, so no weakness flag.
Stat profile
Within Striker peers — percentile shape (not role scores).
Versatility Index
Precise 0–100 score — cross-group breadth (67%) plus within-group depth (33%), quality-scaled by tier. Distinct from the shape card below.
Index
47.9
Breadth 33.5 · Depth 14.4
- ·Fullbacks: Overlapping FB (Elite)
- ·Midfielders: Creator (Great), Box Crasher (Good)
- ·Forwards: Target Man (Great), Poacher (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Specialist
Good SpecialistDistinct Great+
0 Great+ roles total
Where he plays
Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.
Natural
Role translations
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Role-by-role detail
How each role is scored. Expand a row for a radar of role-shaped stats.
Similar players
Shape match across forward roles — cosine similarity of role scores (domestic leagues only). Slot 1 is the best same-league match; the rest are the next closest from the full pool.
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Shadow StrikerΔ9
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- Target ManΔ11
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