highest expected assist per match in all seasons

Lionel Messi has the most expected assists per match in Europe's top five leagues in a season, with 0.51 per match in Ligue 1 in 2022-23.

Interpreted as:

highest expected assist per match with a minimum of 30 min per team match by a player in all seasons

	NAME	XA/M	SEASON	CLUB	RTG	M	MIN	START	G	G/M	A	G+A	PK	FK	SH	SOT	WOOD	TCH	TCH-BOX	OFF
1	Lionel Messi L. Messi	0.51	2022-23	PSG	7.79	32	2,842	32	16	0.50	16	32	0	2	129	57	6	2,640	189	6
2	Kevin De Bruyne K. De Bruyne	0.44	2022-23	Man City	7.57	32	2,425	28	7	0.22	16	23	0	1	65	21	1	1,935	103	5
3	Ousmane Dembélé O. Dembélé	0.44	2021-22	Barcelona		21	1,411	15	1	0.05	13	14	0	0	47	8	2	1,120	91	4
4	David Raum D. Raum	0.43	2021-22	Hoffenheim	7.23	32	2,761	31	3	0.09	11	14	0	0	24	8	1	2,425	75	7
5	Trent Alexander-Arnold T. Alexander-Arnold	0.41	2021-22	Liverpool	7.57	32	2,855	32	2	0.06	12	14	0	1	51	15	0	3,099	85	11
6	Kevin De Bruyne K. De Bruyne	0.40	2023-24	Man City	7.56	18	1,228	15	4	0.22	10	14	0	0	44	17	0	1,153	90	1
7	Rayan Cherki R. Cherki	0.39	2024-25	Lyon	7.48	30	2,048	22	8	0.27	11	19	0	0	45	19	2	1,730	146	3
8	Alex Baena A. Baena	0.39	2024-25	Villarreal	7.27	32	2,608	30	7	0.22	9	16	0	0	70	18	1	1,688	89	5
9	Joshua Kimmich J. Kimmich	0.38	2021-22	Bayern	7.83	28	2,478	28	3	0.11	11	14	0	0	27	9	1	3,007	29	1
10	Rémy Cabella R. Cabella	0.38	2022-23	Lille	7.54	32	2,535	28	7	0.22	10	17	0	0	42	23	0	2,186	143	2
11	Michael Olise M. Olise	0.38	2025-26	Bayern	8.02	9	677	7	4	0.44	3	7	0	0	33	16	3	637	58	2
12	Neymar	0.37	2022-23	PSG	7.51	20	1,551	18	13	0.65	11	24	2	0	38	20	2	1,629	82	5
13	Michael Olise M. Olise	0.37	2024-25	Bayern	8.10	34	2,347	28	12	0.35	15	27	0	2	86	36	2	2,115	158	5
14	Raphinha	0.37	2025-26	Barcelona	7.51	6	384	5	3	0.50	2	5	0	0	16	4	2	289	25	0
15	Thomas Müller T. Müller	0.37	2021-22	Bayern	7.09	32	2,578	32	8	0.25	18	26	0	0	55	28	2	1,839	164	12
16	Lamine Yamal L. Yamal	0.35	2025-26	Barcelona	7.50	7	544	6	3	0.43	4	7	1	0	32	9	0	448	64	5
17	Leroy Sané L. Sané	0.35	2023-24	Bayern	7.54	27	2,144	25	8	0.30	11	19	0	0	73	28	4	1,554	160	10
18	Jonas Hofmann J. Hofmann	0.35	2022-23	M'gladbach	7.20	31	2,693	30	12	0.39	9	21	0	0	45	24	0	1,896	106	23
19	Lionel Messi L. Messi	0.35	2021-22	PSG	7.32	26	2,152	24	6	0.23	14	20	0	0	89	29	11	2,035	115	10
20	David Raum D. Raum	0.34	2023-24	Leipzig	7.19	31	2,745	31	2	0.06	8	10	0	0	14	4	1	2,573	50	4
21	Franck Honorat F. Honorat	0.34	2025-26	M'gladbach	6.99	6	433	5	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	229	14	1
22	Serge Gnabry S. Gnabry	0.34	2021-22	Bayern	7.33	34	2,190	25	14	0.41	5	19	0	0	68	28	3	1,790	155	15
23	Alejandro Grimaldo A. Grimaldo	0.34	2023-24	Leverkusen	7.58	33	2,787	31	10	0.30	13	23	0	2	71	23	3	2,556	114	3
24	Joshua Kimmich J. Kimmich	0.33	2023-24	Bayern	7.69	28	2,184	27	1	0.04	6	7	0	0	25	7	0	2,557	23	2
25	Dimitri Payet D. Payet	0.33	2021-22	Marseille	7.28	31	2,596	28	12	0.39	10	22	7	2	68	25	2	1,976	82	3