Big Game Player
Performance specifically against top-6 opposition.
Formula
Output rate against the league's strongest sides only, normalized by overall rate. Catches players who stat-pad on bottom-feeders vs those who turn up against elite opposition.
How to read the number
What it's good for
- Identify true elite players (vs stat-pumpers)
- Predict big-match performance
- Compare across teams of different quality
Real-world example
Salah Big Game ratio 1.31 — produces 31% more vs Top-6 than league average.
Explore other metrics
22 in total — open Metrics Lab for the grid.
Clutch Index
How much a player over-performs their baseline in high-pressure moments.
Hot Hand
Rolling z-score of goal contributions over last 5 matches vs season baseline.
Ghost Matches
Games where a player was statistically invisible.
Iron Index
Tackles + interceptions + clearances per 90, weighted by concession rate.
Travel Warrior
Performance delta on the road vs at home.
Sniper Score
Shot quality beyond xG — actual conversion adjusted for chance difficulty.
See Big Game Player on real players.
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