XAVER SCHLAGER
Midfielder · Nottingham Forest · Premier League
“Progressive carrier who never gives the ball away.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Schlager remains a prime deep midfielder whose value comes from control, positioning, and reliability. RB Leipzig showed his best recent level, though league quality keeps a discount on the valuation.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €21.7M – €24M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
X. Schlager reads as a deep midfielder who wants the ball under pressure and then shifts play forward with purpose. He carries cleanly through traffic, uses tight control to escape the first press, and protects possession with exceptional security before releasing the next pass. The game runs through his calm angles and steady tempo rather than flashy risk.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.77
SoT / 90
0.19
Accuracy
25%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 4 shots in 6 matches (466 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
4 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
 Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 6.95 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 6.90 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
0.77
per 90
Shots on target
0.19
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.77
per 90 · 100% completed
Key passes
0.39
per 90
Pass accuracy
82%
Fouls won
0.39
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
5.02
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 |  Kosovo | Nations League | D1-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Oct 1 |  Rep. Of Ireland | Nations League | D2-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Sep 27 | Kosovo | Nations League | W3-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sep 24 |  Israel | Nations League | W3-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 19 |  Coventry | EPL | L0-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Sep 12 |  Aston Villa | EPL | W1-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Premier League376 (81%)League Cup90 (19%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 |  RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0.13 | 6.90 |
| 2024/25 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.47 |
| 2023/24 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 39 | 1 | 7 | 0.21 | 7.12 |
| 2022/23 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 6.89 |
| 2021/22 |  VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 6.81 |
| 2020/21 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0.16 | 7.04 |
| 2019/20 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0.10 | 6.70 |
Career highlights
Bundesliga
2018/2019, 2017/2018, 2016/2017, 2015/2016
Cup
2018/2019, 2016/2017, 2015/2016
DFB Pokal
2022/2023
Super Cup
2023
The Atlantic Cup
2019
Spell detail
Apps
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
466
By season
| 2026/27 | Premier League | 6 app | 0 g | 6.90 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Austria
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Austria
Austria's tournament →Apps
4
Minutes
239
Goals
0
Assists
1
Avg rating
6.45