Matt Besler

Centre-backs · Austin · Major League Soccer · 2021

Matt Besler is a Ball-playing / Aerial dominator at Austin. In the 2021 Major League Soccer season, the Xilytics score is 78 out of 100 against centre-backs in the same league and season — 57 once adjusted for league strength. He produced 0 goals and 0 assists in 1,753 minutes, at a 7.15 match rating. His profile leans on Blocking (77) and Defensive Discipline (72), while Winning (49) is his clearest area to improve. Across 5 seasons of 900+ minutes — 11,323 minutes in all, 1 competitions from 2017 to 2021 — his Xilytics score averages 65. His best season scored 72 (2017) and his weakest 57 (2021). Season to season he lands in much the same place. A career figure of this length repeats at 0.80 for centre-backs — measured by correlating each player's odd seasons against his even ones. See his full ability radar, percentile ranking on every metric, role fit and most-similar players below.

Matt Besler scouting report: Centre-backs at Austin, Major League Soccer, 2021. Radar analysis, strengths, similar players and season stats.