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Arda Güler vs Nico Paz: attacking-midfield comparison

This is a same-age, same-role comparison with a useful tactical split. One profile can be read through circulation and high-end chance construction; the other carries a more direct scoring burden. The numbers matter most when they explain how each player advances an attack, not when they are reduced to goals and assists alone.

Analysis by Wonderkid Scout Research DeskUpdated October 10, 2026

Research Desk evidence comparison

Open interactive comparison Arda Güler profile Nico Paz profile

Research Desk brief

The scouting decision behind the numbers

The central scouting decision is whether a team needs an attacking midfielder to organise possession around the box or to attack the box more aggressively himself. Creation volume, shot volume, pass security and senior workload give that choice more definition than a single overall score.

Creator or finisher: Compare xA and key-pass evidence with shot and non-penalty xG output to locate each player on the creator–finisher spectrum.
Possession responsibility: Use pass volume, completion and ball-security measures to judge how much attacking structure each profile can carry.
Context-adjusted output: Treat club role, competition and minutes as part of the evaluation rather than background information.

Film-room questions

What the public evidence cannot settle alone

Questions for independent match review—not claims inferred from event data.

01Who creates more value when central space is crowded and the first forward pass disappears?
02Which shot profile is more likely to hold when the player receives fewer touches around the box?
03Does the larger senior sample reinforce the role read or expose a lower ceiling in possession?

Published evidence

One scale, with the role and sample left visible

Score rebuilt October 10, 2026

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#2AM

Arda Güler

Age 21 · Real Madrid · LaLiga

Stats: Real Madrid · LaLiga · 2025/26

Open profile

85.5

#25AM

Nico Paz

Age 22 · Como 1907 · Serie A

Stats: Como · Serie A · 2025/26

Open profile

73.6

Scores rebuilt 2026-10-10 · latest club review 2026-10-10 · completed comparable evidence through 2026-07-18. Early 2026/27 pulses remain a separate evidence layer.

Head-to-head snapshot

Immediate directional edges before the full visual comparison.

Not a final verdict

Model signal: Arda Güler85.5Arda Güler edgeNico Paz73.6; Current proprietary board signal on the same 0–100 scale.
Role-shape edge: Arda Güler5 edgesArda Güler edgeNico Paz0 edges; 5 shared published role measures; a five-point gap marks a clear edge.
Senior exposure: Arda Güler2,028Nico Paz edgeNico Paz2,887; Verified senior minutes in the current release snapshot.

Role-aware verdict · AM

Arda Güler holds the broader AM edge

4 meaningful role-shape advantages to 3. The largest separation is Ball security.

7 shared dimensions

Arda Güler

Real Madrid

Ball security48 pt edge: 8133
Combination play27 pt edge: 6134
Chance creation22 pt edge: 9977
Distribution21 pt edge: 9776
One-v-one threat16 pt edge: 6783

Nico Paz

Como 1907

Arda GülerNico Paz

Performance percentile shape

Shared reviewed role-cohort measures on a consistent percentile scale. Internal score construction remains private.

Arda GülerNico Paz

Senior record

Club output through the completed-evidence cutoff of 2026-07-18.

Measure	Arda Güler	Nico Paz
Wonderkid Score	85.50	73.60
Board rank	#2	#25
Age	21	22
Estimated transfer worth	~€125m	~€80m
Valuation tier	€100–149m	€70–89m
Appearances	33	35
Starts	25	33
Senior minutes	2,028	2,887
Goals	4	12
Assists	9	6
Position	Attacking Midfield	Attacking Midfield
Evidence	strong	strong

Shared advanced metrics

Display values with role-percentile context where available.

Measure	Arda Güler	Nico Paz
xG per 90	0.21 /90 · 73rd	0.28 /90 · 86th
Non-penalty xG per 90	0.21 /90 · 73rd	0.23 /90 · 79th
xA per 90	0.38 /90 · 98th	0.22 /90 · 76th
Shots	2.17 /90 · 82nd	3.77 /90 · 99th
Shots on target	0.84 /90 · 85th	1.50 /90 · 99th
Shot accuracy	38.8% · 67th	39.7% · 68th
Big chances created	0.67 /90	0.37 /90
Key passes	3.11 /90 · 99th	1.59 /90 · 78th
Successful dribbles	1.20 /90 · 66th	2.15 /90 · 91st
Dribble attempts	1.91 /90 · 48th	3.90 /90 · 88th
Dribble success	62.8% · 85th	55.2% · 70th
Accurate crosses	1.73 /90	0.44 /90
Crosses	5.77 /90 · 96th	1.96 /90 · 66th
Cross accuracy	30.0%	22.2%
Dispossessed per 90	0.75 /90 · 81st	1.47 /90 · 33rd
xG chain per 90	0.70 /90 · 69th	0.61 /90 · 50th

Performance scope

Values use each profile's labelled performance sample. They are not guaranteed to describe the same number of matches, club role or tactical environment. The completed comparable evidence cutoff is July 18, 2026.

Identity and club context

Club and transfer context are current to October 10, 2026. The comparison is a dated research snapshot, not a live feed.

Editorial limit

This page is a Research Desk statistical evidence comparison. It does not claim completed live or video scouting and does not turn a model gap into a final recruitment verdict.

Player data release October 10, 2026

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