Pavel Bucha

FC Cincinnati· Midfielder · #20

Age: 28
Height: 5′10″
Country: Czechia

Projected goals

6.1

6–6 likely, 6 so far

Statistic	Value
Key passes	0.79	Key passes percentile 41
Assists	0.18	Assists percentile 68
Passes completed	37.6	Passes completed percentile 40
Goals added: passing	-0.013	Goals added: passing percentile 15
Goals added: dribbling	0.001	Goals added: dribbling percentile 17
Goals added: interrupting	0.049	Goals added: interrupting percentile 60
xA	0.09	xA percentile 46
Goals added: receiving	0.040	Goals added: receiving percentile 47

Statistic	Value
Key passes	0.79	Key passes percentile 41
Assists	0.18	Assists percentile 68
Passes completed	37.6	Passes completed percentile 40
Goals added: passing	-0.013	Goals added: passing percentile 15

Statistic	Value
Goals added: dribbling	0.001	Goals added: dribbling percentile 17
Goals added: interrupting	0.049	Goals added: interrupting percentile 60
xA	0.09	xA percentile 46
Goals added: receiving	0.040	Goals added: receiving percentile 47

Goals added and xA from American Soccer Analysis (opens in a new tab)

2026 season

Matches: 30; 28 starts
Minutes: 2,513; 84 a match
Goals: 6
Assists: 5

Played 30 of 33

Goals vs. expected+3.5

3.5 more goals than the chances were worth.

Goals and xG, as the season went

Pavel Bucha's running goals and expected goals
Date	Goals	xG
Feb 21	0	0
Feb 28	0	0
Mar 8	0	0.1
Mar 22	0	0.4
Apr 4	1	0.4
Apr 11	1	0.4
Apr 18	1	0.6
Apr 22	1	0.6
Apr 25	1	0.7
May 3	1	0.7
May 9	1	0.7
May 13	2	1.2
May 17	2	1.2
May 23	2	1.2
Jul 22	4	1.3
Jul 25	4	1.3
Aug 2	4	1.5
Aug 15	5	1.7
Aug 19	5	1.7
Aug 22	5	1.7
Aug 30	5	1.7
Sep 9	5	1.7
Sep 12	6	2
Sep 20	6	2.1
Oct 10	6	2.1
Oct 14	6	2.2
Oct 18	6	2.3
Oct 21	6	2.4
Oct 24	6	2.5
Oct 31	6	2.5

Career

FC Cincinnati2024–now
Mladá Boleslavloan2019
Viktoria Plzeň2018–2023
Slavia Prague2018

Career from Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

Matches

Nov 7vsNashville7% to score36%Next7% to score
Oct 31vsPhiladelphia90′ played37%90′ played1–0won
Oct 24atD.C. United85′ playedtaken off in the 85th minute36%85′ playedtaken off in the 85th minute1 assist2–0won
Oct 21vsD.C. United90′ played55%90′ played2–1won
Oct 18vsColumbus79′ playedtaken off in the 79th minute40%79′ playedtaken off in the 79th minute0–2lost
Oct 14vsNew England45′ playedcame on in the 46th minute47%45′ playedcame on in the 46th minute2–3lost
Oct 10atAtlanta90′ played33%90′ played3–1won
Sep 19atHouston84′ playedtaken off in the 84th minute27%84′ playedtaken off in the 84th minute2–2drew
Sep 12vsCharlotte90′ played43%90′ played1 goal3–3drew
Sep 9atPhiladelphia90′ played23%90′ played0–5lost
Aug 29atNashville90′ played24%90′ played0–4lost

All 30 matches

Oct 10atAtlanta90′ played33%90′ played3–1won
Sep 19atHouston84′ playedtaken off in the 84th minute27%84′ playedtaken off in the 84th minute2–2drew
Sep 12vsCharlotte90′ played43%90′ played1 goal3–3drew
Sep 9atPhiladelphia90′ played23%90′ played0–5lost
Aug 29atNashville90′ played24%90′ played0–4lost
Aug 22vsSeattle17′ playedcame on in the 73rd minute45%17′ playedcame on in the 73rd minute1–1drew
Aug 19vsNYCFC90′ played45%90′ played2–1won
Aug 15atOrlando90′ played32%90′ played1 goal1–1drew
Aug 1vsSan Jose90′ played41%90′ played4–2won
Jul 25atColumbus90′ played27%90′ played1–2lost
Jul 22vsVancouver90′ played24%90′ played2 goals, yellow card4–3won
May 23vsOrlando90′ played51%90′ played1 assist6–2won
May 16atSan Diego90′ played25%90′ played3–3drew
May 13vsMiami87′ playedtaken off in the 87th minute35%87′ playedtaken off in the 87th minute1 goal3–5lost
May 9atCharlotte90′ played27%90′ played1 assist2–2drew
May 2atChicago90′ played23%90′ played3–2won
Apr 25vsRed Bulls61′ playedtaken off in the 61st minute52%61′ playedtaken off in the 61st minute1 assist2–0won
Apr 22atNYCFC90′ played24%90′ played1 assist4–4drew
Apr 18vsChicago90′ played39%90′ playedyellow card3–3drew
Apr 11atToronto88′ playedtaken off in the 88th minute30%88′ playedtaken off in the 88th minute1–1drew
Apr 4atRed Bulls90′ played28%90′ played1 goal2–4lost
Mar 22vsMontréal77′ playedtaken off in the 77th minute51%77′ playedtaken off in the 77th minute4–3won
Mar 8vsToronto90′ played51%90′ played0–1lost
Feb 28atMinnesota90′ played28%90′ played0–1lost
Feb 21vsAtlanta90′ played47%90′ played2–0won

Statistic	Value
Shooting
Goals	0.21	Goals percentile 73
Non-penalty goals	0.21	Non-penalty goals percentile 75
xG	0.11	xG percentile 54
Shots	1.07	Shots percentile 48
Shots on target	0.43	Shots on target percentile 58
Shot accuracy	40%	Shot accuracy percentile 69
Shots inside the box	0.61	Shots inside the box percentile 54
Creating
Assists	0.18	Assists percentile 68
xA	0.09	xA percentile 46
Second assists	0.18	Second assists percentile 86
Key passes	0.79	Key passes percentile 41
Shots created	0.97	Shots created percentile 49
Crosses completed	0.29	Crosses completed percentile 83
Cross accuracy	50%	Cross accuracy percentile 92
Passing
Passes completed	37.6	Passes completed percentile 40
Pass accuracy	86%	Pass accuracy percentile 43
Short passes completed	11.2	Short passes completed percentile 39
Long passes completed	0.68	Long passes completed percentile 21
Carrying
Touches	54.5	Touches percentile 31
Defending
Clearances	0.54	Clearances percentile 73
Duels
Aerial duels won	0.50	Aerial duels won percentile 44
Aerial win rate	45%	Aerial win rate percentile 53
Keeping the ball
Fouls won	0.47	Fouls won percentile 8
Fouls committed	0.82	Fouls committed percentile 81
Goals added
Total	0.111	Total percentile 19
Shooting	0.026	Shooting percentile 56
Passing	-0.013	Passing percentile 15
Receiving	0.040	Receiving percentile 47
Dribbling	0.001	Dribbling percentile 17
Interrupting	0.049	Interrupting percentile 60
Fouling	0.007	Fouling percentile 80

Statistic	Value
Shooting
Goals	0.21	Goals percentile 73
Non-penalty goals	0.21	Non-penalty goals percentile 75
xG	0.11	xG percentile 54
Shots	1.07	Shots percentile 48
Shots on target	0.43	Shots on target percentile 58
Shot accuracy	40%	Shot accuracy percentile 69
Shots inside the box	0.61	Shots inside the box percentile 54
Creating
Assists	0.18	Assists percentile 68
xA	0.09	xA percentile 46
Second assists	0.18	Second assists percentile 86
Key passes	0.79	Key passes percentile 41
Shots created	0.97	Shots created percentile 49
Crosses completed	0.29	Crosses completed percentile 83
Cross accuracy	50%	Cross accuracy percentile 92
Passing
Passes completed	37.6	Passes completed percentile 40
Pass accuracy	86%	Pass accuracy percentile 43
Short passes completed	11.2	Short passes completed percentile 39
Long passes completed	0.68	Long passes completed percentile 21

Statistic	Value
Carrying
Touches	54.5	Touches percentile 31
Defending
Clearances	0.54	Clearances percentile 73
Duels
Aerial duels won	0.50	Aerial duels won percentile 44
Aerial win rate	45%	Aerial win rate percentile 53
Keeping the ball
Fouls won	0.47	Fouls won percentile 8
Fouls committed	0.82	Fouls committed percentile 81
Goals added
Total	0.111	Total percentile 19
Shooting	0.026	Shooting percentile 56
Passing	-0.013	Passing percentile 15
Receiving	0.040	Receiving percentile 47
Dribbling	0.001	Dribbling percentile 17
Interrupting	0.049	Interrupting percentile 60
Fouling	0.007	Fouling percentile 80

Statistic	Value
Shooting
Goals	0.21	Goals percentile 73
Non-penalty goals	0.21	Non-penalty goals percentile 75
xG	0.11	xG percentile 54
Shots	1.07	Shots percentile 48
Shots on target	0.43	Shots on target percentile 58
Shot accuracy	40%	Shot accuracy percentile 69
Shots inside the box	0.61	Shots inside the box percentile 54

Statistic	Value
Creating
Assists	0.18	Assists percentile 68
xA	0.09	xA percentile 46
Second assists	0.18	Second assists percentile 86
Key passes	0.79	Key passes percentile 41
Shots created	0.97	Shots created percentile 49
Crosses completed	0.29	Crosses completed percentile 83
Cross accuracy	50%	Cross accuracy percentile 92
Passing
Passes completed	37.6	Passes completed percentile 40
Pass accuracy	86%	Pass accuracy percentile 43
Short passes completed	11.2	Short passes completed percentile 39
Long passes completed	0.68	Long passes completed percentile 21
Carrying
Touches	54.5	Touches percentile 31

Statistic	Value
Defending
Clearances	0.54	Clearances percentile 73
Duels
Aerial duels won	0.50	Aerial duels won percentile 44
Aerial win rate	45%	Aerial win rate percentile 53
Keeping the ball
Fouls won	0.47	Fouls won percentile 8
Fouls committed	0.82	Fouls committed percentile 81
Goals added
Total	0.111	Total percentile 19
Shooting	0.026	Shooting percentile 56
Passing	-0.013	Passing percentile 15
Receiving	0.040	Receiving percentile 47
Dribbling	0.001	Dribbling percentile 17
Interrupting	0.049	Interrupting percentile 60
Fouling	0.007	Fouling percentile 80

Goals added and xA from American Soccer Analysis (opens in a new tab)

Pavel Bucha

Against other midfieldersAgainst the 148 midfielders with 900+ minutes this season. Counts are per 90 minutes, rates for the whole season. 99 means better than 99% of them. A dash means none, where most of them have none too.

Complete percentile reportAgainst the 148 midfielders with 900+ minutes this season. Counts are per 90 minutes, rates for the whole season. 99 means better than 99% of them. A dash means none, where most of them have none too.