Virgil van Dijk
Defender
· 
Liverpool
· 5th in the league
Next fixture
Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 UTC HOME
Brighton
Analysis
Season Performance
Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 630 · Starts: 7
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?Virgil van Dijk's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other defenders in Premier League. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | - - | 1.2 0.25 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.17 0.02 | 0.32 0.07 |
| Shots | 3 0.43 | 3.7 0.89 |
| Shots on target | 1 0.14 | 1.7 0.38 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | - - | 1.3 0.27 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.06 0.01 | 0.28 0.06 |
| Key passes | 2 0.29 | 3.3 0.77 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 3 0.43 | 1.8 0.48 |
| Tackles | 6 0.86 | 7.0 1.61 |
| Interceptions | 9 1.29 | 5.0 1.17 |
| Duels won | 30 4.29 | 19.8 4.66 |
| Blocked shots | 1 0.14 | 3.6 0.81 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 3 0.43 | 4.1 1.02 |
| Fouls drawn | 2 0.29 | 3.9 0.94 |
| Yellow cards | 2 0.29 | 1.4 0.34 |
| Red cards | - - | - - |
Player Traits
Virgil van Dijk’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Tackles19%
- Interceptions64%
- Duels won42%
- Blocked shots1%
- Clean sheets49%
- Expected goals (xG)46%
- Expected assists (xA)29%
Squad standing
Where Virgil van Dijk ranks among 31 registered Liverpool players this season.
- 2nd of 31 for Minutes played
- 11th of 31 for Shots on target
- 14th of 31 for Fouls committed
- 10th of 31 for Expected goals (xG)
- 9th of 31 for Tackles
- 2nd of 31 for Interceptions
- 4th of 31 for Duels won
- 11th of 31 for Blocked shots
- 12th of 31 for Key passes
Historic Bets
Virgil van Dijk’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 44.4% Based on 45 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 2 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 28.8% Based on 184 matches across 6 seasons on file
- 3 Over 1.5 Shots 25.0% Based on 184 matches across 6 seasons on file
- 4 Over 1.5 Tackles 13.3% Based on 45 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 5 To Score or Assist 11.4% Based on 184 matches across 6 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over Virgil van Dijk’s last 10 matches (90 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 40%
- 2 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 20%
- 3 Over 1.5 Shots 30%
- 4 Over 1.5 Tackles 20%
- 5 To Score or Assist 10%
Match log
Every finished match on file Virgil van Dijk actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Sportmonks’ own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Shots | SOT | Tackles | Fouls | CS | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26 | Away |  Brentford |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 11 Oct 26 | Home |  Man City |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | |
| 20 Sep 26 | Away |  Bournemouth |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 12 Sep 26 | Home |  Fulham |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Y | - |
| 04 Sep 26 | Away |  Ipswich |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Y | - |
| 29 Aug 26 | Home |  Nott'm Forest |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 23 Aug 26 | Away |  Newcastle |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| 24 May 26 | Home | Brentford |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 15 May 26 | Away |  Aston Villa |
L | 90’ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 09 May 26 | Home |  Chelsea |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 03 May 26 | Away |  Man United |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 Apr 26 | Home |  Crystal Palace |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 19 Apr 26 | Away |  Everton |
W | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 Apr 26 | Home | Fulham |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Y | - |
| 21 Mar 26 | Away | Brighton |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 15 Mar 26 | Home |  Tottenham |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 03 Mar 26 | Away |  Wolves |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 28 Feb 26 | Home |  West Ham |
W | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 22 Feb 26 | Away | Nott'm Forest |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Y | - |
| 11 Feb 26 | Away |  Sunderland |
W | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 08 Feb 26 | Home | Man City |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 31 Jan 26 | Home | Newcastle |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 24 Jan 26 | Away | Bournemouth |
L | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 17 Jan 26 | Home |  Burnley |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 08 Jan 26 | Away |  Arsenal |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 04 Jan 26 | Away | Fulham |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 01 Jan 26 | Home |  Leeds |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | - |
| 27 Dec 25 | Home | Wolves |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| 20 Dec 25 | Away | Tottenham |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 13 Dec 25 | Home | Brighton |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | - |
| 06 Dec 25 | Away | Leeds |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 03 Dec 25 | Home | Sunderland |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 30 Nov 25 | Away | West Ham |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 22 Nov 25 | Home | Nott'm Forest |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 09 Nov 25 | Away | Man City |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 01 Nov 25 | Home | Aston Villa |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | |
| 25 Oct 25 | Away | Brentford |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 19 Oct 25 | Home | Man United |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 04 Oct 25 | Away | Chelsea |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 27 Sep 25 | Away | Crystal Palace |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 20 Sep 25 | Home | Everton |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 14 Sep 25 | Away | Burnley |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | - |
| 31 Aug 25 | Home | Arsenal |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 25 Aug 25 | Away | Newcastle |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 15 Aug 25 | Home | Bournemouth |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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Season by season
Every season on file for Virgil van Dijk, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For the Premier League this can reach further back than the current season’s Sportmonks-sourced columns: Understat’s own cached match history covers up to 6 seasons, so an earlier row may carry goals/assists/xG/xA while its tackles/interceptions/etc. show ‘-’ (Sportmonks itself only carries 3 seasons per league).
| Season | 2026/2027 | 2025/2026 | 2024/2025 | 2023/2024 | 2022/2023 | 2021/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Liverpool | Liverpool | Liverpool | Liverpool | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| Mins | 630 | 3420 | 3330 | 3177 | 2839 | 3060 |
| Starts | 7 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 34 |
| Goals | - | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Assists | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| xG | 0.17 | 4.89 | 2.82 | 3.30 | 3.12 | 2.17 |
| xA | 0.06 | 0.33 | 1.21 | 1.86 | 1.17 | 1.56 |
| Shots | 3 | 30 | 27 | 45 | 30 | 35 |
| SOT | 1 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
| Tackles | 6 | 22 | 38 | - | - | - |
| Int. | 9 | 28 | 57 | - | - | - |
| Duels won | 30 | 216 | 173 | - | - | - |
| Blocked | 1 | 28 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Key passes | 2 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Fouls | 3 | 19 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Fouls drawn | 2 | 18 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 10 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Yel | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Red | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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