Max Kruse delivered a season of prolific chance creation in the 2023/24 2. Bundesliga campaign, far exceeding the forward baseline in key passing metrics. In five appearances totalling 194 minutes, he recorded nine key passes, a figure that translates to 4.18 key passes per 90 minutes versus the baseline of 1.24, underscoring his role in generating opportunities for teammates. Although he did not score, his single assist contributed to the team's attacking output. His shooting activity, with four shots and one on target, yielded a shots-per-90 rate of 1.86 compared to the baseline of 1.96, indicating a slightly lower volume of attempts but a focus on quality chances. Defensively, Kruse made two tackles, matching the baseline of 0.89 tackles per 90, while his average match rating of 7.0 reflected solid overall performance. The season showcased Max Kruse’s strength in creating play rather than finishing it.
Max Kruse has played 194 minutes across 5 appearances in 2. Bundesliga, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.37, converting 0% of 4 shots and averaging 7.00 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriano Grimaldi | F | 28 | 1309 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 22 | 20% | 24 | 64% | 6 | 27% | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35% | 43 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.81 | 6.4 |
| Florent Muslija | M | 16 | 1262 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 19% | 43 | 81% | 26 | 65% | 20 | 2 | 0 | 46% | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.66 | 6.2 |
| Raphael Obermair | M | 32 | 2662 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 20% | 66 | 82% | 21 | 38% | 43 | 31 | 14 | 46% | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.24 | 5.4 |
| Filip Bilbija | F | 27 | 2036 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 16% | 32 | 75% | 35 | 51% | 23 | 6 | 3 | 45% | 48 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 4.0 |
| Koen Kostons | F | 17 | 1221 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 21% | 19 | 80% | 6 | 24% | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31% | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 5.6 |
| Felix Platte | F | 17 | 711 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 18% | 9 | 65% | 7 | 33% | 6 | 0 | 3 | 53% | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 4.7 |
| Visar Musliu | D | 26 | 2000 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 30% | 4 | 88% | 4 | 100% | 31 | 25 | 13 | 63% | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 | 5.8 |
| Sebastian Klaas | M | 32 | 2000 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 12% | 21 | 81% | 29 | 55% | 18 | 15 | 1 | 43% | 22 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 5.5 |
| David Kinsombi | M | 30 | 1820 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 20% | 11 | 87% | 14 | 50% | 30 | 21 | 5 | 51% | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2.0 |
| Sirlord Conteh | F | 34 | 1150 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12% | 14 | 69% | 6 | 26% | 6 | 3 | 3 | 40% | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 5.7 |
| Mattes Hansen | M | 18 | 1191 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 9 | 83% | 4 | 100% | 26 | 17 | 2 | 53% | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 3.9 |
| Kai Klefisch | M | 29 | 1957 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8% | 16 | 89% | 9 | 90% | 35 | 19 | 12 | 59% | 30 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 | 5.2 |
| Ilyas Ansah | F | 24 | 1222 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6% | 10 | 74% | 18 | 33% | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37% | 21 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 7.2 |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | 15 | 977 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10% | 20 | 72% | 2 | 40% | 16 | 11 | 2 | 53% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6.4 |
| Jannis Heuer | D | 18 | 805 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14% | 3 | 87% | 4 | 67% | 24 | 7 | 11 | 66% | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 4.3 |
| Robert Leipertz | M | 27 | 638 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9% | 12 | 63% | 5 | 42% | 10 | 3 | 1 | 56% | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 5.8 |
| Niclas Tibor Nadj | M | 7 | 224 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17% | 4 | 81% | 1 | 25% | 9 | 2 | 0 | 46% | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 3.7 |
| Marcel Hoffmeier | D | 32 | 2620 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 87% | 20 | 61% | 47 | 23 | 23 | 63% | 13 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 5.9 |
| Pelle Boevink | G | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 74% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7.04 | 7.3 |
| Laurin Curda | D | 20 | 1425 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0% | 3 | 86% | 11 | 73% | 26 | 17 | 6 | 54% | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 2.5 |
| Jannik Huth | G | 14 | 1260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 71% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 7.03 | 4.7 |
| Calvin Brackelmann | D | 13 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 81% | 1 | 33% | 16 | 8 | 3 | 57% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 5.0 |
| Marco Schuster | M | 12 | 682 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 83% | 3 | 75% | 14 | 8 | 3 | 64% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 3.4 |
| Tobias Müller | D | 10 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 91% | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 48% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 7.1 |
| Kimberly Ezekwem | D | 7 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 92% | 4 | 57% | 7 | 2 | 1 | 49% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.7 |
| Martin Ens | M | 4 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 93% | 1 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Maximilian Rohr | D | 4 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 90% | 4 | 80% | 14 | 5 | 2 | 68% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.08 | – |
| Max Kruse | F | 5 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 81% | 1 | 33% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| Moritz Flotho | F | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 89% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Marco Pledl | M | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 88% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Jascha Brandt | M | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 50% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | SC Paderborn 07 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 81% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 2022/23 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 5 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 77% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct | a Hertha BSC | L | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 08 Oct | a Eintracht Braunschweig | W | 26 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 02 Sep | a Holstein Kiel | L | 22 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 04 Aug | v VfL Osnabrück | D | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.60 | – |
| 30 Jul | a SpVgg Greuther Fürth | L | 45 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 03 Sep | v 1. FC Köln | L | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 27 Aug | a RB Leipzig | L | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 20 Aug | v FC Schalke 04 | D | 31 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 14 Aug | a Bayern München | L | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 06 Aug | v Werder Bremen | D | 14 | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |