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FC Schalke 04 · DFB Pokal← BackMertcan Ayhan has already shown a defensive intensity that exceeds the baseline for his position in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal season. In his first appearance, he played 35 minutes and recorded one interception, a figure that, when projected per 90 minutes, would surpass the average of 1.65 tackles per 90 for defenders. Although he has yet to register a tackle, his single interception indicates a strong awareness off the ball. With no goals, assists, shots, shots on target, key passes, or dribbles, Ayhan’s contribution remains focused on defensive duties, and his average match rating of 6.0 reflects a solid start to the campaign. The data suggest that Mertcan Ayhan’s work rate off the ball is already above the positional baseline.
Mertcan Ayhan has played 43 minutes across 2 appearances in DFB Pokal, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.06 and averaging 6.10 a match.
| Tackles /90 | 0.00 1.66 1.60 | |
| Interceptions /90 | 2.09 1.12 0.89 | |
| Duels won /90 | 0.00 4.85 4.75 | |
| Blocks /90 | 0.00 0.66 0.40 | |
| Passes /90 | 52.33 49.76 40.68 | |
| Fouls /90 | 4.19 0.98 1.09 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edin Džeko | F | 2 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 1 | 65% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.55 | – |
| Moussa Sylla | F | 2 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12% | 3 | 66% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 | – |
| Dejan Ljubičić | F | 2 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33% | 3 | 79% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| Junior Adamu | F | 2 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 2 | 74% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | – |
| Timo Becker | D | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 83% | 0 | – | 6 | 5 | 1 | 62% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | – |
| Soufiane El-Faouzi | M | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 77% | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | 0 | 48% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | – |
| Loris Karius | G | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 66% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.55 | – |
| Adil Aouchiche | F | 2 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 77% | 2 | 40% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Hasan Kuruçay | D | 2 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 87% | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | – |
| Ron Schallenberg | M | 2 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 87% | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | 59% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | – |
| Nikola Katić | D | 2 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 90% | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 63% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | – |
| Vitalie Becker | D | 2 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 84% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 | – |
| Robin Gosens | D | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 83% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Eric Ebimbe | M | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 70% | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Mertcan Ayhan | D | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 68% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | – |
| Maximilian Wöber | D | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 93% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.30 | – |
| Satoshi Tanaka | M | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 89% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | FC Schalke 04 | DFB Pokal | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 76% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 2026/27 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 2025/26 | FC Schalke 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 77% | 11 | 41 | 24 | 52% | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6.76 |
| 2025/26 | FC Schalke 04 | DFB Pokal | 2 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 76% | 1 | 4 | 2 | 59% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2024/25 | FC Schalke 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | a FC Augsburg | L | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 24 Aug | a Hallescher FC | – | 35 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | – |
| 17 May | v Eintracht Braunschweig | W | 72 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 09 May | a 1. FC Nürnberg | L | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.30 | – |
| 02 May | v Fortuna Düsseldorf | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 26 Apr | a SC Paderborn 07 | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 19 Apr | v Preußen Münster | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.60 | – |
| 05 Apr | v Karlsruher SC | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 15 Mar | v Hannover 96 | D | 34 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 06 Mar | v Arminia Bielefeld | W | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 21 Feb | v 1. FC Magdeburg | W | 18 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.90 | – |
| 15 Feb | a Holstein Kiel | W | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 07 Feb | v Dynamo Dresden | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 31 Jan | a VfL Bochum | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 25 Jan | v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |