Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Crystal Palace's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (knee, coach's decision). He still appeared 32 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 32 | 12 | 0 | 2222 | 6.73 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 13 | 3 | 3 | 862 | 6.64 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 6.8 |
 Community Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 7.3 |
Scout report
J. Mateta is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Crystal Palace, rated 58.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 270th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mateta.
Judged on this season alone, Mateta graded 53 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 12 goals and 0 assists in 32 appearances (0.486 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 56 → 53). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, 35th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 29 Mateta is in his prime years, and a market index of 58.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Mateta missed 6 games through injury (knee, coach's decision) out of roughly 38 this season. The 32 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
12 goals in 32 appearances (0.38 per game) is double figures — and for a lower-table side (15th of 20), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 77.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 58.7, Mateta carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 44, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.49 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
