About Dan Ballard
2 goals in 29 games (2,148 minutes) — and no assists — was Dan Ballard's 2025/2026 Premier League return — 0.08 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.88. Measured against 132 Premier League defenders with 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he ranks in the 73rd percentile by match rating — above the cohort median — goals rank: 17th of 132.
No season rated higher than 2023/2024 (7.26, Championship (England)); none lower than 2025/2026 (6.88). The recent curve points down: 0.18 below his prior career average across the last two rated seasons.
His recorded league football covers 6 domestic leagues: Championship (England) (116 appearances, 7 goals), Premier League (31 appearances, 2 goals) and League One (England) (28 appearances, 2 goals) — the three with most games. 4 of those 12 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2023/2024–2025/2026, 96 league games, 32 a year.