| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Bundesliga | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008/2009 | Regionalliga: Nord | 13 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/2010 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 1097 | 9 | 0 | 0.74 | — |
| 2010/2011 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 2904 | 23 | 0 | 0.71 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Bundesliga | 9 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 0.85 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Regionalliga: Nord | 3 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 0.67 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Regionalliga: Sud | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/2013 | Bundesliga | 34 | 2741 | 11 | 6 | 0.56 | — |
| 2013/2014 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1618 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | — |
| 2014/2015 | Bundesliga | 12 | 32 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/2016 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | — | 21 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016/2017 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1252 | 10 | 4 | 1.01 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2239 | 15 | 1 | 0.64 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1932 | 10 | 3 | 0.61 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Bundesliga | 34 | 2428 | 11 | 2 | 0.48 | 6.95 |
| 2020/2021 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1290 | 8 | 0 | 0.56 | 6.65 |
| 2021/2022 | Bundesliga | 27 | 565 | 5 | 1 | 0.96 | 6.8 |
| 2022/2023 | Bundesliga | 27 | 250 | 1 | 0 | 0.36 | 6.54 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-27
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FC Augsburg | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 TSG Hoffenheim | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Borussia Mönchengladbach | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hertha BSC | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Schalke 04 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 VfL Wolfsburg | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 FC Bayern München | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 FC Köln | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Werder Bremen | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 RB Leipzig | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hamburger SV | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hannover 96 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 FC Union Berlin | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nürnberg | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 SC Freiburg | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fiji U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mexico U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brazil U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Korea Republic U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Portugal U23 W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nigeria U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Across 27 Bundesliga appearances in 2022/2023 (250 minutes), Nils Petersen scored 1 goal but did not register an assist — 0.36 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.54.
His ratings range from 6.54 (2022/2023) up to 6.95 in 2019/2020, Bundesliga.
