Assist

Subtype of: Shot assist

The last action of a player from the goalscoring team, prior to the Goal being scored by a teammate, or an Own goal.

An assist from José Callejón to A. Milik

Details

Since Goal is always a Shot, any Assist is, by definition, a Shot assist.
Number of assists in a single match is guaranteed to be equal to or less than the number of goals.
No opponent player should control the ball between the last action and the goal, otherwise it won’t qualify as an assist.
If a dribble or a significant run by the goal scorer happens between the last teammate action and the goal, it is not considered an assist.
Penalty foul suffered, when the penalty is scored by the same player or a teammate, is not considered an assist.

Number of assists normalized per 90 minutes.