Saintly stats for Tadic

Southampton's Dusan Tadic has assisted five goals in his last two Premier League matches - and is competing with Cesc Fabregas and Mesut Ozil as the Premier League's best playmaker. 

The Serbian has dazzled in the Saints' recent wins against Man City and Spurs, and has only been out-assisted by Chelsea's Fabregas and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil in two creative years at St Mary's. 

19 - Since signing for #Saints FC in 2014, only Fabregas (25) and Ozil (23) have more #BPL assists than Dusan Tadic. Garcon #playmaker

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The 27-year old helped to dismantle Man City prior to the Tottenham win and, in the process, joined a select group of players to have assisted three goals in a game on more than one occasion in the Premier League.

3 - Tadic is the 4th player to assist 3+ goals in a single #BPL game on more than 1 occasion (Henry, Berkovic, Fabregas).

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) May 9, 2016

This season the attacking midfielder has 12 assists to his name and eight of those have come since the turn of the year. 

12 - Dusan Tadic has 12 #BPL assists in 15/16 only Mesut Ozil (18) & Christian Eriksen (13) have more. Creator #SaintsFC #EPL #playmaker

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) May 9, 2016

Most #BPL assists in 2016
8 - TADIC & Milner
7 - Payet & Eriksen
6 - Alli & LAMELA
5 - Cesc, GIROUD & Costa#Saints

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Most #BPL assists for #SaintsFC 14/15 & 15/16
19 - TADIC
10 - Ward-Prowse
9 - Mane, Long
7 - Pelle
5 - Bertrand & Davis

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) May 9, 2016 

Although he is not the goalscoring force he was in the Eredivisie with FC Twente, Tadic's goalscoring exploits in the Premier League are also not to be sniffed at.

He now has 12 goals in two seasons in the English top flight, five last season and seven so far this term. Interestingly, Tadic reserved his goals for the likes of Arsenal (twice), Chelsea and Manchester United last season - but has gone the other way in his second season: scoring all of his goals against teams currently 13th or lower in the Premier League.

Tadic has 12 #EPL goals over 2 seasons. His 7 goals in 15/16 came v Villa x2, WBA, Watford, Sunderland & Norwich x2 pic.twitter.com/R69bBO8BR7

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) May 9, 2016