Each line is generated from a finding that cleared its evidence bar; nothing here is a generic coaching point. The grey line says what it rests on; the button opens the sequences.
Let the ball go to Christian Walton and press him when he receives.
Build-up exits made by Christian Walton: the build-up carried on cleanly 30% of the time, vs 63% through anyone else (23 times).
Press their build-up in the left of their own third.
Giveaways there lead to a shot 19% of the time (21 giveaways).
Where each player takes the ball in each phase of their possession, and who passes to whom. Event data has no off-ball positions, so this is the shape of their touches — the standard event-data proxy. A phase is defined by where the ball is, so the dots sit inside that phase's third (shaded): read the order and the width, not the depth of each line. Ipswich attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
455 build-up phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
attacking → · shaded = the progression zone
605 progression phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
attacking → · shaded = the final third zone
408 final third phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
Tackles, interceptions, recoveries, blocks, challenges and fouls in the opponent's final 40%.
148 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 35 (4.4 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 33 | 22% | 4.1 | 9% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 2 | 1% | 0.2 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 20 | 14% | 2.5 | 15% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 93 | 63% | 11.6 | 26% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 8 | 5% | 1.0 | 12% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 38 | 26% | 4.8 | 24% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 10 | 7% | 1.2 | 30% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 5 | 3% | 0.6 | 20% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 32 | 22% | 4.0 | 31% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| passing forward | 39% | 25% | 3 / 20 | |
| dribbling or a loose touch | 24% | 31% | 17 / 20 | |
| passing to the keeper | 13% | 0% | 1 / 20 | |
| passing sideways | 8% | 6% | 6 / 20 | |
| going long | 8% | 7% | 9 / 20 | |
| passing to a full-back | 5% | 14% | 17 / 20 | |
| passing back | 3% | 3% | 11 / 20 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 20 | |
| taking a throw-in | 0% | 3% | 13 / 20 |
The opponents who went long most (48% of build-ups) got out 38% of the time; those who mostly played short (17% long) got out 47%. That is a real difference (p=0.0).
Best escapes: Man Utd 48%; Liverpool 48%; Crystal Palace 47%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Exequiel Palacios (17), Julio Enciso (15), Dara O'Shea (13), Issa Diop (11).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 47 | 19% | 15% |
| midfield | 187 | 24% | 6% |
| final third | 278 | 25% | 1% |
18.0 opponent attacks per match after winning the ball in open play that broke forward fast or reached the final third. Shading and % = share of the xG they produced, by the channel they used. Ipswich's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Ipswich's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): left 44% conceded vs 36% own, right 42% conceded vs 36% own, centre 13% conceded vs 27% own.
Every real turnover, named by the situation it came from. "Fast" = the side with the ball reached the final third within 10 seconds. Only real turnovers appear here: for everything the press wins high, including restarts it forced into an error, see "Every ball won in the opponent’s third" in the press section.
| type | times | share | fast | shot | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won high from a settled build-up (press) | 36 | 6%lg 4% | 28% | 8%lg 11% | 0.1 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 75 | 12%lg 9% | 17% | 3%lg 3% | 0.0 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 72 | 12%lg 13% | 36% | 10%lg 7% | 0.5 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 25 | 4%lg 4% | 12% | 4%lg 0% | 0.0 | |
| Won in midfield | 148 | 24%lg 25% | 33% | 5%lg 6% | 1.0 | |
| Won deep in own third | 222 | 37%lg 39% | 14% | 4%lg 3% | 1.3 | |
| Won from their set piece | 30 | 5%lg 5% | 3% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 36 | 6%lg 4% | 44% | 11%lg 13% | 0.3 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 51 | 9%lg 9% | 20% | 2%lg 4% | 0.1 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 64 | 11%lg 13% | 36% | 8%lg 6% | 0.5 | |
| Lost during own counter | 36 | 6%lg 4% | 14% | 0%lg 0% | 0.0 | |
| Lost in midfield | 164 | 29%lg 25% | 36% | 12%lg 6% | 2.0 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 193 | 34%lg 39% | 13% | 4%lg 3% | 1.1 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 22 | 4%lg 5% | 23% | 5%lg 2% | 0.1 |
Every controlled possession is typed by how it was played, and every real turnover (a possession that was established and then lost) by what the losing side was doing, how it lost the ball and what the winner did next. "Settled" = sustained or worked possessions; "unsettled" = short, second-ball, counter and direct possessions.
| type | times | share | ended in a shot | avg passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 75 | 11%lg 11% | 17%lg 15% | 13.6 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 170 | 24%lg 26% | 9%lg 10% | 5.7 | |
| direct attack | 84 | 12%lg 14% | 1%lg 2% | 1.4 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 180 | 25%lg 21% | 3% | 1.6 |
| the side losing it was in… | times | fast attack | secured | lost straight back | can’t keep it | shot | xG | how it was lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 52 | 21% | 13% | 13% | 40% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 31, bad touch 7 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 129 | 29% | 12% | 10% | 41% | 12% | 1.8 | pass cut out 70, long ball lost 31 | |
| direct attack | 72 | 12% | 17% | 14% | 44% | 1% | 0.2 | long ball lost 37, pass cut out 22 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 149 | 38% | 8% | 5% | 44% | 11% | 1.4 | pass cut out 67, long ball lost 33 | |
| second-ball possession | 100 | 20% | 18% | 7% | 50% | 5% | 0.5 | pass cut out 54, long ball lost 21 | |
| counter / fast transition | 42 | 12% | 17% | 14% | 52% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 19, bad touch 8 | |
| set piece | 22 | 23% | 14% | 9% | 50% | 5% | 0.1 | pass cut out 11, bad touch 4 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 274 | 48%lg 52% | 4% | |
| long ball lost | 135 | 24%lg 24% | 4% | |
| bad touch | 71 | 13%lg 14% | 10% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 41 | 7%lg 6% | 20% | |
| failed dribble | 37 | 7%lg 6% | 8% | |
| error | 5 | 1% | 80% |
| the opponent was in… | times | fast attack | secured | lost straight back | can’t keep it | shot | xG | how it was lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 76 | 18% | 17% | 13% | 43% | 3% | 0.0 | pass cut out 38, bad touch 14 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 147 | 18% | 12% | 7% | 48% | 5% | 0.6 | pass cut out 78, long ball lost 35 | |
| direct attack | 77 | 32% | 17% | 8% | 26% | 4% | 0.9 | long ball lost 33, pass cut out 30 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 125 | 26% | 5% | 6% | 57% | 9% | 1.1 | pass cut out 47, long ball lost 35 | |
| second-ball possession | 124 | 23% | 10% | 6% | 52% | 4% | 0.3 | pass cut out 67, long ball lost 22 | |
| counter / fast transition | 29 | 14% | 17% | 17% | 45% | 3% | 0.0 | pass cut out 19, bad touch 5 | |
| set piece | 30 | 3% | 13% | 10% | 57% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 18, long ball lost 7 |
Fast attack = their final third or box reached within 10s. Secured = kept 10s+ or 4+ passes. Lost straight back = controlled, then lost within 5s. Can’t keep it = won the ball but never got it under control (cleared it, headed it away, blocked it or lost it at once).
Each phase split into the situations it is made of, every row with its league median and clips. Shots are their own category: a possession that ends in a shot has finished, it has not lost the ball.
| type | times | share | got out | reached the box | lost in build-up | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from the keeper / goal kick, played out short | 32 | 18%lg 17% | 75% | 25% | 25% | 9% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 20 | 11%lg 13% | 45% | 0% | 55% | 0% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 12 | 7% | 0% | 8% | 67% | 8% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 7 | 4%lg 8% | 71% | 14% | 29% | 0% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 12 | 7%lg 5% | 42% | 17% | 58% | 8% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 7 | 4%lg 4% | 57% | 0% | 29% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, went long (bypass) | 6 | 3%lg 3% | 50% | 0% | 33% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 29 | 17%lg 16% | 69% | 24% | 21% | 10% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 25 | 14%lg 11% | 32% | 0% | 64% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 17 | 10% | 0% | 0% | 47% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 25 | 12%lg 10% | 4% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 57 | 28%lg 26% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 11 | 5%lg 5% | 9% | |
| they played through short | 65 | 32%lg 30% | 8% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 45 | 22%lg 26% | 4% |
Won high = the ball won in the opponent's own third. Forced long = the opponent left its third with a long ball (then either lost it in that possession, or kept it).
| created by | shots | share of open play | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 10 | 15%lg 12% | 1.6 | 0.16lg 0.11 | 1 | |
| cutback | 6 | 9%lg 9% | 0.9 | 0.15lg 0.11 | 1 | |
| through ball | 3 | 4%lg 3% | 0.4 | 0.14lg 0.17 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 36 | 53%lg 52% | 2.6 | 0.07lg 0.08 | 4 | |
| long ball | 3 | 4%lg 4% | 0.4 | 0.12lg 0.07 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 7 | 10%lg 9% | 0.7 | 0.10lg 0.08 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 3 | 4%lg 9% | 0.6 | 0.19lg 0.13 | 2 | |
| corner (set piece) | 7 | – | 0.4 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 4 | – | 0.4 | 0.11 | 1 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.8 | 0.79 | 1 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 15 | 15%lg 11% | 1.3 | 0.09 | 2 | |
| cutback | 7 | 7%lg 9% | 0.9 | 0.12 | 1 | |
| through ball | 8 | 8%lg 3% | 1.3 | 0.16 | 4 | |
| short pass / combination | 45 | 45%lg 54% | 4.1 | 0.09 | 4 | |
| long ball | 5 | 5%lg 4% | 0.3 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 5 | 5%lg 11% | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 16 | 16%lg 9% | 3.0 | 0.19 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 17 | – | 0.9 | 0.06 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 5 | – | 0.5 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 5 | – | 0.1 | 0.02 | 1 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 6 | – | 0.3 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.8 | 0.79 | 1 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 11 | 13%lg 9% | |
| keeper held it | 13 | 16%lg 9% | |
| keeper parried it | 9 | 11%lg 12% | |
| blocked | 12 | 14%lg 32% | |
| off target | 36 | 43%lg 37% | |
| hit the woodwork | 2 | 2% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (7), median release 13s; league share turned into a fast attack 14%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 0 | 0% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 14% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 6 | 86% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (13); league share broken against fast 17%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 0 | 0% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 8% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 12 | 92% |
Fast = the keeper's side reached its final third within 15s of the save. Quick = first pass within 6s.
The other half of each phase above. Their own phases break down when they lose the ball (real turnovers only); their press and block break down when the opponent gets through. Each card: how often, how, where, who is involved, and what it costs them.
151 balls lost in 455 build-up phases (33%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 3.1/10 · league 2.7/10
What it costs: 40% turned into a fast attack · 44% the opponent can’t keep · 10% led to a shot · 1.6 xG
193 balls lost in 605 middle-third phases (32%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 2.8/10 · league 2.7/10
What it costs: 32% turned into a fast attack · 36% the opponent can’t keep · 8% led to a shot · 1.5 xG
186 balls lost in 408 final-third phases (46%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 57% · league 60%
What it costs: 9% turned into a fast attack · 54% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 0.5 xG
42 deliveries into the box did not arrive
42 of 65 counter-attacks lost (65%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 19% · league 18%
What it costs: 12% turned into a fast attack · 52% the opponent can’t keep · 0% led to a shot · 0.0 xG
65 counters: 14 ended in a shot, 42 were lost, 9 slowed down or went out
75 of 179 opponent build-ups got out (42%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 42% · league 46%
What it costs: 43% reached the final third · 11% led to a shot · 0.7 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
124 box entries in 475 opponent final-third phases (26%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 48% · league 51%
What it costs: 53% led to a shot · 9.5 xG
Sides are their own.
22 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 23% turned into a fast attack · 50% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 0.1 xG
Their corners and free kicks that were lost in open play, and what the opponent did next.
Takers: Samuel Amissah (9), Abdul Fatawu (8), Jaden Philogene (2)
First contact in the box: Dara O'Shea (3), Samuel Amissah (1), Jacob Greaves (1), Emersonn (1), Abdul Fatawu (1)
What each player does in the phases, counted over the window. Only lines that clear a minimum count are shown.
The comparison behind the report: each behaviour as a rate per opportunity, ranked among the 20 Premier League clubs' full seasons, with how many of the 8 matches sat on the same side of the league median. "Style" is never a verdict.
| behaviour | Ipswich | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | turnovers lost during an own counter | 6% | 4% | 1 / 20 | 5/8 | |
| weakness | balls lost in midfield that led to an opponent shot | 12% | 6% | 2 / 20 | 5/8 | |
| weakness | balls lost from a settled possession that led to an opponent shot | 9% | 4% | 2 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | cutback per 100 final third phases | 1.0/100 | 2.6/100 | 19 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| weakness | final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) | 42% | 50% | 20 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | build-ups from the back line played out short | 4% | 8% | 19 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| weakness | xG conceded after winning the ball (transition) | 0.52 xG | 0.35 xG | 2 / 20 | 5/8 | |
| style | final-third entries played by a midfielder (DM/CM) | 39% | 28% | 1 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| strength | shots blocked | 14% | 32% | 20 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| style | controlled possessions that are short possessions (0-3 passes) | 25% | 21% | 2 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| weakness | xG from own corners / free kicks | 0.08 xG | 0.19 xG | 19 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | build-up exits down the left | 32% | 43% | 20 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | open-play shots conceded from through balls | 8% | 3% | 1 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| weakness | lost balls the opponent can't keep | 45% | 50% | 19 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | box entries with a cross | 15% | 7% | 1 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | shots held by the keeper | 16% | 9% | 1 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | third man combination per 100 final third phases | 11.3/100 | 17.1/100 | 20 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| weakness | build-up giveaways per 10 build-up phases | 3.1/10 | 2.7/10 | 1 / 20 | 5/8 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| when trailing vs when level | build-up exits down the right | 40% | 70% | 0.0012 | |
| when trailing vs when level | box entries by carrying it in | 50% | 79% | 0.0043 | |
| when trailing vs when level | build-up exits played by the goalkeeper | 25% | 43% | 0.0409 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third entries through the centre | 12% | 26% | 0.0375 | |
| second half vs first half | build-up exits down the right | 42% | 61% | 0.0379 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | vs Sunderland | W 2-1 | 1.1–0.8 | pressed aggressively | Won 2-1, chances 1.10 v 0.78 xG. Sunderland pressed harder than a typical Premier League side does (strict PPDA 10.1, league median 14.4) and went long on 62% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: final-third entries by carrying it in 7%, far below their usual 25%. |
| 2026-08-30 | at Man Utd | L 2-5 | 0.9–3.7 | mid-intensity press | Lost 2-5 and the chances agreed (0.93 v 3.70 xG). Man Utd pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 13.3, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: non-penalty xG conceded 3.70 xG, far above their usual 1.61 xG. |
| 2026-09-04 | vs Liverpool | L 0-2 | 0.9–0.7 | mid-intensity press | Lost 0-2 and the chances agreed (0.94 v 0.69 xG). Liverpool pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 16.6, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent final-third phases that created 39%, far below their usual 49%. |
| 2026-09-12 | at Crystal Palace | W 3-2 | 1.6–0.7 | sat deep / passive | Won 3-2, chances 1.58 v 0.70 xG. Crystal Palace defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 18.7, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: PPDA, strict (opponent passes in their own 60% per committed ball-winning action) 10.4, far below their usual 16.1. |
| 2026-09-19 | at Everton | L 0-1 | 1.2–1.6 | mid-intensity press | Lost 0-1 and the chances agreed (1.21 v 1.57 xG). Everton pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 17.1, league median 14.4) and went long on 52% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 26.0/match, far above their usual 17.5/match. |
| 2026-10-10 | vs Fulham | W 2-1 | 1.1–1.1 | sat deep / passive | Won 2-1, chances 1.07 v 1.11 xG. Fulham defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 19.1, league median 14.4) and went long on 50% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 75%, far above their usual 49%. |
| 2026-10-17 | at Man City | L 2-3 | 0.7–2.5 | mid-intensity press | Lost 2-3 and the chances agreed (0.66 v 2.48 xG). Man City pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 13.2, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: middle-third phases that progressed into the final third 38%, far below their usual 69%. |
| 2026-10-23 | vs Nottingham Forest | D 1-1 | 0.6–1.8 | mid-intensity press | Drew 1-1 (0.57 v 1.85 xG). Nottingham Forest pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 16.9, league median 14.4) and went long on 65% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 17%, far below their usual 35%. |