Parma Calcio 1913 — opposition report

Serie A 2026/27 · 8 matches (2026-08-22 to 2026-10-24) · W1 D1 L6 · goals 5–15 · npxG 6.5–12.1 · WhoScored event data, every sequence rebuilt from the raw feed

Early season: built from 8 league matches. League ranks and splits move a lot at this stage — read them as provisional, and lean on the clips.

The short version

How to beat themgame plan

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.

Beating their press

  1. In your own build-up area, play on one or two touches: don't try to dribble past their press, and keep first touches clean.

    33% of their high regains come straight after the opponent tries to dribble past someone or takes a bad touch (league median 29%); only 8% come from forward passes.

  2. Copy the sides that escaped it: Monza got out 81% (long on 25%), Inter got out 81% (long on 31%).

    Average escape rate against them is 56%.

Transitions

  1. When you win it, go down their right side immediately.

    65% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes down their right side (63 attacks, 10 shots), against 25% of their own attacking xG through that channel.

Set pieces

  1. Avoid conceding corners; mark Mariano Troilo first.

    22% of their corners end in a shot; first contacts: Mariano Troilo (3), Enrico Delprato (2), Diego Carlos (2).

Shape and structurein possession, by phase

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. Parma Calcio 1913 attack left to right.

Edoardo Corvi → Mariano Troilo: 42Mariano Troilo → Edoardo Corvi: 40Diego Carlos → Edoardo Corvi: 34Edoardo Corvi → Diego Carlos: 24Diego Carlos → Mariano Troilo: 22Mariano Troilo → Enrico Delprato: 19Edoardo Corvi (GK) -- 259 touchesE. CorviMariano Troilo (CB) -- 229 touchesM. TroiloDiego Carlos (CB) -- 143 touchesD. CarlosEnrico Delprato (FB) -- 126 touchesE. DelpratoMandela Keita / Christian Ordóñez (CM) -- 120 touchesM. Keita / C. OrdóñezEmanuele Valeri (WM) -- 55 touchesE. ValeriVincent Sierro (CM) -- 52 touchesV. SierroDominik Drobnic (CB) -- 50 touchesD. DrobnicAdrián Bernabé (CM) -- 36 touchesA. BernabéEl Bilal Touré (AM) -- 35 touchesE. TouréSimone Lontani (AM) -- 32 touchesS. LontaniSascha Britschgi (WM) -- 25 touchesS. Britschgi

attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone

Most involved
  • Edoardo Corvi48% of build-up phases
  • Mariano Troilo37% of build-up phases
  • Diego Carlos25% of build-up phases
  • Enrico Delprato23% of build-up phases
Main connections
  • Edoardo Corvi → Mariano Troilo42
  • Mariano Troilo → Edoardo Corvi40
  • Diego Carlos → Edoardo Corvi34
  • Edoardo Corvi → Diego Carlos24
  • Diego Carlos → Mariano Troilo22
  • Mariano Troilo → Enrico Delprato19

446 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.

Their pressout of possession

27defensive actions per match in the opponent's final 40%
56%of opponent build-ups got out into the next third
3.0high regains per match
38%of those regains led to a shot

Who presses

  • El Bilal Touré46
  • David Romero19
  • Mandela Keita18
  • Simone Lontani13
  • Sascha Britschgi13
  • Enrico Delprato12

Tackles, interceptions, recoveries, blocks, challenges and fouls in the opponent's final 40%.

Every ball won in the opponent's third, by source

130 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 21 (2.6 a match).

sourcetimesshareper matchshot
press: settled build-up taken off them2116%2.610%
press: their restart forced into an error before they settled00%0.0–
counter-press: won straight back after losing it65%0.817%
second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it10379%12.927%
↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked)86%1.012%
↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared4535%5.636%
↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away1310%1.631%
↳ after their own throw-in / set piece118%1.49%
↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled)2620%3.223%

What triggers a regain

opponent wasshareleaguerank
dribbling or a loose touch33%29%3 / 20
passing to a full-back17%12%4 / 20
passing to the keeper8%0%1 / 20
passing forward8%30%20 / 20
going long8%8%9 / 20
taking a throw-in8%4%3 / 20
passing back0%3%12 / 20
passing sideways0%8%16 / 20
a loose ball0%0%1 / 20

Who got out, and how

0%25%50%75%100%0%25%50%75%share of build-ups that went longgot out of the pressMonza: got out 81%, went long 25% (16 build-ups)MonzaInter: got out 81%, went long 31% (16 build-ups)InterLazio: got out 69%, went long 31% (13 build-ups)LazioCagliari: got out 60%, went long 16% (25 build-ups)CagliariComo: got out 53%, went long 33% (15 build-ups)ComoGenoa: got out 53%, went long 18% (17 build-ups)GenoaTorino: got out 32%, went long 36% (25 build-ups)Juventus: got out 20%, went long 20% (10 build-ups)Juventus

The opponents who went long most (33% of build-ups) got out 59% of the time; those who mostly played short (20% long) got out 54%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.7443).

Best escapes: Monza 81%; Inter 81%; Lazio 69%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.

Transitions

When they win it

10.2fast attacks per match (counters, high transitions, high ball-wins)
22%end in a shot

Most often started by Mandela Keita (11), Mariano Troilo (10), El Bilal Touré (10), Enrico Delprato (9).

Counter-press: losing it, by where

lost inlosseswon back within 5sled to a shot
own third4626%7%
midfield19624%4%
final third22225%2%

When they lose it — where the damage comes

24%63 attacks · 7 shots · 0.5 xG11%30 attacks · 2 shots · 0.2 xG65%63 attacks · 10 shots · 1.4 xG

19.5 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. Parma Calcio 1913's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Parma Calcio 1913's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): right 65% conceded vs 25% own, left 24% conceded vs 25% own, centre 11% conceded vs 50% own.

Right
Left
Centre

Transition types

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.

When they win the ball

typetimessharefastshotxG
Won high from a settled build-up (press)224%lg 4%23%9%lg 12%0.1
Won after their long possession (10+ passes)9417%lg 11%12%6%lg 2%0.4
Won straight back after losing it (counter-press)6211%lg 11%19%5%lg 7%0.4
Won by stopping their counter275%lg 4%19%4%lg 4%0.0
Won in midfield12422%lg 27%27%7%lg 6%0.7
Won deep in own third20737%lg 37%11%2%lg 4%0.4
Won from their set piece305%lg 5%13%7%lg 5%0.2

When they lose the ball

typetimesshareopponent fastshot againstxG
Lost in own build-up under pressure306%lg 4%50%7%lg 11%0.1
Lost after own long possession (10+ passes)438%lg 12%28%9%lg 2%0.4
Lost straight after winning it6813%lg 11%46%7%lg 7%0.5
Lost during own counter143%lg 4%14%7%lg 6%0.1
Lost in midfield16230%lg 27%36%6%lg 6%0.6
Lost in the final third (attack broke down)19236%lg 36%15%6%lg 4%1.3
Lost from own set piece306%lg 5%23%0%lg 5%0.0

Possessions and turnovers in detailsub-categories

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.

28%of their turnovers the opponent turns into a fast attack · league 22%
46%Lost balls the opponent can’t keep · league 49%
8%of balls lost from settled possession lead to a shot against · league 5%
5%of balls lost from unsettled possession lead to a shot against · league 6%
16%of the balls they win become a fast attack · league 23%
5%of the balls they win produce a shot · league 6%

How they play their possessions (660 controlled open-play possessions)

typetimesshareended in a shotavg passes
sustained circulation (10+ passes)619%lg 13%13%lg 14%13.5
worked possession (4-9 passes)17326%lg 28%8%lg 11%6.0
direct attack10015%lg 13%3%lg 3%1.6
short possession (0-3 passes)15523%lg 21%2%1.4

When they lose the ball (539 turnovers) — their rest defence

the side losing it was in…timesfast attacksecuredlost straight backcan’t keep itshotxGhow it was lost
sustained circulation (10+ passes)4328%12%9%44%9%0.4pass cut out 28, long ball lost 9
worked possession (4-9 passes)13126%13%5%50%8%0.7pass cut out 68, long ball lost 29
direct attack8339%19%4%28%7%0.9long ball lost 45, pass cut out 23
short possession (0-3 passes)13534%10%5%49%6%0.8pass cut out 69, bad touch 29
second-ball possession9720%16%3%54%3%0.1pass cut out 44, bad touch 20
counter / fast transition2015%0%30%40%5%0.1pass cut out 12, tackled / dispossessed 3
set piece3023%7%3%43%0%0.0pass cut out 18, long ball lost 8

How they lose it

mechanismtimesshareled to a shot against
pass cut out26249%lg 51%6%
long ball lost12824%lg 20%9%
bad touch8716%lg 15%6%
failed dribble316%lg 6%0%
tackled / dispossessed306%lg 6%3%

When they win the ball (566 turnovers) — what they do with it

the opponent was in…timesfast attacksecuredlost straight backcan’t keep itshotxGhow it was lost
sustained circulation (10+ passes)9512%12%12%52%6%0.4pass cut out 55, bad touch 19
worked possession (4-9 passes)14417%7%11%60%5%0.6pass cut out 91, long ball lost 23
direct attack5924%20%7%39%3%0.1long ball lost 26, pass cut out 22
short possession (0-3 passes)10318%14%13%50%6%0.6pass cut out 45, bad touch 26
second-ball possession9413%17%6%57%2%0.2pass cut out 60, long ball lost 11
counter / fast transition4117%17%5%49%5%0.1pass cut out 24, bad touch 9
set piece3013%7%7%73%7%0.2pass cut out 22, long ball lost 4

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).

Phase by phase: the typessub-categories

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.

Build-up: how it starts and how it gets out (199 build-ups)

typetimessharegot outreached the boxlost in build-upshot
from the keeper / goal kick, played out short3719%lg 18%76%14%24%11%
from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass)3417%lg 11%44%21%47%0%
from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled2111%0%0%62%5%
from the back line, played out short137%lg 10%31%15%46%0%
from the back line, went long (bypass)158%lg 5%20%0%67%0%
from a throw-in, played out short105%lg 5%70%40%30%20%
from a throw-in, went long (bypass)53%lg 3%0%0%100%0%
straight after winning it, played out short2613%lg 20%58%35%35%8%
straight after winning it, went long (bypass)189%lg 9%33%6%50%0%
straight after winning it, stuck / recycled147%0%7%43%0%

Their press: what happens to every opponent build-up (153)

outcometimesshareopponent shot
won it high1610%lg 8%0%
forced long, then won it back3724%lg 22%3%
forced long, they kept it53%lg 5%40%
they played through short6744%lg 35%18%
kept them stuck (recycled back)2818%lg 27%0%

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).

Chance creation: what created their shots

created byshotsshare of open playxGxG per shotgoals
cross916%lg 11%0.80.09lg 0.110
cutback814%lg 6%0.60.08lg 0.101
through ball23%lg 2%0.40.20lg 0.240
short pass / combination2747%lg 53%1.90.07lg 0.083
long ball47%lg 5%0.30.06lg 0.080
individual (dribble / self-made)47%lg 10%0.30.08lg 0.081
rebound / second ball47%lg 10%0.20.05lg 0.100
corner (set piece)10–0.70.070
free kick (indirect) (set piece)13–1.00.080
direct free kick (set piece)1–0.00.030
throw-in (set piece)3–0.10.040

Chances they concede: what created the opponent's shots

created byshotssharexGxG per shotgoals
cross1313%lg 11%1.20.091
cutback99%lg 6%0.80.090
through ball33%lg 3%1.10.371
short pass / combination5153%lg 54%3.70.075
long ball44%lg 4%0.20.051
individual (dribble / self-made)66%lg 9%0.70.110
rebound / second ball1111%lg 9%1.20.114
corner (set piece)27–2.20.081
free kick (indirect) (set piece)10–0.80.080
direct free kick (set piece)4–0.10.030
throw-in (set piece)1–0.00.030
penalty (set piece)1–0.80.791

How their shots end

endingshotsshare
goal56%lg 10%
keeper held it1214%lg 10%
keeper parried it1113%lg 13%
blocked1416%lg 26%
off target4249%lg 39%
hit the woodwork11%

Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.

Keeper transitions

After their keeper held a shot (14), median release 9s; league share turned into a fast attack 13%:

their keeper held it, then…timesshare
keeper released fast -> fast attack17%
keeper released quickly, no fast attack321%
keeper slowed the game1071%

After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (12); league share broken against fast 12%:

the opponent keeper held it, then…timesshare
keeper released fast -> fast attack18%
keeper released quickly, no fast attack217%
keeper slowed the game975%

Fast = the keeper's side reached its final third within 15s of the save. Quick = first pass within 6s.

When it breaks downevery phase

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.

Build-up breaks down

151 balls lost in 446 build-up phases (34%)

giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.9/10 · league 2.6/10

How
  • long ball lost84
  • pass cut out44
  • bad touch12
  • tackled / dispossessed8
Where
  • centre36
  • right half-space32
  • left wing31
  • right wing28
Who
  • Edoardo Corvi38
  • Mariano Troilo19
  • Enrico Delprato15
  • Diego Carlos14

What it costs: 36% turned into a fast attack · 44% the opponent can’t keep · 7% led to a shot · 1.3 xG

Progression breaks down

203 balls lost in 561 middle-third phases (36%)

giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 3.1/10 · league 2.8/10

How
  • pass cut out107
  • bad touch39
  • long ball lost26
  • failed dribble17
Where
  • centre55
  • right half-space43
  • right wing41
  • left half-space37
Who
  • El Bilal Touré29
  • David Romero21
  • Adrián Bernabé20
  • Mandela Keita19

What it costs: 34% turned into a fast attack · 36% the opponent can’t keep · 7% led to a shot · 0.9 xG

Final third breaks down

151 balls lost in 308 final-third phases (49%)

deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 50% · league 51%

How
  • pass cut out99
  • bad touch31
  • failed dribble9
  • long ball lost7
Where
  • centre58
  • left half-space31
  • right half-space24
  • right wing20
Who
  • Emanuele Valeri34
  • Simone Lontani19
  • El Bilal Touré16
  • Mandela Keita12

What it costs: 11% turned into a fast attack · 64% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 0.6 xG

39 deliveries into the box did not arrive

Counter-attacks fail

20 of 38 counter-attacks lost (53%)

attacking transitions that produce a shot: 22% · league 20%

How
  • pass cut out12
  • tackled / dispossessed3
  • bad touch3
  • failed dribble2
Where
  • left half-space7
  • centre7
  • right half-space3
  • right wing2
Who
  • El Bilal Touré4
  • Emanuele Valeri4
  • David Romero3
  • Simone Lontani3

What it costs: 15% turned into a fast attack · 40% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 0.1 xG

38 counters: 12 ended in a shot, 20 were lost, 6 slowed down or went out

Their press is beaten

77 of 137 opponent build-ups got out (56%)

opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 56% · league 48%

How
  • short pass41
  • carry19
  • long ball15
  • clearance1
Where
  • centre18
  • right wing16
  • left wing15
  • right half-space14
Who
  • centre-back18
  • central midfielder17
  • full-back16
  • goalkeeper16

What it costs: 39% reached the final third · 17% led to a shot · 1.1 xG

Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.

Their block is broken

149 box entries in 524 opponent final-third phases (28%)

opponent final-third phases that create: 50% · league 49%

How
  • carry84
  • short pass32
  • cross18
  • dribble8
Where
  • left half-space50
  • centre36
  • right half-space36
  • right wing14
Who
  • wide midfielder37
  • striker26
  • central midfielder23
  • winger22

What it costs: 44% led to a shot · 8.3 xG

Sides are their own.

Set pieces backfire

30 set pieces lost in open play

How
  • pass cut out18
  • long ball lost8
  • bad touch2
  • tackled / dispossessed1
Where
  • centre9
  • left wing6
  • left half-space6
  • right half-space6
Who
  • Emanuele Valeri4
  • Edoardo Corvi4
  • Enrico Delprato3
  • Simone Lontani2

What it costs: 23% turned into a fast attack · 43% the opponent can’t keep · 0% led to a shot · 0.0 xG

Their corners and free kicks that were lost in open play, and what the opponent did next.

Set piecesattacking corners

27corners (3.4 per match)
22%end in a shot
0.6xG from corners

Delivery

  • central48%shot 23% · 0.4 xG
  • near post30%shot 0% · 0.0 xG
  • far post22%shot 50% · 0.2 xG

Who

Takers: Emanuele Valeri (13), Vincent Sierro (5), Adrián Bernabé (5)

First contact in the box: Mariano Troilo (3), Enrico Delprato (2), Diego Carlos (2), Abdoulaye Ndiaye (1), El Bilal Touré (1)

Key players

What each player does in the phases, counted over the window. Only lines that clear a minimum count are shown.

Mariano TroiloCB
  • plays 31 build-up exits (65% carry on cleanly)
Emanuele ValeriWM
  • gets it into the box 17 times (53% end in a shot)
David RomeroST
  • 16 shots, 1.7 npxG, 2 goals
Mandela KeitaCM
  • 15 ball wins high up the pitch
Edoardo CorviGK
  • plays 25 build-up exits (48% carry on cleanly)

Where a player changes the outcome (p<0.05)

Against the leaguesupporting evidence

The comparison behind the report: each behaviour as a rate per opportunity, ranked among the 20 Serie A clubs' full seasons, with how many of the 8 matches sat on the same side of the league median. "Style" is never a verdict.

behaviourParma Calcio 1913league medianrankmatches
stylebuild-ups from the keeper going long17%11%1 / 206/8
weaknessshots off target49%39%1 / 206/8
weaknessopponent build-ups kept stuck / recycled18%27%20 / 207/8
styleturnovers won after a long opponent possession17%11%2 / 206/8
stylebyline cross per 100 final third phases11.7/1008.8/1002 / 206/8
weaknessturnovers the opponent turned into a fast attack28%22%2 / 207/8
strengthshots blocked16%26%20 / 206/8
weaknessballs they won but can't keep (cleared, blocked, lost loose)54%49%2 / 206/8
stylefinal-third entries with a long ball23%16%2 / 205/8
styleopen-play shots created by cutbacks14%6%1 / 205/8
Their most dangerous routes
phaseroutetimesshottheir average
How they change against different opponents
splitbehaviourabp
when trailing vs when levelfinal-third phases that created (box entry or key pass)57%35%0.0002
when trailing vs when levelbuild-up exits with a long ball29%52%0.0092
second half vs first halffinal-third phases that created (box entry or key pass)54%42%0.0375
The 8 matches
dateopponentresultnpxGopponent presswhat happened
2026-08-22vs CagliariL 0-10.7–1.0pressed aggressivelyLost 0-1 and the chances agreed (0.67 v 0.97 xG). Cagliari pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 12.2, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 15%, far below their usual 32%.
2026-08-29at JuventusL 0-20.3–1.7pressed aggressivelyLost 0-2 and the chances agreed (0.30 v 1.73 xG). Juventus pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 8.3, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways regained within 5s (counter-press) 35%, far above their usual 25%.
2026-09-06vs MonzaD 1-10.8–1.7mid-intensity pressDrew 1-1 (0.84 v 1.66 xG). Monza pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 16.7, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 70%, far above their usual 42%.
2026-09-14at ComoL 1-21.0–3.2pressed aggressivelyLost 1-2 and the chances agreed (1.01 v 3.15 xG). Como pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 12.1, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: non-penalty xG conceded 3.15 xG, far above their usual 1.51 xG.
2026-09-20vs GenoaW 2-10.4–0.6pressed aggressivelyWon 2-1, chances 0.40 v 0.58 xG. Genoa pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 9.5, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the right 65%, far above their usual 38%.
2026-10-10at InterL 0-30.5–1.4pressed aggressivelyLost 0-3 and the chances agreed (0.52 v 1.39 xG). Inter pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 11.1, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s 8%, far above their usual 3%.
2026-10-19vs TorinoL 0-32.0–1.1mid-intensity pressLost 0-3 despite the better chances (2.01 v 1.09 xG) -- a finishing / goalkeeping defeat more than a tactical one. Torino pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 13.9, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: final-third entries by carrying it in 33%, far above their usual 14%.
2026-10-24at LazioL 1-20.7–1.5pressed aggressivelyLost 1-2 and the chances agreed (0.73 v 1.52 xG). Lazio pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 11.8, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: box entries with a cross 50%, far above their usual 11%.

Method and limits

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