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 Emerson and press him when he receives.
Build-up exits made by Emerson: the build-up carried on cleanly 40% of the time, vs 69% through anyone else (15 times).
Hit them while they are unsettled: press the moment they win the ball, before they can settle into possession. Their rest defence holds once they are circulating.
When they lose short or broken possessions, 10% lead to a shot against (273 turnovers); after settled possession only 5% do (264) -- p=0.0626.
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. Marseille attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
424 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
639 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
490 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%.
188 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 43 (5.4 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 42 | 22% | 5.2 | 12% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 1 | 1% | 0.1 | 100% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 15 | 8% | 1.9 | 7% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 130 | 69% | 16.2 | 29% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 12 | 6% | 1.5 | 17% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 69 | 37% | 8.6 | 33% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 7 | 4% | 0.9 | 43% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 8 | 4% | 1.0 | 12% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 34 | 18% | 4.2 | 26% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| passing forward | 33% | 23% | 6 / 18 | |
| dribbling or a loose touch | 23% | 28% | 15 / 18 | |
| going long | 15% | 6% | 1 / 18 | |
| passing to a full-back | 13% | 18% | 12 / 18 | |
| passing sideways | 6% | 7% | 11 / 18 | |
| passing back | 2% | 2% | 9 / 18 | |
| passing to the keeper | 2% | 2% | 9 / 18 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 18 | |
| taking a throw-in | 0% | 4% | 17 / 18 |
The opponents who went long most (29% of build-ups) got out 45% of the time; those who mostly played short (19% long) got out 49%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.5982).
Best escapes: PSG 61%; Monaco 59%; Angers 50%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Himad Abdelli (19), Emerson (14), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (12), Amine Gouiri (10).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 41 | 32% | 24% |
| midfield | 174 | 30% | 6% |
| final third | 285 | 24% | 1% |
16.9 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. Marseille's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Marseille's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): right 37% conceded vs 33% own, centre 34% conceded vs 33% own, left 29% conceded vs 33% 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) | 41 | 8%lg 5% | 49% | 7%lg 12% | 0.2 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 62 | 12%lg 11% | 19% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 63 | 12%lg 12% | 40% | 10%lg 6% | 0.6 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 25 | 5%lg 4% | 12% | 4%lg 0% | 0.2 | |
| Won in midfield | 135 | 26%lg 24% | 46% | 7%lg 6% | 0.7 | |
| Won deep in own third | 158 | 31%lg 37% | 12% | 3%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Won from their set piece | 31 | 6%lg 5% | 23% | 0%lg 0% | 0.0 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 38 | 7%lg 5% | 47% | 16%lg 8% | 0.6 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 97 | 17%lg 11% | 13% | 3%lg 3% | 0.3 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 57 | 10%lg 12% | 32% | 12%lg 7% | 0.7 | |
| Lost during own counter | 24 | 4%lg 4% | 17% | 8%lg 0% | 0.1 | |
| Lost in midfield | 137 | 25%lg 25% | 33% | 11%lg 7% | 1.6 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 184 | 33%lg 36% | 12% | 4%lg 3% | 0.5 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 20 | 4%lg 5% | 20% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 |
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) | 138 | 20%lg 13% | 12%lg 12% | 16.0 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 204 | 29%lg 29% | 9%lg 9% | 6.0 | |
| direct attack | 71 | 10%lg 11% | 1%lg 3% | 1.6 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 119 | 17%lg 22% | 1% | 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) | 100 | 14% | 17% | 8% | 49% | 4% | 0.4 | pass cut out 61, bad touch 16 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 164 | 23% | 7% | 7% | 51% | 6% | 0.9 | pass cut out 97, long ball lost 26 | |
| direct attack | 56 | 38% | 12% | 5% | 39% | 14% | 0.7 | pass cut out 23, long ball lost 22 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 105 | 25% | 9% | 7% | 55% | 10% | 1.0 | pass cut out 45, long ball lost 21 | |
| second-ball possession | 75 | 20% | 17% | 5% | 49% | 7% | 0.7 | pass cut out 38, bad touch 13 | |
| counter / fast transition | 37 | 16% | 14% | 14% | 49% | 5% | 0.1 | pass cut out 19, bad touch 7 | |
| set piece | 20 | 20% | 10% | 15% | 50% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 11, bad touch 5 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 294 | 53%lg 53% | 6% | |
| long ball lost | 99 | 18%lg 20% | 4% | |
| bad touch | 85 | 15%lg 14% | 11% | |
| failed dribble | 38 | 7%lg 6% | 8% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 37 | 7%lg 6% | 8% |
| 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) | 64 | 20% | 9% | 3% | 59% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 43, long ball lost 14 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 130 | 32% | 14% | 6% | 41% | 6% | 0.6 | pass cut out 71, long ball lost 23 | |
| direct attack | 57 | 26% | 26% | 9% | 37% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 23, long ball lost 22 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 132 | 35% | 13% | 4% | 45% | 8% | 1.0 | pass cut out 58, long ball lost 29 | |
| second-ball possession | 70 | 30% | 6% | 14% | 43% | 4% | 0.3 | pass cut out 31, long ball lost 16 | |
| counter / fast transition | 31 | 13% | 19% | 10% | 55% | 3% | 0.2 | pass cut out 19, bad touch 6 | |
| set piece | 31 | 23% | 6% | 3% | 61% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 21, long ball lost 8 |
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 | 41 | 19%lg 18% | 80% | 22% | 20% | 5% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 24 | 11%lg 10% | 33% | 12% | 50% | 4% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 11 | 5% | 0% | 9% | 45% | 9% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 24 | 11%lg 10% | 83% | 25% | 4% | 12% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 10 | 5%lg 4% | 30% | 20% | 60% | 0% | |
| from the back line, stuck / recycled | 12 | 6% | 0% | 8% | 33% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 17 | 8%lg 6% | 76% | 12% | 24% | 6% | |
| from a throw-in, stuck / recycled | 5 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 35 | 16%lg 18% | 71% | 17% | 29% | 9% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 16 | 8%lg 8% | 75% | 25% | 19% | 12% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 14 | 7% | 0% | 7% | 50% | 14% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 31 | 16%lg 11% | 3% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 37 | 19%lg 19% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 10 | 5%lg 6% | 20% | |
| they played through short | 65 | 34%lg 38% | 14% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 49 | 26%lg 26% | 10% |
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 | 13%lg 13% | 1.6 | 0.16lg 0.10 | 2 | |
| cutback | 7 | 9%lg 6% | 1.1 | 0.16lg 0.10 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 38 | 51%lg 49% | 3.2 | 0.09lg 0.08 | 5 | |
| long ball | 5 | 7%lg 5% | 0.3 | 0.06lg 0.07 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 10 | 13%lg 10% | 0.8 | 0.08lg 0.10 | 3 | |
| rebound / second ball | 5 | 7%lg 10% | 0.5 | 0.09lg 0.10 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 17 | – | 0.9 | 0.06 | 2 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 7 | – | 0.8 | 0.12 | 3 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.0 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 3 | – | 2.4 | 0.79 | 2 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 19 | 18%lg 13% | 1.6 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| cutback | 9 | 8%lg 6% | 1.0 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| through ball | 1 | 1%lg 3% | 0.2 | 0.20 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 48 | 45%lg 50% | 5.0 | 0.10 | 1 | |
| long ball | 12 | 11%lg 6% | 0.9 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 10 | 9%lg 11% | 0.8 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 8 | 7%lg 10% | 1.1 | 0.14 | 2 | |
| corner (set piece) | 9 | – | 0.5 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 7 | – | 0.5 | 0.08 | 2 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.0 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 5 | – | 1.2 | 0.24 | 1 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 3 | – | 2.4 | 0.79 | 3 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 16 | 16%lg 10% | |
| keeper held it | 10 | 10%lg 12% | |
| keeper parried it | 10 | 10%lg 12% | |
| blocked | 25 | 25%lg 23% | |
| off target | 37 | 37%lg 39% | |
| hit the woodwork | 2 | 2% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (18), median release 11s; league share turned into a fast attack 8%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 6% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 5 | 28% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 12 | 67% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (10); league share broken against fast 8%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 10% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 0 | 0% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 9 | 90% |
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.
111 balls lost in 424 build-up phases (26%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.5/10 · league 2.6/10
What it costs: 36% turned into a fast attack · 50% the opponent can’t keep · 13% led to a shot · 1.4 xG
198 balls lost in 639 middle-third phases (31%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 2.8/10 · league 2.8/10
What it costs: 28% turned into a fast attack · 40% the opponent can’t keep · 8% led to a shot · 1.7 xG
225 balls lost in 490 final-third phases (46%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 47% · league 56%
What it costs: 10% turned into a fast attack · 60% the opponent can’t keep · 4% led to a shot · 0.6 xG
43 deliveries into the box did not arrive
37 of 57 counter-attacks lost (65%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 18% · league 17%
What it costs: 16% turned into a fast attack · 49% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 0.1 xG
57 counters: 12 ended in a shot, 37 were lost, 8 slowed down or went out
79 of 170 opponent build-ups got out (46%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 46% · league 49%
What it costs: 38% reached the final third · 15% led to a shot · 1.0 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
139 box entries in 425 opponent final-third phases (33%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 55% · league 48%
What it costs: 53% led to a shot · 9.3 xG
Sides are their own.
20 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 20% turned into a fast attack · 50% 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.
Takers: Amine Harit (14), Emerson (7), Igor Paixão (6)
First contact in the box: Amine Gouiri (1), Keyliane Abdallah (1), Derek Cornelius (1), Nouhoum Kamissoko (1), Nayef Aguerd (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 18 Ligue 1 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 | Marseille | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| weakness | balls lost from an unsettled possession that led to an opponent shot | 10% | 5% | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | underlap per 100 progression phases | 3.8/100 | 1.7/100 | 1 / 18 | 5/8 | |
| weakness | giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s | 5% | 3% | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| weakness | build-up giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s | 12% | 7% | 1 / 18 | 5/8 | |
| style | cut inside per 100 final third phases | 4.1/100 | 2.0/100 | 2 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| weakness | opponent final-third phases that created | 55% | 48% | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| strength | balls won from a settled opponent possession turned into a fast attack | 28% | 19% | 2 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| strength | shots scored | 16% | 10% | 1 / 18 | 5/8 | |
| style | final-third entries with a long ball | 15% | 23% | 18 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | controlled possessions that are short possessions (0-3 passes) | 17% | 22% | 17 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | open-play shots conceded from long balls | 11% | 6% | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| strength | turnovers won that were turned into a fast attack (final third within 10s) | 29% | 22% | 2 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | turnovers won deep in the own third | 31% | 37% | 17 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | box entries from the half-spaces | 65% | 52% | 2 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| strength | build-ups straight after a regain that got out | 57% | 44% | 2 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | high-press regains triggered by a long ball | 15% | 6% | 1 / 18 | 5/8 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | high-press regains | 4.5/match | 8.5/match | 0.0005 | |
| when leading vs when level | giveaways regained within 5s (counter-press) | 20% | 30% | 0.0286 | |
| when trailing vs when level | middle-third phases that progressed into the final third | 84% | 68% | 0.0158 | |
| second half vs first half | box entries by carrying it in | 49% | 67% | 0.0452 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | vs Strasbourg | W 4-0 | 1.1–0.3 | sat deep / passive | Won 4-0, chances 1.09 v 0.26 xG. Strasbourg defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 29.4, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent final-third phases that created 64%, far above their usual 56%. |
| 2026-08-30 | at Monaco | L 0-2 | 1.4–1.0 | sat deep / passive | Lost 0-2 and the chances agreed (1.38 v 1.00 xG). Monaco defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 20.3, league median 14.4) and went long on 50% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s 0%, far below their usual 5%. |
| 2026-09-06 | vs Paris FC | L 2-3 | 1.2–2.1 | sat deep / passive | Lost 2-3 and the chances agreed (1.23 v 2.07 xG). Paris FC defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 25.0, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 71%, far above their usual 54%. |
| 2026-09-11 | at Rennes | L 0-1 | 1.1–1.7 | mid-intensity press | Lost 0-1 and the chances agreed (1.08 v 1.73 xG). Rennes pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 14.3, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: counter-attacks 10.0/match, far above their usual 6.1/match. |
| 2026-09-20 | vs PSG | L 1-2 | 1.5–4.3 | sat deep / passive | Lost 1-2 and the chances agreed (1.55 v 4.30 xG). PSG defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 20.5, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: PPDA, strict (opponent passes in their own 60% per committed ball-winning action) 28.3, far above their usual 14.8. |
| 2026-10-11 | at Troyes | W 2-0 | 0.4–0.9 | sat deep / passive | Won 2-0 on fewer chances (0.37 v 0.92 xG). Troyes defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 24.8, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: final-third entries by carrying it in 8%, far below their usual 21%. |
| 2026-10-18 | at Angers | W 5-2 | 1.7–0.9 | mid-intensity press | Won 5-2, chances 1.67 v 0.92 xG. Angers pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 16.8, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: box entries with a cross 20%, far above their usual 10%. |
| 2026-10-25 | vs Le Havre | W 4-3 | 1.0–1.6 | sat deep / passive | Won 4-3 on fewer chances (0.97 v 1.56 xG). Le Havre defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 22.2, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) 33%, far below their usual 44%. |