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.
Copy the sides that escaped it: Lens got out 74% (long on 26%), Marseille got out 71% (long on 21%), Lyon got out 65% (long on 18%).
Average escape rate against them is 49%.
When you win it, go down their right side immediately.
61% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes down their right side (81 attacks, 11 shots), against 37% of their own attacking xG through that channel.
Press their build-up in the right of their own third.
Giveaways there lead to a shot 14% of the time (28 giveaways).
Avoid conceding corners; mark Lassine Sinayoko first.
29% of their corners end in a shot; first contacts: Lassine Sinayoko (4), Otávio (1), Luca Koleosho (1).
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. Paris FC attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
465 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
582 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
395 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%.
169 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 38 (4.8 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 36 | 21% | 4.5 | 11% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 2 | 1% | 0.2 | 50% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 11 | 7% | 1.4 | 0% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 120 | 71% | 15.0 | 32% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 18 | 11% | 2.2 | 33% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 43 | 25% | 5.4 | 30% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 8 | 5% | 1.0 | 12% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 8 | 5% | 1.0 | 25% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 43 | 25% | 5.4 | 37% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| passing forward | 38% | 23% | 3 / 18 | |
| dribbling or a loose touch | 25% | 28% | 12 / 18 | |
| passing sideways | 12% | 6% | 1 / 18 | |
| passing to a full-back | 10% | 18% | 16 / 18 | |
| going long | 5% | 7% | 12 / 18 | |
| taking a throw-in | 5% | 2% | 5 / 18 | |
| passing to the keeper | 2% | 2% | 4 / 18 | |
| passing back | 0% | 2% | 11 / 18 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 18 |
The opponents who went long most (29% of build-ups) got out 47% of the time; those who mostly played short (19% long) got out 53%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.6622).
Best escapes: Lens 74%; Marseille 71%; Lyon 65%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Ilan Kebbal (16), Pierre Lees-Melou (10), Pablo Pagis (10), Luca Koleosho (9).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 61 | 26% | 15% |
| midfield | 194 | 31% | 2% |
| final third | 232 | 27% | 1% |
17.6 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. Paris FC's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Paris FC's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): right 61% conceded vs 37% own, centre 26% conceded vs 26% own, left 13% conceded vs 37% 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 5% | 42% | 6%lg 12% | 0.2 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 85 | 15%lg 11% | 8% | 1%lg 3% | 0.1 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 67 | 12%lg 12% | 28% | 4%lg 6% | 0.2 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 30 | 5%lg 4% | 10% | 3%lg 0% | 0.1 | |
| Won in midfield | 121 | 22%lg 25% | 36% | 11%lg 6% | 1.4 | |
| Won deep in own third | 194 | 35%lg 37% | 13% | 3%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Won from their set piece | 21 | 4%lg 5% | 24% | 10%lg 0% | 0.1 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 44 | 8%lg 5% | 43% | 7%lg 8% | 0.2 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 107 | 19%lg 11% | 13% | 4%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 89 | 16%lg 12% | 39% | 6%lg 7% | 0.4 | |
| Lost during own counter | 15 | 3%lg 4% | 7% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 | |
| Lost in midfield | 136 | 25%lg 25% | 35% | 5%lg 7% | 0.5 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 143 | 26%lg 36% | 14% | 3%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 19 | 3%lg 5% | 21% | 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) | 141 | 20%lg 13% | 8%lg 12% | 15.5 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 191 | 27%lg 29% | 8%lg 9% | 6.1 | |
| direct attack | 53 | 8%lg 11% | 6%lg 3% | 1.8 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 161 | 23%lg 21% | 4% | 1.5 |
| 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) | 110 | 14% | 17% | 13% | 50% | 4% | 0.4 | pass cut out 71, long ball lost 19 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 144 | 25% | 17% | 4% | 49% | 4% | 0.4 | pass cut out 79, long ball lost 34 | |
| direct attack | 42 | 33% | 19% | 2% | 36% | 0% | 0.0 | long ball lost 19, pass cut out 14 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 133 | 38% | 10% | 5% | 42% | 7% | 0.7 | pass cut out 69, long ball lost 22 | |
| second-ball possession | 74 | 23% | 12% | 14% | 45% | 4% | 0.2 | pass cut out 47, long ball lost 10 | |
| counter / fast transition | 31 | 13% | 26% | 6% | 48% | 3% | 0.1 | pass cut out 16, bad touch 5 | |
| set piece | 19 | 21% | 11% | 11% | 53% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 12, long ball lost 5 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 308 | 56%lg 53% | 3% | |
| long ball lost | 111 | 20%lg 20% | 3% | |
| bad touch | 65 | 12%lg 14% | 3% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 35 | 6%lg 6% | 9% | |
| failed dribble | 25 | 5%lg 6% | 8% | |
| error | 6 | 1% | 83% |
| 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) | 89 | 11% | 20% | 17% | 43% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 53, long ball lost 15 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 171 | 22% | 16% | 11% | 43% | 6% | 0.8 | pass cut out 87, long ball lost 42 | |
| direct attack | 46 | 33% | 26% | 7% | 26% | 4% | 0.2 | long ball lost 26, pass cut out 17 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 102 | 24% | 13% | 7% | 50% | 5% | 0.3 | pass cut out 52, long ball lost 24 | |
| second-ball possession | 84 | 27% | 13% | 8% | 43% | 6% | 0.7 | pass cut out 44, bad touch 13 | |
| counter / fast transition | 41 | 7% | 12% | 17% | 54% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 31, long ball lost 4 | |
| set piece | 21 | 24% | 24% | 5% | 38% | 10% | 0.1 | pass cut out 13, bad touch 5 |
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 | 47 | 19%lg 18% | 60% | 6% | 30% | 4% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 15 | 6%lg 10% | 40% | 20% | 53% | 13% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 21 | 8% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 0% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 26 | 10%lg 10% | 62% | 19% | 27% | 4% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 9 | 4%lg 4% | 11% | 0% | 78% | 0% | |
| from the back line, stuck / recycled | 6 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 10 | 4%lg 6% | 90% | 10% | 10% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, stuck / recycled | 6 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 17% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 64 | 26%lg 18% | 77% | 20% | 25% | 3% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 15 | 6%lg 8% | 47% | 13% | 33% | 13% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 27 | 11% | 0% | 7% | 48% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 26 | 11%lg 11% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 42 | 18%lg 19% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 12 | 5%lg 6% | 17% | |
| they played through short | 91 | 39%lg 36% | 4% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 60 | 26%lg 26% | 3% |
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 | 4 | 5%lg 13% | 0.4 | 0.10lg 0.11 | 0 | |
| cutback | 7 | 8%lg 6% | 0.6 | 0.09lg 0.10 | 2 | |
| through ball | 1 | 1%lg 2% | 0.2 | 0.20lg 0.19 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 47 | 55%lg 49% | 5.5 | 0.12lg 0.08 | 6 | |
| long ball | 7 | 8%lg 5% | 0.4 | 0.06lg 0.07 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 11 | 13%lg 10% | 1.1 | 0.10lg 0.08 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 8 | 9%lg 10% | 0.7 | 0.09lg 0.10 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 13 | – | 0.8 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.1 | 0.11 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 3 | – | 2.4 | 0.79 | 3 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 10 | 18%lg 13% | 0.8 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| cutback | 3 | 5%lg 6% | 0.3 | 0.11 | 1 | |
| through ball | 1 | 2%lg 3% | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 28 | 50%lg 49% | 2.2 | 0.08 | 2 | |
| long ball | 2 | 4%lg 6% | 0.2 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 8 | 14%lg 9% | 0.4 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 4 | 7%lg 10% | 0.3 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| corner (set piece) | 12 | – | 0.6 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.0 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 3 | – | 2.4 | 0.79 | 3 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 10 | 10%lg 10% | |
| keeper held it | 9 | 9%lg 12% | |
| keeper parried it | 13 | 13%lg 12% | |
| blocked | 35 | 34%lg 23% | |
| off target | 35 | 34%lg 39% | |
| hit the woodwork | 1 | 1% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (8), median release 15s; league share turned into a fast attack 7%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 12% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 12% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 6 | 75% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (9); league share broken against fast 8%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 2 | 22% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 2 | 22% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 5 | 56% |
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.
154 balls lost in 465 build-up phases (33%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.9/10 · league 2.5/10
What it costs: 41% turned into a fast attack · 41% the opponent can’t keep · 6% led to a shot · 0.8 xG
200 balls lost in 582 middle-third phases (34%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 3.0/10 · league 2.8/10
What it costs: 28% turned into a fast attack · 40% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 0.5 xG
169 balls lost in 395 final-third phases (43%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 53% · league 56%
What it costs: 8% turned into a fast attack · 58% the opponent can’t keep · 4% led to a shot · 0.5 xG
38 deliveries into the box did not arrive
31 of 47 counter-attacks lost (66%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 17% · league 17%
What it costs: 13% turned into a fast attack · 48% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 0.1 xG
47 counters: 14 ended in a shot, 31 were lost, 2 slowed down or went out
94 of 192 opponent build-ups got out (49%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 49% · league 48%
What it costs: 27% reached the final third · 4% led to a shot · 0.4 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
96 box entries in 417 opponent final-third phases (23%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 41% · league 48%
What it costs: 35% led to a shot · 3.3 xG
Sides are their own.
19 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 21% turned into a fast attack · 53% 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: Pablo Pagis (15), Ilan Kebbal (12), Maxime Lopez (1)
First contact in the box: Lassine Sinayoko (4), Otávio (1), Luca Koleosho (1), Samir Chergui (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 | Paris FC | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | third man combination per 100 build up phases | 31.8/100 | 18.2/100 | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | pass rotation per 100 build up phases | 8.0/100 | 1.8/100 | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| strength | xG conceded from settled attacks | 0.28 xG | 0.62 xG | 18 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | turnovers lost straight after winning it | 16% | 12% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | pass rotation per 100 progression phases | 9.1/100 | 3.1/100 | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | build-up exits with a short or medium pass | 71% | 55% | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | turnovers lost in the final third | 26% | 36% | 18 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | triangle per 100 progression phases | 7.9/100 | 3.1/100 | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| strength | non-penalty xG conceded | 0.69 xG | 1.30 xG | 18 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | triangle per 100 build up phases | 2.4/100 | 0.8/100 | 1 / 18 | 5/8 | |
| strength | xG per shot from short passes / combinations | 0.12 xG | 0.08 xG | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | positional rotation per 100 progression phases | 1.7/100 | 0.6/100 | 1 / 18 | 5/8 | |
| style | one two wall pass per 100 final third phases | 3.3/100 | 1.7/100 | 1 / 18 | 5/8 | |
| style | between the lines per 100 progression phases | 1.9/100 | 1.1/100 | 2 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | build-ups straight after a regain played out short | 26% | 18% | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | layoff per 100 final third phases | 0.0/100 | 0.7/100 | 18 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | cutback per 100 final third phases | 1.5/100 | 3.6/100 | 18 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | box entries from the wide channels | 6% | 21% | 18 / 18 | 8/8 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | non-penalty xG conceded | 0.90 xG | 0.49 xG | 0.005 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | middle-third phases that progressed into the final third | 59% | 74% | 0.0179 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | final-third entries by carrying it in | 27% | 11% | 0.0183 | |
| when leading vs when level | final-third entries through the centre | 29% | 10% | 0.0074 | |
| second half vs first half | build-up exits down the right | 33% | 49% | 0.0385 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | at Troyes | D 0-0 | 1.2–0.5 | sat deep / passive | Drew 0-0 (1.25 v 0.48 xG). Troyes defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 23.5, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: middle-third phases that progressed into the final third 46%, far below their usual 65%. |
| 2026-08-30 | vs Nice | W 3-0 | 1.4–0.9 | mid-intensity press | Won 3-0, chances 1.42 v 0.91 xG. Nice pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 14.4, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent final-third phases that created 57%, far above their usual 41%. |
| 2026-09-06 | at Marseille | W 3-2 | 2.1–1.2 | mid-intensity press | Won 3-2, chances 2.07 v 1.23 xG. Marseille pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 14.0, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: non-penalty xG conceded 1.23 xG, far above their usual 0.69 xG. |
| 2026-09-12 | vs Lyon | D 0-0 | 0.5–0.6 | sat deep / passive | Drew 0-0 (0.45 v 0.61 xG). Lyon defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 18.9, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 20%, far below their usual 38%. |
| 2026-09-19 | vs Strasbourg | W 2-1 | 1.0–0.3 | sat deep / passive | Won 2-1, chances 1.03 v 0.28 xG. Strasbourg defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 18.7, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 7%, far below their usual 21%. |
| 2026-10-10 | at Lorient | L 0-1 | 1.1–0.6 | sat deep / passive | Lost 0-1 and the chances agreed (1.09 v 0.58 xG). Lorient defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 69.3, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 80%, far above their usual 50%. |
| 2026-10-18 | vs Rennes | W 4-3 | 2.4–0.8 | mid-intensity press | Won 4-3, chances 2.36 v 0.81 xG. Rennes pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.5, league median 14.4) and went long on 50% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the left 29%, far below their usual 40%. |
| 2026-10-24 | at Lens | L 1-2 | 0.4–0.6 | pressed aggressively | Lost 1-2 and the chances agreed (0.39 v 0.63 xG). Lens pressed harder than a typical Ligue 1 side does (strict PPDA 11.5, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s 9%, far above their usual 3%. |