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.
When you win it, go down their right side immediately.
52% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes down their right side (51 attacks, 8 shots), against 24% of their own attacking xG through that channel.
Avoid conceding corners; mark Désiré Doué first.
26% of their corners end in a shot; first contacts: Désiré Doué (5), João Neves (2), Achraf Hakimi (2).
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. PSG attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
403 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
707 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
599 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%.
198 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 40 (5.0 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 39 | 20% | 4.9 | 15% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 1 | 1% | 0.1 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 18 | 9% | 2.2 | 17% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 140 | 71% | 17.5 | 30% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 33 | 17% | 4.1 | 39% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 60 | 30% | 7.5 | 35% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 1 | 1% | 0.1 | 0% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 10 | 5% | 1.2 | 10% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 36 | 18% | 4.5 | 19% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| passing forward | 30% | 23% | 7 / 18 | |
| dribbling or a loose touch | 28% | 28% | 9 / 18 | |
| passing to a full-back | 18% | 16% | 8 / 18 | |
| going long | 8% | 6% | 7 / 18 | |
| passing sideways | 7% | 6% | 9 / 18 | |
| passing back | 2% | 2% | 10 / 18 | |
| passing to the keeper | 2% | 2% | 12 / 18 | |
| taking a throw-in | 2% | 4% | 16 / 18 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 18 |
The opponents who went long most (38% of build-ups) got out 44% of the time; those who mostly played short (17% long) got out 45%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.9238).
Best escapes: Monaco 58%; Strasbourg 53%; Lyon 53%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Désiré Doué (15), Vitinha (13), João Neves (12), Willian Pacho (11).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 37 | 30% | 5% |
| midfield | 135 | 27% | 7% |
| final third | 318 | 28% | 1% |
12.2 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. PSG's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with PSG's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): right 52% conceded vs 24% own, centre 29% conceded vs 51% own, left 19% conceded vs 24% 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) | 48 | 9%lg 5% | 60% | 12%lg 7% | 0.4 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 30 | 6%lg 11% | 33% | 10%lg 3% | 0.2 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 66 | 13%lg 12% | 53% | 18%lg 6% | 1.3 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 17 | 3%lg 4% | 24% | 6%lg 0% | 0.1 | |
| Won in midfield | 201 | 39%lg 24% | 40% | 12%lg 6% | 2.1 | |
| Won deep in own third | 140 | 27%lg 37% | 16% | 2%lg 3% | 0.2 | |
| Won from their set piece | 19 | 4%lg 5% | 21% | 0%lg 0% | 0.0 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 28 | 5%lg 6% | 11% | 7%lg 8% | 0.3 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 135 | 23%lg 11% | 11% | 1%lg 3% | 0.1 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 54 | 9%lg 12% | 28% | 6%lg 7% | 0.3 | |
| Lost during own counter | 19 | 3%lg 4% | 11% | 5%lg 0% | 0.0 | |
| Lost in midfield | 98 | 17%lg 25% | 24% | 8%lg 7% | 0.7 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 195 | 34%lg 36% | 8% | 3%lg 3% | 0.9 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 49 | 8%lg 5% | 10% | 2%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) | 188 | 25%lg 13% | 14%lg 12% | 15.8 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 228 | 30%lg 29% | 14%lg 9% | 6.1 | |
| direct attack | 43 | 6%lg 11% | 5%lg 3% | 1.8 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 132 | 18%lg 22% | 6% | 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) | 138 | 11% | 17% | 9% | 51% | 1% | 0.1 | pass cut out 80, bad touch 17 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 167 | 11% | 17% | 10% | 54% | 6% | 1.2 | pass cut out 99, long ball lost 24 | |
| direct attack | 31 | 16% | 13% | 3% | 61% | 3% | 0.1 | pass cut out 16, long ball lost 7 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 105 | 21% | 12% | 5% | 54% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 49, long ball lost 21 | |
| second-ball possession | 58 | 12% | 17% | 12% | 47% | 5% | 0.4 | pass cut out 26, long ball lost 11 | |
| counter / fast transition | 30 | 20% | 13% | 13% | 47% | 13% | 0.3 | pass cut out 13, bad touch 10 | |
| set piece | 49 | 10% | 16% | 10% | 53% | 2% | 0.0 | pass cut out 32, bad touch 8 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 315 | 54%lg 53% | 4% | |
| long ball lost | 88 | 15%lg 20% | 2% | |
| bad touch | 85 | 15%lg 14% | 2% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 47 | 8%lg 6% | 6% | |
| failed dribble | 40 | 7%lg 6% | 2% |
| 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) | 33 | 33% | 9% | 3% | 45% | 12% | 0.2 | pass cut out 24, long ball lost 4 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 115 | 31% | 17% | 9% | 38% | 7% | 0.8 | pass cut out 62, long ball lost 23 | |
| direct attack | 92 | 39% | 13% | 7% | 37% | 15% | 1.2 | long ball lost 37, pass cut out 31 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 161 | 46% | 11% | 5% | 35% | 11% | 1.7 | pass cut out 74, bad touch 32 | |
| second-ball possession | 79 | 22% | 14% | 9% | 51% | 6% | 0.4 | pass cut out 40, long ball lost 15 | |
| counter / fast transition | 22 | 27% | 18% | 5% | 36% | 5% | 0.1 | pass cut out 15, bad touch 3 | |
| set piece | 19 | 21% | 11% | 0% | 47% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 8, 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 | 33 | 16%lg 19% | 88% | 30% | 15% | 12% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 11 | 5%lg 10% | 36% | 9% | 45% | 9% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 14 | 7% | 0% | 21% | 36% | 7% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 30 | 15%lg 10% | 80% | 33% | 7% | 20% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 8 | 4%lg 4% | 12% | 0% | 75% | 0% | |
| from the back line, stuck / recycled | 6 | 3% | 0% | 17% | 50% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 25 | 12%lg 6% | 84% | 24% | 8% | 12% | |
| from a throw-in, stuck / recycled | 7 | 3% | 0% | 14% | 71% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 38 | 18%lg 18% | 84% | 39% | 11% | 13% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 14 | 7%lg 8% | 29% | 14% | 64% | 7% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 16 | 8% | 0% | 12% | 38% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 36 | 21%lg 11% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 32 | 19%lg 19% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 13 | 8%lg 6% | 23% | |
| they played through short | 48 | 28%lg 38% | 17% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 43 | 25%lg 26% | 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).
| created by | shots | share of open play | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 7 | 6%lg 13% | 0.7 | 0.10lg 0.11 | 2 | |
| cutback | 12 | 10%lg 6% | 1.2 | 0.10lg 0.10 | 0 | |
| through ball | 7 | 6%lg 1% | 1.5 | 0.22lg 0.19 | 1 | |
| short pass / combination | 71 | 58%lg 49% | 5.8 | 0.08lg 0.08 | 4 | |
| long ball | 5 | 4%lg 6% | 0.3 | 0.06lg 0.07 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 8 | 7%lg 10% | 0.8 | 0.10lg 0.08 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 12 | 10%lg 10% | 1.3 | 0.11lg 0.09 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 18 | – | 1.3 | 0.07 | 3 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 10 | – | 1.1 | 0.11 | 2 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 8 | – | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 2 | – | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 3 | – | 2.4 | 0.79 | 1 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 9 | 14%lg 13% | 1.2 | 0.13 | 1 | |
| cutback | 3 | 5%lg 6% | 0.4 | 0.14 | 1 | |
| short pass / combination | 38 | 59%lg 49% | 3.4 | 0.09 | 6 | |
| long ball | 5 | 8%lg 6% | 0.3 | 0.06 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 7 | 11%lg 9% | 0.6 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 2 | 3%lg 10% | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| corner (set piece) | 17 | – | 2.0 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.2 | 0.12 | 0 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 15 | 9%lg 10% | |
| keeper held it | 23 | 14%lg 11% | |
| keeper parried it | 20 | 12%lg 12% | |
| blocked | 45 | 28%lg 23% | |
| off target | 56 | 35%lg 39% | |
| hit the woodwork | 1 | 1% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (13), median release 8s; league share turned into a fast attack 7%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 8% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 3 | 23% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 9 | 69% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (23); league share broken against fast 8%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 3 | 13% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 4 | 17% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 16 | 70% |
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.
95 balls lost in 403 build-up phases (24%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.0/10 · league 2.6/10
What it costs: 20% turned into a fast attack · 59% the opponent can’t keep · 2% led to a shot · 0.3 xG
167 balls lost in 707 middle-third phases (24%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 2.1/10 · league 2.8/10
What it costs: 20% turned into a fast attack · 44% the opponent can’t keep · 7% led to a shot · 1.1 xG
299 balls lost in 599 final-third phases (50%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 45% · league 56%
What it costs: 7% turned into a fast attack · 57% the opponent can’t keep · 2% led to a shot · 0.6 xG
54 deliveries into the box did not arrive
30 of 62 counter-attacks lost (48%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 26% · league 17%
What it costs: 20% turned into a fast attack · 47% the opponent can’t keep · 13% led to a shot · 0.3 xG
62 counters: 25 ended in a shot, 30 were lost, 7 slowed down or went out
74 of 163 opponent build-ups got out (45%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 45% · league 49%
What it costs: 34% reached the final third · 15% led to a shot · 0.9 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
86 box entries in 293 opponent final-third phases (29%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 52% · league 48%
What it costs: 53% led to a shot · 6.1 xG
Sides are their own.
49 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 10% turned into a fast attack · 53% the opponent can’t keep · 2% 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: Ousmane Dembélé (16), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (12), Désiré Doué (10)
First contact in the box: Désiré Doué (5), João Neves (2), Achraf Hakimi (2), Marquinhos (1), Ferran Torres (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 | PSG | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strength | turnovers won that produced a shot | 10% | 5% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | switch of play per 100 build up phases | 6.7/100 | 2.0/100 | 1 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | turnovers won in midfield | 39% | 24% | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| strength | turnovers won that were turned into a fast attack (final third within 10s) | 35% | 22% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| strength | phases with nobody in control (contested) | 14% | 21% | 18 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | turnovers lost from an own set piece | 8% | 5% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| strength | turnovers the opponent turned into a fast attack | 14% | 24% | 18 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | build-ups from a throw-in played out short | 12% | 6% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | third man combination per 100 final third phases | 25.2/100 | 16.3/100 | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| strength | balls they won but can't keep (cleared, blocked, lost loose) | 40% | 48% | 18 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| strength | balls won from a settled opponent possession turned into a fast attack | 32% | 19% | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | switch of play per 100 progression phases | 8.8/100 | 4.2/100 | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| strength | opponent build-ups won high | 21% | 11% | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | turnovers lost in midfield | 17% | 25% | 18 / 18 | 6/8 | |
| style | controlled possessions that are sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 25% | 13% | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | overload to isolate per 100 progression phases | 1.8/100 | 0.8/100 | 1 / 18 | 7/8 | |
| style | turnovers lost after a long own possession | 23% | 11% | 1 / 18 | 8/8 | |
| style | controlled possessions that are direct attacks (<=3 passes, fast and forward) | 6% | 11% | 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 | final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) | 41% | 52% | 0.0101 | |
| when leading vs when level | middle-third phases that progressed into the final third | 60% | 81% | 0.0009 | |
| when leading vs when level | final-third entries by carrying it in | 33% | 17% | 0.0332 | |
| when leading vs when level | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 37% | 53% | 0.0462 | |
| when trailing vs when level | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 25% | 53% | 0.0 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | at Rennes | D 2-2 | 1.5–0.7 | sat deep / passive | Drew 2-2 (1.51 v 0.66 xG). Rennes defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 18.7, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent build-ups that got out cleanly 29%, far below their usual 45%. |
| 2026-08-28 | at Lille | D 2-2 | 1.3–0.9 | sat deep / passive | Drew 2-2 (1.32 v 0.85 xG). Lille defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 39.9, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: counter-attacks 1.0/match, far below their usual 5.8/match. |
| 2026-09-04 | vs Monaco | L 1-2 | 2.3–0.4 | sat deep / passive | Lost 1-2 despite the better chances (2.33 v 0.42 xG) -- a finishing / goalkeeping defeat more than a tactical one. Monaco defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 23.4, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s 0%, far below their usual 3%. |
| 2026-09-13 | at Brest | W 1-0 | 1.0–1.1 | mid-intensity press | Won 1-0, chances 1.03 v 1.06 xG. Brest pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 16.8, league median 14.4) and went long on 59% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways regained within 5s (counter-press) 18%, far below their usual 27%. |
| 2026-09-20 | at Marseille | W 2-1 | 4.3–1.5 | sat deep / passive | Won 2-1, chances 4.30 v 1.55 xG. Marseille defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 28.3, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: box entries with a cross 12%, far above their usual 5%. |
| 2026-10-10 | vs Le Mans | W 3-1 | 2.1–1.1 | sat deep / passive | Won 3-1, chances 2.05 v 1.11 xG. Le Mans defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 19.8, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: final-third entries by carrying it in 43%, far above their usual 20%. |
| 2026-10-17 | at Strasbourg | W 3-1 | 1.6–2.1 | sat deep / passive | Won 3-1 on fewer chances (1.57 v 2.08 xG). Strasbourg defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 22.8, league median 14.4) and went long on 55% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: opponent final-third phases that created 67%, far above their usual 51%. |
| 2026-10-26 | vs Lyon | W 2-0 | 1.2–0.7 | sat deep / passive | Won 2-0, chances 1.18 v 0.66 xG. Lyon defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 34.3, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 0%, far below their usual 20%. |