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.
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.
37% of their high regains come straight after the opponent tries to dribble past someone or takes a bad touch (league median 26%); only 32% come from forward passes.
Copy the sides that escaped it: Barcelona got out 71% (long on 21%), Elche got out 63% (long on 21%).
Average escape rate against them is 47%.
When you win it, go down their left side immediately.
45% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes down their left side (79 attacks, 14 shots), against 31% of their own attacking xG through that channel.
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. Racing Santander attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
535 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
781 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
506 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%.
195 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 28 (2.8 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 27 | 14% | 2.7 | 19% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 1 | 1% | 0.1 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 16 | 8% | 1.6 | 6% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 151 | 77% | 15.1 | 26% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 14 | 7% | 1.4 | 36% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 63 | 32% | 6.3 | 29% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 16 | 8% | 1.6 | 19% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 12 | 6% | 1.2 | 0% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 46 | 24% | 4.6 | 28% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dribbling or a loose touch | 37% | 26% | 5 / 20 | |
| passing forward | 32% | 24% | 4 / 20 | |
| going long | 12% | 10% | 9 / 20 | |
| passing to a full-back | 7% | 17% | 19 / 20 | |
| passing sideways | 5% | 5% | 13 / 20 | |
| passing to the keeper | 5% | 2% | 4 / 20 | |
| taking a throw-in | 2% | 2% | 9 / 20 | |
| passing back | 0% | 0% | 9 / 20 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 20 |
The opponents who went long most (46% of build-ups) got out 35% of the time; those who mostly played short (20% long) got out 61%. That is a real difference (p=0.0).
Best escapes: Barcelona 71%; Elche 63%; Villarreal 55%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Iñigo Vicente (16), Jorge Salinas (16), Iván Martín (12), Matteo Prati (11).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 46 | 37% | 4% |
| midfield | 250 | 29% | 5% |
| final third | 343 | 23% | 1% |
16.8 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. Racing Santander's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Racing Santander's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): left 45% conceded vs 31% own, right 33% conceded vs 31% own, centre 22% conceded vs 38% 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) | 26 | 3%lg 5% | 38% | 15%lg 12% | 0.1 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 72 | 10%lg 12% | 14% | 3%lg 4% | 0.1 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 102 | 14%lg 11% | 30% | 2%lg 8% | 0.2 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 32 | 4%lg 4% | 16% | 0%lg 4% | 0.0 | |
| Won in midfield | 171 | 23%lg 25% | 29% | 9%lg 7% | 1.5 | |
| Won deep in own third | 294 | 40%lg 37% | 14% | 1%lg 3% | 0.1 | |
| Won from their set piece | 46 | 6%lg 5% | 17% | 2%lg 4% | 0.1 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 41 | 5%lg 5% | 51% | 2%lg 13% | 0.1 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 54 | 7%lg 12% | 7% | 4%lg 4% | 0.2 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 75 | 10%lg 11% | 37% | 8%lg 9% | 0.3 | |
| Lost during own counter | 31 | 4%lg 4% | 10% | 6%lg 3% | 0.6 | |
| Lost in midfield | 217 | 29%lg 25% | 28% | 6%lg 6% | 1.3 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 284 | 38%lg 37% | 14% | 4%lg 3% | 0.9 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 48 | 6%lg 5% | 33% | 8%lg 4% | 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) | 73 | 8%lg 13% | 12%lg 13% | 13.6 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 284 | 32%lg 27% | 8%lg 10% | 5.8 | |
| direct attack | 98 | 11%lg 13% | 2%lg 2% | 2.0 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 202 | 23%lg 22% | 2% | 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) | 55 | 9% | 15% | 9% | 55% | 4% | 0.2 | pass cut out 35, long ball lost 7 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 232 | 17% | 12% | 12% | 49% | 5% | 1.0 | pass cut out 133, bad touch 36 | |
| direct attack | 82 | 38% | 13% | 7% | 35% | 9% | 0.4 | pass cut out 38, long ball lost 27 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 164 | 32% | 9% | 10% | 44% | 5% | 0.6 | pass cut out 96, bad touch 26 | |
| second-ball possession | 130 | 17% | 11% | 12% | 52% | 3% | 0.5 | pass cut out 73, bad touch 22 | |
| counter / fast transition | 39 | 13% | 15% | 13% | 49% | 8% | 0.7 | pass cut out 23, bad touch 10 | |
| set piece | 48 | 33% | 6% | 6% | 42% | 8% | 0.1 | pass cut out 35, failed dribble 5 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 433 | 58%lg 48% | 5% | |
| bad touch | 113 | 15%lg 14% | 10% | |
| long ball lost | 109 | 15%lg 23% | 5% | |
| failed dribble | 47 | 6%lg 7% | 2% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 45 | 6%lg 6% | 4% |
| 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) | 73 | 14% | 14% | 11% | 55% | 4% | 0.1 | pass cut out 45, bad touch 11 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 177 | 21% | 11% | 6% | 51% | 6% | 0.4 | pass cut out 92, long ball lost 40 | |
| direct attack | 114 | 31% | 11% | 9% | 35% | 3% | 0.5 | long ball lost 50, pass cut out 47 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 149 | 23% | 12% | 5% | 54% | 3% | 0.3 | pass cut out 67, long ball lost 37 | |
| second-ball possession | 138 | 17% | 11% | 5% | 62% | 4% | 0.7 | pass cut out 73, bad touch 28 | |
| counter / fast transition | 46 | 13% | 24% | 7% | 46% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 21, bad touch 13 | |
| set piece | 46 | 17% | 4% | 2% | 70% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 30, 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 | 67 | 29%lg 18% | 73% | 18% | 25% | 4% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 16 | 7%lg 12% | 50% | 12% | 50% | 0% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 26 | 11% | 0% | 8% | 35% | 0% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 22 | 9%lg 10% | 55% | 27% | 41% | 14% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 9 | 4%lg 6% | 33% | 11% | 56% | 11% | |
| from the back line, stuck / recycled | 10 | 4% | 0% | 0% | 30% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 6 | 3%lg 5% | 50% | 17% | 50% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, stuck / recycled | 5 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 36 | 16%lg 17% | 64% | 19% | 36% | 3% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 7 | 3%lg 10% | 43% | 14% | 57% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 25 | 11% | 0% | 8% | 32% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 15 | 8%lg 9% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 47 | 26%lg 22% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 15 | 8%lg 5% | 20% | |
| they played through short | 59 | 32%lg 38% | 8% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 48 | 26%lg 26% | 2% |
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 9% | 0.7 | 0.17lg 0.11 | 1 | |
| cutback | 4 | 5%lg 7% | 0.3 | 0.07lg 0.10 | 0 | |
| through ball | 5 | 6%lg 4% | 0.7 | 0.14lg 0.25 | 1 | |
| short pass / combination | 51 | 61%lg 54% | 4.1 | 0.08lg 0.08 | 3 | |
| long ball | 1 | 1%lg 5% | 0.1 | 0.14lg 0.07 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 15 | 18%lg 11% | 2.2 | 0.15lg 0.08 | 6 | |
| rebound / second ball | 4 | 5%lg 9% | 0.2 | 0.04lg 0.09 | 0 | |
| corner (set piece) | 17 | – | 2.1 | 0.12 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 13 | – | 0.9 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 1 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 5 | – | 0.3 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 2 | – | 1.6 | 0.79 | 1 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 14 | 14%lg 9% | 1.5 | 0.11 | 2 | |
| cutback | 8 | 8%lg 6% | 1.0 | 0.13 | 1 | |
| through ball | 6 | 6%lg 4% | 1.4 | 0.23 | 3 | |
| short pass / combination | 51 | 53%lg 55% | 4.0 | 0.08 | 10 | |
| long ball | 3 | 3%lg 6% | 0.4 | 0.14 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 9 | 9%lg 11% | 1.1 | 0.12 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 6 | 6%lg 9% | 0.5 | 0.08 | 2 | |
| corner (set piece) | 35 | – | 3.6 | 0.10 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 6 | – | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 9 | – | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 6 | – | 2.0 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 5 | – | 4.0 | 0.79 | 4 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 14 | 11%lg 9% | |
| keeper held it | 22 | 18%lg 10% | |
| keeper parried it | 9 | 7%lg 13% | |
| blocked | 35 | 29%lg 25% | |
| off target | 42 | 34%lg 40% | |
| hit the woodwork | 0 | 0% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (11), median release 12s; league share turned into a fast attack 17%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 0 | 0% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 2 | 18% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 9 | 82% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (22); league share broken against fast 17%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 6 | 27% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 5 | 23% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 11 | 50% |
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.
157 balls lost in 535 build-up phases (29%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.4/10 · league 2.7/10
What it costs: 46% turned into a fast attack · 42% the opponent can’t keep · 8% led to a shot · 0.7 xG
288 balls lost in 781 middle-third phases (37%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 3.1/10 · league 2.8/10
What it costs: 22% turned into a fast attack · 44% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 1.2 xG
272 balls lost in 506 final-third phases (54%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 57% · league 57%
What it costs: 10% turned into a fast attack · 53% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 1.2 xG
71 deliveries into the box did not arrive
39 of 56 counter-attacks lost (70%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 17% · league 17%
What it costs: 13% turned into a fast attack · 49% the opponent can’t keep · 8% led to a shot · 0.7 xG
56 counters: 10 ended in a shot, 39 were lost, 7 slowed down or went out
80 of 169 opponent build-ups got out (47%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 47% · league 50%
What it costs: 38% reached the final third · 10% led to a shot · 0.7 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
162 box entries in 617 opponent final-third phases (26%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 47% · league 48%
What it costs: 42% led to a shot · 11.8 xG
Sides are their own.
48 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 33% turned into a fast attack · 42% the opponent can’t keep · 8% 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: Iñigo Vicente (23), Sergio Canales (11), Andrés Martín (9)
First contact in the box: Jorge Salinas (5), Asier Villalibre (1), Iñigo Vicente (1), Manu Hernando (1), Jeanuël Belocian (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 La Liga clubs' full seasons, with how many of the 10 matches sat on the same side of the league median. "Style" is never a verdict.
| behaviour | Racing Santander | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | overlap per 100 progression phases | 6.4/100 | 2.3/100 | 1 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | one two wall pass per 100 progression phases | 4.7/100 | 2.0/100 | 1 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| style | final-third entries played by a forward / AM / winger | 50% | 29% | 1 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| style | switch of play per 100 progression phases | 0.9/100 | 4.3/100 | 20 / 20 | 10/10 | |
| style | one two wall pass per 100 final third phases | 3.8/100 | 1.6/100 | 1 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | build-ups from the keeper played out short | 29% | 18% | 1 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| weakness | build-ups that left the own third (or went for it) | 73% | 81% | 20 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | build-ups that stayed stuck / recycled | 28% | 20% | 1 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | turnovers that came from a pass being cut out | 58% | 48% | 2 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| style | shots held by the keeper | 18% | 10% | 2 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | final-third entries played by a centre-back | 8% | 22% | 19 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| weakness | non-penalty xG conceded | 1.60 xG | 1.14 xG | 2 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| style | run in behind per 100 final third phases | 8.9/100 | 5.9/100 | 2 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | layoff per 100 progression phases | 1.5/100 | 0.8/100 | 2 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | underlap per 100 progression phases | 3.3/100 | 1.7/100 | 2 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| weakness | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 26% | 32% | 20 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | build-up exits played by a midfielder (DM/CM) | 23% | 15% | 2 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | third man combination per 100 final third phases | 20.6/100 | 14.7/100 | 2 / 20 | 8/10 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | build-up exits down the right | 53% | 27% | 0.0014 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | build-up exits by carrying it out | 5% | 21% | 0.0036 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | final-third entries down the right | 56% | 38% | 0.0221 | |
| when leading vs when level | final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) | 38% | 58% | 0.0023 | |
| when leading vs when level | build-ups that carried on into the next third under control | 28% | 52% | 0.01 | |
| when leading vs when level | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 47% | 25% | 0.0166 | |
| when trailing vs when level | final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) | 44% | 58% | 0.0033 | |
| when trailing vs when level | build-up exits down the left | 29% | 56% | 0.0052 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third entries down the left | 32% | 48% | 0.0236 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third entries down the right | 53% | 36% | 0.0274 | |
| second half vs first half | build-up exits down the left | 35% | 52% | 0.0406 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-16 | vs Villarreal | D 2-2 | 1.2–0.7 | pressed aggressively | Drew 2-2 (1.25 v 0.74 xG). Villarreal pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 8.1, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 33%, far above their usual 20%. |
| 2026-08-23 | at Getafe | L 0-1 | 0.3–1.1 | mid-intensity press | Lost 0-1 and the chances agreed (0.34 v 1.08 xG). Getafe pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.6, league median 15.0) and went long on 67% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 5%, far below their usual 26%. |
| 2026-08-28 | vs Elche | W 3-2 | 1.2–1.1 | pressed aggressively | Won 3-2, chances 1.21 v 1.09 xG. Elche pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 8.8, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways regained within 5s (counter-press) 38%, far above their usual 26%. |
| 2026-09-05 | at Rayo Vallecano | L 2-3 | 0.6–1.2 | mid-intensity press | Lost 2-3 and the chances agreed (0.56 v 1.25 xG). Rayo Vallecano pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 13.5, league median 15.0) and went long on 50% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 21.0/match, far above their usual 13.1/match. |
| 2026-09-12 | vs Alaves | W 2-1 | 1.6–1.7 | pressed aggressively | Won 2-1, chances 1.58 v 1.70 xG. Alaves pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 10.5, league median 15.0) and went long on 80% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 20.0/match, far above their usual 13.1/match. |
| 2026-09-16 | at Barcelona | L 2-7 | 1.7–3.5 | pressed aggressively | Lost 2-7 and the chances agreed (1.69 v 3.50 xG). Barcelona pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 11.2, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s 13%, far above their usual 3%. |
| 2026-09-19 | at Celta Vigo | L 0-5 | 0.6–1.3 | pressed aggressively | Lost 0-5 and the chances agreed (0.65 v 1.25 xG). Celta Vigo pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 12.5, league median 15.0). |
| 2026-10-11 | vs Valencia | D 2-2 | 1.1–1.3 | sat deep / passive | Drew 2-2 (1.11 v 1.28 xG). Valencia defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 24.3, league median 15.0) and went long on 57% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 0%, far below their usual 20%. |
| 2026-10-18 | at Osasuna | L 0-2 | 0.4–3.4 | pressed aggressively | Lost 0-2 and the chances agreed (0.35 v 3.44 xG). Osasuna pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 10.6, league median 15.0) and went long on 59% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) 27%, far below their usual 50%. |
| 2026-10-24 | vs Espanyol | W 2-1 | 3.0–0.6 | pressed aggressively | Won 2-1, chances 2.96 v 0.63 xG. Espanyol pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 11.7, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 46%, far above their usual 26%. |