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: Real Madrid got out 72% (long on 21%).
Average escape rate against them is 54%.
Avoid conceding corners; mark Kike Salas first.
26% of their corners end in a shot; first contacts: Kike Salas (5), Giorgi Kochorashvili (1), Andrés Castrín (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. Sevilla attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
486 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
811 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
531 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%.
236 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 48 (4.8 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 47 | 20% | 4.7 | 13% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 23 | 10% | 2.3 | 13% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 165 | 70% | 16.5 | 18% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 12 | 5% | 1.2 | 33% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 57 | 24% | 5.7 | 21% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 28 | 12% | 2.8 | 21% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 9 | 4% | 0.9 | 0% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 59 | 25% | 5.9 | 12% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dribbling or a loose touch | 29% | 26% | 8 / 20 | |
| passing forward | 24% | 26% | 11 / 20 | |
| going long | 17% | 10% | 1 / 20 | |
| passing to a full-back | 13% | 17% | 15 / 20 | |
| passing sideways | 5% | 5% | 14 / 20 | |
| passing back | 3% | 0% | 4 / 20 | |
| taking a throw-in | 3% | 2% | 4 / 20 | |
| passing to the keeper | 2% | 2% | 12 / 20 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 20 |
The opponents who went long most (29% of build-ups) got out 48% of the time; those who mostly played short (20% long) got out 59%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.1574).
Best escapes: Real Madrid 72%; Barcelona 64%; Atletico 62%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Gabriel Suazo (15), Lucien Agoumé (15), Kike Salas (15), Juan Iglesias (14).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 31 | 29% | 10% |
| midfield | 230 | 35% | 3% |
| final third | 389 | 23% | 1% |
12.9 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. Sevilla's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Sevilla's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): centre 37% conceded vs 34% own, left 34% conceded vs 33% own, right 28% 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) | 42 | 5%lg 5% | 45% | 14%lg 12% | 0.5 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 91 | 12%lg 11% | 7% | 7%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 107 | 14%lg 11% | 36% | 7%lg 8% | 0.6 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 20 | 3%lg 4% | 35% | 10%lg 3% | 0.2 | |
| Won in midfield | 198 | 26%lg 25% | 30% | 4%lg 7% | 0.5 | |
| Won deep in own third | 280 | 36%lg 39% | 11% | 3%lg 3% | 1.5 | |
| Won from their set piece | 32 | 4%lg 5% | 22% | 12%lg 3% | 0.2 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 18 | 3%lg 5% | 28% | 0%lg 13% | 0.0 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 31 | 4%lg 12% | 13% | 0%lg 4% | 0.0 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 117 | 16%lg 11% | 34% | 8%lg 9% | 0.7 | |
| Lost during own counter | 32 | 4%lg 4% | 25% | 3%lg 3% | 0.1 | |
| Lost in midfield | 171 | 24%lg 25% | 27% | 6%lg 6% | 0.7 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 324 | 45%lg 37% | 10% | 3%lg 3% | 1.0 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 20 | 3%lg 5% | 5% | 0%lg 4% | 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) | 44 | 5%lg 13% | 20%lg 12% | 13.6 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 211 | 23%lg 28% | 9%lg 10% | 5.6 | |
| direct attack | 154 | 17%lg 13% | 2%lg 2% | 1.6 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 223 | 24%lg 22% | 3% | 1.4 |
| 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) | 31 | 13% | 13% | 16% | 58% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 17, bad touch 7 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 163 | 12% | 15% | 14% | 51% | 4% | 0.8 | pass cut out 80, long ball lost 46 | |
| direct attack | 122 | 16% | 18% | 8% | 41% | 6% | 0.4 | pass cut out 55, long ball lost 42 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 182 | 28% | 5% | 9% | 52% | 5% | 0.7 | pass cut out 89, long ball lost 38 | |
| second-ball possession | 149 | 19% | 17% | 9% | 48% | 3% | 0.4 | pass cut out 62, long ball lost 31 | |
| counter / fast transition | 46 | 28% | 11% | 9% | 43% | 4% | 0.1 | pass cut out 24, bad touch 11 | |
| set piece | 20 | 5% | 10% | 10% | 75% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 15, long ball lost 3 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 342 | 48%lg 48% | 5% | |
| long ball lost | 169 | 24%lg 22% | 2% | |
| bad touch | 105 | 15%lg 14% | 3% | |
| failed dribble | 56 | 8%lg 7% | 5% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 40 | 6%lg 6% | 5% |
| 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) | 96 | 7% | 11% | 11% | 57% | 7% | 0.7 | pass cut out 62, failed dribble 11 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 195 | 21% | 12% | 16% | 40% | 6% | 1.1 | pass cut out 87, bad touch 40 | |
| direct attack | 110 | 23% | 20% | 11% | 38% | 4% | 0.4 | long ball lost 57, pass cut out 35 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 182 | 31% | 10% | 5% | 51% | 6% | 0.7 | pass cut out 86, long ball lost 37 | |
| second-ball possession | 125 | 19% | 6% | 14% | 54% | 2% | 0.4 | pass cut out 53, long ball lost 29 | |
| counter / fast transition | 30 | 27% | 10% | 13% | 40% | 10% | 0.3 | pass cut out 16, bad touch 6 | |
| set piece | 32 | 22% | 3% | 6% | 53% | 12% | 0.2 | pass cut out 13, 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 | 24 | 16%lg 18% | 75% | 17% | 25% | 4% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 22 | 14%lg 11% | 50% | 0% | 41% | 0% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 8 | 5%lg 10% | 62% | 25% | 25% | 12% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 9 | 6%lg 5% | 22% | 0% | 78% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, went long (bypass) | 5 | 3%lg 3% | 40% | 0% | 40% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, stuck / recycled | 5 | 3% | 0% | 40% | 20% | 20% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 28 | 18%lg 16% | 79% | 18% | 25% | 14% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 19 | 12%lg 10% | 26% | 11% | 58% | 5% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 22 | 14% | 0% | 9% | 45% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 32 | 12%lg 9% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 53 | 20%lg 23% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 11 | 4%lg 5% | 18% | |
| they played through short | 115 | 42%lg 37% | 11% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 60 | 22%lg 26% | 7% |
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 | 8 | 9%lg 6% | 0.7 | 0.09lg 0.11 | 0 | |
| cutback | 5 | 6%lg 7% | 0.4 | 0.08lg 0.10 | 1 | |
| through ball | 2 | 2%lg 4% | 0.2 | 0.11lg 0.25 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 47 | 55%lg 54% | 4.6 | 0.10lg 0.08 | 8 | |
| long ball | 5 | 6%lg 4% | 0.4 | 0.07lg 0.07 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 13 | 15%lg 11% | 0.8 | 0.07lg 0.09 | 2 | |
| rebound / second ball | 5 | 6%lg 9% | 0.2 | 0.04lg 0.09 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 12 | – | 0.8 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 10 | – | 0.5 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 11 | – | 0.8 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 2 | – | 1.6 | 0.79 | 2 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 12 | 13%lg 9% | 1.4 | 0.12 | 1 | |
| cutback | 9 | 10%lg 6% | 0.7 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| through ball | 3 | 3%lg 4% | 0.6 | 0.21 | 3 | |
| short pass / combination | 37 | 42%lg 55% | 3.0 | 0.08 | 4 | |
| long ball | 5 | 6%lg 5% | 0.5 | 0.10 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 10 | 11%lg 10% | 1.4 | 0.14 | 2 | |
| rebound / second ball | 13 | 15%lg 9% | 1.7 | 0.13 | 2 | |
| corner (set piece) | 16 | – | 1.7 | 0.11 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 4 | – | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 9 | – | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 5 | – | 0.4 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.8 | 0.79 | 1 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 14 | 12%lg 9% | |
| keeper held it | 12 | 10%lg 11% | |
| keeper parried it | 18 | 15%lg 13% | |
| blocked | 26 | 21%lg 26% | |
| off target | 48 | 40%lg 39% | |
| hit the woodwork | 3 | 2% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (9), median release 17s; league share turned into a fast attack 17%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 11% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 11% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 7 | 78% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (12); league share broken against fast 18%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 8% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 8% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 10 | 83% |
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.
125 balls lost in 486 build-up phases (26%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.4/10 · league 2.7/10
What it costs: 26% turned into a fast attack · 54% the opponent can’t keep · 6% led to a shot · 0.5 xG
273 balls lost in 811 middle-third phases (34%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 3.2/10 · league 2.8/10
What it costs: 23% turned into a fast attack · 46% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 1.1 xG
259 balls lost in 531 final-third phases (49%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 62% · league 57%
What it costs: 9% turned into a fast attack · 55% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 0.5 xG
85 deliveries into the box did not arrive
46 of 75 counter-attacks lost (61%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 18% · league 17%
What it costs: 28% turned into a fast attack · 43% the opponent can’t keep · 4% led to a shot · 0.1 xG
75 counters: 18 ended in a shot, 46 were lost, 11 slowed down or went out
123 of 229 opponent build-ups got out (54%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 54% · league 50%
What it costs: 28% reached the final third · 12% led to a shot · 0.9 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
144 box entries in 537 opponent final-third phases (27%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 49% · league 48%
What it costs: 43% led to a shot · 9.2 xG
Sides are their own.
20 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 5% turned into a fast attack · 75% 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: Félix Correia (10), Gabriel Suazo (5), Giorgi Kochorashvili (4)
First contact in the box: Kike Salas (5), Giorgi Kochorashvili (1), Andrés Castrín (1), Lucas Stassin (1), Jon Guridi (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 | Sevilla | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | box entries with a long ball | 11% | 2% | 1 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| style | turnovers lost straight after winning it | 16% | 11% | 1 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| style | build-up exits through the centre | 9% | 19% | 20 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | build-up exits down the right | 53% | 38% | 1 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | turnovers lost in the final third | 45% | 37% | 1 / 20 | 10/10 | |
| style | open-play shots conceded from short passes / combinations | 42% | 55% | 20 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| style | final-third entries down the right | 53% | 42% | 2 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| strength | xG conceded after winning the ball (transition) | 0.22 xG | 0.33 xG | 20 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | controlled possessions that are sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 5% | 13% | 19 / 20 | 10/10 | |
| style | overload to isolate per 100 progression phases | 1.4/100 | 0.8/100 | 1 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| style | turnovers lost from an own set piece | 3% | 5% | 20 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| style | turnovers lost after a long own possession | 4% | 12% | 20 / 20 | 10/10 | |
| style | pass rotation per 100 progression phases | 1.2/100 | 3.7/100 | 20 / 20 | 10/10 | |
| style | turnovers won straight back (counter-press) | 14% | 11% | 2 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | third man combination per 100 build up phases | 13.6/100 | 18.0/100 | 20 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| style | byline cross per 100 final third phases | 5.5/100 | 7.4/100 | 19 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | high-press regains triggered by a long ball | 17% | 10% | 1 / 20 | 6/10 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| when leading vs when level | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 44% | 23% | 0.0027 | |
| when leading vs when level | final-third entries through the centre | 3% | 15% | 0.0475 | |
| when trailing vs when level | box entries by carrying it in | 69% | 40% | 0.0073 | |
| second half vs first half | box entries by carrying it in | 65% | 41% | 0.0086 | |
| second half vs first half | box entries with a cross | 3% | 17% | 0.0116 | |
| second half vs first half | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 36% | 24% | 0.0385 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | vs Rayo Vallecano | W 2-1 | 0.7–1.5 | pressed aggressively | Won 2-1 on fewer chances (0.73 v 1.49 xG). Rayo Vallecano pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 11.1, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent build-ups that got out cleanly 33%, far below their usual 54%. |
| 2026-08-22 | at Athletic Club | W 3-1 | 0.7–1.3 | pressed aggressively | Won 3-1 on fewer chances (0.72 v 1.34 xG). Athletic Club pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 9.5, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 18.0/match, far above their usual 11.9/match. |
| 2026-08-29 | vs Atletico | L 1-3 | 1.2–0.9 | mid-intensity press | Lost 1-3 and the chances agreed (1.23 v 0.94 xG). Atletico pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 13.9, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 78%, far above their usual 45%. |
| 2026-09-06 | at Espanyol | D 1-1 | 0.4–1.2 | pressed aggressively | Drew 1-1 (0.35 v 1.18 xG). Espanyol pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 8.6, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways regained within 5s (counter-press) 17%, far below their usual 27%. |
| 2026-09-11 | vs Valencia | W 1-0 | 0.8–0.1 | mid-intensity press | Won 1-0, chances 0.83 v 0.14 xG. Valencia pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.1, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the right 78%, far above their usual 52%. |
| 2026-09-16 | at Deportivo | W 1-0 | 0.7–0.2 | pressed aggressively | Won 1-0, chances 0.72 v 0.25 xG. Deportivo pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 10.5, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent final-third phases that created 32%, far below their usual 48%. |
| 2026-09-19 | vs Barcelona | L 1-3 | 0.5–2.8 | pressed aggressively | Lost 1-3 and the chances agreed (0.50 v 2.78 xG). Barcelona pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 11.1, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: PPDA, strict (opponent passes in their own 60% per committed ball-winning action) 29.0, far above their usual 16.3. |
| 2026-10-12 | at Levante | D 3-3 | 2.5–2.0 | pressed aggressively | Drew 3-3 (2.47 v 1.96 xG). Levante pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 12.2, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: counter-attacks 11.0/match, far above their usual 6.2/match. |
| 2026-10-18 | at Real Madrid | L 1-4 | 1.0–1.4 | pressed aggressively | Lost 1-4 and the chances agreed (0.98 v 1.35 xG). Real Madrid pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 11.2, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 73%, far above their usual 48%. |
| 2026-10-26 | vs Osasuna | W 2-0 | 1.1–0.6 | sat deep / passive | Won 2-0, chances 1.07 v 0.58 xG. Osasuna defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 21.1, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the left 17%, far below their usual 39%. |