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 left side immediately.
59% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes down their left side (54 attacks, 14 shots), against 38% of their own attacking xG through that channel.
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, 6% lead to a shot against (314 turnovers); after settled possession only 3% do (252) -- p=0.0815.
Let the ball go to Christos Mandas and press him when he receives.
Build-up exits made by Christos Mandas: the build-up carried on cleanly 52% of the time, vs 79% through anyone else (42 times).
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. Lazio attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
419 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
653 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
483 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%.
173 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 22 (2.4 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 20 | 12% | 2.2 | 10% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 2 | 1% | 0.2 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 7 | 4% | 0.8 | 29% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 144 | 83% | 16.0 | 28% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 14 | 8% | 1.6 | 29% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 64 | 37% | 7.1 | 36% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 15 | 9% | 1.7 | 20% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 13 | 8% | 1.4 | 31% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 38 | 22% | 4.2 | 18% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| passing forward | 29% | 29% | 10 / 20 | |
| dribbling or a loose touch | 25% | 30% | 12 / 20 | |
| passing to a full-back | 18% | 13% | 2 / 20 | |
| passing back | 7% | 2% | 3 / 20 | |
| passing sideways | 7% | 8% | 11 / 20 | |
| going long | 7% | 8% | 12 / 20 | |
| taking a throw-in | 4% | 4% | 12 / 20 | |
| passing to the keeper | 0% | 0% | 9 / 20 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 20 |
The opponents who went long most (38% of build-ups) got out 48% of the time; those who mostly played short (21% long) got out 48%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.9689).
Best escapes: Bologna 62%; AC Milan 57%; Sassuolo 57%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Kenneth Taylor (16), Oliver Provstgaard (11), Nuno Tavares (11), Reda Belahyane (11).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 31 | 39% | 13% |
| midfield | 193 | 27% | 5% |
| final third | 305 | 21% | 2% |
13.7 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. Lazio's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Lazio's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): left 59% conceded vs 38% own, right 28% conceded vs 38% own, centre 13% 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) | 25 | 4%lg 4% | 56% | 8%lg 12% | 0.4 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 61 | 10%lg 12% | 18% | 2%lg 4% | 0.1 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 63 | 10%lg 11% | 49% | 10%lg 6% | 0.4 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 23 | 4%lg 4% | 22% | 4%lg 4% | 0.1 | |
| Won in midfield | 174 | 29%lg 26% | 29% | 4%lg 6% | 0.6 | |
| Won deep in own third | 226 | 37%lg 37% | 17% | 4%lg 4% | 0.6 | |
| Won from their set piece | 33 | 5%lg 5% | 21% | 6%lg 5% | 0.1 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 22 | 4%lg 5% | 32% | 9%lg 12% | 0.1 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 93 | 15%lg 11% | 13% | 2%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 59 | 10%lg 11% | 34% | 7%lg 7% | 0.3 | |
| Lost during own counter | 34 | 6%lg 4% | 24% | 6%lg 6% | 0.2 | |
| Lost in midfield | 160 | 27%lg 27% | 30% | 8%lg 6% | 0.9 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 198 | 33%lg 37% | 14% | 3%lg 4% | 0.5 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 37 | 6%lg 5% | 19% | 5%lg 4% | 0.2 |
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) | 132 | 17%lg 13% | 17%lg 13% | 13.8 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 201 | 27%lg 28% | 10%lg 11% | 6.0 | |
| direct attack | 92 | 12%lg 13% | 3%lg 3% | 1.5 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 120 | 16%lg 21% | 3% | 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) | 95 | 13% | 13% | 13% | 49% | 2% | 0.4 | pass cut out 58, bad touch 15 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 157 | 15% | 12% | 6% | 61% | 4% | 0.6 | pass cut out 100, bad touch 22 | |
| direct attack | 77 | 31% | 18% | 6% | 35% | 5% | 0.3 | long ball lost 43, pass cut out 23 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 92 | 38% | 13% | 4% | 41% | 7% | 0.3 | pass cut out 49, bad touch 17 | |
| second-ball possession | 100 | 17% | 16% | 4% | 54% | 6% | 0.4 | pass cut out 63, long ball lost 13 | |
| counter / fast transition | 45 | 24% | 18% | 4% | 49% | 9% | 0.3 | pass cut out 28, bad touch 7 | |
| set piece | 37 | 19% | 16% | 5% | 59% | 5% | 0.2 | pass cut out 25, long ball lost 7 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 346 | 57%lg 51% | 3% | |
| long ball lost | 107 | 18%lg 21% | 3% | |
| bad touch | 83 | 14%lg 15% | 6% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 35 | 6%lg 6% | 11% | |
| failed dribble | 29 | 5%lg 6% | 17% |
| 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) | 63 | 21% | 8% | 11% | 43% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 32, long ball lost 15 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 177 | 25% | 17% | 7% | 44% | 6% | 0.9 | pass cut out 92, long ball lost 47 | |
| direct attack | 74 | 34% | 22% | 0% | 38% | 4% | 0.3 | long ball lost 33, pass cut out 29 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 120 | 34% | 5% | 8% | 48% | 5% | 0.5 | pass cut out 57, long ball lost 22 | |
| second-ball possession | 105 | 21% | 11% | 4% | 56% | 4% | 0.3 | pass cut out 59, long ball lost 32 | |
| counter / fast transition | 33 | 15% | 9% | 9% | 55% | 3% | 0.1 | pass cut out 17, bad touch 8 | |
| set piece | 33 | 21% | 15% | 0% | 58% | 6% | 0.1 | pass cut out 19, long ball lost 7 |
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 | 23%lg 18% | 85% | 20% | 17% | 15% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 20 | 11%lg 11% | 65% | 25% | 35% | 5% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 8 | 5% | 0% | 25% | 12% | 12% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 9 | 5%lg 10% | 56% | 0% | 44% | 0% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 10 | 6%lg 5% | 10% | 20% | 80% | 0% | |
| from the back line, stuck / recycled | 7 | 4% | 0% | 0% | 43% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 8 | 5%lg 5% | 100% | 25% | 0% | 12% | |
| from a throw-in, went long (bypass) | 7 | 4%lg 3% | 29% | 0% | 71% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 37 | 21%lg 19% | 81% | 38% | 19% | 14% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 11 | 6%lg 9% | 9% | 9% | 91% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 15 | 9% | 0% | 7% | 40% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 19 | 9%lg 8% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 57 | 27%lg 22% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 11 | 5%lg 5% | 27% | |
| they played through short | 71 | 33%lg 35% | 8% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 54 | 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 | 13 | 13%lg 12% | 1.3 | 0.10lg 0.11 | 3 | |
| cutback | 5 | 5%lg 6% | 0.4 | 0.09lg 0.10 | 1 | |
| through ball | 2 | 2%lg 3% | 0.4 | 0.20lg 0.22 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 63 | 64%lg 53% | 5.4 | 0.09lg 0.08 | 10 | |
| long ball | 2 | 2%lg 5% | 0.1 | 0.05lg 0.08 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 6 | 6%lg 10% | 0.3 | 0.06lg 0.08 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 8 | 8%lg 10% | 1.1 | 0.14lg 0.09 | 3 | |
| corner (set piece) | 12 | – | 0.9 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 6 | – | 0.5 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 6 | – | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.1 | 0.14 | 1 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 3 | – | 2.4 | 0.79 | 1 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 9 | 13%lg 11% | 0.6 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| cutback | 4 | 6%lg 7% | 0.4 | 0.11 | 1 | |
| through ball | 2 | 3%lg 3% | 0.3 | 0.14 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 38 | 54%lg 53% | 3.2 | 0.08 | 4 | |
| long ball | 6 | 8%lg 4% | 0.3 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 8 | 11%lg 10% | 1.2 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 4 | 6%lg 10% | 0.3 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| corner (set piece) | 25 | – | 3.1 | 0.13 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 5 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.3 | 0.17 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.8 | 0.79 | 0 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 20 | 16%lg 10% | |
| keeper held it | 10 | 8%lg 9% | |
| keeper parried it | 9 | 7%lg 13% | |
| blocked | 28 | 23%lg 26% | |
| off target | 53 | 43%lg 39% | |
| hit the woodwork | 4 | 3% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (11), median release 9s; league share turned into a fast attack 12%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 3 | 27% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 9% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 7 | 64% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (10); league share broken against fast 11%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 2 | 20% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 10% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 7 | 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.
117 balls lost in 419 build-up phases (28%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.3/10 · league 2.6/10
What it costs: 33% turned into a fast attack · 44% the opponent can’t keep · 4% led to a shot · 0.4 xG
225 balls lost in 653 middle-third phases (34%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 3.1/10 · league 2.8/10
What it costs: 25% turned into a fast attack · 43% the opponent can’t keep · 7% led to a shot · 1.4 xG
228 balls lost in 483 final-third phases (47%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 50% · league 53%
What it costs: 11% turned into a fast attack · 64% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 0.6 xG
53 deliveries into the box did not arrive
45 of 65 counter-attacks lost (69%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 16% · league 20%
What it costs: 24% turned into a fast attack · 49% the opponent can’t keep · 9% led to a shot · 0.3 xG
65 counters: 12 ended in a shot, 45 were lost, 8 slowed down or went out
86 of 179 opponent build-ups got out (48%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 48% · league 49%
What it costs: 30% reached the final third · 9% led to a shot · 0.6 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
122 box entries in 409 opponent final-third phases (30%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 49% · league 49%
What it costs: 42% led to a shot · 6.3 xG
Sides are their own.
37 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 19% turned into a fast attack · 59% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 0.2 xG
Their corners and free kicks that were lost in open play, and what the opponent did next.
Takers: Mattia Zaccagni (21), Nuno Tavares (15), Alfonso Pedraza (5)
First contact in the box: Oliver Provstgaard (3), Nuno Tavares (3), Danilho Doekhi (2), Davide Frattesi (1), Gustav Isaksen (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 Serie A clubs' full seasons, with how many of the 9 matches sat on the same side of the league median. "Style" is never a verdict.
| behaviour | Lazio | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | final-third entries played by a full-back | 34% | 24% | 1 / 20 | 8/9 | |
| style | final-third entries played by a midfielder (DM/CM) | 9% | 27% | 20 / 20 | 9/9 | |
| style | final-third entries down the right | 31% | 46% | 20 / 20 | 7/9 | |
| style | final-third entries down the left | 57% | 41% | 1 / 20 | 7/9 | |
| style | cut inside per 100 final third phases | 3.5/100 | 1.9/100 | 1 / 20 | 6/9 | |
| style | build-ups from the back line played out short | 5% | 10% | 20 / 20 | 8/9 | |
| style | open-play shots created by short passes / combinations | 64% | 53% | 1 / 20 | 6/9 | |
| strength | shots scored | 16% | 10% | 1 / 20 | 6/9 | |
| style | underlap per 100 progression phases | 2.9/100 | 2.0/100 | 2 / 20 | 6/9 | |
| style | third man combination per 100 final third phases | 23.2/100 | 15.0/100 | 2 / 20 | 8/9 | |
| style | build-up exits played by the goalkeeper | 33% | 19% | 1 / 20 | 8/9 | |
| style | final-third entries played by a centre-back | 23% | 12% | 2 / 20 | 6/9 | |
| style | build-up exits played by a midfielder (DM/CM) | 7% | 17% | 20 / 20 | 9/9 | |
| strength | opponent middle-third phases that progressed | 58% | 66% | 19 / 20 | 8/9 | |
| style | early cross per 100 final third phases | 4.6/100 | 7.0/100 | 19 / 20 | 7/9 | |
| strength | build-ups from the keeper that got out | 70% | 48% | 1 / 20 | 8/9 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| when leading vs when level | build-up exits by carrying it out | 9% | 23% | 0.0327 | |
| when leading vs when level | build-ups that carried on into the next third under control | 68% | 52% | 0.0494 | |
| second half vs first half | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 46% | 31% | 0.0203 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | at Bologna | W 1-0 | 0.6–2.3 | pressed aggressively | Won 1-0 on fewer chances (0.59 v 2.33 xG). Bologna pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 12.3, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: non-penalty xG conceded 2.33 xG, far above their usual 1.12 xG. |
| 2026-08-30 | vs Genoa | W 1-0 | 1.2–0.8 | pressed aggressively | Won 1-0, chances 1.17 v 0.79 xG. Genoa pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 12.0, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the left 71%, far above their usual 47%. |
| 2026-09-07 | at Udinese | W 2-1 | 1.8–0.9 | mid-intensity press | Won 2-1, chances 1.78 v 0.94 xG. Udinese pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 14.0, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 43%, far below their usual 60%. |
| 2026-09-12 | vs AC Milan | D 2-2 | 1.6–1.5 | pressed aggressively | Drew 2-2 (1.62 v 1.45 xG). AC Milan pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 12.8, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: middle-third phases that progressed into the final third 38%, far below their usual 68%. |
| 2026-09-19 | at Venezia | W 2-0 | 0.9–1.0 | mid-intensity press | Won 2-0, chances 0.91 v 1.04 xG. Venezia pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 16.9, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the right 62%, far above their usual 34%. |
| 2026-10-11 | vs Monza | W 3-1 | 1.3–1.3 | sat deep / passive | Won 3-1, chances 1.31 v 1.32 xG. Monza defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 30.9, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: counter-attacks 11.0/match, far above their usual 7.1/match. |
| 2026-10-18 | at Juventus | W 3-0 | 0.5–0.9 | pressed aggressively | Won 3-0 on fewer chances (0.50 v 0.89 xG). Juventus pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 12.8, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: PPDA, strict (opponent passes in their own 60% per committed ball-winning action) 20.6, far above their usual 14.8. |
| 2026-10-24 | vs Parma Calcio 1913 | W 2-1 | 1.5–0.7 | mid-intensity press | Won 2-1, chances 1.52 v 0.73 xG. Parma Calcio 1913 pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 20.0, league median 16.2). Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 4.0/match, far below their usual 10.9/match. |
| 2026-10-27 | at Sassuolo | W 6-2 | 1.3–0.6 | sat deep / passive | Won 6-2, chances 1.31 v 0.62 xG. Sassuolo defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 40.0, league median 16.2) and went long on 54% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 89%, far above their usual 60%. |