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.
49% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes down their left side (53 attacks, 11 shots), against 35% 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 (397 turnovers); after settled possession only 2% do (166) -- p=0.0704.
Let the ball go to Wladimiro Falcone and press him when he receives.
Build-up exits made by Wladimiro Falcone: the build-up carried on cleanly 29% of the time, vs 63% through anyone else (34 times).
Their most dangerous route: Amar Fatah getting into the box with a carry from the centre. Double up on him there and show him away from goal.
18 times in the window, 61% end in a shot vs 42% for their other routes.
Avoid conceding corners; mark Kialonda Gaspar first.
25% of their corners end in a shot; first contacts: Kialonda Gaspar (5), Lassana Coulibaly (4), Willem Geubbels (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. Lecce attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
393 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
601 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
405 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 | 8% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 2 | 1% | 0.2 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 14 | 8% | 1.8 | 7% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 117 | 69% | 14.6 | 27% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 8 | 5% | 1.0 | 38% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 48 | 28% | 6.0 | 38% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 15 | 9% | 1.9 | 20% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 7 | 4% | 0.9 | 0% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 39 | 23% | 4.9 | 21% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| passing forward | 30% | 30% | 9 / 20 | |
| going long | 17% | 8% | 1 / 20 | |
| dribbling or a loose touch | 17% | 29% | 19 / 20 | |
| passing sideways | 10% | 7% | 6 / 20 | |
| passing to a full-back | 10% | 12% | 15 / 20 | |
| taking a throw-in | 10% | 4% | 2 / 20 | |
| passing back | 3% | 3% | 8 / 20 | |
| passing to the keeper | 3% | 0% | 5 / 20 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 20 |
The opponents who went long most (29% of build-ups) got out 49% of the time; those who mostly played short (11% long) got out 47%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.7654).
Best escapes: Roma 62%; Venezia 54%; Bologna 53%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Danilo Veiga (13), Youssef Maleh (11), Konan N’Dri (11), Oumar Ngom (9).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 24 | 50% | 17% |
| midfield | 219 | 28% | 6% |
| final third | 291 | 26% | 1% |
16.5 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. Lecce's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Lecce's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): left 49% conceded vs 35% own, right 41% conceded vs 35% own, centre 11% conceded vs 29% 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) | 37 | 6%lg 4% | 30% | 8%lg 12% | 0.4 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 64 | 10%lg 11% | 14% | 0%lg 4% | 0.0 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 69 | 11%lg 12% | 22% | 3%lg 7% | 0.1 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 26 | 4%lg 4% | 12% | 8%lg 4% | 0.2 | |
| Won in midfield | 177 | 28%lg 27% | 35% | 4%lg 7% | 0.5 | |
| Won deep in own third | 247 | 39%lg 37% | 10% | 3%lg 4% | 1.1 | |
| Won from their set piece | 21 | 3%lg 5% | 10% | 0%lg 5% | 0.0 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 15 | 2%lg 5% | 27% | 0%lg 11% | 0.0 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 30 | 5%lg 12% | 0% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 95 | 16%lg 11% | 39% | 11%lg 7% | 0.9 | |
| Lost during own counter | 22 | 4%lg 4% | 27% | 9%lg 6% | 0.1 | |
| Lost in midfield | 164 | 27%lg 27% | 31% | 6%lg 6% | 1.1 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 237 | 39%lg 36% | 15% | 3%lg 4% | 0.5 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 42 | 7%lg 5% | 17% | 2%lg 5% | 0.3 |
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) | 35 | 5%lg 13% | 0%lg 14% | 12.4 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 168 | 23%lg 28% | 7%lg 11% | 5.6 | |
| direct attack | 115 | 16%lg 13% | 2%lg 3% | 1.4 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 195 | 27%lg 21% | 4% | 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) | 30 | 0% | 27% | 7% | 60% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 13, long ball lost 6 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 136 | 21% | 14% | 8% | 51% | 3% | 0.4 | pass cut out 72, long ball lost 28 | |
| direct attack | 94 | 34% | 23% | 12% | 27% | 5% | 0.4 | long ball lost 45, pass cut out 35 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 157 | 27% | 10% | 12% | 46% | 8% | 1.1 | pass cut out 70, bad touch 36 | |
| second-ball possession | 109 | 17% | 17% | 7% | 47% | 3% | 0.3 | pass cut out 54, long ball lost 21 | |
| counter / fast transition | 37 | 30% | 19% | 14% | 32% | 11% | 0.3 | pass cut out 19, bad touch 10 | |
| set piece | 42 | 17% | 10% | 0% | 57% | 2% | 0.3 | pass cut out 22, long ball lost 13 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 285 | 47%lg 51% | 5% | |
| long ball lost | 144 | 24%lg 20% | 3% | |
| bad touch | 100 | 17%lg 15% | 7% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 36 | 6%lg 6% | 8% | |
| failed dribble | 35 | 6%lg 6% | 0% |
| 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) | 66 | 14% | 11% | 9% | 62% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 39, long ball lost 10 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 184 | 21% | 12% | 10% | 48% | 5% | 0.8 | pass cut out 96, long ball lost 34 | |
| direct attack | 72 | 24% | 17% | 11% | 43% | 4% | 0.6 | pass cut out 27, long ball lost 26 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 144 | 26% | 8% | 8% | 53% | 3% | 0.4 | pass cut out 67, bad touch 25 | |
| second-ball possession | 124 | 15% | 10% | 12% | 60% | 2% | 0.4 | pass cut out 71, long ball lost 23 | |
| counter / fast transition | 30 | 13% | 20% | 7% | 50% | 7% | 0.2 | pass cut out 22, bad touch 4 | |
| set piece | 21 | 10% | 10% | 5% | 57% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 10, long ball lost 4 |
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 | 22 | 16%lg 19% | 73% | 18% | 32% | 0% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 20 | 14%lg 11% | 30% | 10% | 70% | 0% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 18 | 13%lg 9% | 50% | 11% | 44% | 0% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 15 | 11%lg 5% | 27% | 7% | 80% | 7% | |
| from a throw-in, went long (bypass) | 5 | 4%lg 3% | 60% | 20% | 40% | 20% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 19 | 14%lg 19% | 79% | 26% | 26% | 16% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 21 | 15%lg 9% | 38% | 19% | 57% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 9 | 7% | 0% | 0% | 44% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 28 | 13%lg 9% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 27 | 12%lg 24% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 12 | 5%lg 5% | 17% | |
| they played through short | 78 | 35%lg 36% | 6% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 77 | 35%lg 27% | 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 | 12%lg 13% | 0.9 | 0.12lg 0.11 | 0 | |
| cutback | 1 | 2%lg 6% | 0.0 | 0.04lg 0.10 | 0 | |
| through ball | 2 | 3%lg 2% | 0.8 | 0.41lg 0.22 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 30 | 50%lg 52% | 2.5 | 0.08lg 0.08 | 1 | |
| long ball | 2 | 3%lg 6% | 0.2 | 0.08lg 0.07 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 14 | 23%lg 9% | 1.1 | 0.08lg 0.08 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 4 | 7%lg 10% | 0.2 | 0.04lg 0.10 | 0 | |
| corner (set piece) | 17 | – | 2.6 | 0.16 | 5 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 7 | – | 0.6 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 8 | – | 1.3 | 0.16 | 1 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 10 | 11%lg 11% | 0.7 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| cutback | 8 | 9%lg 7% | 0.9 | 0.11 | 1 | |
| through ball | 5 | 6%lg 3% | 0.8 | 0.15 | 1 | |
| short pass / combination | 35 | 40%lg 54% | 4.0 | 0.11 | 5 | |
| long ball | 6 | 7%lg 5% | 0.5 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 14 | 16%lg 9% | 1.3 | 0.09 | 2 | |
| rebound / second ball | 9 | 10%lg 9% | 1.2 | 0.13 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 14 | – | 2.3 | 0.17 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 8 | – | 0.8 | 0.10 | 1 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 4 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 1 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 2 | – | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 9 | 10%lg 9% | |
| keeper held it | 15 | 16%lg 10% | |
| keeper parried it | 11 | 12%lg 13% | |
| blocked | 21 | 22%lg 26% | |
| off target | 35 | 37%lg 39% | |
| hit the woodwork | 3 | 3% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (20), median release 12s; league share turned into a fast attack 13%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 2 | 10% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 5 | 25% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 13 | 65% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (15); league share broken against fast 12%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 3 | 20% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 4 | 27% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 8 | 53% |
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.
132 balls lost in 393 build-up phases (34%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 3.0/10 · league 2.6/10
What it costs: 38% turned into a fast attack · 39% the opponent can’t keep · 7% led to a shot · 1.1 xG
227 balls lost in 601 middle-third phases (38%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 3.3/10 · league 2.7/10
What it costs: 24% turned into a fast attack · 45% the opponent can’t keep · 5% led to a shot · 1.0 xG
190 balls lost in 405 final-third phases (47%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 55% · league 52%
What it costs: 13% turned into a fast attack · 51% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 0.4 xG
41 deliveries into the box did not arrive
37 of 55 counter-attacks lost (67%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 15% · league 20%
What it costs: 30% turned into a fast attack · 32% the opponent can’t keep · 11% led to a shot · 0.3 xG
55 counters: 10 ended in a shot, 37 were lost, 8 slowed down or went out
93 of 192 opponent build-ups got out (48%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 48% · league 50%
What it costs: 33% reached the final third · 6% led to a shot · 0.9 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
129 box entries in 477 opponent final-third phases (27%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 49% · league 49%
What it costs: 41% led to a shot · 8.1 xG
Sides are their own.
42 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 17% turned into a fast attack · 57% the opponent can’t keep · 2% led to a shot · 0.3 xG
Their corners and free kicks that were lost in open play, and what the opponent did next.
Takers: Youssef Maleh (12), Ivan Ilic (9), Antonino Gallo (7)
First contact in the box: Kialonda Gaspar (5), Lassana Coulibaly (4), Willem Geubbels (2), Danilo Veiga (1), Konan N’Dri (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 8 matches sat on the same side of the league median. "Style" is never a verdict.
| behaviour | Lecce | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | turnovers lost straight after winning it | 16% | 11% | 1 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | build-ups from the back line going long | 11% | 5% | 1 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | switch of play per 100 progression phases | 1.3/100 | 3.0/100 | 20 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| strength | opponent build-ups kept stuck / recycled | 35% | 27% | 1 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | open-play shots created by individual efforts | 23% | 9% | 1 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | controlled possessions that are short possessions (0-3 passes) | 27% | 21% | 1 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| weakness | middle-third phases whose possession ended in a shot | 6% | 11% | 20 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | overlap per 100 progression phases | 1.0/100 | 2.6/100 | 20 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | build-ups that stayed stuck / recycled | 10% | 20% | 20 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | run in behind per 100 final third phases | 3.2/100 | 5.5/100 | 20 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| strength | opponent build-ups won high | 13% | 9% | 2 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | box entries by carrying it in | 65% | 55% | 1 / 20 | 5/8 | |
| strength | build-ups that left the own third (or went for it) | 91% | 83% | 1 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| style | open-play shots conceded from short passes / combinations | 40% | 54% | 20 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | final-third entries played by a full-back | 33% | 25% | 2 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| weakness | middle-third giveaways per 10 middle-third phases | 3.3/10 | 2.7/10 | 2 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | controlled possessions that are sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 5% | 13% | 19 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| style | build-ups straight after a regain going long | 15% | 9% | 1 / 20 | 5/8 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final third | W gets it into the box with a carry from the centre | 18 | 61% | 42% |
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | build-up exits with a long ball | 74% | 29% | 0.0 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | build-up exits played by the goalkeeper | 55% | 13% | 0.0 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | build-ups that carried on into the next third under control | 28% | 65% | 0.0001 | |
| when leading vs when level | chance-creation phases that produced a shot | 47% | 21% | 0.0073 | |
| when leading vs when level | build-ups that carried on into the next third under control | 25% | 60% | 0.0075 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third entries down the left | 35% | 56% | 0.0178 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third entries down the right | 53% | 35% | 0.0367 | |
| second half vs first half | build-ups that carried on into the next third under control | 58% | 40% | 0.0475 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | at Venezia | W 2-0 | 2.0–1.9 | pressed aggressively | Won 2-0, chances 1.96 v 1.86 xG. Venezia pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 9.4, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: counter-attacks 9.0/match, far above their usual 6.2/match. |
| 2026-08-31 | vs Roma | L 0-4 | 1.2–2.2 | pressed aggressively | Lost 0-4 and the chances agreed (1.18 v 2.21 xG). Roma pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 9.6, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 26.0/match, far above their usual 14.8/match. |
| 2026-09-07 | at Cagliari | L 0-1 | 0.7–1.3 | sat deep / passive | Lost 0-1 and the chances agreed (0.71 v 1.28 xG). Cagliari defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 22.9, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 19%, far below their usual 33%. |
| 2026-09-13 | vs Monza | W 3-2 | 0.9–2.5 | pressed aggressively | Won 3-2 on fewer chances (0.93 v 2.49 xG). Monza pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 10.8, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 88%, far above their usual 50%. |
| 2026-09-20 | at AC Milan | L 0-3 | 0.3–1.5 | mid-intensity press | Lost 0-3 and the chances agreed (0.30 v 1.50 xG). AC Milan pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.2, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways regained within 5s (counter-press) 18%, far below their usual 27%. |
| 2026-10-11 | vs Bologna | L 1-2 | 1.1–1.8 | sat deep / passive | Lost 1-2 and the chances agreed (1.14 v 1.83 xG). Bologna defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 27.0, league median 16.0) and went long on 60% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the left 69%, far above their usual 38%. |
| 2026-10-18 | at Udinese | W 3-0 | 2.9–0.6 | pressed aggressively | Won 3-0, chances 2.93 v 0.59 xG. Udinese pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 12.4, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent build-ups that got out cleanly 32%, far below their usual 48%. |
| 2026-10-25 | vs Juventus | L 0-2 | 1.0–0.8 | pressed aggressively | Lost 0-2 and the chances agreed (1.04 v 0.77 xG). Juventus pressed harder than a typical Serie A side does (strict PPDA 13.1, league median 16.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-ups that carried on into the next third under control 80%, far above their usual 47%. |