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 34% come from forward passes.
Copy the sides that escaped it: Espanyol got out 88% (long on 25%).
Average escape rate against them is 57%.
When you win it, go straight through the middle immediately.
50% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes straight through the middle (37 attacks, 11 shots), against 14% of their own attacking xG through that channel.
Press their build-up in the right of their own third.
Giveaways there lead to a shot 19% of the time (26 giveaways).
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. Elche attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
590 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
751 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
459 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: 36 (3.6 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 36 | 21% | 3.6 | 14% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 0 | 0% | 0.0 | – | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 5 | 3% | 0.5 | 0% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 132 | 76% | 13.2 | 23% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 12 | 7% | 1.2 | 42% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 61 | 35% | 6.1 | 31% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 16 | 9% | 1.6 | 0% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 8 | 5% | 0.8 | 0% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 35 | 20% | 3.5 | 20% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dribbling or a loose touch | 37% | 26% | 4 / 20 | |
| passing forward | 34% | 24% | 3 / 20 | |
| passing to a full-back | 8% | 17% | 18 / 20 | |
| passing back | 5% | 0% | 1 / 20 | |
| passing sideways | 5% | 5% | 10 / 20 | |
| going long | 5% | 12% | 20 / 20 | |
| taking a throw-in | 3% | 2% | 6 / 20 | |
| passing to the keeper | 0% | 2% | 13 / 20 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 20 |
The opponents who went long most (31% of build-ups) got out 62% of the time; those who mostly played short (12% long) got out 52%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.2858).
Best escapes: Espanyol 88%; Rayo Vallecano 69%; Barcelona 63%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by Fer Niño (9), Tete Morente (9), David Affengruber (8), Buba Sangaré (8).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 70 | 39% | 16% |
| midfield | 208 | 25% | 4% |
| final third | 293 | 24% | 0% |
17.6 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. Elche's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Elche's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): centre 50% conceded vs 14% own, right 28% conceded vs 43% own, left 21% conceded vs 43% 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) | 34 | 5%lg 5% | 50% | 15%lg 12% | 0.3 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 92 | 14%lg 11% | 14% | 5%lg 3% | 0.3 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 65 | 10%lg 11% | 34% | 6%lg 8% | 0.4 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 26 | 4%lg 4% | 23% | 12%lg 3% | 0.5 | |
| Won in midfield | 148 | 22%lg 25% | 38% | 9%lg 7% | 0.7 | |
| Won deep in own third | 274 | 41%lg 37% | 14% | 1%lg 3% | 0.4 | |
| Won from their set piece | 34 | 5%lg 5% | 3% | 0%lg 4% | 0.0 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 50 | 7%lg 5% | 42% | 10%lg 13% | 0.5 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 89 | 13%lg 11% | 15% | 9%lg 4% | 0.9 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 77 | 11%lg 11% | 38% | 13%lg 9% | 0.8 | |
| Lost during own counter | 25 | 4%lg 4% | 8% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 | |
| Lost in midfield | 168 | 25%lg 25% | 32% | 5%lg 6% | 0.8 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 220 | 33%lg 38% | 17% | 2%lg 3% | 0.8 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 45 | 7%lg 5% | 22% | 4%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) | 122 | 15%lg 13% | 10%lg 13% | 15.1 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 215 | 26%lg 28% | 10%lg 10% | 6.1 | |
| direct attack | 121 | 15%lg 13% | 3%lg 2% | 1.4 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 193 | 23%lg 22% | 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) | 91 | 14% | 10% | 9% | 57% | 9% | 0.9 | pass cut out 54, long ball lost 18 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 166 | 22% | 17% | 5% | 48% | 2% | 0.2 | pass cut out 80, long ball lost 45 | |
| direct attack | 94 | 30% | 16% | 9% | 40% | 5% | 0.6 | pass cut out 40, long ball lost 38 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 151 | 30% | 11% | 7% | 48% | 9% | 1.4 | pass cut out 60, long ball lost 32 | |
| second-ball possession | 94 | 31% | 12% | 3% | 47% | 6% | 0.7 | pass cut out 45, bad touch 18 | |
| counter / fast transition | 33 | 6% | 9% | 12% | 64% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 16, bad touch 7 | |
| set piece | 45 | 22% | 9% | 13% | 49% | 4% | 0.2 | pass cut out 27, long ball lost 8 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 322 | 48%lg 48% | 5% | |
| long ball lost | 161 | 24%lg 22% | 2% | |
| bad touch | 97 | 14%lg 14% | 5% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 44 | 7%lg 6% | 2% | |
| failed dribble | 38 | 6%lg 7% | 5% | |
| error | 10 | 1% | 100% |
| 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) | 95 | 15% | 17% | 13% | 43% | 6% | 0.3 | pass cut out 61, long ball lost 14 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 193 | 17% | 13% | 11% | 49% | 4% | 0.4 | pass cut out 110, bad touch 28 | |
| direct attack | 74 | 36% | 24% | 5% | 27% | 5% | 0.2 | pass cut out 30, long ball lost 24 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 132 | 31% | 10% | 12% | 44% | 8% | 1.0 | pass cut out 69, bad touch 22 | |
| second-ball possession | 110 | 25% | 13% | 5% | 51% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 64, long ball lost 16 | |
| counter / fast transition | 35 | 29% | 17% | 14% | 23% | 11% | 0.6 | pass cut out 19, bad touch 7 | |
| set piece | 34 | 3% | 12% | 15% | 53% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 20, 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 | 40 | 15%lg 18% | 75% | 12% | 18% | 10% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 36 | 13%lg 11% | 44% | 19% | 56% | 3% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 20 | 7% | 0% | 5% | 55% | 0% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 26 | 10%lg 10% | 69% | 38% | 31% | 8% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 18 | 7%lg 5% | 28% | 17% | 61% | 6% | |
| from the back line, stuck / recycled | 11 | 4% | 0% | 18% | 36% | 9% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 7 | 3%lg 5% | 86% | 43% | 14% | 14% | |
| from a throw-in, went long (bypass) | 8 | 3%lg 3% | 12% | 0% | 75% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 49 | 18%lg 16% | 71% | 35% | 24% | 12% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 16 | 6%lg 10% | 25% | 0% | 62% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 32 | 12% | 0% | 9% | 50% | 3% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 19 | 8%lg 9% | 0% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 39 | 17%lg 23% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 9 | 4%lg 5% | 33% | |
| they played through short | 90 | 39%lg 37% | 11% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 71 | 31%lg 26% | 6% |
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 | 9 | 12%lg 6% | 0.9 | 0.10lg 0.11 | 2 | |
| cutback | 7 | 9%lg 6% | 0.9 | 0.12lg 0.10 | 0 | |
| through ball | 5 | 6%lg 4% | 1.3 | 0.25lg 0.24 | 1 | |
| short pass / combination | 44 | 56%lg 54% | 3.9 | 0.09lg 0.08 | 7 | |
| long ball | 1 | 1%lg 5% | 0.1 | 0.05lg 0.07 | 0 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 7 | 9%lg 12% | 0.3 | 0.04lg 0.09 | 0 | |
| rebound / second ball | 5 | 6%lg 9% | 0.4 | 0.08lg 0.09 | 0 | |
| corner (set piece) | 19 | – | 1.4 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 6 | – | 0.3 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 6 | – | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.3 | 0.11 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 3 | – | 2.4 | 0.79 | 3 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 13 | 12%lg 9% | 1.5 | 0.12 | 2 | |
| cutback | 5 | 5%lg 7% | 0.4 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| through ball | 4 | 4%lg 4% | 1.0 | 0.25 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 61 | 55%lg 54% | 6.7 | 0.11 | 7 | |
| long ball | 8 | 7%lg 5% | 0.6 | 0.08 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 11 | 10%lg 11% | 1.1 | 0.10 | 2 | |
| rebound / second ball | 9 | 8%lg 9% | 1.1 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| corner (set piece) | 22 | – | 1.0 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 9 | – | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 5 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| penalty (set piece) | 2 | – | 1.6 | 0.79 | 1 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 11 | 10%lg 9% | |
| keeper held it | 12 | 11%lg 10% | |
| keeper parried it | 21 | 19%lg 13% | |
| blocked | 23 | 21%lg 26% | |
| off target | 41 | 37%lg 40% | |
| hit the woodwork | 4 | 4% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (17), median release 8s; league share turned into a fast attack 17%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 2 | 12% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 4 | 24% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 11 | 65% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (12); league share broken against fast 17%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 5 | 42% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 8% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 6 | 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.
185 balls lost in 590 build-up phases (31%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 2.7/10 · league 2.4/10
What it costs: 36% turned into a fast attack · 43% the opponent can’t keep · 6% led to a shot · 1.1 xG
196 balls lost in 751 middle-third phases (26%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 2.3/10 · league 2.9/10
What it costs: 27% turned into a fast attack · 38% the opponent can’t keep · 6% led to a shot · 1.0 xG
240 balls lost in 459 final-third phases (52%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 53% · league 57%
What it costs: 10% turned into a fast attack · 65% the opponent can’t keep · 4% led to a shot · 1.4 xG
63 deliveries into the box did not arrive
33 of 56 counter-attacks lost (59%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 21% · league 17%
What it costs: 6% turned into a fast attack · 64% the opponent can’t keep · 0% led to a shot · 0.0 xG
56 counters: 13 ended in a shot, 33 were lost, 10 slowed down or went out
117 of 204 opponent build-ups got out (57%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 57% · league 50%
What it costs: 45% reached the final third · 11% led to a shot · 1.4 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
176 box entries in 593 opponent final-third phases (30%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 50% · league 48%
What it costs: 42% led to a shot · 9.1 xG
Sides are their own.
45 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 22% turned into a fast attack · 49% the opponent can’t keep · 4% 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: Gonzalo Villar (9), Thomas Lemar (8), Lucas Cepeda (7)
First contact in the box: Gonzalo Villar (4), David Affengruber (3), Víctor Chust (3), Lucas Cepeda (1), Roy Revivo (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 | Elche | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style | final-third entries by carrying it in | 32% | 17% | 1 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| style | box entries by carrying it in | 42% | 58% | 20 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| weakness | xG conceded from set pieces and throw-ins | 0.48 xG | 0.26 xG | 2 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| style | final-third entries with a pass | 50% | 62% | 19 / 20 | 9/10 | |
| weakness | opponent middle-third phases that progressed | 78% | 69% | 1 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| strength | balls they won but can't keep (cleared, blocked, lost loose) | 44% | 48% | 19 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| style | turnovers lost in the own build-up under pressure | 7% | 5% | 2 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| style | third man combination per 100 progression phases | 12.9/100 | 18.1/100 | 19 / 20 | 8/10 | |
| weakness | balls lost after a long own possession that led to an opponent shot | 9% | 4% | 2 / 20 | 6/10 | |
| style | between the lines per 100 progression phases | 0.5/100 | 1.2/100 | 20 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | long ball flick on per 100 progression phases | 0.4/100 | 0.8/100 | 19 / 20 | 7/10 | |
| style | turnovers lost from an own set piece | 7% | 5% | 2 / 20 | 7/10 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | high-press regains | 1.2/match | 6.4/match | 0.0 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | build-ups that carried on into the next third under control | 36% | 56% | 0.0019 | |
| against the more aggressive pressers vs the deeper / passive sides | high transitions (ball won near the opponent's goal) | 2.6/match | 8.6/match | 0.0074 | |
| when trailing vs when level | build-ups that carried on into the next third under control | 59% | 38% | 0.0046 | |
| when trailing vs when level | final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) | 51% | 40% | 0.0276 | |
| second half vs first half | middle-third phases that progressed into the final third | 72% | 55% | 0.0043 | |
| second half vs first half | box entries with a cross | 20% | 6% | 0.0382 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | at Deportivo | D 1-1 | 1.6–0.4 | sat deep / passive | Drew 1-1 (1.60 v 0.43 xG). Deportivo defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 20.9, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the right 59%, far above their usual 39%. |
| 2026-08-23 | vs Barcelona | L 0-5 | 0.7–1.8 | pressed aggressively | Lost 0-5 and the chances agreed (0.65 v 1.76 xG). Barcelona pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 11.4, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the left 58%, far above their usual 41%. |
| 2026-08-28 | at Racing Santander | L 2-3 | 1.1–1.2 | mid-intensity press | Lost 2-3 and the chances agreed (1.09 v 1.21 xG). Racing Santander pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 16.8, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: box entries with a cross 25%, far above their usual 11%. |
| 2026-09-07 | vs Real Sociedad | L 2-3 | 2.2–0.7 | sat deep / passive | Lost 2-3 despite the better chances (2.24 v 0.72 xG) -- a finishing / goalkeeping defeat more than a tactical one. Real Sociedad defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 20.1, league median 15.0) and went long on 62% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: final-third phases that created (box entry or key pass) 54%, far above their usual 46%. |
| 2026-09-12 | at Athletic Club | D 1-1 | 0.0–2.8 | pressed aggressively | Drew 1-1 (0.02 v 2.79 xG). Athletic Club pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 8.2, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: PPDA, strict (opponent passes in their own 60% per committed ball-winning action) 34.5, far above their usual 18.3. |
| 2026-09-15 | vs Real Madrid | L 2-3 | 1.0–2.8 | sat deep / passive | Lost 2-3 and the chances agreed (1.00 v 2.80 xG). Real Madrid defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 24.3, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits with a long ball 6%, far below their usual 38%. |
| 2026-09-18 | at Espanyol | W 3-1 | 0.8–1.2 | pressed aggressively | Won 3-1 on fewer chances (0.83 v 1.22 xG). Espanyol pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 7.2, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent build-ups that got out cleanly 88%, far above their usual 57%. |
| 2026-10-11 | vs Celta Vigo | D 0-0 | 0.8–0.3 | mid-intensity press | Drew 0-0 (0.82 v 0.30 xG). Celta Vigo pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 13.5, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 10.0/match, far below their usual 15.9/match. |
| 2026-10-17 | at Villarreal | D 0-0 | 0.4–2.1 | pressed aggressively | Drew 0-0 (0.38 v 2.10 xG). Villarreal pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 11.9, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: middle-third phases that progressed into the final third 27%, far below their usual 62%. |
| 2026-10-24 | at Rayo Vallecano | W 3-0 | 1.1–0.7 | pressed aggressively | Won 3-0, chances 1.13 v 0.75 xG. Rayo Vallecano pressed harder than a typical La Liga side does (strict PPDA 12.4, league median 15.0). Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the left 60%, far above their usual 41%. |