Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Sassuolo above the line, AC Milan below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
Show
SassuoloAC Milansolid = xG21 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Sassuolo
AC Milan
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Sassuolo or AC Milan got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 2 of 2 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Sassuolo has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Sassuolo's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
30.5%
Progression
47.2%
Chance creation
21.0%
Attacking transition
1.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Sassuolo spends most of its time on the ball (47% of its time on the ball).
AC Milan
The question
When AC Milan has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of AC Milan's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
29.1%
Progression
49.0%
Chance creation
19.7%
Attacking transition
2.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where AC Milan spends most of its time on the ball (49% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. Lines are this match's passes between two players, thicker for more.
Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed). Eight families per team — click any map to open it wide, then filter by channel or third, from one to another (or click a cell of the flow grids), by outcome, half, minute and passer. Channels: right wing, right half-space, centre, left half-space, left wing.
From channel
To channel
From third
To third
Outcome · half
Minutes
Channel to channel · click a cell
Third to third · click a cell
Touch Density
Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.
Sassuolo — 601 touches
AC Milan — 795 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Sassuolo
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Sassuolo actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
462
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
98
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left wing of the middle third (12.3% of all actions). 57% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 43% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 32% defensive, 48% middle, 20% attacking.
AC Milan
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does AC Milan actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
670
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
182
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (13.0% of all actions). 59% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 41% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 28% defensive, 53% middle, 19% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Sassuolo leaned on their left (44%); AC Milan leaned on their left (38%).
Sassuolo
L
44%24%32%
R
AC Milan
L
38%24%38%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Sassuolo — 36 entries, 50% through the left wing
AC Milan — 42 entries, 36% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Sassuolo
The football question
How does Sassuolo progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
150build-up passes attempted
84%completed
29%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
60CB · 48%
4Long Wide · 3%
45Wide → FB · 36%
17Central · 13%
CB60 · 48%
Long Wide4 · 3%
Wide → FB45 · 36%
Central17 · 13%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Sassuolo build predominantly down the right, with Caleta-Car as the fulcrum (26 build-up passes). Only 29% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (11×).
AC Milan
The football question
How does AC Milan progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
186build-up passes attempted
91%completed
25%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
66CB · 39%
12Long Wide · 7%
1Long Central · 1%
71Wide → FB · 42%
20Central · 12%
CB66 · 39%
Long Wide12 · 7%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB71 · 42%
Central20 · 12%
◆ Vision AI Insight
AC Milan build predominantly down the left, with Pavlovic as the fulcrum (34 build-up passes). Only 25% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (12×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Sassuolo
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 37 progressive passes across 1 match (37.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
19%
Right half-space
19%
Central
3%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
41%
Progression is left-dominant: 38% right side · 3% central · 59% left.
Who generates it
Armand Laurienté
12 · 32%
Domenico Berardi
7 · 19%
Darryl Bakola
3 · 8%
Josh Doig
3 · 8%
Vasilije Adzic
2 · 5%
Top two — Armand Laurienté & Domenico Berardi — account for 51% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
37.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
19% reach final third
22% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 81% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.19% of progressive passes reached the final third and 22% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 51% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
AC Milan
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 52 progressive passes across 1 match (52.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
6%
Central
10%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
48%
Progression is left-dominant: 33% right side · 10% central · 58% left.
Who generates it
Diego Moreira
12 · 23%
Mario Gila
8 · 15%
Pervis Estupiñán
6 · 12%
Adrien Rabiot
6 · 12%
Samuel Chukwueze
5 · 10%
Top two — Diego Moreira & Mario Gila — account for 38% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
52.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
12% reach final third
25% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 88% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.12% of progressive passes reached the final third and 25% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 38% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Sassuolo
The question
Where do Sassuolo's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
10shots
0.9xG
0.09xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition40% of shots
4
0
0.52
0.13
Cut-back
1
0
0.28
0.28
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.17
0.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.07
0.07
Settled attack50% of shots
5
0
0.21
0.04
Cross
1
0
0.06
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.16
0.04
Set piece10% of shots
1
1
0.20
0.20
Corner
1
1
0.20
0.20
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Armand Laurienté
1
0.28
0
Domenico Berardi
2
0.15
0
Kristian Thorstvedt
1
0.07
0
Nemanja Matic
1
0.07
0
Sebastiano Esposito
2
0.06
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Kristian Thorstvedt
2
0.38
0
Cas Odenthal
1
0.20
1
Kieron Bowie
2
0.14
0
Vasilije Adzic
1
0.07
0
Josh Doig
1
0.06
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Sassuolo's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.5 of 0.9 xG, 4 of 10 shots), mostly cut-back. 4 of the 10 shots (40%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 10 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 0.9 xG (+0.1).
AC Milan
The question
Where do AC Milan's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
11shots
1.2xG
0.11xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition18% of shots
2
0
0.10
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.04
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.06
0.06
Settled attack73% of shots
8
1
1.05
0.13
Cross
3
0
0.53
0.18
Cut-back
1
0
0.07
0.07
Pass into the box / short pass
3
1
0.35
0.12
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.10
0.10
Set piece9% of shots
1
0
0.09
0.09
Corner
1
0
0.09
0.09
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Diego Moreira
2
0.29
0
Christian Pulisic
1
0.26
0
Samuel Chukwueze
1
0.23
0
Pervis Estupiñán
1
0.07
0
Luka Modric
1
0.05
1
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Gonçalo Ramos
4
0.42
0
Adrien Rabiot
2
0.27
1
Samuel Chukwueze
1
0.26
0
Diego Moreira
2
0.13
0
Christian Pulisic
1
0.09
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of AC Milan's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.1 of 1.2 xG, 8 of 11 shots), mostly cross. 2 of the 11 shots (18%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.2 xG (-0.2).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Sassuolo
The question
How does Sassuolo deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
13 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (38%), 1 led to a shot (8%). 3 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (33%), 1 led to a shot (33%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
AC Milan
The question
How does AC Milan deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
18 crosses: 9 found a team-mate (50%), 3 led to a shot (17%). 4 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (25%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Sassuolo
The question
Which part of the final third does Sassuolo actually cross from?
13 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 23% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
3
23%
0
advanced · left wing
3
23%
0
byline · right wing
3
23%
1
byline · left wing
3
23%
0
advanced · right half-space
1
8%
0
AC Milan
The question
Which part of the final third does AC Milan actually cross from?
18 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 39% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
7
39%
2
byline · left wing
5
28%
1
advanced · right wing
2
11%
0
advanced · left wing
2
11%
0
deep · left wing
1
6%
0
byline · left half-space
1
6%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+1.72Sassuolo on-ball value
+1.73AC Milan on-ball value
SassuoloAC MilanEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Sassuolo — where the value came from
Passes462 actions+0.54
Carries98 actions+0.13
Dribbles13 actions-0.06
Shots10 actions+0.61
Ball wins75 actions+0.50
AC Milan — where the value came from
Passes670 actions+0.49
Carries182 actions+0.09
Dribbles16 actions-0.02
Shots11 actions+0.91
Ball wins59 actions+0.26
Sassuolo — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Domenico Berardi
71
+0.432
Cas Odenthal
44
+0.369
Armand Laurienté
64
+0.239
Kristian Thorstvedt
28
+0.234
Ignace Van der Brempt
52
+0.232
Vasilije Adzic (lowest)
33
-0.089
AC Milan — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Diego Moreira
92
+0.331
Gonçalo Ramos
33
+0.325
Adrien Rabiot
90
+0.300
Samuel Chukwueze
54
+0.204
Mike Maignan
51
+0.194
Christian Pulisic (lowest)
65
-0.156
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Sassuolo
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
21
Failed forward pass
13
Failed take-on
9
Lost in the defensive third
24
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 32% of 22 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 31% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
AC Milan
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
32
Failed forward pass
17
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
16
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 40% of 15 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 43% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 154 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
12%
Middle third
32%
Own third
56%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 9.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 32% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
AC Milan
Not just press intensity, but where the 127 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
19%
Middle third
29%
Own third
52%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.1 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 19% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 29% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Sassuolo
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Sassuolo win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 35 opposition possessions that Sassuolo ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Sassuolo step in. Sassuolo win it after 9.0 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 9.3 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
9.3passes
median 7 · before Sassuolo win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
29sec
median 22s · 35.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
17%
23%
11%
49%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
8.4
24s
15–30′
10.3
31s
30–45+′
7.5
24s
45–60′
13.7
50s
60–75′
10.3
35s
75–90+′
8.6
23s
average passesaverage seconds
AC Milan
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before AC Milan win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 32 opposition possessions that AC Milan ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before AC Milan step in. AC Milan win it after 4.8 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 8.9 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
6.3passes
median 2 · before AC Milan win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 6s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
50%
22%
16%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.0
18s
15–30′
too few
30–45+′
4.6
17s
45–60′
3.4
10s
60–75′
9.5
23s
75–90+′
8.7
19s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Sassuolo — 154 actions, 122 won
AC Milan — 127 actions, 98 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Sassuolo — 101 wins · 7% in the final third, 31% midfield, 62% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Armand Laurienté
tackle
10′
97
Sebastiano Esposito
ball-recovery
63′
73
Kristian Thorstvedt
ball-recovery
100′
70
Kristian Thorstvedt
ball-recovery
73′
68
Darryl Bakola
ball-recovery
5′
68
AC Milan — 74 wins · 7% in the final third, 24% midfield, 69% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Diego Moreira
ball-recovery
55′
87
Samuel Chukwueze
ball-recovery
11′
87
Mario Gila
ball-recovery
8′
78
Mario Gila
interception
8′
75
Mario Gila
ball-recovery
55′
67
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Sassuolo
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Sassuolo? 52 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (1.2 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Sassuolo)
Right wing
28%
Right half-space
5%
Central
13%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
45%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (45% of the danger conceded).
AC Milan
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against AC Milan? 37 opponent progressive passes and 10 shots faced (0.9 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into AC Milan)
Right wing
20%
Right half-space
26%
Central
3%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
36%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (36% of the danger conceded).
Context
Shape and tactics
How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.
How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next. The numbers use every pass, carry and take-on and follow each possession in order; the one-line verdict compares the passing with the league. Tap ? for what a number means.
Sassuolo
Build-up (own third)
safer, shorter passing, kept on the floor
right 34% · centre 41% · left 25% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.181
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+8.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.9 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).60% of 52
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.42%
Progression (middle third)
safer, shorter passing, left-sided
right 29% · centre 31% · left 41% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.275
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.8 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).47% of 53
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Final third
safer, left-sided, more recycling
right 34% · centre 15% · left 51% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.117
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.15%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).21% of 38
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.50%
AC Milan
Build-up (own third)
safer, circulating, more recycling
right 26% · centre 37% · left 36% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.239
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.16%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.0 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).70% of 53
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.34%
Progression (middle third)
safer, playing short, shorter passing
right 31% · centre 33% · left 36% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.461
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.8%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.3 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).55% of 62
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.47%
Final third
safer
right 44% · centre 13% · left 43% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.168
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.1 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.18%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).21% of 43
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Sassuolo
compared with their other 8 matches this season
Defensive actions154vs 127
Progressive carries35vs 42
Progressive passes37vs 43
Expected goals0.93vs 1.26
Final-third entries36vs 41
AC Milan
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive carries75vs 53
Threat from passing5.60vs 4.12
PPDA6.1vs 4.8
Defensive actions127vs 146
Progressive passes52vs 45
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Sassuolo
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
12%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
37%
13% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 87% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
AC Milan
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
9%
Progressive
3%
Neutral / sideways
48%
Safe / backward
41%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Sassuolo: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal; AC Milan: 5 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Sassuolo
3Corners
1Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.20Set-piece xG
1Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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AC Milan
5Corners
1Led to a shot
10Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.09Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Sassuolo
AC Milan
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
