Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. AC Milan above the line, Atalanta 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.
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AC MilanAtalantasolid = xG23 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.
AC Milan
Atalanta
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment AC Milan or Atalanta 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 — 5 of 5 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
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
38.9%
Progression
41.4%
Chance creation
19.0%
Attacking transition
0.6%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where AC Milan spends most of its time on the ball (41% of its time on the ball).
Atalanta
The question
When Atalanta has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Atalanta'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
20.9%
Progression
45.8%
Chance creation
32.2%
Attacking transition
1.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Atalanta spends most of its time on the ball (46% 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.
AC Milan — 754 touches
Atalanta — 610 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
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
627
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
172
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (13.0% of all actions). 66% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 34% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 38% defensive, 45% middle, 17% attacking.
Atalanta
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Atalanta 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
492
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
138
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (13.7% of all actions). 65% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 35% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 24% defensive, 48% middle, 28% 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. AC Milan leaned on their right (40%); Atalanta leaned on their right (41%).
AC Milan
L
32%29%40%
R
Atalanta
L
30%29%41%
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.
AC Milan — 39 entries, 31% through the right wing
Atalanta — 50 entries, 32% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
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.
234build-up passes attempted
92%completed
19%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
111CB · 51%
8Long Wide · 4%
1Long Central · 0%
73Wide → FB · 34%
23Central · 11%
CB111 · 51%
Long Wide8 · 4%
Long Central1 · 0%
Wide → FB73 · 34%
Central23 · 11%
◆ Vision AI Insight
AC Milan build predominantly down the right, with Winter as the fulcrum (41 build-up passes). Only 19% 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 → RHS def (23×).
Atalanta
The football question
How does Atalanta 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.
122build-up passes attempted
89%completed
26%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
39CB · 36%
3Long Wide · 3%
4Long Central · 4%
42Wide → FB · 39%
20Central · 19%
CB39 · 36%
Long Wide3 · 3%
Long Central4 · 4%
Wide → FB42 · 39%
Central20 · 19%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Atalanta build predominantly down the right, with Kristensen as the fulcrum (22 build-up passes). Only 26% 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 RHS def → C def (8×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
AC Milan
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 44 progressive passes across 1 match (44.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
25%
Right half-space
16%
Central
20%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
25%
Progression is right-dominant: 41% right side · 20% central · 39% left.
Who generates it
Luka Modric
10 · 23%
Diego Moreira
7 · 16%
Omari Hutchinson
4 · 9%
Mike Maignan
4 · 9%
Mario Gila
3 · 7%
Top two — Luka Modric & Diego Moreira — account for 39% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
44.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
18% reach final third
20% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 82% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.18% of progressive passes reached the final third and 20% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 39% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right 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-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Atalanta
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 31 progressive passes across 1 match (31.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
26%
Right half-space
13%
Central
26%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
16%
Progression is right-dominant: 39% right side · 26% central · 35% left.
Who generates it
Lazar Samardzic
5 · 16%
Marco Carnesecchi
4 · 13%
Raoul Bellanova
4 · 13%
Nicola Zalewski
4 · 13%
Mario Pasalic
3 · 10%
Top two — Lazar Samardzic & Marco Carnesecchi — account for 29% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
31.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
16% reach final third
26% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 84% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.16% of progressive passes reached the final third and 26% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 29% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right 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-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
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
2.6xG
0.24xG per shot
3big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition36% of shots
4
0
0.30
0.07
Cross
1
0
0.05
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.17
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.07
0.07
Settled attack36% of shots
4
1
0.27
0.07
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.16
0.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.11
0.06
Set piece27% of shots
3
2
2.02
0.67
Corner
1
1
0.43
0.43
Penalty
2
1
1.59
0.79
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
Ardon Jashari
1
0.14
0
Diego Moreira
1
0.11
1
Samuel Chukwueze
1
0.05
0
Adrien Rabiot
1
0.05
0
Gonçalo Ramos
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Gonçalo Ramos
3
1.72
1
Mario Gila
1
0.43
1
Adrien Rabiot
3
0.20
1
Yunus Musah
1
0.08
0
Samuel Chukwueze
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of AC Milan's chances, by xG, is set piece (2.0 of 2.6 xG, 3 of 11 shots), mostly penalty. 4 of the 11 shots (36%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 2.6 xG (+0.4).
Atalanta
The question
Where do Atalanta'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.
12shots
1.0xG
0.08xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition25% of shots
3
0
0.20
0.07
Long ball
2
0
0.13
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.07
0.07
Settled attack75% of shots
9
2
0.81
0.09
Cross
2
1
0.19
0.10
Cut-back
1
0
0.12
0.12
Pass into the box / short pass
5
1
0.38
0.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.11
0.11
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
Raoul Bellanova
3
0.35
1
Nicola Zalewski
2
0.22
1
Éderson
2
0.08
0
Jonathan Rowe
1
0.08
0
Gianluca Gaetano
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Nikola Krstovic
4
0.41
1
Gianluca Gaetano
1
0.17
1
Lazar Samardzic
3
0.16
0
Davide Zappacosta
2
0.16
0
Charles De Ketelaere
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Atalanta's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.8 of 1.0 xG, 9 of 12 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 12 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 12 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.0 xG (+1.0).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
AC Milan
The question
How does AC Milan deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
10 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (40%), 1 led to a shot (10%). 1 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (100%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 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.
Atalanta
The question
How does Atalanta deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
16 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (31%), 2 led to a shot (12%). 2 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (50%). 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
AC Milan
The question
Which part of the final third does AC Milan actually cross from?
10 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. 40% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
4
40%
1
byline · left wing
3
30%
0
advanced · left wing
2
20%
0
advanced · right wing
1
10%
0
Atalanta
The question
Which part of the final third does Atalanta actually cross from?
16 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. 38% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
6
38%
1
byline · right wing
4
25%
1
advanced · right wing
3
19%
0
advanced · left wing
2
12%
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.
+2.13AC Milan on-ball value
+1.32Atalanta on-ball value
AC MilanAtalantaEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
AC Milan — where the value came from
Passes627 actions+0.08
Carries172 actions-0.15
Dribbles16 actions-0.16
Shots11 actions+2.03
Ball wins60 actions+0.33
Atalanta — where the value came from
Passes492 actions+0.40
Carries138 actions+0.24
Dribbles15 actions+0.16
Shots12 actions+0.22
Ball wins56 actions+0.31
AC Milan — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Gonçalo Ramos
29
+1.899
Adrien Rabiot
85
+0.629
Diego Moreira
80
+0.286
Yunus Musah
73
+0.202
Mario Gila
105
+0.096
Luka Modric (lowest)
95
-0.783
Atalanta — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Nikola Krstovic
46
+0.325
Gianluca Gaetano
34
+0.197
Raoul Bellanova
90
+0.181
Davide Zappacosta
33
+0.118
Lorenzo Bernasconi
40
+0.114
Gianluca Scamacca (lowest)
5
-0.058
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
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
16
Failed forward pass
14
Failed take-on
12
Lost in the defensive third
18
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 23% of 30 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 26% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Atalanta
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
28
Failed forward pass
20
Failed take-on
8
Lost in the defensive third
14
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 29% of 34 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 47% 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 126 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
14%
Middle third
29%
Own third
57%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.9 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% 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 evenly across the width.
Atalanta
Not just press intensity, but where the 111 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
14%
Middle third
36%
Own third
50%
By intensity this is an moderate press: 9.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 36% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
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 34 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 4.7 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 5.9 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
5.6passes
median 2 · before AC Milan win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 6s · 34.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
53%
9%
15%
24%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
1.8
2s
15–30′
7.6
22s
30–45+′
5.7
16s
45–60′
6.2
15s
60–75′
1.0
0s
75–90+′
8.4
32s
average passesaverage seconds
Atalanta
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Atalanta win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 32 opposition possessions that Atalanta 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 Atalanta step in. Atalanta win it after 12.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 9.8 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
10.1passes
median 8 · before Atalanta win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
31sec
median 22s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
16%
19%
19%
47%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
13.1
45s
15–30′
10.8
32s
30–45+′
8.2
21s
45–60′
6.8
18s
60–75′
9.8
27s
75–90+′
9.9
33s
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.
AC Milan — 126 actions, 100 won
Atalanta — 111 actions, 84 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.
AC Milan — 79 wins · 9% in the final third, 25% midfield, 66% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Samuel Chukwueze
ball-recovery
9′
82
Yunus Musah
ball-recovery
7′
76
Mario Gila
interception
9′
75
Adrien Rabiot
ball-recovery
9′
74
Adrien Rabiot
tackle
7′
72
Atalanta — 76 wins · 12% in the final third, 37% midfield, 51% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Lazar Samardzic
interception
66′
74
Raoul Bellanova
ball-recovery
3′
74
Éderson
ball-recovery
55′
73
Charles De Ketelaere
ball-recovery
66′
71
Lazar Samardzic
ball-recovery
3′
68
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
AC Milan
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against AC Milan? 31 opponent progressive passes and 12 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into AC Milan)
Right wing
25%
Right half-space
10%
Central
32%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
16%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (32% of the danger conceded).
Atalanta
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Atalanta? 44 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (2.6 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Atalanta)
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
12%
Central
22%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
30%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (30% 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.
AC Milan
Build-up (own third)
safer, more recycling, playing short
right 32% · centre 40% · left 28% ?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.304
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.23%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.12%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 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).78% of 54
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.37%
Progression (middle third)
safer, circulating, playing short
right 44% · centre 29% · left 26% ?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.368
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.8 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.7%
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).36% of 58
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.48%
Final third
safer, kept on the floor, circulating
right 38% · centre 17% · left 44% ?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.143
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-0.1 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.3%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 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).27% of 30
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%
Atalanta
Build-up (own third)
safer, shorter passing, played inside
right 22% · centre 51% · left 26% ?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.156
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.21%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.7%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 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).56% of 45
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%
Progression (middle third)
safer, shorter passing, narrow, central
right 36% · centre 39% · 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.303
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.24%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
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).61% of 46
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.37%
Final third
safer, shorter passing, playing short
right 48% · centre 19% · left 33% ?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.186
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.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.4%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 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).26% of 35
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.57%
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.
AC Milan
compared with their other 7 matches this season
PPDA6.9vs 4.6
Pass accuracy90%vs 87%
Threat from passing3.08vs 4.48
Defensive actions126vs 146
Expected goals2.59vs 1.64
Atalanta
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes31vs 48
Defensive actions111vs 138
Threat from passing4.92vs 6.52
PPDA9.7vs 7.7
Pass accuracy88%vs 83%
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
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
1%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
41%
10% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 90% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Atalanta
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
1%
Neutral / sideways
48%
Safe / backward
38%
14% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 86% 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. AC Milan: 2 corners, 1 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal; Atalanta: 2 corners, 0 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
AC Milan
2Corners
1Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.43Set-piece xG
1Set-piece goals
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Atalanta
2Corners
0Led to a shot
1Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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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
AC Milan
Atalanta
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.
