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, Bologna 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 MilanBolognasolid = xG17 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
Bologna
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment AC Milan or Bologna 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 — 6 of 6 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
31.1%
Progression
57.9%
Chance creation
8.7%
Attacking transition
2.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where AC Milan spends most of its time on the ball (58% of its time on the ball).
Bologna
The question
When Bologna has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Bologna'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
24.5%
Progression
52.8%
Chance creation
18.1%
Attacking transition
4.6%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Bologna spends most of its time on the ball (53% 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 — 835 touches
Bologna — 493 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
708
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
180
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left wing of the middle third (14.6% 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: 33% defensive, 58% middle, 9% attacking.
Bologna
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Bologna 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
358
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
79
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (13.3% of all actions). 52% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 48% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 30% defensive, 54% middle, 16% 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 left (49%); Bologna leaned on their right (42%).
AC Milan
L
49%21%30%
R
Bologna
L
35%23%42%
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 — 29 entries, 34% through the left wing
Bologna — 33 entries, 45% 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.
231build-up passes attempted
87%completed
22%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
94CB · 47%
5Long Wide · 2%
82Wide → FB · 41%
21Central · 10%
CB94 · 47%
Long Wide5 · 2%
Wide → FB82 · 41%
Central21 · 10%
◆ Vision AI Insight
AC Milan build predominantly down the right, with Pavlovic as the fulcrum (49 build-up passes). Only 23% 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 (19×).
Bologna
The football question
How does Bologna 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.
115build-up passes attempted
69%completed
22%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
28CB · 35%
6Long Wide · 8%
1Long Central · 1%
37Wide → FB · 47%
7Central · 9%
CB28 · 35%
Long Wide6 · 8%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB37 · 47%
Central7 · 9%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Bologna build predominantly down the right, with Skorupski as the fulcrum (20 build-up passes). Only 24% 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 (7×).
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. 40 progressive passes across 1 match (40.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
35%
Right half-space
10%
Central
10%
Left half-space
2%
Left wing
42%
Progression is central-dominant: 45% right side · 10% central · 45% left.
Who generates it
Yunus Musah
7 · 18%
Strahinja Pavlovic
6 · 15%
Ardon Jashari
4 · 10%
Koni De Winter
4 · 10%
Omari Hutchinson
4 · 10%
Top two — Yunus Musah & Strahinja Pavlovic — account for 32% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
40.0 prog passes/game
mostly central
→
PENETRATION
30% reach final third
12% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 70% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.30% of progressive passes reached the final third and 12% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 32% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the central 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-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Bologna
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 39 progressive passes across 1 match (39.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
26%
Right half-space
3%
Central
15%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
46%
Progression is left-dominant: 28% right side · 15% central · 56% left.
Who generates it
Tommaso Pobega
7 · 18%
Nadir Zortea
5 · 13%
Juan Miranda
5 · 13%
Lewis Ferguson
5 · 13%
Lukasz Skorupski
4 · 10%
Top two — Tommaso Pobega & Nadir Zortea — account for 31% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
39.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
23% reach final third
15% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 77% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.23% of progressive passes reached the final third and 15% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 31% 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-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
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.
8shots
1.0xG
0.13xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition25% of shots
2
1
0.19
0.10
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.03
0.03
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
1
0.16
0.16
Settled attack50% of shots
4
1
0.73
0.18
Cross
2
0
0.20
0.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
1
0.53
0.27
Set piece25% of shots
2
0
0.08
0.04
Corner
2
0
0.08
0.04
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
Alphadjo Cisse
1
0.11
0
Yunus Musah
1
0.09
0
Omari Hutchinson
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Alphadjo Cisse
2
0.65
2
Francesco Camarda
2
0.17
0
Christian Pulisic
1
0.09
0
Fikayo Tomori
1
0.05
0
Ardon Jashari
1
0.03
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of AC Milan's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.7 of 1.0 xG, 4 of 8 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 2 of the 8 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 8 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.0 xG (+1.0).
Bologna
The question
Where do Bologna'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.
9shots
1.0xG
0.11xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition56% of shots
5
2
0.60
0.12
Cut-back
2
2
0.36
0.18
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.19
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.06
0.06
Settled attack33% of shots
3
1
0.34
0.11
Cut-back
1
1
0.26
0.26
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.08
0.04
Set piece11% of shots
1
0
0.04
0.04
Corner
1
0
0.04
0.04
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
Juan Miranda
1
0.26
1
Nadir Zortea
1
0.22
1
Jens Odgaard
2
0.19
1
Federico Bernardeschi
1
0.14
0
Samuel Mbangula
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Samuel Mbangula
4
0.66
3
Jens Odgaard
2
0.18
0
Nicolò Cambiaghi
1
0.06
0
Tommaso Pobega
1
0.05
0
Juan Miranda
1
0.04
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Bologna's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.6 of 1.0 xG, 5 of 9 shots), mostly cut-back. 5 of the 9 shots (56%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 9 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 1.0 xG (+2.0).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
AC Milan
The question
How does AC Milan deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
14 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (21%), 2 led to a shot (14%). 1 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 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.
Bologna
The question
How does Bologna deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
9 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (33%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 4 cut-backs: 3 found a team-mate (75%), 3 led to a shot (75%). 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?
14 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. 43% 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
43%
1
deep · right wing
2
14%
0
deep · left wing
2
14%
0
deep · right half-space
1
7%
0
advanced · right wing
1
7%
0
advanced · left wing
1
7%
0
byline · right wing
1
7%
1
Bologna
The question
Which part of the final third does Bologna actually cross from?
9 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. 44% 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
4
44%
0
deep · left wing
2
22%
0
advanced · right wing
1
11%
0
byline · right wing
1
11%
0
byline · left half-space
1
11%
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.
+1.36AC Milan on-ball value
+1.92Bologna on-ball value
AC MilanBolognaEach 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
Passes708 actions+0.20
Carries180 actions-0.03
Dribbles18 actions+0.13
Shots8 actions+0.61
Ball wins60 actions+0.45
Bologna — where the value came from
Passes358 actions+0.75
Carries79 actions+0.35
Dribbles11 actions+0.12
Shots9 actions+0.35
Ball wins68 actions+0.35
AC Milan — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Alphadjo Cisse
62
+0.701
Yunus Musah
93
+0.198
Strahinja Pavlovic
148
+0.188
Ardon Jashari
136
+0.109
Luka Modric
61
+0.094
Sankhoun Diawara (lowest)
25
-0.053
Bologna — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Samuel Mbangula
51
+0.475
Nadir Zortea
47
+0.454
Jens Odgaard
26
+0.224
Tommaso Pobega
47
+0.187
Nicolò Cambiaghi
15
+0.153
Matteo Darmian (lowest)
30
-0.002
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
17
Failed forward pass
12
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
29
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 30% of 20 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 19% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Bologna
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
8
Failed forward pass
5
Failed take-on
4
Lost in the defensive third
36
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 46% of 24 pass attempts there are lost (11 times). Separately, 10% 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 139 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
15%
Middle third
53%
Own third
32%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 15% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 53% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
Bologna
Not just press intensity, but where the 164 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
12%
Middle third
57%
Own third
31%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.6 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 57% 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
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 35 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 2.9 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.5 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
4.0passes
median 2 · before AC Milan win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
11sec
median 3s · 35.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
63%
20%
6%
11%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.3
8s
15–30′
too few
30–45+′
6.2
24s
45–60′
9.0
27s
60–75′
1.3
3s
75–90+′
3.2
8s
average passesaverage seconds
Bologna
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Bologna win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 38 opposition possessions that Bologna 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 Bologna step in. Bologna win it after 9.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 6.3 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
7.0passes
median 6 · before Bologna win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
23sec
median 20s · 38.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
34%
16%
13%
37%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.9
20s
15–30′
14.6
55s
30–45+′
too few
45–60′
4.1
10s
60–75′
7.9
25s
75–90+′
4.7
16s
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 — 139 actions, 104 won
Bologna — 164 actions, 119 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 — 68 wins · 7% in the final third, 47% midfield, 46% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Alphadjo Cisse
ball-recovery
13′
92
Yunus Musah
ball-recovery
30′
87
Fikayo Tomori
tackle
8′
70
Pervis Estupiñán
interception
12′
68
Omari Hutchinson
interception
53′
68
Bologna — 85 wins · 7% in the final third, 47% midfield, 46% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Nicolò Cambiaghi
tackle
60′
91
Samuel Mbangula
ball-recovery
0′
81
Nicolò Cambiaghi
ball-recovery
76′
75
Juan Miranda
ball-recovery
76′
75
Martin Vitík
tackle
76′
73
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
AC Milan
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against AC Milan? 39 opponent progressive passes and 9 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into AC Milan)
Right wing
32%
Right half-space
2%
Central
17%
Left half-space
5%
Left wing
44%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (44% of the danger conceded).
Bologna
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Bologna? 40 opponent progressive passes and 8 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Bologna)
Right wing
34%
Right half-space
9%
Central
16%
Left half-space
2%
Left wing
39%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (39% 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, kept on the floor, playing short
right 29% · centre 45% · 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.291
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.0 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.13%
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).65% of 65
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.40%
Progression (middle third)
safer, circulating, playing short
right 32% · centre 28% · left 40% ?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.528
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.19%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.6%
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).28% of 81
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.56%
Final third
safer, more recycling, longer passing
right 36% · centre 15% · left 49% ?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.87
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.7 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.12%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 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).23% of 31
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.52%
Bologna
Build-up (own third)
safer, played in the channels, touchline to touchline
right 31% · centre 36% · left 34% ?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.134
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+13.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.13%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.28%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.1 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).39% of 51
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.67%
Progression (middle third)
safer, right-sided
right 41% · centre 32% · left 27% ?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.238
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.0 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.10%
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).33% of 63
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.59%
Final third
safer, more recycling, circulating
right 43% · centre 8% · left 49% ?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.76
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-0.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.27%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.10%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.2 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).30% of 27
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%
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 8 matches this season
Final-third entries29vs 39
PPDA3.5vs 4.9
Passes708vs 626
Expected goals1.00vs 1.76
Progressive passes40vs 46
Bologna
compared with their other 8 matches this season
Progressive carries26vs 46
Passes358vs 473
Pass accuracy78%vs 83%
Threat from passing3.06vs 4.07
Expected goals0.98vs 1.32
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)
8%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
40%
9% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 91% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Bologna
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)
13%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
34%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% 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, 2 led to a shot; Bologna: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
AC Milan
2Corners
2Led to a shot
9Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.08Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Bologna
3Corners
1Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.04Set-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
AC Milan
Bologna
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.
