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Match reportSerie A 2026-10-27

Roma v Cagliari

RomaHome
4–2
CagliariAway
2.552.30expected goals
2.343.28xG on target (xGOT)

Roma won by more than the chances suggest (2.55 – 2.30 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Roma
Cagliari
Possession (share of passes)
60.2%39.8%
Duels
4849
Duels won
39.6%49.0%
Aerial duels
2727
Aerial duels won
1215
Successful dribbles
86
Passes
625414
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot mapGoal sequences

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Roma above the line, Cagliari below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

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.

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1.262.513.77Konstantinos Koulierakis — save, 0.03 xGGianluca Mancini — save, 0.07 xGM'Bala Nzola — save, 0.20 xGMichel Adopo — save, 0.04 xGM'Bala Nzola — goal, 0.79 xGEmanuele Lulli — goal, 0.11 xGSantiago Castro — miss, 0.49 xGBryan Cristante — miss, 0.06 xGBryan Cristante — save, 0.04 xGNiccolò Pisilli — goal, 0.19 xGMatías Soulé — save, 0.01 xGNiccolò Pisilli — save, 0.06 xGNahuel Molina — save, 0.03 xGKonstantinos Koulierakis — miss, 0.16 xGMichel Adopo — save, 0.09 xGM'Bala Nzola — save, 0.14 xGAlieu Fadera — save, 0.02 xGMichel Adopo — miss, 0.04 xGM'Bala Nzola — miss, 0.06 xGSantiago Castro — save, 0.08 xGAlessandro Deiola — miss, 0.03 xGM'Bala Nzola — miss, 0.04 xGEmanuele Lulli — miss, 0.06 xGAlieu Fadera — save, 0.07 xGZé Pedro — miss, 0.04 xGYukinari Sugawara — miss, 0.02 xGJuan Rodríguez — save, 0.03 xGMichel Adopo — save, 0.05 xGDonyell Malen — miss, 0.15 xGAlessandro Romano — miss, 0.03 xGPaul Mendy — save, 0.14 xGDaniel Maldini — goal, 0.38 xGMatías Soulé — save, 0.08 xGDonyell Malen — save, 0.08 xGRodrigo Mora — goal, 0.10 xGDonyell Malen — save, 0.31 xGDonyell Malen — goal, 0.40 xGYael Trepy — save, 0.10 xGMatías Soulé — save, 0.03 xG2.552.30Konstantinos Koulierakis — save, 0.02 xGOTGianluca Mancini — save, 0.07 xGOTM'Bala Nzola — save, 0.26 xGOTMichel Adopo — save, 0.03 xGOTM'Bala Nzola — goal, 0.98 xGOTEmanuele Lulli — goal, 0.37 xGOTBryan Cristante — save, 0.03 xGOTNiccolò Pisilli — goal, 0.26 xGOTMatías Soulé — save, 0.19 xGOTNiccolò Pisilli — save, 0.04 xGOTNahuel Molina — save, 0.03 xGOTMichel Adopo — save, 0.16 xGOTM'Bala Nzola — save, 0.09 xGOTAlieu Fadera — save, 0.06 xGOTSantiago Castro — save, 0.12 xGOTAlieu Fadera — save, 0.29 xGOTJuan Rodríguez — save, 0.03 xGOTMichel Adopo — save, 0.08 xGOTPaul Mendy — save, 0.45 xGOTDaniel Maldini — goal, 0.39 xGOTMatías Soulé — save, 0.09 xGOTDonyell Malen — save, 0.03 xGOTRodrigo Mora — goal, 0.15 xGOTDonyell Malen — save, 0.14 xGOTDonyell Malen — goal, 0.78 xGOTYael Trepy — save, 0.47 xGOTMatías Soulé — save, 0.02 xGOT2.343.280'15'30'45'60'75'90'
RomaCagliarisolid = xG39 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.

Roma
Cagliari

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Roma or Cagliari got the ball to the finish.

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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.

Keeping the ballWhere the time goesPassing NetworkPass ExplorerTouch DensityWhich Zones Do They Attack Through?Final-third entriesBuild-upBuild-Up — the pass mapProgressionHow They ProgressChance creationChance creationCrosses & CutbacksCrosses by TerritoryOn-Ball Value — who moved the gameWhen they lose itBall-Loss Map
Keeping the ball6 sections

Where the time goes — how long each phase lasts

Roma

The question
When Roma has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Roma's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 21.2% of the time on the ball21%Progression: 44.8% of the time on the ball45%Chance creation: 29.3% of the time on the ball29%Attacking transition: 4.7% of the time on the ball5%45%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up21.2%
Progression44.8%
Chance creation29.3%
Attacking transition4.7%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Roma spends most of its time on the ball (45% of its time on the ball).

Cagliari

The question
When Cagliari has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Cagliari's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 37.7% of the time on the ball38%Progression: 35.3% of the time on the ball35%Chance creation: 22.7% of the time on the ball23%Attacking transition: 4.2% of the time on the ball4%38%BUILD-UP
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up37.7%
Progression35.3%
Chance creation22.7%
Attacking transition4.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Build-up is where Cagliari spends most of its time on the ball (38% 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.

Roma
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Cagliari
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute

Pass Explorer

Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed).

Touch Density

Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.

Roma — 772 touches
Cagliari — 579 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Roma

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Roma actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
625
ACTIONS
3%4%10%4%3%7%9%10%13%12%8%3%2%5%7%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
148
ACTIONS
1%5%9%6%6%5%9%8%14%12%8%3%1%3%8%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (12.9% 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: 25% defensive, 50% middle, 25% attacking.

Cagliari

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Cagliari actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
414
ACTIONS
8%6%15%7%7%7%6%14%6%10%3%1%2%4%5%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
71
ACTIONS
4%3%14%4%6%10%7%10%10%7%4%7%3%6%6%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (15.1% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 42% defensive, 42% 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. Roma leaned on their left (39%); Cagliari leaned on the middle (41%).

Roma
39%Left side23%Middle37%Right sideATTACKING →
L
39%23%37%
R
Cagliari
39%Left side41%Middle20%Right sideATTACKING →
L
39%41%20%
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.

Roma — 74 entries, 36% through the left wing
Left wing: 27 entries (36%)2736%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 10 entries (14%)1014%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 8 entries (11%)811%CENTRERight half-space: 8 entries (11%)811%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 21 entries (28%)2128%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Cagliari — 31 entries, 35% through the left half-space
Left wing: 5 entries (16%)516%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 11 entries (35%)1135%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 5 entries (16%)516%CENTRERight half-space: 6 entries (19%)619%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 4 entries (13%)413%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Roma

The football question
How does Roma 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.

154build-up passes attempted
90%completed
30%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

35CB · 25%
11Long Wide · 8%
70Wide → FB · 51%
22Central · 16%
CB35 · 25%
left: 22 passes, most from Ndicka22right: 13 passes, most from Ndicka13
Long Wide11 · 8%
right: 6 passes, most from Roon6left: 5 passes, most from Roon5
Wide → FB70 · 51%
left: 37 passes, most from Gollini37right: 33 passes, most from Gollini33
Central22 · 16%
left: 15 passes, most from Roon15right: 7 passes, most from Molina7
◆ Vision AI Insight
Roma build predominantly down the right, with Ndicka as the fulcrum (34 build-up passes). Only 30% 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 (15×).

Cagliari

The football question
How does Cagliari 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.

182build-up passes attempted
76%completed
31%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third

Pass types

68CB · 49%
9Long Wide · 7%
6Long Central · 4%
40Wide → FB · 29%
15Central · 11%
CB68 · 49%
left: 37 passes, most from Rodríguez37right: 31 passes, most from Pedro31
Long Wide9 · 7%
left: 5 passes, most from Caprile5right: 4 passes, most from Caprile4
Long Central6 · 4%
left: 3 passes, most from Caprile3right: 3 passes, most from Sugawara3
Wide → FB40 · 29%
left: 24 passes, most from Caprile24right: 16 passes, most from Caprile16
Central15 · 11%
left: 8 passes, most from Caprile8right: 7 passes, most from Caprile7
◆ Vision AI Insight
Cagliari build predominantly down the left, with Rodríguez as the fulcrum (30 build-up passes). Only 35% 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 RW def → RW mid (9×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Roma

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 79 progressive passes across 1 match (79.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
30%
Right half-space
11%
Central
5%
Left half-space
20%
Left wing
33%
Progression is left-dominant: 42% right side · 5% central · 53% left.

Who generates it

Matías Soulé
14 · 18%
Konstantinos Koulierakis
12 · 15%
Nahuel Molina
10 · 13%
Bryan Cristante
10 · 13%
Emanuele Lulli
7 · 9%
Top two — Matías Soulé & Konstantinos Koulierakis — account for 33% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
79.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
27% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 73% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 27% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 33% 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-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient

Cagliari

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 59 progressive passes across 1 match (59.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
24%
Right half-space
5%
Central
25%
Left half-space
7%
Left wing
39%
Progression is left-dominant: 29% right side · 25% central · 46% left.

Who generates it

Adam Obert
16 · 27%
Elia Caprile
8 · 14%
Yukinari Sugawara
6 · 10%
Alessandro Deiola
5 · 8%
Zé Pedro
4 · 7%
Top two — Adam Obert & Elia Caprile — account for 41% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
59.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
34% reach final third
15% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 66% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 34% of progressive passes reached the final third and 15% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 41% 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-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Roma

The question
Where do Roma'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.

20shots
2.6xG
0.13xG per shot
3big chances (0.3+ xG)
4goals
Attacking transition: 7 shots (35%)35%7Settled attack: 9 shots (45%)45%9Set piece: 4 shots (20%)20%420SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 35% of shots721.610.23
Cross110.110.11
Cut-back210.710.36
Pass into the box / short pass400.790.20
Settled attack 45% of shots920.710.08
Cross110.100.10
Cut-back110.190.19
Pass into the box / short pass500.310.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)200.110.05
Set piece 20% of shots400.230.06
Corner200.180.09
Free kick200.050.02

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

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Rodrigo Mora40.951
Emanuele Lulli20.691
Nahuel Molina30.211
Matías Soulé20.130
Daniele Ghilardi10.101

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Donyell Malen40.941
Santiago Castro20.570
Niccolò Pisilli20.251
Konstantinos Koulierakis20.190
Emanuele Lulli20.171
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Roma's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (1.6 of 2.6 xG, 7 of 20 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 7 of the 20 shots (35%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 4 of the 20 shots came from set pieces; 4 goals from 2.6 xG (+1.4).

Cagliari

The question
Where do Cagliari'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.

19shots
2.3xG
0.12xG per shot
2big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 3 shots (16%)16%3Settled attack: 10 shots (53%)53%10Set piece: 6 shots (32%)32%619SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 16% of shots300.380.13
Cut-back100.200.20
Pass into the box / short pass200.180.09
Settled attack 53% of shots1010.970.10
Cross200.130.06
Cut-back100.140.14
Long ball100.070.07
Pass into the box / short pass510.600.12
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.030.03
Set piece 32% of shots610.960.16
Corner500.160.03
Penalty110.790.79

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

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Adam Obert30.501
Alieu Fadera20.340
Daniel Maldini10.140
Michel Adopo20.100
Yanis Massolin10.100

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
M'Bala Nzola51.241
Daniel Maldini10.381
Michel Adopo40.220
Paul Mendy10.140
Yael Trepy10.100
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Cagliari's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.0 of 2.3 xG, 10 of 19 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 19 shots (16%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 6 of the 19 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 2.3 xG (-0.3).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Roma

The question
How does Roma deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

18 crosses: 8 found a team-mate (44%), 2 led to a shot (11%). 6 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (33%), 2 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.

Cagliari

The question
How does Cagliari deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

6 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (50%), 2 led to a shot (33%). 3 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (67%), 2 led to a shot (67%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Roma

The question
Which part of the final third does Roma 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.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (6%)6%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (6%)6%1advanced right wing: 4 crosses (22%)22%4advanced right half-space: 1 crosses (6%)6%1advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 5 crosses (28%)28%5byline right wing: 3 crosses (17%)17%3byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 3 crosses (17%)17%3
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · left wing528%1
advanced · right wing422%0
byline · right wing317%1
byline · left wing317%0
deep · right wing16%0
deep · left wing16%0
advanced · right half-space16%0

Cagliari

The question
Which part of the final third does Cagliari actually cross from?

6 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.

deep right wing: 0 crosses (0%)deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 4 crosses (67%)67%4byline right wing: 0 crosses (0%)byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 2 crosses (33%)33%2
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · left wing467%1
byline · left wing233%1

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.

+2.82Roma on-ball value
+1.75Cagliari on-ball value
+0.0+1.4+2.9HALF TIME+2.82+1.750′15′30′45′60′75′90′
RomaCagliariEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Roma — where the value came from
Passes625 actions+2.05
Carries148 actions-0.01
Dribbles19 actions-0.12
Shots20 actions+0.58
Ball wins63 actions+0.31
Cagliari — where the value came from
Passes414 actions+0.00
Carries71 actions+0.08
Dribbles13 actions-0.00
Shots19 actions+1.44
Ball wins57 actions+0.22
Roma — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Rodrigo Mora30+0.606
Emanuele Lulli49+0.560
Bryan Cristante118+0.294
Donyell Malen20+0.270
Santiago Castro26+0.214
Wesley (lowest)45-0.045
Cagliari — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
M'Bala Nzola31+0.957
Paul Mendy13+0.284
Alieu Fadera35+0.217
Michel Adopo53+0.185
Yael Trepy2+0.170
Adam Obert (lowest)73-0.259
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Roma

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.

Loss rate by zone

6 of 21 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%6/21Mancini1 of 27 pass attempts lost here (4%).4%1/27Ndicka2 of 62 pass attempts lost here (3%).3%2/62Roon3 of 25 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%3/25Koulieraki4 of 19 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%4/19Molina5 of 42 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%5/42Lulli7 of 55 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%7/55Cristante10 of 61 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%10/61Koulieraki6 of 80 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%6/80Cristante6 of 76 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%6/76Molina16 of 52 pass attempts lost here (31%).31%16/52Lulli4 of 19 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%4/19Lulli13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.12 of 29 pass attempts lost here (41%).41%12/29Pisilli8 of 44 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%8/44Molinaattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
44
Failed forward pass
26
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
16
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 41% of 29 pass attempts there are lost (12 times). Separately, 47% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Cagliari

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.

Loss rate by zone

10 of 34 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%10/34Pedro5 of 24 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%5/24Caprile16 of 63 pass attempts lost here (25%).25%16/63Caprile3 of 30 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%3/30Obert10 of 31 pass attempts lost here (32%).32%10/31Obert3 of 29 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%3/29Pedro2 of 23 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%2/23Adopo10 of 56 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%10/56Nzola3 of 24 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%3/24Maldini8 of 42 pass attempts lost here (19%).19%8/42Obert11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.5 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.9 of 15 pass attempts lost here (60%).60%9/15Romano6 of 19 pass attempts lost here (32%).32%6/19Maldiniattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
21
Failed forward pass
12
Failed take-on
7
Lost in the defensive third
44
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 60% of 15 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 23% 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.

PressingPressing BehaviourHow long they keep it — passes and sec...Winning the ballDefensive Action MapBall-Win MapDefending the boxVulnerability Map
Pressing2 sections

Pressing Behaviour — where it starts

Roma

Not just press intensity, but where the 148 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
19%
Middle third
49%
Own third
32%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 19% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 49% in midfield.

Where they win it back

82475101624131085744DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.

Cagliari

Not just press intensity, but where the 158 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
8%
Middle third
34%
Own third
59%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 8.1 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 8% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 34% in midfield.

Where they win it back

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Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.

How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won

Roma

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Roma win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 37 opposition possessions that Roma ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
4.0passes
median 4 · before Roma win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
10sec
median 5s · 37.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
41%
35%
22%
3%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.0
16s
15–30′
3.8
12s
30–45+′
4.0
7s
45–60′
4.2
8s
60–75′
2.9
7s
75–90+′
5.3
11s
average passesaverage seconds

Cagliari

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Cagliari win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 36 opposition possessions that Cagliari ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
6.9passes
median 5 · before Cagliari win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
19sec
median 13s · 36.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
28%
31%
11%
31%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
7.3
22s
15–30′
7.2
22s
30–45+′
11.0
37s
45–60′
3.8
8s
60–75′
6.7
17s
75–90+′
5.6
14s
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.

Roma — 148 actions, 111 won
Cagliari — 158 actions, 125 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.

Roma — 82 wins · 6% in the final third, 49% midfield, 45% own third
own third, right: 8 of 82 wins (10%)10%8 winsown third, centre: 21 of 82 wins (26%)26%21 winsown third, left: 8 of 82 wins (10%)10%8 winsmidfield, right: 11 of 82 wins (13%)13%11 winsmidfield, centre: 14 of 82 wins (17%)17%14 winsmidfield, left: 15 of 82 wins (18%)18%15 winsfinal third, right: 4 of 82 wins (5%)5%4 winsfinal third, centre: 0 of 82 wins (0%)final third, left: 1 of 82 wins (1%)1%1 win
Highest winsTypeMinx
Nahuel Molinaball-recovery13′81
Marten de Roonball-recovery16′69
Matías Souléball-recovery84′69
Bryan Cristantetackle84′68
Emanuele Lulliinterception12′67
Cagliari — 90 wins · 1% in the final third, 28% midfield, 71% own third
own third, right: 19 of 90 wins (21%)21%19 winsown third, centre: 24 of 90 wins (27%)27%24 winsown third, left: 21 of 90 wins (23%)23%21 winsmidfield, right: 9 of 90 wins (10%)10%9 winsmidfield, centre: 12 of 90 wins (13%)13%12 winsmidfield, left: 4 of 90 wins (4%)4%4 winsfinal third, right: 0 of 90 wins (0%)final third, centre: 1 of 90 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 0 of 90 wins (0%)
Highest winsTypeMinx
Juan Rodríguezball-recovery11′70
Alessandro Romanoball-recovery56′66
Zé Pedroball-recovery35′60
Alieu Faderaball-recovery71′60
Michel Adopotackle88′59
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Roma

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Roma? 59 opponent progressive passes and 19 shots faced (2.3 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Roma)

Right wing
19%
Right half-space
6%
Central
27%
Left half-space
6%
Left wing
41%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (41% of the danger conceded).

Cagliari

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Cagliari? 79 opponent progressive passes and 20 shots faced (2.6 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Cagliari)

Right wing
29%
Right half-space
11%
Central
5%
Left half-space
20%
Left wing
35%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (35% of the danger conceded).
Context

Shape and tactics

How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.

Attitude in each thirdAgainst their own normDecision Quality

Attitude in each third

How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next.

Roma

Build-up (own third)

safer, playing short, circulating

right 28% · centre 44% · 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.
196
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.3 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).
79% 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.
27%
Progression (middle third)

safer, left-sided, longer passing

right 28% · centre 26% · left 46%

?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.
390
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+4.8 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.
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).
48% of 82
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
54%
Final third

safer, kept on the floor, touchline to touchline

right 46% · centre 8% · left 46%

?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.
206
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+1.4 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.
4%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 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).
31% 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.
54%

Cagliari

Build-up (own third)

safer, trying to break lines, played in the channels

right 27% · centre 42% · left 31%

?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.
206
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+13.1 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
11%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
27%
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).
51% of 77
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
58%
Progression (middle third)

safer, more recycling, circulating

right 27% · centre 39% · 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.
212
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.2 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.
4%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.8 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).
37% of 70
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
49%
Final third

safer, longer passing, left-sided

right 29% · centre 18% · left 54%

?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.
80
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.
24%
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.
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).
45% of 29
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
41%

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.

Roma
compared with their other 8 matches this season
Progressive carries77vs 55
Progressive passes79vs 52
Final-third entries74vs 55
Expected goals2.55vs 1.92
PPDA3.7vs 4.6
Cagliari
compared with their other 8 matches this season
Expected goals2.30vs 0.95
Pass accuracy78%vs 83%
Progressive passes59vs 42
Threat from passing6.20vs 5.01
Passes414vs 453

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Roma

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)
17%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
46%
Safe / backward
35%
19% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 81% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

Cagliari

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)
18%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
42%
Safe / backward
39%
19% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 81% 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.

Who stood out — the most valuable play...Every player — the full numbers

Set pieces

Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Roma: 7 corners, 2 led to a shot; Cagliari: 8 corners, 4 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Roma

7Corners
2Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
4Set-piece shots
0.23Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
14%1 corner14%1 corner43%3 corners14%14%1 from the left flag6 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Cagliari

8Corners
4Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
5Set-piece shots
0.16Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
12%1 corner12%25%2 corners12%38%5 from the left flag3 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

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
Roma
Cagliari

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.
Vision AI · building report