Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Man Utd above the line, Man City 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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Man UtdMan Citysolid = xG22 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.
Man Utd
Man City
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Man Utd or Man City 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 — 1 of 1 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Man Utd has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Man Utd'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
22.4%
Progression
43.4%
Chance creation
32.3%
Attacking transition
2.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Man Utd spends most of its time on the ball (43% of its time on the ball).
Man City
The question
When Man City has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Man City'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
36.6%
Progression
37.1%
Chance creation
24.1%
Attacking transition
2.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Man City spends most of its time on the ball (37% 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.
Man Utd — 651 touches
Man City — 575 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Man Utd
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Man Utd 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
516
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
181
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (15.1% of all actions). 69% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 31% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 18% defensive, 50% middle, 32% attacking.
Man City
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Man City 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
424
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
99
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.5% of all actions). 64% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 36% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 40% defensive, 43% middle, 17% 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. Man Utd leaned on their left (40%); Man City spread it evenly (no channel above 38%).
Man Utd
L
40%29%31%
R
Man City
L
32%30%38%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Man Utd — 59 entries, 27% through the right wing
Man City — 30 entries, 27% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Man Utd
The football question
How does Man Utd 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.
91build-up passes attempted
87%completed
28%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
26CB · 33%
2Long Wide · 3%
1Long Central · 1%
33Wide → FB · 42%
17Central · 22%
Sequence success — build-up
25build-up sequences in this match
24%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
36%turned over with nothing to show
CB26 · 33%
Long Wide2 · 3%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB33 · 42%
Central17 · 22%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Man Utd build predominantly down the right, with Maguire as the fulcrum (15 build-up passes). Only 28% 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 (7×).
Man City
The football question
How does Man City 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.
174build-up passes attempted
77%completed
27%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
81CB · 60%
17Long Wide · 13%
27Wide → FB · 20%
9Central · 7%
Sequence success — build-up
33build-up sequences in this match
3%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
42%turned over with nothing to show
CB81 · 60%
Long Wide17 · 13%
Wide → FB27 · 20%
Central9 · 7%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Man City build predominantly down the right, with Guéhi as the fulcrum (29 build-up passes). Only 29% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is RW def → RHS def (11×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Man Utd
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 42 progressive passes across 1 match (42.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
36%
Right half-space
7%
Central
5%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
38%
Progression is left-dominant: 43% right side · 5% central · 52% left.
Who generates it
Bruno Fernandes
10 · 24%
Patrick Dorgu
8 · 19%
Diogo Dalot
5 · 12%
Bryan Mbeumo
5 · 12%
Marcus Rashford
4 · 10%
Top two — Bruno Fernandes & Patrick Dorgu — account for 43% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
42.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
12% reach final third
24% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 88% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.12% of progressive passes reached the final third and 24% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 43% 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-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Man City
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 49 progressive passes across 1 match (49.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
31%
Right half-space
8%
Central
31%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
20%
Progression is right-dominant: 39% right side · 31% central · 31% left.
Who generates it
Gianluigi Donnarumma
14 · 29%
Rúben Dias
7 · 14%
Matheus Nunes
6 · 12%
Enzo Fernández
6 · 12%
Josko Gvardiol
5 · 10%
Top two — Gianluigi Donnarumma & Rúben Dias — account for 43% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
49.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
22% reach final third
10% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 78% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.22% of progressive passes reached the final third and 10% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 43% 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 wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralefficient
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Man Utd
The question
Where do Man Utd'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.
16shots
0.9xG
0.05xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition25% of shots
4
0
0.24
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.19
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.05
0.05
Settled attack56% of shots
9
0
0.50
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
7
0
0.31
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.19
0.09
Set piece19% of shots
3
0
0.12
0.04
Corner
2
0
0.10
0.05
Free kick
1
0
0.02
0.02
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
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Kobbie Mainoo
3
0.18
0
Matheus Cunha
1
0.07
0
Bryan Mbeumo
1
0.06
0
Marcus Rashford
1
0.05
0
Bruno Fernandes
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Bryan Mbeumo
3
0.23
0
Marcus Rashford
3
0.19
0
Matheus Cunha
3
0.15
0
Harry Maguire
2
0.10
0
Benjamin Sesko
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Man Utd's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.5 of 0.9 xG, 9 of 16 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 4 of the 16 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 16 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.9 xG (-0.9).
Man City
The question
Where do Man City'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.
6shots
0.7xG
0.11xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition33% of shots
2
0
0.15
0.07
Cut-back
1
0
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.06
0.06
Settled attack33% of shots
2
1
0.48
0.24
Cross
1
0
0.17
0.17
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
1
0.31
0.31
Set piece33% of shots
2
0
0.05
0.03
Corner
2
0
0.05
0.03
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
Enzo Fernández
1
0.17
0
Antoine Semenyo
1
0.09
0
Phil Foden
1
0.06
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Erling Haaland
2
0.48
1
Enzo Fernández
2
0.15
0
Rayan Cherki
1
0.03
0
Josko Gvardiol
1
0.02
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Man City's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.5 of 0.7 xG, 2 of 6 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 2 of the 6 shots (33%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 6 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 0.7 xG (+0.3).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Man Utd
The question
How does Man Utd deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
16 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (25%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 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.
Man City
The question
How does Man City deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
7 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (57%), 1 led to a shot (14%). 4 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (25%), 1 led to a shot (25%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Man Utd
The question
Which part of the final third does Man Utd 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. 31% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
5
31%
0
advanced · left wing
4
25%
0
advanced · right wing
3
19%
0
byline · right wing
3
19%
0
deep · right wing
1
6%
0
Man City
The question
Which part of the final third does Man City actually cross from?
7 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 right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
3
43%
0
deep · right wing
1
14%
0
advanced · right wing
1
14%
1
advanced · left wing
1
14%
0
byline · left wing
1
14%
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.
+1.19Man Utd on-ball value
+1.39Man City on-ball value
Man UtdMan CityEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Man Utd — where the value came from
Passes516 actions+0.25
Carries181 actions+0.15
Dribbles17 actions+0.08
Shots16 actions+0.51
Ball wins69 actions+0.20
Man City — where the value came from
Passes424 actions+0.53
Carries99 actions+0.05
Dribbles18 actions+0.01
Shots6 actions+0.56
Ball wins56 actions+0.24
Man Utd — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Marcus Rashford
58
+0.314
Kobbie Mainoo
117
+0.280
Bryan Mbeumo
47
+0.263
Lisandro Martínez
98
+0.250
Bruno Fernandes
85
+0.104
Matheus Cunha (lowest)
53
-0.128
Man City — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Erling Haaland
34
+0.458
Gianluigi Donnarumma
52
+0.405
Enzo Fernández
49
+0.120
Iliman Ndiaye
35
+0.112
Rayan Cherki
33
+0.087
Elliot Anderson (lowest)
79
-0.042
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Man Utd
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
42
Failed forward pass
26
Failed take-on
8
Lost in the defensive third
12
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 33% of 27 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 51% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Man City
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
22
Failed forward pass
11
Failed take-on
8
Lost in the defensive third
40
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 40% of 15 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 26% 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 155 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
19%
Middle third
45%
Own third
36%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 19% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 45% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Man City
Not just press intensity, but where the 150 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
11%
Middle third
35%
Own third
55%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.6 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 11% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 35% 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
Man Utd
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Man Utd win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 45 opposition possessions that Man Utd 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 Man Utd step in. Man Utd win it after 3.5 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.6 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
3.6passes
median 2 · before Man Utd win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
10sec
median 3s · 45.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
60%
20%
13%
7%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.2
12s
15–30′
2.0
2s
30–45+′
6.4
18s
45–60′
3.4
6s
60–75′
1.9
8s
75–90+′
3.0
12s
average passesaverage seconds
Man City
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Man City win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 35 opposition possessions that Man City 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 Man City step in. Man City win it after 6.4 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 6.6 after the hour mark (about the same).
PASSES THEY GET
6.0passes
median 5 · before Man City win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
18sec
median 18s · 35.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
29%
23%
26%
23%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.2
19s
15–30′
7.4
21s
30–45+′
5.8
19s
45–60′
3.2
6s
60–75′
9.2
27s
75–90+′
4.5
12s
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.
Man Utd — 155 actions, 108 won
Man City — 150 actions, 116 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.
Man Utd — 82 wins · 6% in the final third, 45% midfield, 49% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Marcus Rashford
interception
57′
74
Kobbie Mainoo
ball-recovery
43′
69
Benjamin Sesko
ball-recovery
73′
69
Bryan Mbeumo
ball-recovery
87′
69
Joshua Zirkzee
ball-recovery
96′
67
Man City — 82 wins · 1% in the final third, 26% midfield, 73% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Erling Haaland
ball-recovery
18′
68
Enzo Fernández
interception
77′
66
Iliman Ndiaye
ball-recovery
48′
65
Enzo Fernández
ball-recovery
21′
63
Enzo Fernández
interception
21′
62
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Man Utd
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Man Utd? 49 opponent progressive passes and 6 shots faced (0.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Man Utd)
Right wing
30%
Right half-space
10%
Central
31%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
18%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (31% of the danger conceded).
Man City
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Man City? 42 opponent progressive passes and 16 shots faced (0.9 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Man City)
Right wing
46%
Right half-space
8%
Central
5%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
24%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (46% 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.
Man Utd
Build-up (own third)
safer, played inside, shorter passing
right 29% · centre 52% · left 20% ?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.126
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+7.8 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.3.4 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).81% of 42
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.21%
Progression (middle third)
safer, less recycling, played inside
right 29% · centre 41% · 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.354
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.29%
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.2.1 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).59% of 75
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.45%
Final third
safer, narrow, central, played inside
right 33% · centre 23% · 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.234
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.2 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).24% 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.66%
Man City
Build-up (own third)
safer, right-sided
right 37% · centre 43% · left 20% ?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.214
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+12.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.26%
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).44% of 71
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%
Progression (middle third)
safer, circulating, right-sided
right 41% · centre 26% · 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.232
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.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.8%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 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).40% of 60
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.50%
Final third
safer, playing short, circulating
right 37% · centre 21% · left 42% ?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.95
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.5 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.13%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.2 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).18% of 34
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.53%
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.
Man Utd
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive carries75vs 59
PPDA4.0vs 5.3
Progressive passes42vs 53
Field tilt71%vs 59%
Threat from passing7.30vs 6.16
Man City
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Field tilt29%vs 72%
Pass accuracy80%vs 88%
Expected goals0.68vs 1.89
Final-third entries30vs 62
Passes424vs 693
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Man Utd
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)
14%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
32%
16% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 84% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Man City
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
1%
Neutral / sideways
48%
Safe / backward
37%
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. Man Utd: 6 corners, 2 led to a shot; Man City: 7 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Man Utd
6Corners
2Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.12Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Man City
7Corners
2Led to a shot
7Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.05Set-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
Man Utd
Man City
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.
