Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Hull City above the line, Aston Villa below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
Show
Hull CityAston Villasolid = xG24 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.
Hull City
Aston Villa
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Hull City has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Hull 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
30.3%
Progression
41.1%
Chance creation
26.4%
Attacking transition
2.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Hull City spends most of its time on the ball (41% of its time on the ball).
Aston Villa
The question
When Aston Villa has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Aston Villa'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
25.3%
Progression
51.3%
Chance creation
21.5%
Attacking transition
1.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Aston Villa spends most of its time on the ball (51% 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.
Hull City — 380 touches
Aston Villa — 857 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Hull City
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Hull 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
266
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
71
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (13.4% of all actions). 55% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 45% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 32% defensive, 41% middle, 27% attacking.
Aston Villa
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Aston Villa 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
730
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
221
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (16.7% of all actions). 71% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 29% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 22% defensive, 53% middle, 25% 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. Hull City leaned on their left (55%); Aston Villa spread it evenly (no channel above 35%).
Hull City
L
55%16%29%
R
Aston Villa
L
33%32%35%
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.
Hull City — 27 entries, 52% through the left wing
Aston Villa — 69 entries, 23% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Hull City
The football question
How does Hull 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.
90build-up passes attempted
67%completed
28%reach the middle third
5%go long into the final third
Pass types
24CB · 40%
17Long Wide · 28%
14Wide → FB · 23%
5Central · 8%
CB24 · 40%
Long Wide17 · 28%
Wide → FB14 · 23%
Central5 · 8%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Hull City build predominantly down the left, with Tzolakis as the fulcrum (22 build-up passes). Only 33% 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 (4×).
Aston Villa
The football question
How does Aston Villa 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.
149build-up passes attempted
87%completed
22%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
53CB · 41%
11Long Wide · 9%
1Long Central · 1%
43Wide → FB · 33%
21Central · 16%
CB53 · 41%
Long Wide11 · 9%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB43 · 33%
Central21 · 16%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Aston Villa build predominantly down the right, with Suzuki as the fulcrum (43 build-up passes). Only 22% 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 (12×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Hull City
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 28 progressive passes across 1 match (28.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
11%
Right half-space
11%
Central
21%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
46%
Progression is left-dominant: 21% right side · 21% central · 57% left.
Who generates it
Konstantinos Tzolakis
9 · 32%
Ryan Giles
5 · 18%
Semi Ajayi
2 · 7%
Lucas Gourna-Douath
2 · 7%
Sorba Thomas
2 · 7%
Top two — Konstantinos Tzolakis & Ryan Giles — account for 50% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
28.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
21% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 79% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.21% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 50% 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-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Aston Villa
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 57 progressive passes across 1 match (57.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
23%
Right half-space
19%
Central
19%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
21%
Progression is right-dominant: 42% right side · 19% central · 39% left.
Who generates it
Tyrone Mings
7 · 12%
John McGinn
6 · 11%
Victor Lindelöf
6 · 11%
Zion Suzuki
6 · 11%
Ian Maatsen
5 · 9%
Top two — Tyrone Mings & John McGinn — account for 23% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
57.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
30% reach final third
14% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 70% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.30% of progressive passes reached the final third and 14% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 23% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Hull City
The question
Where do Hull 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.
11shots
0.5xG
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 transition45% of shots
5
0
0.21
0.04
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.21
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.00
0.00
Settled attack45% of shots
5
0
0.30
0.06
Cross
2
0
0.19
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.08
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.03
0.03
Set piece9% of shots
1
0
0.02
0.02
Corner
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
Ryan Giles
2
0.15
0
Lucas Gourna-Douath
2
0.09
0
Sorba Thomas
1
0.08
0
Oliver McBurnie
1
0.07
0
Elliot Stroud
1
0.06
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Oliver McBurnie
3
0.25
0
Regan Slater
2
0.07
0
Mohamed-Ali Cho
1
0.07
0
Mohamed Belloumi
2
0.06
0
Elliot Stroud
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Hull City's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.3 of 0.5 xG, 5 of 11 shots), mostly cross. 5 of the 11 shots (45%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.5 xG (-0.5).
Aston Villa
The question
Where do Aston Villa'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.
13shots
1.4xG
0.11xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition15% of shots
2
0
0.68
0.34
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.68
0.34
Settled attack54% of shots
7
0
0.51
0.07
Cut-back
2
0
0.23
0.12
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.18
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.10
0.10
Set piece31% of shots
4
0
0.18
0.04
Corner
3
0
0.15
0.05
Free kick
1
0
0.03
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
Nicolas Jackson
1
0.43
0
Ian Maatsen
1
0.25
0
George Hemmings
1
0.16
0
Ross Barkley
2
0.12
0
Victor Lindelöf
2
0.10
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
John McGinn
1
0.43
0
Nicolas Jackson
2
0.29
0
Ross Barkley
4
0.23
0
Emiliano Buendía
2
0.19
0
Tyrone Mings
3
0.16
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Aston Villa's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.7 of 1.4 xG, 2 of 13 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 2 of the 13 shots (15%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 4 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.4 xG (-1.4).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Hull City
The question
How does Hull City deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
18 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (28%), 2 led to a shot (11%). 2 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.
Aston Villa
The question
How does Aston Villa deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
17 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (18%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 4 cut-backs: 4 found a team-mate (100%), 2 led to a shot (50%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Hull City
The question
Which part of the final third does Hull City actually cross from?
18 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 39% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
7
39%
1
advanced · right wing
4
22%
0
advanced · left wing
4
22%
1
byline · right wing
2
11%
0
deep · left wing
1
6%
0
Aston Villa
The question
Which part of the final third does Aston Villa actually cross from?
17 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. 35% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
6
35%
0
byline · right wing
5
29%
0
advanced · left wing
2
12%
0
byline · left wing
2
12%
0
deep · right wing
1
6%
0
advanced · right half-space
1
6%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+0.95Hull City on-ball value
+1.03Aston Villa on-ball value
Hull CityAston VillaEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Hull City — where the value came from
Passes266 actions+0.35
Carries71 actions+0.04
Dribbles15 actions+0.04
Shots11 actions+0.39
Ball wins51 actions+0.14
Aston Villa — where the value came from
Passes730 actions+0.72
Carries221 actions+0.03
Dribbles18 actions-0.01
Shots13 actions+0.15
Ball wins38 actions+0.13
Hull City — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Nobel Mendy
43
+0.242
Mohamed Belloumi
36
+0.169
Ryan Giles
45
+0.103
Konstantinos Tzolakis
45
+0.099
Semi Ajayi
42
+0.069
Brooke Norton-Cuffy (lowest)
11
-0.003
Aston Villa — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Victor Lindelöf
168
+0.398
Ross Barkley
140
+0.362
Ian Maatsen
62
+0.198
Emiliano Buendía
46
+0.122
Boubacar Kamara
130
+0.111
John McGinn (lowest)
49
-0.178
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Hull 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
31
Failed forward pass
22
Failed take-on
6
Lost in the defensive third
30
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 47% of 36 pass attempts there are lost (17 times). Separately, 36% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Aston Villa
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
34
Failed forward pass
28
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
20
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 33% of 27 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 39% 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 140 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
17%
Middle third
33%
Own third
50%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 7.3 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 17% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 33% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
Aston Villa
Not just press intensity, but where the 119 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
15%
Middle third
34%
Own third
50%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.9 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 15% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 34% 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
Hull City
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Hull City win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 21 opposition possessions that Hull 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 Hull City step in. Hull City win it after 5.0 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 9.0 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
8.0passes
median 6 · before Hull City win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
27sec
median 12s · 21.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
19%
29%
33%
19%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.4
24s
15–30′
4.3
10s
30–45+′
too few
45–60′
15.0
50s
60–75′
12.3
44s
75–90+′
7.3
24s
average passesaverage seconds
Aston Villa
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Aston Villa win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 21 opposition possessions that Aston Villa 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 Aston Villa step in. Aston Villa win it after 3.0 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.3 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
2.4passes
median 2 · before Aston Villa win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
7sec
median 4s · 21.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
71%
14%
14%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.2
10s
15–30′
too few
30–45+′
too few
45–60′
2.4
6s
60–75′
3.0
13s
75–90+′
1.8
6s
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.
Hull City — 140 actions, 99 won
Aston Villa — 119 actions, 84 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Hull City — 68 wins · 10% in the final third, 28% midfield, 62% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Lucas Gourna-Douath
ball-recovery
52′
75
Mohamed Belloumi
ball-recovery
10′
71
Ryan Giles
ball-recovery
4′
69
Nobel Mendy
tackle
52′
68
Ryan Giles
ball-recovery
91′
68
Aston Villa — 58 wins · 3% in the final third, 31% midfield, 66% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Boubacar Kamara
ball-recovery
15′
70
Boubacar Kamara
ball-recovery
38′
67
Alysson
ball-recovery
94′
66
Boubacar Kamara
interception
15′
64
Boubacar Kamara
ball-recovery
1′
61
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Hull City
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Hull City? 57 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (1.4 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Hull City)
Right wing
23%
Right half-space
24%
Central
22%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
12%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right half-space (24% of the danger conceded).
Aston Villa
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Aston Villa? 28 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (0.5 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Aston Villa)
Right wing
14%
Right half-space
6%
Central
23%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
45%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (45% 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.
Hull City
Build-up (own third)
safer, longer passing, more direct
right 18% · centre 53% · left 29% ?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.112
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+18.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.40%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.3 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).45% of 55
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Progression (middle third)
longer passing, safer, trying to break lines
right 37% · centre 19% · 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.141
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.9 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.21%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 s
Possessions 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 46
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.52%
Final third
safer, less recycling, left-sided
right 29% · centre 11% · left 60% ?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.99
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.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.17%
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 ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).27% of 37
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%
Aston Villa
Build-up (own third)
safer, right-sided, narrow, central
right 36% · centre 47% · left 16% ?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.207
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+8.4 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.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.7 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).69% of 55
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.35%
Progression (middle third)
safer, played inside, narrow, central
right 33% · centre 42% · 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.513
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.26%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).47% of 66
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, kept on the floor, narrow, central
right 38% · centre 23% · left 39% ?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.249
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-0.2 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.3%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 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).22% of 41
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%
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.
Hull City
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions140vs 158
Expected goals0.52vs 1.12
Passes266vs 327
PPDA7.3vs 6.4
Progressive passes28vs 33
Aston Villa
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive carries102vs 34
Passes730vs 382
Final-third entries69vs 31
Pass accuracy88%vs 79%
Progressive passes57vs 33
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Hull 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)
16%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
53%
Safe / backward
30%
17% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 83% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Aston Villa
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
12%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
46%
Safe / backward
41%
13% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 87% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
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. Hull City: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot; Aston Villa: 4 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Hull City
3Corners
1Led to a shot
0Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.02Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Aston Villa
4Corners
2Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
4Set-piece shots
0.18Set-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
Hull City
Aston Villa
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.
