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Match reportPremier League 2026-09-04

Ipswich v Liverpool

IPSIpswichHome
0–2
LiverpoolAway
0.940.60expected goals
1.641.37xG on target (xGOT)

Liverpool won the match; Ipswich won the chances (0.94 – 0.60 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Ipswich
Liverpool
Possession (share of passes)
45.5%54.5%
Duels
5339
Duels won
32.1%66.7%
Aerial duels
2222
Aerial duels won
715
Successful dribbles
213
Passes
469562
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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. Ipswich above the line, Liverpool 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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0.631.261.89Alexander Isak — goal, 0.07 xGAlexander Isak — goal, 0.06 xGAbdul Fatawu — miss, 0.04 xGJulio Enciso — save, 0.06 xGJulio Enciso — save, 0.05 xGDominik Szoboszlai — save, 0.05 xGDominik Szoboszlai — save, 0.06 xGEmersonn — save, 0.25 xGJulio Enciso — save, 0.07 xGLeif Davis — miss, 0.06 xGAlexis Mac Allister — miss, 0.04 xGDaizen Maeda — save, 0.06 xGJulio Enciso — miss, 0.04 xGDominik Szoboszlai — save, 0.02 xGFlorian Wirtz — save, 0.03 xGFlorian Wirtz — save, 0.11 xGAlexis Mac Allister — save, 0.05 xGAbdul Fatawu — miss, 0.03 xGJulio Enciso — save, 0.07 xGZian Flemming — save, 0.03 xGCody Gakpo — save, 0.10 xGJack Clarke — save, 0.05 xGKasey McAteer — save, 0.04 xGJulio Enciso — miss, 0.07 xG0.940.60Alexander Isak — goal, 0.24 xGOTAlexander Isak — goal, 0.07 xGOTJulio Enciso — save, 0.04 xGOTJulio Enciso — save, 0.25 xGOTDominik Szoboszlai — save, 0.39 xGOTDominik Szoboszlai — save, 0.30 xGOTEmersonn — save, 0.43 xGOTJulio Enciso — save, 0.31 xGOTDaizen Maeda — save, 0.09 xGOTDominik Szoboszlai — save, 0.05 xGOTFlorian Wirtz — save, 0.20 xGOTFlorian Wirtz — save, 0.06 xGOTAlexis Mac Allister — save, 0.04 xGOTJulio Enciso — save, 0.17 xGOTZian Flemming — save, 0.03 xGOTCody Gakpo — save, 0.03 xGOTJack Clarke — save, 0.19 xGOTKasey McAteer — save, 0.13 xGOT1.641.370'15'30'45'60'75'90'
IpswichLiverpoolsolid = 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.

Ipswich
Liverpool

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Ipswich or Liverpool got the ball to the finish.

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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 2 of 2 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

Ipswich

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

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

Build-up: 38.3% of the time on the ball38%Progression: 36.5% of the time on the ball37%Chance creation: 23.2% of the time on the ball23%Attacking transition: 2.0% of the time on the ball38%BUILD-UP
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up38.3%
Progression36.5%
Chance creation23.2%
Attacking transition2.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Build-up is where Ipswich spends most of its time on the ball (38% of its time on the ball).

Liverpool

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

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

Build-up: 26.6% of the time on the ball27%Progression: 53.1% of the time on the ball53%Chance creation: 17.9% of the time on the ball18%Attacking transition: 2.4% of the time on the ball53%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up26.6%
Progression53.1%
Chance creation17.9%
Attacking transition2.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Liverpool spends most of its time on the ball (53% of its time on the ball).

Passing Network

Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links.

Ipswich
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Liverpool
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.

Ipswich — 614 touches
Liverpool — 732 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Ipswich

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Ipswich 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
469
ACTIONS
6%6%16%6%5%9%7%11%9%7%3%2%2%5%7%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
130
ACTIONS
7%4%15%6%2%5%10%12%12%7%4%4%5%8%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (15.7% 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: 38% defensive, 43% middle, 19% attacking.

Liverpool

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Liverpool 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
562
ACTIONS
3%4%10%7%3%7%10%10%12%13%4%3%2%7%4%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
109
ACTIONS
5%10%8%6%6%5%12%17%8%6%5%9%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (13.1% of all actions). 66% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 34% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 28% defensive, 51% middle, 21% 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. Ipswich leaned on their left (42%); Liverpool leaned on their left (40%).

Ipswich
42%Left side26%Middle32%Right sideATTACKING →
L
42%26%32%
R
Liverpool
40%Left side28%Middle31%Right sideATTACKING →
L
40%28%31%
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.

Ipswich — 42 entries, 29% through the left half-space
Left wing: 11 entries (26%)1126%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 12 entries (29%)1229%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 6 entries (14%)614%CENTRERight half-space: 4 entries (10%)410%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 9 entries (21%)921%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Liverpool — 47 entries, 36% through the left half-space
Left wing: 11 entries (23%)1123%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 17 entries (36%)1736%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 5 entries (11%)511%CENTRERight half-space: 7 entries (15%)715%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 7 entries (15%)715%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Ipswich

The football question
How does Ipswich 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.

183build-up passes attempted
85%completed
23%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third

Pass types

70CB · 45%
8Long Wide · 5%
2Long Central · 1%
54Wide → FB · 35%
21Central · 14%
CB70 · 45%
right: 44 passes, most from Diop44left: 26 passes, most from Greaves26
Long Wide8 · 5%
right: 5 passes, most from Scherpen5left: 3 passes, most from Davis3
Long Central2 · 1%
Wide → FB54 · 35%
left: 28 passes, most from Amissah28right: 26 passes, most from Scherpen26
Central21 · 14%
right: 12 passes, most from Amissah12left: 9 passes, most from Scherpen9
◆ Vision AI Insight
Ipswich build predominantly down the right, with Diop as the fulcrum (31 build-up passes). Only 24% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → RW def (10×).

Liverpool

The football question
How does Liverpool 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.

153build-up passes attempted
88%completed
28%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third

Pass types

63CB · 47%
8Long Wide · 6%
1Long Central · 1%
51Wide → FB · 38%
11Central · 8%
CB63 · 47%
left: 49 passes, most from Dijk49right: 14 passes, most from Dijk14
Long Wide8 · 6%
right: 5 passes, most from Becker5left: 3 passes, most from Becker3
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB51 · 38%
left: 28 passes, most from Becker28right: 23 passes, most from Szoboszlai23
Central11 · 8%
right: 7 passes, most from Becker7left: 4 passes, most from Becker4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Liverpool build predominantly down the right, with Becker as the fulcrum (36 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 LHS def → C def (14×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Ipswich

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 33 progressive passes across 1 match (33.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
30%
Right half-space
3%
Central
12%
Left half-space
24%
Left wing
30%
Progression is left-dominant: 33% right side · 12% central · 55% left.

Who generates it

Leif Davis
6 · 18%
Kjell Scherpen
5 · 15%
Jacob Greaves
4 · 12%
Abdul Fatawu
4 · 12%
Issa Diop
4 · 12%
Top two — Leif Davis & Kjell Scherpen — account for 33% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
33.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
27% reach final third
27% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 73% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 27% of progressive passes reached the final third and 27% 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 wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced

Liverpool

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 51 progressive passes across 1 match (51.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
18%
Right half-space
8%
Central
22%
Left half-space
22%
Left wing
31%
Progression is left-dominant: 25% right side · 22% central · 53% left.

Who generates it

Virgil van Dijk
10 · 20%
Cody Gakpo
7 · 14%
Milos Kerkez
6 · 12%
Alisson Becker
6 · 12%
Alexis Mac Allister
4 · 8%
Top two — Virgil van Dijk & Cody Gakpo — account for 33% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
51.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
31% reach final third
8% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 69% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 31% of progressive passes reached the final third and 8% 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-spacesterile
Centralefficient
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Ipswich

The question
Where do Ipswich'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.

14shots
0.9xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Attacking transition: 4 shots (29%)29%4Settled attack: 10 shots (71%)71%1014SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 29% of shots400.240.06
Cross100.060.06
Pass into the box / short pass300.180.06
Settled attack 71% of shots1000.700.07
Cross100.060.06
Cut-back100.250.25
Pass into the box / short pass700.350.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.030.03

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

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Leif Davis20.310
Abdul Fatawu20.140
Exequiel Palacios20.110
Julio Enciso20.080
Jack Clarke10.070

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Julio Enciso60.360
Emersonn10.250
Abdul Fatawu20.080
Daizen Maeda10.060
Leif Davis10.060
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Ipswich's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.7 of 0.9 xG, 10 of 14 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 4 of the 14 shots (29%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 14 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.9 xG (-0.9).

Liverpool

The question
Where do Liverpool'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.

10shots
0.6xG
0.06xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 4 shots (40%)40%4Settled attack: 5 shots (50%)50%5Set piece: 1 shots (10%)10%110SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 40% of shots410.290.07
Pass into the box / short pass410.290.07
Settled attack 50% of shots510.260.05
Long ball110.060.06
Pass into the box / short pass400.200.05
Set piece 10% of shots100.050.05
Corner100.050.05

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
Cody Gakpo30.192
Dominik Szoboszlai10.110
Bradley Barcola10.100
Florian Wirtz20.070
Alexis Mac Allister10.050

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Florian Wirtz20.140
Dominik Szoboszlai30.140
Alexander Isak20.132
Cody Gakpo10.100
Alexis Mac Allister20.100
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Liverpool's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.3 of 0.6 xG, 4 of 10 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 4 of the 10 shots (40%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 10 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 0.6 xG (+1.4).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Ipswich

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

9 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (67%), 2 led to a shot (22%). 5 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (20%), 1 led to a shot (20%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Liverpool

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

6 crosses: 1 found a team-mate (17%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 1 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (100%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Ipswich

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

9 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

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: 2 crosses (22%)22%2advanced right wing: 1 crosses (11%)11%1advanced right half-space: 1 crosses (11%)11%1advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 1 crosses (11%)11%1byline right wing: 2 crosses (22%)22%2byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 1 crosses (11%)11%1byline left wing: 1 crosses (11%)11%1
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
deep · left wing222%0
byline · right wing222%1
advanced · right wing111%0
advanced · right half-space111%0
advanced · left wing111%1
byline · left half-space111%0
byline · left wing111%0

Liverpool

The question
Which part of the final third does Liverpool 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: 2 crosses (33%)33%2advanced right wing: 1 crosses (17%)17%1advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 0 crosses (0%)byline right wing: 1 crosses (17%)17%1byline 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
deep · left wing233%0
byline · left wing233%0
advanced · right wing117%0
byline · right wing117%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.

+1.11Ipswich on-ball value
+1.01Liverpool on-ball value
+0.0+0.6+1.1HALF TIME+1.11+1.010′15′30′45′60′75′90′
IpswichLiverpoolEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Ipswich — where the value came from
Passes469 actions+0.43
Carries130 actions-0.05
Dribbles15 actions-0.02
Shots14 actions+0.50
Ball wins57 actions+0.25
Liverpool — where the value came from
Passes562 actions+0.45
Carries109 actions-0.12
Dribbles23 actions+0.07
Shots10 actions+0.27
Ball wins53 actions+0.34
Ipswich — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Julio Enciso69+0.274
Abdul Fatawu46+0.189
Jacob Greaves67+0.160
Exequiel Palacios68+0.143
Emersonn11+0.132
Samuel Amissah (lowest)96-0.192
Liverpool — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Cody Gakpo60+0.285
Virgil van Dijk119+0.239
Alexis Mac Allister61+0.186
Alisson Becker56+0.114
Jérémy Jacquet88+0.114
Víctor Muñoz (lowest)43-0.159
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Ipswich

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

9 of 30 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%9/30Diop2 of 28 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%2/28Scherpen11 of 75 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%11/75Scherpen1 of 26 pass attempts lost here (4%).4%1/26Greaves5 of 24 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%5/24Davis16 of 43 pass attempts lost here (37%).37%16/43O'Shea1 of 31 pass attempts lost here (3%).3%1/31Palacios3 of 53 pass attempts lost here (6%).6%3/53Diop7 of 40 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%7/40Greaves4 of 31 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%4/31Davis12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.9 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.10 of 24 pass attempts lost here (42%).42%10/24Davis12 of 32 pass attempts lost here (38%).38%12/32Davisattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
28
Failed forward pass
16
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
28
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 42% of 24 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 32% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Liverpool

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

3 of 15 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%3/15Isak3 of 25 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%3/25Jacquet7 of 55 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%7/55Becker3 of 40 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%3/40Dijk3 of 18 pass attempts lost here (17%).17%3/18Kerkez8 of 38 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%8/38Araujo5 of 55 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%5/55Allister4 of 59 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%4/59Dijk6 of 70 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%6/70Dijk13 of 71 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%13/71Kerkez5 of 23 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%5/23Araujo4 of 19 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%4/19Araujo14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 of 40 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%4/40Wirtz3 of 20 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%3/20Kerkezattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
18
Failed forward pass
14
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
19
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 22% of 23 pass attempts there are lost (5 times). Separately, 25% 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

Ipswich

Not just press intensity, but where the 151 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
10%
Middle third
48%
Own third
42%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.9 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 10% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 48% in midfield.

Where they win it back

9122513516148161844DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

Liverpool

Not just press intensity, but where the 139 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
14%
Middle third
44%
Own third
42%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.6 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 44% in midfield.

Where they win it back

12141311910115152085DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

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

Ipswich

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

Counted over the 32 opposition possessions that Ipswich ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
4.3passes
median 3 · before Ipswich win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
13sec
median 9s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
41%
28%
28%
3%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.8
8s
15–30′
4.5
16s
30–45+′

too few
45–60′
6.0
21s
60–75′
5.3
17s
75–90+′
3.1
6s
average passesaverage seconds

Liverpool

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

Counted over the 30 opposition possessions that Liverpool ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
3.6passes
median 2 · before Liverpool win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
10sec
median 4s · 30.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
50%
33%
10%
7%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
4.5
11s
15–30′
4.8
16s
30–45+′

too few
45–60′
2.9
12s
60–75′
1.6
3s
75–90+′
5.0
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.

Ipswich — 151 actions, 109 won
Liverpool — 139 actions, 113 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.

Ipswich — 85 wins · 5% in the final third, 39% midfield, 56% own third
own third, right: 13 of 85 wins (15%)15%13 winsown third, centre: 24 of 85 wins (28%)28%24 winsown third, left: 11 of 85 wins (13%)13%11 winsmidfield, right: 12 of 85 wins (14%)14%12 winsmidfield, centre: 9 of 85 wins (11%)11%9 winsmidfield, left: 12 of 85 wins (14%)14%12 winsfinal third, right: 0 of 85 wins (0%)final third, centre: 3 of 85 wins (4%)4%3 winsfinal third, left: 1 of 85 wins (1%)1%1 win
Highest winsTypeMinx
Jacob Greavesball-recovery11′81
Jack Clarkeball-recovery88′75
Issa Dioptackle88′72
Julio Encisointerception48′71
Exequiel Palaciosball-recovery52′64
Liverpool — 80 wins · 10% in the final third, 38% midfield, 52% own third
own third, right: 13 of 80 wins (16%)16%13 winsown third, centre: 13 of 80 wins (16%)16%13 winsown third, left: 16 of 80 wins (20%)20%16 winsmidfield, right: 5 of 80 wins (6%)6%5 winsmidfield, centre: 5 of 80 wins (6%)6%5 winsmidfield, left: 20 of 80 wins (25%)25%20 winsfinal third, right: 0 of 80 wins (0%)final third, centre: 3 of 80 wins (4%)4%3 winsfinal third, left: 5 of 80 wins (6%)6%5 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Cody Gakpoball-recovery14′77
Florian Wirtzball-recovery7′76
Alexander Isakball-recovery22′75
Alexis Mac Allisterball-recovery19′74
Milos Kerkeztackle60′70
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Ipswich

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Ipswich? 51 opponent progressive passes and 10 shots faced (0.6 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Ipswich)

Right wing
18%
Right half-space
5%
Central
30%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
27%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (30% of the danger conceded).

Liverpool

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Liverpool? 33 opponent progressive passes and 14 shots faced (0.9 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Liverpool)

Right wing
32%
Right half-space
8%
Central
9%
Left half-space
20%
Left wing
31%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (32% 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.

Ipswich

Build-up (own third)

safer, more recycling, shorter passing

right 28% · centre 49% · left 23%

?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.
229
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+6.7 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
19%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
15%
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).
61% of 59
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%
Progression (middle third)

safer, shorter passing, less recycling

right 33% · centre 35% · left 32%

?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.
264
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+4.6 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.
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).
43% of 74
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
47%
Final third

safer, left-sided, trying to break lines

right 23% · centre 19% · left 58%

?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.
121
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.9 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.
11%
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 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 39
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
46%

Liverpool

Build-up (own third)

safer, played inside

right 21% · centre 44% · left 36%

?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.
188
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+10.0 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
18%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
22%
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).
61% of 59
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
44%
Progression (middle third)

safer, left-sided, longer passing

right 28% · centre 30% · left 43%

?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.
355
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+3.6 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.
10%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 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).
41% of 68
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
60%
Final third

safer, circulating, played inside

right 32% · centre 21% · 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.
151
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
-1.0 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.
6%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.2 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).
28% of 36
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
44%

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.

Ipswich
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Threat from passing6.73vs 4.35
Progressive carries49vs 37
Pass accuracy81%vs 80%
Progressive passes33vs 40
Expected goals0.94vs 1.14
Liverpool
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Pass accuracy87%vs 79%
Threat from passing4.01vs 6.67
Expected goals0.60vs 1.60
Defensive actions139vs 154
PPDA5.6vs 4.4

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Ipswich

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
1%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
36%
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.

Liverpool

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
46%
Safe / backward
38%
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.
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. Ipswich: 4 corners, 0 led to a shot; Liverpool: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Ipswich

4Corners
0Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
25%75%3 from the left flag1 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Liverpool

3Corners
1Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.05Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
33%1 corner67%1 from the left flag2 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
Ipswich
Liverpool

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