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Match reportPremier League 2026-09-19

Tottenham v Aston Villa

TottenhamHome
2–3
Aston VillaAway
1.381.59expected goals
1.432.12xG on target (xGOT)

The scoreline tracks the chances (1.38 – 1.59 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Tottenham
Aston Villa
Possession (share of passes)
63.7%36.3%
Duels
5941
Duels won
32.2%39.0%
Aerial duels
1010
Aerial duels won
46
Successful dribbles
1314
Passes
631360
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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. Tottenham above the line, Aston Villa 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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0.811.632.44Sávio — save, 0.16 xGSávio — save, 0.19 xGPedro Porro — miss, 0.02 xGJohan Manzambi — save, 0.05 xGArchie Gray — save, 0.12 xGSávio — save, 0.03 xGMateus Fernandes — miss, 0.04 xGEmiliano Buendía — save, 0.08 xGNicolas Jackson — miss, 0.07 xGJohan Manzambi — miss, 0.05 xGSandro Tonali — save, 0.03 xGDominic Solanke — save, 0.07 xGSandro Tonali — save, 0.04 xGMatteo Ruggeri — miss, 0.04 xGBoubacar Kamara — miss, 0.08 xGJohan Manzambi — goal, 0.61 xGMateus Fernandes — miss, 0.07 xGJohan Manzambi — save, 0.09 xGNicolas Jackson — miss, 0.10 xGNicolas Jackson — save, 0.11 xGNicolas Jackson — miss, 0.04 xGNicolas Jackson — save, 0.06 xGDominic Solanke — miss, 0.06 xGNicolas Jackson — goal, 0.07 xGSandro Tonali — miss, 0.03 xGOmar Marmoush — save, 0.06 xGMohammed Kudus — miss, 0.04 xGEmiliano Buendía — goal, 0.04 xGJames Maddison — miss, 0.05 xGConor Gallagher — goal, 0.20 xGEmiliano Buendía — save, 0.09 xGJames Maddison — save, 0.02 xGMohammed Kudus — miss, 0.05 xGMicky van de Ven — miss, 0.03 xGJan Paul van Hecke — goal, 0.09 xG1.381.59Sávio — save, 0.06 xGOTSávio — save, 0.05 xGOTJohan Manzambi — save, 0.05 xGOTArchie Gray — save, 0.08 xGOTSávio — save, 0.12 xGOTEmiliano Buendía — save, 0.13 xGOTSandro Tonali — save, 0.10 xGOTDominic Solanke — save, 0.22 xGOTSandro Tonali — save, 0.18 xGOTJohan Manzambi — goal, 0.89 xGOTJohan Manzambi — save, 0.17 xGOTNicolas Jackson — save, 0.12 xGOTNicolas Jackson — save, 0.08 xGOTNicolas Jackson — goal, 0.44 xGOTOmar Marmoush — save, 0.02 xGOTEmiliano Buendía — goal, 0.20 xGOTConor Gallagher — goal, 0.46 xGOTEmiliano Buendía — save, 0.04 xGOTJames Maddison — save, 0.02 xGOTJan Paul van Hecke — goal, 0.13 xGOT1.432.120'15'30'45'60'75'90'
TottenhamAston Villasolid = xG35 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.

Tottenham
Aston Villa

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Tottenham or Aston Villa got the ball to the finish.

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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 5 of 5 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

Tottenham

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

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

Build-up: 20.1% of the time on the ball20%Progression: 38.4% of the time on the ball38%Chance creation: 37.4% of the time on the ball37%Attacking transition: 4.1% of the time on the ball4%38%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up20.1%
Progression38.4%
Chance creation37.4%
Attacking transition4.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Tottenham spends most of its time on the ball (38% 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.

Build-up: 29.7% of the time on the ball30%Progression: 46.6% of the time on the ball47%Chance creation: 19.8% of the time on the ball20%Attacking transition: 3.9% of the time on the ball4%47%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up29.7%
Progression46.6%
Chance creation19.8%
Attacking transition3.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Aston Villa spends most of its time on the ball (47% 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.

Tottenham
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Aston Villa
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.

Tottenham — 805 touches
Aston Villa — 564 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Tottenham

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Tottenham 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
631
ACTIONS
2%3%8%4%2%5%10%12%12%7%10%6%4%7%9%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
149
ACTIONS
1%3%9%8%8%11%17%14%5%9%4%1%4%6%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (12.8% of all actions). 67% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 33% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 19% defensive, 48% middle, 33% 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.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
360
ACTIONS
3%4%16%10%8%6%8%12%8%11%2%1%2%3%5%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
88
ACTIONS
3%5%12%8%7%5%12%7%6%18%2%2%2%5%6%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (15.2% 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: 39% defensive, 46% middle, 15% 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.

Tottenham
39%Left side24%Middle37%Right sideATTACKING →
L
39%24%37%
R
Aston Villa
38%Left side36%Middle26%Right sideATTACKING →
L
38%36%26%
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.

Tottenham — 55 entries, 27% through the right wing
Left wing: 14 entries (25%)1425%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 10 entries (18%)1018%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 7 entries (13%)713%CENTRERight half-space: 9 entries (16%)916%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 15 entries (27%)1527%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Aston Villa — 26 entries, 35% through the left wing
Left wing: 9 entries (35%)935%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 5 entries (19%)519%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 3 entries (12%)312%CENTRERight half-space: 2 entries (8%)28%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 7 entries (27%)727%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Tottenham

The football question
How does Tottenham 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.

120build-up passes attempted
86%completed
20%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

46CB · 45%
1Long Wide · 1%
1Long Central · 1%
37Wide → FB · 36%
18Central · 17%

Sequence success — build-up

19build-up sequences in this match
21%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
53%turned over with nothing to show
CB46 · 45%
left: 32 passes, most from Ven32right: 14 passes, most from Hecke14
Long Wide1 · 1%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB37 · 36%
left: 23 passes, most from Kinsky23right: 14 passes, most from Kinsky14
Central18 · 17%
right: 10 passes, most from Bentancur10left: 8 passes, most from Robertson8
◆ Vision AI Insight
Tottenham build predominantly down the left, with Ven as the fulcrum (29 build-up passes). Only 20% 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 → LHS def (12×).

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.

144build-up passes attempted
78%completed
27%reach the middle third
5%go long into the final third

Pass types

50CB · 44%
11Long Wide · 10%
1Long Central · 1%
33Wide → FB · 29%
18Central · 16%

Sequence success — build-up

32build-up sequences in this match
6%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
50%turned over with nothing to show
CB50 · 44%
left: 39 passes, most from Mings39right: 11 passes, most from Lindelöf11
Long Wide11 · 10%
left: 7 passes, most from Suzuki7right: 4 passes, most from Suzuki4
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB33 · 29%
right: 17 passes, most from Suzuki17left: 16 passes, most from Suzuki16
Central18 · 16%
left: 9 passes, most from Suzuki9right: 9 passes, most from Buendía9
◆ Vision AI Insight
Aston Villa build predominantly down the left, with Suzuki as the fulcrum (25 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 C def → LHS def (9×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Tottenham

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
19%
Right half-space
18%
Central
5%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
40%
Progression is left-dominant: 37% right side · 5% central · 58% left.

Who generates it

Andy Robertson
17 · 30%
Sandro Tonali
8 · 14%
Jan Paul van Hecke
8 · 14%
Sávio
7 · 12%
Micky van de Ven
4 · 7%
Top two — Andy Robertson & Sandro Tonali — account for 44% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
57.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
21% reach final third
26% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 79% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 21% of progressive passes reached the final third and 26% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 44% 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 wingefficient

Aston Villa

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 31 progressive passes across 1 match (31.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
29%
Right half-space
6%
Central
26%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
23%
Progression is left-dominant: 35% right side · 26% central · 39% left.

Who generates it

Zion Suzuki
6 · 19%
Victor Lindelöf
4 · 13%
Tyrone Mings
4 · 13%
Boubacar Kamara
3 · 10%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
3 · 10%
Top two — Zion Suzuki & Victor Lindelöf — account for 32% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
31.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
32% reach final third
13% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 68% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 32% of progressive passes reached the final third and 13% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 32% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralefficient
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingsterile
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Tottenham

The question
Where do Tottenham's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

20shots
1.4xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 5 shots (25%)25%5Settled attack: 6 shots (30%)30%6Set piece: 9 shots (45%)45%920SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 25% of shots510.640.13
Pass into the box / short pass310.290.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)200.350.17
Settled attack 30% of shots610.410.07
Cross100.120.12
Pass into the box / short pass410.240.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.050.05
Set piece 45% of shots900.340.04
Corner800.320.04
Free kick100.020.02

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Mohammed Kudus10.201
Andy Robertson30.191
Sávio20.180
Jan Paul van Hecke10.050
Sandro Tonali10.040

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Sávio30.370
Conor Gallagher10.201
Dominic Solanke20.130
Archie Gray10.120
Sandro Tonali30.100
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Tottenham's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.6 of 1.4 xG, 5 of 20 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 5 of the 20 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 9 of the 20 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.4 xG (+0.6).

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.

15shots
1.6xG
0.11xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Attacking transition: 5 shots (33%)33%5Settled attack: 10 shots (67%)67%1015SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 33% of shots500.320.06
Cut-back100.080.08
Pass into the box / short pass400.240.06
Settled attack 67% of shots1031.280.13
Cross310.800.27
Cut-back110.040.04
Long ball100.050.05
Pass into the box / short pass110.070.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)400.320.08

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
John McGinn40.792
Johan Manzambi20.171
Emiliano Buendía20.130
Nicolas Jackson10.080
Victor Lindelöf10.050

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Johan Manzambi40.801
Nicolas Jackson60.451
Emiliano Buendía30.211
Boubacar Kamara10.080
Matteo Ruggeri10.040
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Aston Villa's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.3 of 1.6 xG, 10 of 15 shots), mostly cross. 5 of the 15 shots (33%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 1.6 xG (+1.4).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Tottenham

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

17 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (35%), 1 led to a shot (6%). 6 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (17%), 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.

Aston Villa

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

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

Crosses by Territory

Tottenham

The question
Which part of the final third does Tottenham 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.

deep right wing: 3 crosses (18%)18%3deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 5 crosses (29%)29%5advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 2 crosses (12%)12%2byline right wing: 3 crosses (18%)18%3byline right half-space: 1 crosses (6%)6%1byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 3 crosses (18%)18%3
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · right wing529%1
deep · right wing318%0
byline · right wing318%0
byline · left wing318%0
advanced · left wing212%0
byline · right half-space16%0

Aston Villa

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

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

deep right wing: 0 crosses (0%)deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 1 crosses (33%)33%1byline right wing: 1 crosses (33%)33%1byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 1 crosses (33%)33%1
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · left wing133%1
byline · right wing133%1
byline · left wing133%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.

+1.36Tottenham on-ball value
+1.90Aston Villa on-ball value
+0.0+1.0+2.0HALF TIME+1.36+1.900′15′30′45′60′75′90′
TottenhamAston VillaEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Tottenham — where the value came from
Passes631 actions+0.37
Carries149 actions+0.27
Dribbles23 actions+0.03
Shots20 actions+0.34
Ball wins77 actions+0.35
Aston Villa — where the value came from
Passes360 actions+0.64
Carries88 actions-0.11
Dribbles33 actions+0.07
Shots15 actions+0.76
Ball wins68 actions+0.54
Tottenham — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Mohammed Kudus50+0.362
Sandro Tonali97+0.292
Jan Paul van Hecke104+0.185
Andy Robertson92+0.125
Dominic Solanke25+0.114
Conor Gallagher (lowest)15-0.140
Aston Villa — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Johan Manzambi39+0.533
Emiliano Buendía62+0.433
Tyrone Mings61+0.230
Nicolas Jackson43+0.193
João Gomes44+0.180
Matty Cash (lowest)6-0.060
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Tottenham

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

12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.1 of 19 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%1/19Hecke6 of 52 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%6/52Kinsky2 of 25 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%2/25Robertson12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.7 of 32 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%7/32Porro5 of 63 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%5/63Hecke8 of 75 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%8/75Hecke5 of 78 pass attempts lost here (6%).6%5/78Ven6 of 43 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%6/43Robertson18 of 61 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%18/61Sávio13 of 37 pass attempts lost here (35%).35%13/37Sávio5 of 23 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%5/23Tonali10 of 44 pass attempts lost here (23%).23%10/44Sávio10 of 55 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%10/55Robertsonattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
56
Failed forward pass
39
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
17
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 35% of 37 pass attempts there are lost (13 times). Separately, 54% 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.

Loss rate by zone

10 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.13 of 57 pass attempts lost here (23%).23%13/57Suzuki4 of 36 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%4/36Kamara9 of 27 pass attempts lost here (33%).33%9/27Ruggeri6 of 23 pass attempts lost here (26%).26%6/23McGinn6 of 30 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%6/30Buendía8 of 43 pass attempts lost here (19%).19%8/43Kamara1 of 28 pass attempts lost here (4%).4%1/28Manzambi3 of 38 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%3/38Gomes9 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.5 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.9 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.3 of 19 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%3/19Ruggeriattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
9
Failed forward pass
5
Failed take-on
19
Lost in the defensive third
31
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 33% of 27 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 14% 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

Tottenham

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
23%
Middle third
43%
Own third
34%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.4 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 23% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 43% in midfield.

Where they win it back

88211061314121413123948DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

Aston Villa

Not just press intensity, but where the 166 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
11%
Middle third
25%
Own third
64%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 7.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 11% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 25% in midfield.

Where they win it back

815402023127612DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR 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

Tottenham

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

Counted over the 33 opposition possessions that Tottenham ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
4.4passes
median 4 · before Tottenham win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
13sec
median 9s · 33.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
39%
33%
15%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
4.7
13s
15–30′
4.4
13s
30–45+′
4.8
13s
45–60′
3.3
12s
60–75′

too few
75–90+′
4.8
15s
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 32 opposition possessions that Aston Villa ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
5.1passes
median 4 · before Aston Villa win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
14sec
median 12s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
34%
25%
28%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.0
16s
15–30′

too few
30–45+′
2.2
3s
45–60′
5.8
15s
60–75′
7.0
20s
75–90+′
4.4
15s
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.

Tottenham — 155 actions, 106 won
Aston Villa — 166 actions, 128 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.

Tottenham — 86 wins · 19% in the final third, 45% midfield, 36% own third
own third, right: 8 of 86 wins (9%)9%8 winsown third, centre: 18 of 86 wins (21%)21%18 winsown third, left: 5 of 86 wins (6%)6%5 winsmidfield, right: 14 of 86 wins (16%)16%14 winsmidfield, centre: 13 of 86 wins (15%)15%13 winsmidfield, left: 12 of 86 wins (14%)14%12 winsfinal third, right: 9 of 86 wins (10%)10%9 winsfinal third, centre: 2 of 86 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, left: 5 of 86 wins (6%)6%5 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Dominic Solanketackle34′93
Mohammed Kudusball-recovery94′87
Mohammed Kudustackle94′81
Archie Graytackle94′80
Sávioball-recovery22′80
Aston Villa — 103 wins · 5% in the final third, 21% midfield, 74% own third
own third, right: 11 of 103 wins (11%)11%11 winsown third, centre: 39 of 103 wins (38%)38%39 winsown third, left: 26 of 103 wins (25%)25%26 winsmidfield, right: 7 of 103 wins (7%)7%7 winsmidfield, centre: 5 of 103 wins (5%)5%5 winsmidfield, left: 10 of 103 wins (10%)10%10 winsfinal third, right: 1 of 103 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, centre: 1 of 103 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 3 of 103 wins (3%)3%3 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Nicolas Jacksonball-recovery26′89
Emiliano Buendíatackle27′80
Johan Manzambiball-recovery2′78
Ross Barkleyball-recovery97′78
João Gomesinterception25′73
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Tottenham

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Tottenham? 31 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (1.6 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Tottenham)

Right wing
21%
Right half-space
4%
Central
35%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
20%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (35% of the danger conceded).

Aston Villa

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Aston Villa? 57 opponent progressive passes and 20 shots faced (1.4 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Aston Villa)

Right wing
28%
Right half-space
17%
Central
4%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
33%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (33% 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.

Tottenham

Build-up (own third)

safer, played inside, shorter passing

right 19% · centre 53% · left 27%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
154
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
21%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
10%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.1 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).
64% 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.
43%
Progression (middle third)

safer, played inside, narrow, central

right 29% · centre 35% · 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.
377
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+4.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
22%
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.
2.3 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).
61% 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.
35%
Final third

safer

right 44% · centre 14% · 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.
272
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+1.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
14%
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.
2.6 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 67
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%

Aston Villa

Build-up (own third)

safer, left-sided, slower

right 15% · centre 47% · left 38%

?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.
180
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+14.0 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.
26%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 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).
47% of 73
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%
Progression (middle third)

safer, circulating, more recycling

right 28% · centre 33% · 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.
218
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.
21%
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.
2.5 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.
40%
Final third

safer, more recycling, circulating

right 24% · centre 28% · left 48%

?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.
83
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
-0.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
22%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
4%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 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).
35% 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.
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.

Tottenham
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes57vs 40
Field tilt75%vs 60%
Threat from passing7.35vs 4.73
Expected goals1.38vs 0.96
PPDA3.4vs 3.9
Aston Villa
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Expected goals1.59vs 0.96
PPDA7.8vs 5.6
Field tilt25%vs 42%
Threat from passing3.53vs 4.75
Pass accuracy82%vs 80%

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Tottenham

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
51%
Safe / backward
35%
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.

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)
13%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
47%
Safe / backward
39%
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.

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. Tottenham: 11 corners, 6 led to a shot; Aston Villa: 1 corner, 0 led to a shot.

Tottenham

11Corners
6Led to a shot
6Free kicks, their half
9Set-piece shots
0.34Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
9%1 corner9%1 corner9%1 corner18%45%9%4 from the left flag7 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Aston Villa

1Corners
0Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
100%1 from the left flag0 from the right flag

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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
Tottenham
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.
Vision AI · building report