Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Aston Villa above the line, Nottingham Forest below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
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Aston VillaNottingham Forestsolid = xG29 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.
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Aston Villa or Nottingham Forest got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 3 of 3 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
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
32.2%
Progression
41.1%
Chance creation
24.5%
Attacking transition
2.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Aston Villa spends most of its time on the ball (41% of its time on the ball).
Nottingham Forest
The question
When Nottingham Forest has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Nottingham Forest'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
29.2%
Progression
41.2%
Chance creation
24.2%
Attacking transition
5.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Nottingham Forest spends most of its time on the ball (41% 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.
Aston Villa — 590 touches
Nottingham Forest — 566 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
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
453
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
106
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (13.4% 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: 31% defensive, 48% middle, 21% attacking.
Nottingham Forest
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Nottingham Forest 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
389
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
86
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.1% of all actions). 59% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 41% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 33% defensive, 44% middle, 23% 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. Aston Villa spread it evenly (no channel above 36%); Nottingham Forest leaned on their right (40%).
Aston Villa
L
35%29%36%
R
Nottingham Forest
L
26%33%40%
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.
Aston Villa — 37 entries, 35% through the right wing
Nottingham Forest — 46 entries, 39% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
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.
136build-up passes attempted
75%completed
22%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third
Pass types
48CB · 47%
7Long Wide · 7%
42Wide → FB · 41%
5Central · 5%
Sequence success — build-up
27build-up sequences in this match
4%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
37%turned over with nothing to show
CB48 · 47%
Long Wide7 · 7%
Wide → FB42 · 41%
Central5 · 5%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Aston Villa build predominantly down the right, with Suzuki as the fulcrum (29 build-up passes). Only 26% 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 → RHS def (13×).
Nottingham Forest
The football question
How does Nottingham Forest 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.
132build-up passes attempted
84%completed
29%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third
Pass types
53CB · 48%
12Long Wide · 11%
36Wide → FB · 32%
10Central · 9%
Sequence success — build-up
29build-up sequences in this match
7%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
31%turned over with nothing to show
CB53 · 48%
Long Wide12 · 11%
Wide → FB36 · 32%
Central10 · 9%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Nottingham Forest build predominantly down the right, with Sels as the fulcrum (20 build-up passes). Only 32% 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 → RHS def (9×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Aston Villa
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 41 progressive passes across 1 match (41.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
12%
Central
24%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
24%
Progression is right-dominant: 39% right side · 24% central · 37% left.
Who generates it
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
12 · 29%
Ian Maatsen
6 · 15%
Zion Suzuki
5 · 12%
John McGinn
4 · 10%
Ibrahim Mbaye
3 · 7%
Top two — Aaron Wan-Bissaka & Ian Maatsen — account for 44% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
41.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
37% reach final third
20% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 63% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.37% of progressive passes reached the final third and 20% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 44% 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-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Nottingham Forest
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 53 progressive passes across 1 match (53.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
42%
Right half-space
15%
Central
15%
Left half-space
6%
Left wing
23%
Progression is right-dominant: 57% right side · 15% central · 28% left.
Who generates it
Daniel Muñoz
11 · 21%
Morgan Gibbs-White
8 · 15%
Neco Williams
6 · 11%
James McAtee
6 · 11%
Ola Aina
6 · 11%
Top two — Daniel Muñoz & Morgan Gibbs-White — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
53.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
34% reach final third
25% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 66% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.34% of progressive passes reached the final third and 25% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 36% 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-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
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.
7shots
1.0xG
0.15xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Settled attack86% of shots
6
0
0.98
0.16
Cross
1
0
0.11
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.22
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.65
0.65
Set piece14% of shots
1
1
0.07
0.07
Corner
1
1
0.07
0.07
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
Ibrahim Mbaye
1
0.11
0
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
1
0.09
0
Boubacar Kamara
1
0.06
0
George Hemmings
1
0.04
0
John McGinn
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Victor Lindelöf
1
0.65
0
Ian Maatsen
2
0.15
0
Tyrone Mings
1
0.11
0
Alysson
1
0.07
1
Ross Barkley
1
0.04
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Aston Villa's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.0 of 1.0 xG, 6 of 7 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 0 of the 7 shots (0%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 7 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.0 xG (-0.0).
Nottingham Forest
The question
Where do Nottingham Forest'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.
22shots
2.0xG
0.09xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition27% of shots
6
1
0.80
0.13
Cut-back
1
0
0.14
0.14
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.62
0.16
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
1
0.03
0.03
Settled attack68% of shots
15
1
1.17
0.08
Cross
3
0
0.17
0.06
Cut-back
2
1
0.35
0.17
Long ball
1
0
0.07
0.07
Pass into the box / short pass
7
0
0.50
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.08
0.04
Set piece5% of shots
1
0
0.02
0.02
Free kick
1
0
0.02
0.02
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Morgan Gibbs-White
7
0.74
1
Dan Ndoye
1
0.40
0
Daniel Muñoz
4
0.25
0
James McAtee
2
0.19
0
Liam Delap
1
0.14
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Liam Delap
6
0.69
1
Dan Ndoye
5
0.57
0
Igor Jesus
1
0.25
1
Neco Williams
2
0.16
0
Morgan Gibbs-White
2
0.10
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Nottingham Forest's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.2 of 2.0 xG, 15 of 22 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 6 of the 22 shots (27%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 22 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 2.0 xG (+0.0).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Aston Villa
The question
How does Aston Villa deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
12 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (42%), 2 led to a shot (17%). 2 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (50%), 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.
Nottingham Forest
The question
How does Nottingham Forest deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
11 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (45%), 2 led to a shot (18%). 5 cut-backs: 4 found a team-mate (80%), 3 led to a shot (60%). 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
Aston Villa
The question
Which part of the final third does Aston Villa actually cross from?
12 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. 33% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
4
33%
2
advanced · right wing
2
17%
0
byline · right wing
2
17%
0
deep · right wing
1
8%
0
deep · left wing
1
8%
0
advanced · left half-space
1
8%
0
byline · left wing
1
8%
0
Nottingham Forest
The question
Which part of the final third does Nottingham Forest actually cross from?
11 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. 27% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 2 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
3
27%
2
advanced · left wing
2
18%
0
deep · right wing
1
9%
0
deep · left wing
1
9%
0
advanced · right wing
1
9%
0
advanced · right half-space
1
9%
0
byline · right half-space
1
9%
0
byline · left wing
1
9%
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.
+0.80Aston Villa on-ball value
+3.10Nottingham Forest on-ball value
Aston VillaNottingham ForestEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Aston Villa — where the value came from
Passes453 actions+0.20
Carries106 actions+0.25
Dribbles22 actions-0.21
Shots7 actions+0.44
Ball wins41 actions+0.13
Nottingham Forest — where the value came from
Passes389 actions+2.43
Carries86 actions-0.06
Dribbles13 actions-0.10
Shots22 actions+0.55
Ball wins62 actions+0.30
Aston Villa — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Victor Lindelöf
92
+0.522
Zion Suzuki
58
+0.256
Ibrahim Mbaye
21
+0.192
John McGinn
44
+0.173
Johan Manzambi
17
+0.128
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (lowest)
77
-0.361
Nottingham Forest — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Morgan Gibbs-White
55
+0.823
James McAtee
71
+0.547
Daniel Muñoz
61
+0.455
Dan Ndoye
23
+0.418
Liam Delap
32
+0.241
Neco Williams (lowest)
43
-0.168
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
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
30
Failed forward pass
17
Failed take-on
16
Lost in the defensive third
34
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 38% of 29 pass attempts there are lost (11 times). Separately, 34% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Nottingham Forest
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
14
Failed forward pass
11
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
21
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 29% of 17 pass attempts there are lost (5 times). Separately, 24% 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 127 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
24%
Middle third
31%
Own third
45%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 24% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 31% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Nottingham Forest
Not just press intensity, but where the 169 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
13%
Middle third
31%
Own third
56%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 13% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 31% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
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 22 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.
PASSES THEY GET
4.1passes
median 3 · before Aston Villa win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
11sec
median 8s · 22.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
45%
27%
18%
9%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.7
8s
15–30′
too few
30–45+′
2.0
4s
45–60′
too few
60–75′
5.0
18s
75–90+′
5.1
12s
average passesaverage seconds
Nottingham Forest
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Nottingham Forest win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 30 opposition possessions that Nottingham Forest 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 Nottingham Forest step in. Nottingham Forest win it after 6.5 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.1 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
4.4passes
median 3 · before Nottingham Forest win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
15sec
median 6s · 30.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
47%
23%
20%
10%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.3
26s
15–30′
6.7
28s
30–45+′
7.2
26s
45–60′
2.8
7s
60–75′
4.7
17s
75–90+′
1.9
5s
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.
Aston Villa — 127 actions, 90 won
Nottingham Forest — 169 actions, 131 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.
Aston Villa — 52 wins · 6% in the final third, 29% midfield, 65% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Ian Maatsen
ball-recovery
38′
85
John McGinn
tackle
43′
71
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
interception
82′
69
Ibrahim Mbaye
ball-recovery
94′
63
Emiliano Buendía
ball-recovery
64′
63
Nottingham Forest — 100 wins · 6% in the final third, 30% midfield, 64% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
James McAtee
interception
83′
82
Murillo
interception
50′
71
James McAtee
tackle
58′
71
Xaver Schlager
tackle
62′
68
Liam Delap
ball-recovery
50′
67
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Aston Villa
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Aston Villa? 53 opponent progressive passes and 22 shots faced (2.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Aston Villa)
Right wing
35%
Right half-space
16%
Central
21%
Left half-space
5%
Left wing
24%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (35% of the danger conceded).
Nottingham Forest
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Nottingham Forest? 41 opponent progressive passes and 7 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Nottingham Forest)
Right wing
19%
Right half-space
12%
Central
29%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
29%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (29% 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.
Aston Villa
Build-up (own third)
slower, safer, played inside
right 35% · centre 48% · left 17% ?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.177
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+15.0 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.24%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.9 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).50% of 58
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.50%
Progression (middle third)
safer, kept on the floor, narrow, central
right 33% · centre 41% · 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.271
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.0 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.6%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 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).45% 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.38%
Final third
safer, played in the channels
right 41% · centre 17% · 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.133
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.6 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.11%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.6%
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 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).11% 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.67%
Nottingham Forest
Build-up (own third)
safer, less recycling
right 27% · centre 47% · 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.160
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+11.1 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.3.0 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).69% of 51
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.33%
Progression (middle third)
safer, right-sided, less recycling
right 47% · centre 26% · 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.210
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.7 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.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 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).52% 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, narrow, central
right 46% · centre 22% · 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.118
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
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.2.0 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).38% 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.45%
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.
Aston Villa
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Threat from passing6.35vs 4.35
Defensive actions127vs 157
PPDA4.2vs 6.1
Field tilt50%vs 38%
Progressive passes41vs 36
Nottingham Forest
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Pass accuracy85%vs 75%
Threat from passing7.66vs 6.45
Expected goals1.99vs 1.60
Final-third entries46vs 40
Progressive passes53vs 47
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
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)
14%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
48%
Safe / backward
36%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Nottingham Forest
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)
20%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
47%
Safe / backward
31%
22% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 78% 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. Aston Villa: 6 corners, 1 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal; Nottingham Forest: 1 corner, 0 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Aston Villa
6Corners
1Led to a shot
7Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.07Set-piece xG
1Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Nottingham Forest
1Corners
0Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.02Set-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
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
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.
