Vision AI‹ All matches
Match reportPremier League 2026-10-12

Coventry v Newcastle

COVCoventryHome
4–1
NewcastleAway
1.501.83expected goals
2.611.34xG on target (xGOT)

Coventry won the match; Newcastle won the chances (1.50 – 1.83 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Coventry
Newcastle
Possession (share of passes)
32.7%67.3%
Duels
5148
Duels won
37.3%60.4%
Aerial duels
3131
Aerial duels won
1120
Successful dribbles
37
Passes
288592
Show
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. Coventry above the line, Newcastle 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.

Show
1.002.003.00Jack Rudoni — goal, 0.79 xGHarvey Barnes — save, 0.07 xGHarvey Barnes — save, 0.09 xGJoe Willock — save, 0.04 xGHarvey Barnes — miss, 0.22 xGSidiki Cherif — save, 0.09 xGJacob Murphy — miss, 0.03 xGJacob Murphy — miss, 0.38 xGJoe Willock — save, 0.07 xGMatias Fernandez-Pardo — save, 0.19 xGJoe Willock — save, 0.07 xGSidiki Cherif — goal, 0.06 xGJoe Willock — miss, 0.11 xGYoane Wissa — save, 0.04 xGSidiki Cherif — save, 0.16 xGJoe Willock — miss, 0.11 xGBazoumana Touré — save, 0.04 xGSven Botman — goal, 0.04 xGLewis Hall — save, 0.03 xGYoane Wissa — save, 0.13 xGBazoumana Touré — miss, 0.05 xGEllis Simms — goal, 0.10 xGBrandon Thomas-Asante — save, 0.04 xGFrank Onyeka — save, 0.04 xGStephen Mfuni — save, 0.14 xGStephen Mfuni — goal, 0.07 xGWilliam Osula — miss, 0.08 xGAmar Dedic — save, 0.04 xG1.501.83Jack Rudoni — goal, 0.96 xGOTHarvey Barnes — save, 0.03 xGOTHarvey Barnes — save, 0.15 xGOTJoe Willock — save, 0.06 xGOTSidiki Cherif — save, 0.22 xGOTJoe Willock — save, 0.02 xGOTMatias Fernandez-Pardo — save, 0.13 xGOTJoe Willock — save, 0.03 xGOTSidiki Cherif — goal, 0.33 xGOTYoane Wissa — save, 0.13 xGOTSidiki Cherif — save, 0.09 xGOTBazoumana Touré — save, 0.39 xGOTSven Botman — goal, 0.22 xGOTLewis Hall — save, 0.03 xGOTYoane Wissa — save, 0.12 xGOTEllis Simms — goal, 0.41 xGOTBrandon Thomas-Asante — save, 0.02 xGOTFrank Onyeka — save, 0.03 xGOTStephen Mfuni — save, 0.10 xGOTStephen Mfuni — goal, 0.45 xGOTAmar Dedic — save, 0.03 xGOT2.611.340'15'30'45'60'75'90'
CoventryNewcastlesolid = xG28 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.

Coventry
Newcastle

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Coventry or Newcastle got the ball to the finish.

PremiumEvery other possession sequence of this match, build-ups and chances that did not end in a goal, is for subscribers.Subscribe
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

Coventry

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

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

Build-up: 14.7% of the time on the ball15%Progression: 47.2% of the time on the ball47%Chance creation: 36.1% of the time on the ball36%Attacking transition: 2.1% of the time on the ball47%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up14.7%
Progression47.2%
Chance creation36.1%
Attacking transition2.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Coventry spends most of its time on the ball (47% of its time on the ball).

Newcastle

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

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

Build-up: 26.9% of the time on the ball27%Progression: 48.0% of the time on the ball48%Chance creation: 22.8% of the time on the ball23%Attacking transition: 2.3% of the time on the ball48%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up26.9%
Progression48.0%
Chance creation22.8%
Attacking transition2.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Newcastle spends most of its time on the ball (48% 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.

Coventry
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Newcastle
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.

Coventry — 433 touches
Newcastle — 726 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Coventry

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Coventry 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
288
ACTIONS
4%6%15%3%2%8%7%11%6%9%6%3%2%6%12%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
42
ACTIONS
10%12%5%2%5%10%5%5%19%12%5%2%2%7%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.8% 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: 29% defensive, 42% middle, 29% attacking.

Newcastle

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Newcastle 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
592
ACTIONS
4%3%8%3%4%9%9%12%11%13%4%4%3%6%7%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
173
ACTIONS
3%10%6%11%3%8%7%12%13%9%3%3%3%8%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (12.0% of all actions). 61% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 39% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 24% defensive, 53% middle, 22% 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. Coventry leaned on their left (39%); Newcastle leaned on their left (42%).

Coventry
39%Left side29%Middle31%Right sideATTACKING →
L
39%29%31%
R
Newcastle
42%Left side30%Middle28%Right sideATTACKING →
L
42%30%28%
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.

Coventry — 36 entries, 31% through the left wing
Left wing: 11 entries (31%)1131%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 7 entries (19%)719%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 7 entries (19%)719%CENTRERight half-space: 4 entries (11%)411%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 7 entries (19%)719%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Newcastle — 53 entries, 28% through the left wing
Left wing: 15 entries (28%)1528%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 12 entries (23%)1223%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 8 entries (15%)815%CENTRERight half-space: 9 entries (17%)917%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 9 entries (17%)917%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Coventry

The football question
How does Coventry 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.

84build-up passes attempted
57%completed
38%reach the middle third
10%go long into the final third

Pass types

12CB · 25%
11Long Wide · 23%
19Wide → FB · 40%
6Central · 12%
CB12 · 25%
left: 6 passes, most from Pinnock6right: 6 passes, most from Thomas6
Long Wide11 · 23%
left: 7 passes, most from Rushworth7right: 4 passes, most from Rushworth4
Wide → FB19 · 40%
right: 14 passes, most from Rushworth14left: 5 passes, most from Rushworth5
Central6 · 12%
left: 4 passes, most from Grimes4right: 2 passes, most from Rushworth2
◆ Vision AI Insight
Coventry build predominantly down the right, with Rushworth as the fulcrum (22 build-up passes). Only 48% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a side that builds forward quickly, progressing the ball more directly. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → RHS def (4×).

Newcastle

The football question
How does Newcastle 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.

126build-up passes attempted
87%completed
22%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

44CB · 40%
5Long Wide · 5%
44Wide → FB · 40%
16Central · 15%
CB44 · 40%
right: 23 passes, most from Botman23left: 21 passes, most from Thiaw21
Long Wide5 · 5%
left: 3 passes, most from Hornícek3right: 2 passes, most from González2
Wide → FB44 · 40%
right: 25 passes, most from Hornícek25left: 19 passes, most from Hall19
Central16 · 15%
left: 10 passes, most from Hornícek10right: 6 passes, most from Hornícek6
◆ Vision AI Insight
Newcastle build predominantly down the right, with Hornícek as the fulcrum (31 build-up passes). Only 22% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → RHS def (10×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Coventry

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 39 progressive passes across 1 match (39.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
26%
Right half-space
21%
Central
18%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
26%
Progression is right-dominant: 46% right side · 18% central · 36% left.

Who generates it

Carl Rushworth
10 · 26%
Milan van Ewijk
7 · 18%
Jay Dasilva
7 · 18%
Bobby Thomas
4 · 10%
Caleb Yirenkyi
4 · 10%
Top two — Carl Rushworth & Milan van Ewijk — account for 44% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
39.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
49% reach final third
10% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 51% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 49% of progressive passes reached the final third and 10% 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 wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingsterile

Newcastle

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 47 progressive passes across 1 match (47.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
26%
Right half-space
15%
Central
6%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
34%
Progression is left-dominant: 40% right side · 6% central · 53% left.

Who generates it

Sven Botman
7 · 15%
Lewis Hall
6 · 13%
Matias Fernandez-Pardo
5 · 11%
Nico González
5 · 11%
Malick Thiaw
5 · 11%
Top two — Sven Botman & Lewis Hall — account for 28% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
47.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
32% reach final third
23% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 68% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 32% of progressive passes reached the final third and 23% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 28% 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-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Coventry

The question
Where do Coventry'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.

9shots
1.5xG
0.17xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
4goals
Attacking transition: 2 shots (22%)22%2Settled attack: 5 shots (56%)56%5Set piece: 2 shots (22%)22%29SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 22% of shots200.260.13
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)200.260.13
Settled attack 56% of shots530.310.06
Pass into the box / short pass110.070.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)420.240.06
Set piece 22% of shots210.930.47
Corner100.140.14
Penalty110.790.79

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
Jay Dasilva10.071

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Jack Rudoni10.791
Sidiki Cherif30.321
Stephen Mfuni20.211
Ellis Simms10.101
Frank Onyeka10.040
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Coventry's chances, by xG, is set piece (0.9 of 1.5 xG, 2 of 9 shots), mostly penalty. 2 of the 9 shots (22%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 9 shots came from set pieces; 4 goals from 1.5 xG (+2.5).

Newcastle

The question
Where do Newcastle'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.

19shots
1.8xG
0.10xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Attacking transition: 3 shots (16%)16%3Settled attack: 15 shots (79%)79%15Set piece: 1 shots (5%)5%119SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 16% of shots300.370.12
Long ball100.190.19
Pass into the box / short pass100.050.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.130.13
Settled attack 79% of shots1511.440.10
Cross200.490.24
Cut-back100.090.09
Pass into the box / short pass910.530.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)300.330.11
Set piece 5% of shots100.030.03
Corner100.030.03

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
Harvey Barnes40.540
Nico González40.381
Jacob Murphy20.220
Joe Willock10.090
Matias Fernandez-Pardo10.050

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Jacob Murphy20.420
Joe Willock50.390
Harvey Barnes30.380
Matias Fernandez-Pardo10.190
Yoane Wissa20.170
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Newcastle's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.4 of 1.8 xG, 15 of 19 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 19 shots (16%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 19 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.8 xG (-0.8).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Coventry

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

15 crosses: 1 found a team-mate (7%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 2 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Newcastle

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

12 crosses: 9 found a team-mate (75%), 2 led to a shot (17%). 6 cut-backs: 3 found a team-mate (50%), 2 led to a shot (33%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Coventry

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

15 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 (20%)20%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: 7 crosses (47%)47%7advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 1 crosses (7%)7%1advanced left wing: 2 crosses (13%)13%2byline right wing: 1 crosses (7%)7%1byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 1 crosses (7%)7%1
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · right wing747%0
deep · right wing320%0
advanced · left wing213%0
advanced · left half-space17%0
byline · right wing17%0
byline · left wing17%0

Newcastle

The question
Which part of the final third does Newcastle 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.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 1 crosses (8%)8%1deep left wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1advanced right wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 1 crosses (8%)8%1advanced left wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2byline right wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · right wing217%0
advanced · left wing217%1
byline · right wing217%1
byline · left wing217%0
deep · right wing18%0
deep · left half-space18%0
deep · left wing18%0
advanced · left half-space18%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.

+1.90Coventry on-ball value
+1.44Newcastle on-ball value
+0.0+1.0+1.9HALF TIME+1.90+1.440′15′30′45′60′75′90′
CoventryNewcastleEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Coventry — where the value came from
Passes288 actions+0.30
Carries42 actions-0.08
Dribbles14 actions+0.10
Shots9 actions+1.37
Ball wins51 actions+0.20
Newcastle — where the value came from
Passes592 actions-0.17
Carries173 actions-0.01
Dribbles13 actions+0.34
Shots19 actions+1.02
Ball wins58 actions+0.27
Coventry — most valuable players
PlayerActionsOBV
Jack Rudoni32+0.922
Sidiki Cherif17+0.407
Milan van Ewijk37+0.140
Stephen Mfuni5+0.123
Bobby Thomas35+0.111
Ephron Mason-Clark (lowest)20-0.130
Newcastle — most valuable players
PlayerActionsOBV
Harvey Barnes54+0.393
Jacob Murphy31+0.270
Yoane Wissa38+0.252
Nico González100+0.214
Bazoumana Touré33+0.173
Lewis Hall (lowest)107-0.184
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Coventry

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

11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.5 of 16 pass attempts lost here (31%).31%5/16Rushworth19 of 44 pass attempts lost here (43%).43%19/44Rushworth8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.5 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.9 of 24 pass attempts lost here (38%).38%9/24Ewijk6 of 21 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%6/21Thomas9 of 33 pass attempts lost here (27%).27%9/33Grimes1 of 17 pass attempts lost here (6%).6%1/17Grimes6 of 25 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%6/25Pinnock8 of 17 pass attempts lost here (47%).47%8/17Ewijk8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.9 of 18 pass attempts lost here (50%).50%9/18Mason-Clar5 of 35 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%5/35Ewijkattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
27
Failed forward pass
24
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
36
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 50% of 18 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 29% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Newcastle

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

5 of 22 pass attempts lost here (23%).23%5/22Thiaw3 of 18 pass attempts lost here (17%).17%3/18Miley1 of 46 pass attempts lost here (2%).2%1/46Hornícek3 of 16 pass attempts lost here (19%).19%3/16Hall5 of 24 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%5/24Hall4 of 54 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%4/54Miley6 of 56 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%6/56Thiaw9 of 71 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%9/71Thiaw6 of 68 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%6/68Botman10 of 76 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%10/76Barnes5 of 24 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%5/24Hall11 of 25 pass attempts lost here (44%).44%11/25Touré7 of 18 pass attempts lost here (39%).39%7/18Fernandez-10 of 34 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%10/34Fernandez-5 of 40 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%5/40Barnesattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
38
Failed forward pass
24
Failed take-on
6
Lost in the defensive third
17
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 44% of 25 pass attempts there are lost (11 times). Separately, 42% 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

Coventry

Not just press intensity, but where the 143 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
12%
Middle third
34%
Own third
54%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 7.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 34% in midfield.

Where they win it back

1213369710151198DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.

Newcastle

Not just press intensity, but where the 138 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
12%
Middle third
38%
Own third
50%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 38% in midfield.

Where they win it back

61328139816141249DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR 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

Coventry

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

Counted over the 23 opposition possessions that Coventry ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
5.4passes
median 4 · before Coventry win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
19sec
median 13s · 23.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
39%
22%
17%
22%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′

too few
15–30′
6.7
27s
30–45+′
4.3
15s
45–60′

too few
60–75′
5.3
16s
75–90+′
5.3
17s
average passesaverage seconds

Newcastle

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

Counted over the 29 opposition possessions that Newcastle ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
3.8passes
median 2 · before Newcastle win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
10sec
median 3s · 29.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
59%
21%
10%
10%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.6
13s
15–30′
1.6
3s
30–45+′
6.5
18s
45–60′
1.3
3s
60–75′
5.8
14s
75–90+′
1.8
3s
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.

Coventry — 143 actions, 108 won
Newcastle — 138 actions, 109 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.

Coventry — 83 wins · 0% in the final third, 27% midfield, 73% own third
own third, right: 19 of 83 wins (23%)23%19 winsown third, centre: 32 of 83 wins (39%)39%32 winsown third, left: 10 of 83 wins (12%)12%10 winsmidfield, right: 8 of 83 wins (10%)10%8 winsmidfield, centre: 7 of 83 wins (8%)8%7 winsmidfield, left: 7 of 83 wins (8%)8%7 winsfinal third, right: 0 of 83 wins (0%)final third, centre: 0 of 83 wins (0%)final third, left: 0 of 83 wins (0%)
Highest winsTypeMinx
Brandon Thomas-Asanteball-recovery46′61
Sidiki Cherifball-recovery28′61
Caleb Yirenkyiball-recovery26′58
Caleb Yirenkyitackle39′58
Milan van Ewijktackle67′55
Newcastle — 82 wins · 7% in the final third, 33% midfield, 60% own third
own third, right: 13 of 82 wins (16%)16%13 winsown third, centre: 23 of 82 wins (28%)28%23 winsown third, left: 13 of 82 wins (16%)16%13 winsmidfield, right: 7 of 82 wins (9%)9%7 winsmidfield, centre: 10 of 82 wins (12%)12%10 winsmidfield, left: 10 of 82 wins (12%)12%10 winsfinal third, right: 3 of 82 wins (4%)4%3 winsfinal third, centre: 2 of 82 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, left: 1 of 82 wins (1%)1%1 win
Highest winsTypeMinx
Bazoumana Touréball-recovery77′87
Bazoumana Tourétackle77′81
Nico Gonzálezball-recovery17′70
Joe Willockinterception23′70
Bazoumana Touréball-recovery81′69
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Coventry

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Coventry? 47 opponent progressive passes and 19 shots faced (1.8 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Coventry)

Right wing
28%
Right half-space
17%
Central
6%
Left half-space
22%
Left wing
27%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (28% of the danger conceded).

Newcastle

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Newcastle? 39 opponent progressive passes and 9 shots faced (1.5 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Newcastle)

Right wing
29%
Right half-space
20%
Central
23%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
19%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (29% 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.

Coventry

Build-up (own third)

longer passing, attacking the next line, more direct

right 28% · centre 58% · left 14%

?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.
97
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+26.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
12%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
52%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.2 s
Possessions 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 64
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
55%
Progression (middle third)

slower, more direct, trying to break lines

right 35% · centre 31% · left 34%

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

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
144
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+6.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
13%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
20%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.4 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
31% of 61
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
52%
Final third

safer, left-sided

right 32% · centre 12% · left 56%

?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.
103
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.
12%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
5%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.5 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).
19% of 27
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%

Newcastle

Build-up (own third)

slower, safer, played in the channels

right 30% · centre 37% · 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.
185
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+9.1 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
32%
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.
3.7 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
69% of 55
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
42%
Progression (middle third)

safer, left-sided

right 29% · centre 32% · 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.
415
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+4.5 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).
48% of 80
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%
Final third

safer, shorter passing, played inside

right 33% · centre 18% · left 49%

?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.
178
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.4 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.
6%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 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 45
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
49%

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.

Coventry
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Expected goals1.50vs 0.89
PPDA7.5vs 5.9
Pass accuracy67%vs 73%
Defensive actions143vs 157
Progressive carries18vs 35
Newcastle
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive carries89vs 44
Expected goals1.83vs 1.01
Threat from passing7.48vs 4.62
Progressive passes47vs 34
Final-third entries53vs 35

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Coventry

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)
18%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
31%
19% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 81% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

Newcastle

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)
11%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
52%
Safe / backward
35%
13% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 87% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads

Players

Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.

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. Coventry: 2 corners, 1 led to a shot; Newcastle: 6 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Coventry

2Corners
1Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.14Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
50%1 corner50%2 from the left flag0 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Newcastle

6Corners
1Led to a shot
1Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.03Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
17%1 corner17%1 corner17%17%33%3 from the left flag3 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
Coventry
Newcastle

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