Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Crystal Palace above the line, Ipswich 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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Crystal PalaceIpswichsolid = xG23 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.
Crystal Palace
Ipswich
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Crystal Palace or Ipswich 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 — 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.
When Crystal Palace has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Crystal Palace'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
22.8%
Progression
54.9%
Chance creation
19.8%
Attacking transition
2.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Crystal Palace spends most of its time on the ball (55% of its time on the ball).
Ipswich
The question
When Ipswich has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Ipswich's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. 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
11.1%
Progression
53.4%
Chance creation
29.9%
Attacking transition
5.6%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Ipswich spends most of its time on the ball (53% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. 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.
Crystal Palace — 602 touches
Ipswich — 651 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Crystal Palace
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Crystal Palace 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
432
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
83
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (15.1% of all actions). 63% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 37% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 32% defensive, 46% middle, 23% attacking.
Ipswich
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Ipswich actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. 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
494
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
97
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (12.4% 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: 19% defensive, 54% middle, 27% 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. Crystal Palace leaned on their right (40%); Ipswich leaned on their right (45%).
Crystal Palace
L
33%27%40%
R
Ipswich
L
32%23%45%
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.
Crystal Palace — 31 entries, 45% through the right wing
Ipswich — 51 entries, 39% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Crystal Palace
The football question
How does Crystal Palace 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.
139build-up passes attempted
77%completed
35%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
58CB · 54%
7Long Wide · 7%
2Long Central · 2%
32Wide → FB · 30%
8Central · 7%
CB58 · 54%
Long Wide7 · 7%
Long Central2 · 2%
Wide → FB32 · 30%
Central8 · 7%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Crystal Palace build predominantly down the left, with Benítez as the fulcrum (19 build-up passes). Only 36% 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 (11×).
Ipswich
The football question
How does Ipswich progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
93build-up passes attempted
72%completed
34%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third
Pass types
27CB · 40%
5Long Wide · 7%
2Long Central · 3%
27Wide → FB · 40%
6Central · 9%
CB27 · 40%
Long Wide5 · 7%
Long Central2 · 3%
Wide → FB27 · 40%
Central6 · 9%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Ipswich build predominantly down the left, with Scherpen as the fulcrum (23 build-up passes). Only 39% 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
Crystal Palace
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 42 progressive passes across 1 match (42.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
29%
Right half-space
12%
Central
17%
Left half-space
17%
Left wing
26%
Progression is left-dominant: 40% right side · 17% central · 43% left.
Who generates it
Tyrick Mitchell
8 · 19%
Walter Benítez
7 · 17%
Chris Richards
6 · 14%
Honest Ahanor
4 · 10%
Anan Khalaili
4 · 10%
Top two — Tyrick Mitchell & Walter Benítez — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
42.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
19% reach final third
12% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 81% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.19% of progressive passes reached the final third and 12% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 36% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Ipswich
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 49 progressive passes across 1 match (49.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
39%
Right half-space
14%
Central
8%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
29%
Progression is right-dominant: 53% right side · 8% central · 39% left.
Who generates it
Dara O'Shea
10 · 20%
Leif Davis
7 · 14%
Exequiel Palacios
6 · 12%
Abdul Fatawu
6 · 12%
Samuel Amissah
4 · 8%
Top two — Dara O'Shea & Leif Davis — account for 35% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
49.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
35% reach final third
20% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 65% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.35% of progressive passes reached the final third and 20% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 35% 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
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Crystal Palace
The question
Where do Crystal Palace's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
11shots
0.7xG
0.06xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition27% of shots
3
0
0.14
0.05
Cross
1
0
0.06
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.08
0.04
Settled attack73% of shots
8
2
0.56
0.07
Cross
1
0
0.10
0.10
Long ball
2
0
0.09
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
4
2
0.25
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.11
0.11
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
Daichi Kamada
2
0.14
2
Will Hughes
1
0.10
0
Anan Khalaili
2
0.09
0
Jørgen Strand Larsen
1
0.08
0
Tyrick Mitchell
1
0.06
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Anan Khalaili
4
0.26
1
Jørgen Strand Larsen
3
0.18
1
Quinten Timber
2
0.13
0
Ben Chilwell
1
0.10
0
Adam Wharton
1
0.03
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Crystal Palace's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 0.7 xG, 8 of 11 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 11 shots (27%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 0.7 xG (+1.3).
Ipswich
The question
Where do Ipswich's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. 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.
12shots
1.6xG
0.13xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition33% of shots
4
0
0.33
0.08
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.21
0.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.12
0.06
Settled attack58% of shots
7
3
1.17
0.17
Cross
3
2
0.54
0.18
Pass into the box / short pass
3
1
0.56
0.19
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.07
0.07
Set piece8% of shots
1
0
0.12
0.12
Corner
1
0
0.12
0.12
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
Julio Enciso
2
0.53
1
Dara O'Shea
2
0.37
1
Leif Davis
1
0.16
1
Samuel Amissah
1
0.16
0
Jack Clarke
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Zian Flemming
3
0.66
1
Emersonn
3
0.40
1
Leif Davis
2
0.26
1
Jack Clarke
1
0.16
0
Julio Enciso
2
0.10
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Ipswich's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.2 of 1.6 xG, 7 of 12 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 4 of the 12 shots (33%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 12 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 1.6 xG (+1.4).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Crystal Palace
The question
How does Crystal Palace deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
15 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (27%), 2 led to a shot (13%). 0 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (—), 0 led to a shot (—). 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.
Ipswich
The question
How does Ipswich deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
17 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (35%), 2 led to a shot (12%). 4 cut-backs: 2 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.
Crosses by Territory
Crystal Palace
The question
Which part of the final third does Crystal Palace 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. 40% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
6
40%
1
advanced · right wing
3
20%
0
deep · left wing
2
13%
0
advanced · left wing
2
13%
0
advanced · left half-space
1
7%
0
byline · right wing
1
7%
1
Ipswich
The question
Which part of the final third does Ipswich 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. 29% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
5
29%
1
advanced · left wing
4
24%
0
byline · left wing
4
24%
1
advanced · right wing
3
18%
0
deep · left wing
1
6%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+1.13Crystal Palace on-ball value
+2.17Ipswich on-ball value
Crystal PalaceIpswichEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Crystal Palace — where the value came from
Passes432 actions+0.42
Carries83 actions+0.04
Dribbles12 actions+0.18
Shots11 actions+0.19
Ball wins60 actions+0.30
Ipswich — where the value came from
Passes494 actions+0.73
Carries97 actions+0.08
Dribbles13 actions-0.12
Shots12 actions+1.09
Ball wins53 actions+0.39
Crystal Palace — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Quinten Timber
69
+0.243
Will Hughes
13
+0.163
Walter Benítez
32
+0.134
Jørgen Strand Larsen
24
+0.128
Chris Richards
73
+0.094
Zavier Gozo (lowest)
4
-0.029
Ipswich — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Zian Flemming
8
+0.525
Leif Davis
37
+0.442
Emersonn
19
+0.300
Julio Enciso
38
+0.264
Issa Diop
85
+0.241
Jacob Greaves (lowest)
79
-0.068
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Crystal Palace
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
37
Failed forward pass
28
Failed take-on
7
Lost in the defensive third
32
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 46% of 28 pass attempts there are lost (13 times). Separately, 37% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Ipswich
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. 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
42
Failed forward pass
28
Failed take-on
7
Lost in the defensive third
26
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 40% of 45 pass attempts there are lost (18 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.
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
15%
Middle third
31%
Own third
54%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 15% 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 more down the left.
Ipswich
Not just press intensity, but where the 146 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
12%
Middle third
42%
Own third
45%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.4 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 42% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Crystal Palace
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Crystal Palace win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 34 opposition possessions that Crystal Palace 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 Crystal Palace step in. Crystal Palace win it after 4.5 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 6.1 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
5.0passes
median 3 · before Crystal Palace win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
14sec
median 6s · 34.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
47%
24%
18%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.0
8s
15–30′
5.1
14s
30–45+′
5.6
16s
45–60′
2.3
5s
60–75′
1.8
3s
75–90+′
8.6
28s
average passesaverage seconds
Ipswich
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Ipswich win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 26 opposition possessions that Ipswich 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 Ipswich step in. Ipswich win it after 3.7 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.7 after the hour mark (about the same).
PASSES THEY GET
3.8passes
median 3 · before Ipswich win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
11sec
median 6s · 26.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
42%
38%
12%
8%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.7
3s
15–30′
4.5
10s
30–45+′
4.7
14s
45–60′
3.4
10s
60–75′
too few
75–90+′
3.0
12s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Crystal Palace — 166 actions, 133 won
Ipswich — 146 actions, 107 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.
Crystal Palace — 95 wins · 7% in the final third, 21% midfield, 72% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Honest Ahanor
ball-recovery
73′
78
Quinten Timber
tackle
21′
78
Anan Khalaili
ball-recovery
11′
75
Quinten Timber
ball-recovery
11′
69
Adam Wharton
ball-recovery
10′
68
Ipswich — 80 wins · 9% in the final third, 35% midfield, 56% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Julio Enciso
ball-recovery
38′
96
Jack Clarke
tackle
38′
94
Zian Flemming
ball-recovery
97′
79
Exequiel Palacios
interception
6′
73
Dara O'Shea
ball-recovery
6′
72
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Crystal Palace
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Crystal Palace? 49 opponent progressive passes and 12 shots faced (1.6 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Crystal Palace)
Right wing
42%
Right half-space
13%
Central
10%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
24%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (42% of the danger conceded).
Ipswich
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Ipswich? 42 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (0.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Ipswich)
Right wing
28%
Right half-space
12%
Central
19%
Left half-space
22%
Left wing
20%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (28% 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.
Crystal Palace
Build-up (own third)
safer, slower, left-sided
right 21% · centre 47% · 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.166
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+13.7 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.15%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.20%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.3 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).56% of 72
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%
Progression (middle third)
safer, slower, left-sided
right 28% · centre 24% · left 47% ?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.239
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.4 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.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 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).38% 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.47%
Final third
safer, attacking the next line, less recycling
right 42% · centre 15% · 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.122
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.1 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.16%
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).20% of 41
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.56%
Ipswich
Build-up (own third)
safer, less recycling, left-sided
right 12% · centre 51% · left 37% ?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.115
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+15.6 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.27%
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).57% of 54
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
right 34% · centre 30% · 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.326
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.18%
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.2.6 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).42% of 71
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.54%
Final third
safer, shorter passing
right 45% · centre 14% · left 41% ?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.163
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.3 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.7%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 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).17% 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.57%
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.
Crystal Palace
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Expected goals0.70vs 1.18
PPDA4.5vs 6.3
Progressive passes42vs 37
Progressive carries46vs 40
Threat from passing5.56vs 5.29
Ipswich
compared with their other 7 matches this season
PPDA4.4vs 5.8
Expected goals1.62vs 1.04
Field tilt59%vs 41%
Final-third entries51vs 38
Progressive passes49vs 37
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Crystal Palace
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
53%
Safe / backward
32%
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.
Ipswich
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
13%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
34%
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.
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. Crystal Palace: 6 corners, 0 led to a shot; Ipswich: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Crystal Palace
6Corners
0Led to a shot
6Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Ipswich
3Corners
1Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.12Set-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
Crystal Palace
Ipswich
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.
