Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Liverpool above the line, Man City 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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LiverpoolMan Citysolid = 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.
Liverpool
Man City
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Liverpool or Man City 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 Liverpool has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Liverpool's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. 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
18.4%
Progression
54.7%
Chance creation
21.7%
Attacking transition
5.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Liverpool spends most of its time on the ball (55% of its time on the ball).
Man City
The question
When Man City has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Man City'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
23.5%
Progression
50.9%
Chance creation
24.3%
Attacking transition
1.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Man City spends most of its time on the ball (51% 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.
Liverpool — 455 touches
Man City — 732 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Liverpool
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Liverpool actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. 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
324
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
53
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (14.6% of all actions). 62% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 38% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 30% defensive, 52% middle, 18% attacking.
Man City
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Man City 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
594
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
153
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (11.5% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 28% defensive, 49% 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. Liverpool spread it evenly (no channel above 37%); Man City leaned on their left (47%).
Liverpool
L
37%27%36%
R
Man City
L
47%24%29%
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.
Liverpool — 31 entries, 29% through the centre
Man City — 54 entries, 39% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Liverpool
The football question
How does Liverpool progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
103build-up passes attempted
74%completed
33%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third
Pass types
32CB · 42%
5Long Wide · 7%
31Wide → FB · 41%
8Central · 11%
CB32 · 42%
Long Wide5 · 7%
Wide → FB31 · 41%
Central8 · 11%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Liverpool build predominantly down the left, with Becker as the fulcrum (20 build-up passes). Only 37% 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 (8×).
Man City
The football question
How does Man City 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.
165build-up passes attempted
84%completed
28%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
72CB · 52%
6Long Wide · 4%
45Wide → FB · 33%
15Central · 11%
CB72 · 52%
Long Wide6 · 4%
Wide → FB45 · 33%
Central15 · 11%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Man City build predominantly down the left, with Guéhi as the fulcrum (37 build-up passes). Only 28% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → C def (10×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Liverpool
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 33 progressive passes across 1 match (33.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
12%
Central
9%
Left half-space
42%
Left wing
9%
Progression is left-dominant: 39% right side · 9% central · 52% left.
Who generates it
Alexis Mac Allister
7 · 21%
Ronald Araujo
5 · 15%
Virgil van Dijk
5 · 15%
Florian Wirtz
4 · 12%
Bradley Barcola
4 · 12%
Top two — Alexis Mac Allister & Ronald Araujo — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
33.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
30% reach final third
12% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 70% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.30% 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
Centralbalanced
Left half-spaceefficient
Left wingsterile
Man City
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 40 progressive passes across 1 match (40.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
25%
Right half-space
20%
Central
10%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
35%
Progression is central-dominant: 45% right side · 10% central · 45% left.
Who generates it
Rayan Cherki
6 · 15%
Rúben Dias
6 · 15%
Matheus Nunes
5 · 12%
Antoine Semenyo
4 · 10%
Elliot Anderson
4 · 10%
Top two — Rayan Cherki & Rúben Dias — account for 30% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
40.0 prog passes/game
mostly central
→
PENETRATION
30% reach final third
28% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 70% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.30% of progressive passes reached the final third and 28% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 30% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the central 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 wingsterile
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Liverpool
The question
Where do Liverpool's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. 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.
13shots
1.1xG
0.08xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition38% of shots
5
0
0.30
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.17
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.13
0.06
Settled attack38% of shots
5
0
0.25
0.05
Cross
1
0
0.12
0.12
Cut-back
1
0
0.04
0.04
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.10
0.03
Set piece23% of shots
3
0
0.54
0.18
Corner
2
0
0.51
0.25
Free kick
1
0
0.03
0.03
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
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Bradley Barcola
3
0.18
0
Florian Wirtz
1
0.12
0
Alexis Mac Allister
2
0.05
0
Ronald Araujo
1
0.05
0
Ryan Gravenberch
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Jérémy Jacquet
1
0.43
0
Alexis Mac Allister
4
0.26
0
Florian Wirtz
2
0.13
0
Víctor Muñoz
2
0.08
0
Lewis Koumas
1
0.08
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Liverpool's chances, by xG, is set piece (0.5 of 1.1 xG, 3 of 13 shots), mostly corner. 5 of the 13 shots (38%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.1 xG (-1.1).
Man City
The question
Where do Man City'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.
15shots
1.2xG
0.08xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition7% of shots
1
0
0.05
0.05
Cut-back
1
0
0.05
0.05
Settled attack80% of shots
12
3
1.13
0.09
Cut-back
1
0
0.07
0.07
Long ball
1
1
0.06
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
9
1
0.91
0.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
1
0.09
0.09
Set piece13% of shots
2
0
0.07
0.04
Corner
2
0
0.07
0.04
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
Josko Gvardiol
1
0.49
1
Ayyoub Bouaddi
3
0.15
0
Elliot Anderson
2
0.11
1
Jérémy Doku
2
0.11
0
Antoine Semenyo
1
0.09
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Rayan Cherki
5
0.69
1
Erling Haaland
2
0.18
1
Jérémy Doku
2
0.12
1
Elliot Anderson
2
0.07
0
Josko Gvardiol
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Man City's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.1 of 1.2 xG, 12 of 15 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 1 of the 15 shots (7%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 1.2 xG (+1.8).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Liverpool
The question
How does Liverpool deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
9 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (33%), 1 led to a shot (11%). 2 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (50%). 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.
Man City
The question
How does Man City deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
13 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (38%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 4 cut-backs: 3 found a team-mate (75%), 2 led to a shot (50%). 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
Liverpool
The question
Which part of the final third does Liverpool actually cross from?
9 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 56% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
5
56%
1
advanced · left wing
2
22%
0
advanced · left half-space
1
11%
0
byline · left wing
1
11%
0
Man City
The question
Which part of the final third does Man City actually cross from?
13 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. 46% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 2 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
6
46%
0
advanced · left wing
3
23%
0
advanced · right wing
1
8%
0
advanced · left half-space
1
8%
0
byline · right wing
1
8%
0
byline · left half-space
1
8%
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.
+1.41Liverpool on-ball value
+1.96Man City on-ball value
LiverpoolMan CityEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Liverpool — where the value came from
Passes324 actions+0.23
Carries53 actions-0.01
Dribbles17 actions+0.11
Shots13 actions+0.77
Ball wins55 actions+0.32
Man City — where the value came from
Passes594 actions+1.11
Carries153 actions-0.11
Dribbles18 actions+0.27
Shots15 actions+0.52
Ball wins41 actions+0.17
Liverpool — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Jérémy Jacquet
25
+0.508
Alexis Mac Allister
62
+0.224
Florian Wirtz
42
+0.169
Alisson Becker
31
+0.161
Ryan Gravenberch
46
+0.137
Bradley Barcola (lowest)
38
-0.109
Man City — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Jérémy Doku
48
+0.339
Rayan Cherki
104
+0.309
Elliot Anderson
103
+0.293
Josko Gvardiol
17
+0.217
Enzo Fernández
95
+0.216
Nico O'Reilly (lowest)
43
-0.018
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Liverpool
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. 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
16
Failed forward pass
6
Failed take-on
9
Lost in the defensive third
27
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the defensive third: 36% of 25 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 22% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Man City
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
27
Failed forward pass
19
Failed take-on
8
Lost in the defensive third
27
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 30% of 23 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 35% 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 145 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
13%
Middle third
51%
Own third
36%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 13% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 51% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
Man City
Not just press intensity, but where the 128 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
10%
Middle third
48%
Own third
41%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.9 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 10% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 48% in midfield.
Where they win it back
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
Liverpool
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Liverpool win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 27 opposition possessions that Liverpool 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 Liverpool step in.
PASSES THEY GET
7.1passes
median 4 · before Liverpool win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
24sec
median 14s · 27.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
33%
26%
19%
22%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.5
10s
15–30′
7.7
29s
30–45+′
4.8
13s
45–60′
5.0
13s
60–75′
too few
75–90+′
20.0
71s
average passesaverage seconds
Man City
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Man City win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 24 opposition possessions that Man City 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 Man City step in. Man City win it after 5.4 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 1.6 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
4.3passes
median 3 · before Man City win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
12sec
median 8s · 24.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
38%
33%
21%
8%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.6
19s
15–30′
5.2
12s
30–45+′
9.0
30s
45–60′
2.8
5s
60–75′
1.0
2s
75–90+′
too few
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.
Liverpool — 145 actions, 101 won
Man City — 128 actions, 93 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.
Liverpool — 70 wins · 3% in the final third, 44% midfield, 53% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Ryan Gravenberch
ball-recovery
17′
81
Ryan Gravenberch
interception
2′
69
Ryan Gravenberch
ball-recovery
51′
65
Florian Wirtz
ball-recovery
8′
65
Ronald Araujo
interception
17′
64
Man City — 55 wins · 4% in the final third, 38% midfield, 58% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Enzo Fernández
interception
51′
72
Enzo Fernández
ball-recovery
51′
69
Erling Haaland
tackle
71′
65
Rayan Cherki
ball-recovery
44′
64
Enzo Fernández
ball-recovery
71′
63
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Liverpool
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Liverpool? 40 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (1.2 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Liverpool)
Right wing
17%
Right half-space
23%
Central
13%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
38%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (38% of the danger conceded).
Man City
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Man City? 33 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Man City)
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
12%
Central
11%
Left half-space
39%
Left wing
11%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left half-space (39% 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.
Liverpool
Build-up (own third)
safer, less recycling, left-sided
right 24% · centre 37% · left 38% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.115
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+15.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.10%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.23%
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).53% of 53
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.53%
Progression (middle third)
safer, left-sided, trying to break lines
right 29% · centre 27% · left 45% ?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.202
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.7 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.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 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).39% 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%
Final third
safer, circulating, playing short
right 44% · centre 21% · left 35% ?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.77
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-0.7 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.14%
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).24% of 33
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%
Man City
Build-up (own third)
safer, slower
right 25% · centre 46% · left 29% ?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.212
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+8.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.18%
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).58% of 62
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, circulating, left-sided
right 29% · centre 31% · left 40% ?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.375
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.8 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.19%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.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).48% 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.46%
Final third
safer, more recycling, playing short
right 29% · centre 15% · 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.178
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.3 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).30% of 40
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%
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.
Liverpool
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Passes324vs 528
Progressive passes33vs 47
Final-third entries31vs 58
Field tilt37%vs 59%
Threat from passing3.71vs 6.71
Man City
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions128vs 139
Expected goals1.25vs 1.81
Passes594vs 669
Threat from passing5.15vs 4.61
Final-third entries54vs 58
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Liverpool
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
14%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
52%
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.
Man City
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)
12%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
47%
Safe / backward
40%
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.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Liverpool: 5 corners, 2 led to a shot; Man City: 6 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Liverpool
5Corners
2Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.54Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Man City
6Corners
1Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.07Set-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
Liverpool
Man City
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.
