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Match reportPremier League 2026-10-17

Brentford v Liverpool

BrentfordHome
1–2
LiverpoolAway
1.021.57expected goals
0.731.49xG on target (xGOT)

The scoreline tracks the chances (1.02 – 1.57 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Brentford
Liverpool
Possession (share of passes)
39.9%60.1%
Duels
6451
Duels won
35.9%49.0%
Aerial duels
3030
Aerial duels won
1317
Successful dribbles
718
Passes
361543
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot mapGoal sequences

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Brentford above the line, Liverpool below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places.

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0.601.201.80Jaidon Anthony — save, 0.04 xGDominik Szoboszlai — miss, 0.07 xGAlexis Mac Allister — miss, 0.03 xGMichael Kayode — save, 0.05 xGBradley Barcola — miss, 0.21 xGAlexander Isak — miss, 0.11 xGIgor Thiago — save, 0.20 xGIgor Thiago — miss, 0.15 xGBradley Barcola — miss, 0.06 xGJaidon Anthony — save, 0.06 xGKeane Lewis-Potter — goal, 0.09 xGFlorian Wirtz — save, 0.04 xGTrey Nyoni — save, 0.02 xGJérémy Jacquet — miss, 0.04 xGAlexis Mac Allister — save, 0.06 xGJaidon Anthony — save, 0.07 xGTrey Nyoni — miss, 0.06 xGJaidon Anthony — miss, 0.07 xGAlexis Mac Allister — save, 0.03 xGVirgil van Dijk — miss, 0.05 xGVíctor Muñoz — goal, 0.11 xGVíctor Muñoz — miss, 0.07 xGBradley Barcola — miss, 0.09 xGRio Ngumoha — save, 0.04 xGAlexander Isak — goal, 0.31 xGVíctor Muñoz — save, 0.04 xGIgor Thiago — miss, 0.25 xGKeane Lewis-Potter — miss, 0.04 xGBradley Barcola — post, 0.04 xGAlexis Mac Allister — miss, 0.03 xGLewis Koumas — save, 0.06 xG1.021.57Jaidon Anthony — save, 0.05 xGOTMichael Kayode — save, 0.02 xGOTIgor Thiago — save, 0.09 xGOTJaidon Anthony — save, 0.04 xGOTKeane Lewis-Potter — goal, 0.23 xGOTFlorian Wirtz — save, 0.05 xGOTTrey Nyoni — save, 0.08 xGOTAlexis Mac Allister — save, 0.24 xGOTJaidon Anthony — save, 0.30 xGOTAlexis Mac Allister — save, 0.11 xGOTVíctor Muñoz — goal, 0.12 xGOTRio Ngumoha — save, 0.20 xGOTAlexander Isak — goal, 0.56 xGOTVíctor Muñoz — save, 0.06 xGOTLewis Koumas — save, 0.07 xGOT0.731.490'15'30'45'60'75'90'
BrentfordLiverpoolsolid = xG31 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.

Brentford
Liverpool

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Brentford or Liverpool got the ball to the finish.

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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.

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

Brentford

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

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

Build-up: 31.5% of the time on the ball31%Progression: 41.1% of the time on the ball41%Chance creation: 24.0% of the time on the ball24%Attacking transition: 3.4% of the time on the ball41%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up31.5%
Progression41.1%
Chance creation24.0%
Attacking transition3.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Brentford spends most of its time on the ball (41% of its time on the ball).

Liverpool

The question
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.

Build-up: 17.2% of the time on the ball17%Progression: 42.1% of the time on the ball42%Chance creation: 36.0% of the time on the ball36%Attacking transition: 4.7% of the time on the ball5%42%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up17.2%
Progression42.1%
Chance creation36.0%
Attacking transition4.7%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Liverpool spends most of its time on the ball (42% 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.

Brentford
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Liverpool
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.

Brentford — 531 touches
Liverpool — 710 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Brentford

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Brentford 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
361
ACTIONS
4%5%17%4%5%7%8%8%10%10%5%3%2%5%7%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
78
ACTIONS
3%3%13%10%6%10%3%13%8%9%3%5%1%4%10%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (16.4% 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: 35% defensive, 43% middle, 23% attacking.

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.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
543
ACTIONS
2%3%8%3%3%8%8%10%13%11%5%6%4%7%10%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
133
ACTIONS
2%5%5%4%4%4%8%11%16%14%7%2%2%8%11%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (13.6% 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, 51% middle, 30% 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.

Brentford
46%Left side18%Middle36%Right sideATTACKING →
L
46%18%36%
R
Liverpool
44%Left side26%Middle30%Right sideATTACKING →
L
44%26%30%
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.

Brentford — 36 entries, 33% through the left wing
Left wing: 12 entries (33%)1233%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 6 entries (17%)617%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 1 entries (3%)13%CENTRERight half-space: 6 entries (17%)617%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 11 entries (31%)1131%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Liverpool — 54 entries, 37% through the left wing
Left wing: 20 entries (37%)2037%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 10 entries (19%)1019%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 6 entries (11%)611%CENTRERight half-space: 5 entries (9%)59%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 13 entries (24%)1324%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Brentford

The football question
How does Brentford 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.

125build-up passes attempted
74%completed
30%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third

Pass types

35CB · 38%
12Long Wide · 13%
2Long Central · 2%
29Wide → FB · 32%
14Central · 15%
CB35 · 38%
left: 22 passes, most from Ajer22right: 13 passes, most from Berg13
Long Wide12 · 13%
left: 8 passes, most from Kelleher8right: 4 passes, most from Kelleher4
Long Central2 · 2%
Wide → FB29 · 32%
left: 15 passes, most from Kelleher15right: 14 passes, most from Kelleher14
Central14 · 15%
left: 10 passes, most from Kelleher10right: 4 passes, most from Sangaré4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Brentford build predominantly down the left, with Kelleher as the fulcrum (28 build-up passes). Only 32% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is RHS def → C def (5×).

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.

101build-up passes attempted
79%completed
30%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

34CB · 42%
3Long Wide · 4%
1Long Central · 1%
31Wide → FB · 39%
11Central · 14%
CB34 · 42%
left: 17 passes, most from Dijk17right: 17 passes, most from Dijk17
Long Wide3 · 4%
left: 2 passes, most from Becker2
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB31 · 39%
left: 20 passes, most from Kerkez20right: 11 passes, most from Becker11
Central11 · 14%
left: 7 passes, most from Becker7right: 4 passes, most from Becker4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Liverpool build predominantly down the right, with Dijk as the fulcrum (21 build-up passes). Only 30% 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 (8×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Brentford

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 48 progressive passes across 1 match (48.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
23%
Right half-space
10%
Central
23%
Left half-space
15%
Left wing
29%
Progression is left-dominant: 33% right side · 23% central · 44% left.

Who generates it

Caoimhín Kelleher
12 · 25%
Michael Kayode
5 · 10%
Mathias Jensen
5 · 10%
Mikkel Damsgaard
4 · 8%
Keane Lewis-Potter
4 · 8%
Top two — Caoimhín Kelleher & Michael Kayode — account for 35% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
48.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
31% reach final third
25% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 69% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 31% of progressive passes reached the final third and 25% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 35% 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

Liverpool

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 35 progressive passes across 1 match (35.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
23%
Right half-space
17%
Central
14%
Left half-space
6%
Left wing
40%
Progression is left-dominant: 40% right side · 14% central · 46% left.

Who generates it

Alexis Mac Allister
10 · 29%
Florian Wirtz
5 · 14%
Milos Kerkez
4 · 11%
Dominik Szoboszlai
4 · 11%
Ronald Araujo
3 · 9%
Top two — Alexis Mac Allister & Florian Wirtz — account for 43% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
35.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
23% reach final third
26% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 77% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 23% of progressive passes reached the final third and 26% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 43% 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
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Brentford

The question
Where do Brentford'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.

10shots
1.0xG
0.10xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Attacking transition: 1 shots (10%)10%1Settled attack: 9 shots (90%)90%910SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 10% of shots100.200.20
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.200.20
Settled attack 90% of shots910.820.09
Cross100.040.04
Cut-back100.050.05
Long ball100.040.04
Pass into the box / short pass310.300.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)300.390.13

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
Kristoffer Ajer10.150
Keane Lewis-Potter20.100
Igor Thiago10.091
Dango Ouattara10.050
Michael Kayode10.040

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Igor Thiago30.590
Jaidon Anthony40.250
Keane Lewis-Potter20.131
Michael Kayode10.050
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Brentford's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.8 of 1.0 xG, 9 of 10 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 1 of the 10 shots (10%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 10 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.0 xG (-0.0).

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.

21shots
1.6xG
0.07xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 3 shots (14%)14%3Settled attack: 10 shots (48%)48%10Set piece: 8 shots (38%)38%821SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 14% of shots310.380.13
Pass into the box / short pass210.180.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.210.21
Settled attack 48% of shots1010.870.09
Cut-back210.370.19
Pass into the box / short pass700.410.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.090.09
Set piece 38% of shots800.310.04
Corner700.280.04
Free kick100.030.03

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
Florian Wirtz50.361
Bradley Barcola10.311
Alexis Mac Allister10.110
Virgil van Dijk10.060
Jeremie Frimpong10.040

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Alexander Isak20.421
Bradley Barcola40.390
Víctor Muñoz30.221
Alexis Mac Allister40.150
Trey Nyoni20.080
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Liverpool's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.9 of 1.6 xG, 10 of 21 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 21 shots (14%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 8 of the 21 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.6 xG (+0.4).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Brentford

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

26 crosses: 7 found a team-mate (27%), 1 led to a shot (4%). 3 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (67%), 1 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.

Liverpool

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

14 crosses: 1 found a team-mate (7%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 8 cut-backs: 6 found a team-mate (75%), 3 led to a shot (38%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Brentford

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

26 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: 2 crosses (8%)8%2deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 3 crosses (12%)12%3advanced right wing: 4 crosses (15%)15%4advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 5 crosses (19%)19%5byline right wing: 5 crosses (19%)19%5byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 7 crosses (27%)27%7
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · left wing727%0
advanced · left wing519%0
byline · right wing519%0
advanced · right wing415%1
deep · left wing312%0
deep · right wing28%0

Liverpool

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

14 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 (7%)7%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 3 crosses (21%)21%3advanced right wing: 1 crosses (7%)7%1advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 3 crosses (21%)21%3byline right wing: 4 crosses (29%)29%4byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 2 crosses (14%)14%2
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · right wing429%0
deep · left wing321%0
advanced · left wing321%0
byline · left wing214%0
deep · right wing17%0
advanced · right wing17%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.

+1.93Brentford on-ball value
+2.19Liverpool on-ball value
+0.0+1.1+2.2HALF TIME+1.93+2.190′15′30′45′60′75′90′
BrentfordLiverpoolEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Brentford — where the value came from
Passes361 actions+0.80
Carries78 actions-0.05
Dribbles17 actions-0.08
Shots10 actions+0.83
Ball wins72 actions+0.43
Liverpool — where the value came from
Passes543 actions+0.85
Carries133 actions+0.29
Dribbles30 actions+0.43
Shots21 actions+0.35
Ball wins60 actions+0.26
Brentford — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Igor Thiago49+0.514
Kristoffer Ajer47+0.358
Aaron Hickey15+0.240
Mamadou Sangaré35+0.152
Keane Lewis-Potter34+0.141
Sepp van den Berg (lowest)22-0.029
Liverpool — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Bradley Barcola82+0.752
Alexis Mac Allister119+0.523
Florian Wirtz84+0.230
Víctor Muñoz42+0.176
Rio Ngumoha27+0.163
Alexander Isak (lowest)14-0.030
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Brentford

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 15 pass attempts lost here (33%).33%5/15Yarmoliuk5 of 17 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%5/17Kelleher16 of 62 pass attempts lost here (26%).26%16/62Kelleher14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 of 17 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%4/17Kelleher5 of 25 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%5/25Kayode6 of 29 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%6/29Janelt6 of 28 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%6/28Yarmoliuk9 of 37 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%9/37Thiago10 of 36 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%10/36Janelt10 of 19 pass attempts lost here (53%).53%10/19Kayode11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.7 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.10 of 17 pass attempts lost here (59%).59%10/17Thiago11 of 27 pass attempts lost here (41%).41%11/27Schadeattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
36
Failed forward pass
28
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
33
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 59% of 17 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 34% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

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.

Loss rate by zone

11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.2 of 16 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%2/16Dijk6 of 42 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%6/42Becker14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 of 18 pass attempts lost here (33%).33%6/18Kerkez14 of 44 pass attempts lost here (32%).32%14/44Araujo9 of 44 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%9/44Szoboszlai4 of 55 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%4/55Dijk13 of 71 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%13/71Allister10 of 61 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%10/61Kerkez9 of 25 pass attempts lost here (36%).36%9/25Gomez9 of 30 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%9/30Isak6 of 22 pass attempts lost here (27%).27%6/22Allister6 of 37 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%6/37Barcola8 of 53 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%8/53Kerkezattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
38
Failed forward pass
23
Failed take-on
12
Lost in the defensive third
21
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 36% of 25 pass attempts there are lost (9 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.

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

Brentford

Not just press intensity, but where the 185 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
9%
Middle third
34%
Own third
57%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 9% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 34% in midfield.

Where they win it back

12193726121211717156DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

Liverpool

Not just press intensity, but where the 158 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
14%
Middle third
42%
Own third
44%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 42% in midfield.

Where they win it back

7172611814191310114764DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

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

Brentford

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

Counted over the 28 opposition possessions that Brentford ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
5.6passes
median 3 · before Brentford win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 8s · 28.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
39%
25%
18%
18%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
4.7
15s
15–30′
10.7
33s
30–45+′
4.2
14s
45–60′

too few
60–75′
1.3
1s
75–90+′
5.1
17s
average passesaverage seconds

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 32 opposition possessions that Liverpool ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
3.2passes
median 2 · before Liverpool win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
9sec
median 6s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
59%
25%
9%
6%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
1.8
4s
15–30′
3.0
6s
30–45+′

too few
45–60′
2.0
5s
60–75′
2.5
10s
75–90+′
4.9
16s
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.

Brentford — 185 actions, 137 won
Liverpool — 158 actions, 119 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.

Brentford — 107 wins · 4% in the final third, 21% midfield, 75% own third
own third, right: 20 of 107 wins (19%)19%20 winsown third, centre: 37 of 107 wins (35%)35%37 winsown third, left: 23 of 107 wins (21%)21%23 winsmidfield, right: 10 of 107 wins (9%)9%10 winsmidfield, centre: 4 of 107 wins (4%)4%4 winsmidfield, left: 9 of 107 wins (8%)8%9 winsfinal third, right: 1 of 107 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, centre: 0 of 107 wins (0%)final third, left: 3 of 107 wins (3%)3%3 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Igor Thiagointerception77′86
Kevin Schadeball-recovery77′85
Mikkel Damsgaardball-recovery96′72
Vitaly Janeltball-recovery32′68
Dango Ouattaraball-recovery35′62
Liverpool — 91 wins · 5% in the final third, 35% midfield, 59% own third
own third, right: 15 of 91 wins (16%)16%15 winsown third, centre: 23 of 91 wins (25%)25%23 winsown third, left: 16 of 91 wins (18%)18%16 winsmidfield, right: 12 of 91 wins (13%)13%12 winsmidfield, centre: 11 of 91 wins (12%)12%11 winsmidfield, left: 9 of 91 wins (10%)10%9 winsfinal third, right: 2 of 91 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, centre: 2 of 91 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, left: 1 of 91 wins (1%)1%1 win
Highest winsTypeMinx
Alexis Mac Allistertackle59′73
Dominik Szoboszlaiball-recovery3′69
Alexis Mac Allistertackle47′69
Jeremie Frimpongball-recovery59′68
Alexis Mac Allisterball-recovery47′67
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Brentford

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Brentford? 35 opponent progressive passes and 21 shots faced (1.6 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Brentford)

Right wing
14%
Right half-space
26%
Central
22%
Left half-space
7%
Left wing
32%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (32% of the danger conceded).

Liverpool

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Liverpool? 48 opponent progressive passes and 10 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Liverpool)

Right wing
22%
Right half-space
13%
Central
20%
Left half-space
17%
Left wing
29%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left 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.

Brentford

Build-up (own third)

safer, narrow, central, trying to break lines

right 20% · centre 55% · left 25%

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

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
154
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+14.4 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.
31%
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).
50% of 68
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
50%
Progression (middle third)

attacking the next line, safer, less recycling

right 33% · centre 25% · left 42%

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

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
196
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.8 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.
15%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.9 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
38% of 76
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, attacking the next line, longer passing

right 38% · centre 8% · left 54%

?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.
106
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+3.6 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.
11%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.2 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).
21% 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.
60%

Liverpool

Build-up (own third)

safer, less recycling, left-sided

right 25% · centre 43% · 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.
128
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+11.0 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
20%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
19%
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).
66% of 50
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
38%
Progression (middle third)

safer, less recycling, left-sided

right 28% · centre 26% · 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.
356
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+5.6 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
20%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
8%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 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).
46% of 96
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
51%
Final third

safer, kept on the floor, shorter passing

right 30% · centre 18% · left 52%

?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.
222
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.
19%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
4%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.4 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).
34% of 47
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.

Brentford
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Field tilt33%vs 49%
Passes361vs 428
Pass accuracy71%vs 76%
PPDA4.8vs 3.8
Threat from passing8.69vs 7.44
Liverpool
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes35vs 47
Progressive carries62vs 41
Threat from passing4.42vs 6.61
Field tilt67%vs 55%
PPDA3.8vs 4.6

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Brentford

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)
17%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
55%
Safe / backward
27%
18% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 82% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

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)
10%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
52%
Safe / backward
37%
11% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 89% 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. Brentford: 3 corners, 0 led to a shot; Liverpool: 9 corners, 6 led to a shot.

Brentford

3Corners
0Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
33%1 corner33%1 corner33%2 from the left flag1 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Liverpool

9Corners
6Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
8Set-piece shots
0.31Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
11%1 corner44%4 corners11%1 corner11%1 corner22%4 from the left flag5 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
Brentford
Liverpool

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