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Match reportPremier League 2026-10-17

Man City v Ipswich

Man CityHome
3–2
IPSIpswichAway
2.481.46expected goals
1.971.38xG on target (xGOT)

The scoreline tracks the chances (2.48 – 1.46 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Man City
Ipswich
Possession (share of passes)
69.8%30.2%
Duels
4156
Duels won
46.3%39.3%
Aerial duels
2020
Aerial duels won
911
Successful dribbles
85
Passes
782339
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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. Man City above the line, Ipswich 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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0.951.902.85Rúben Dias — miss, 0.18 xGRúben Dias — save, 0.03 xGPhil Foden — goal, 0.36 xGDaizen Maeda — goal, 0.26 xGPhil Foden — miss, 0.07 xGEmersonn — miss, 0.04 xGErling Haaland — save, 0.09 xGErling Haaland — save, 0.09 xGErling Haaland — goal, 0.10 xGIliman Ndiaye — save, 0.05 xGJérémy Doku — save, 0.09 xGRúben Dias — save, 0.04 xGJacob Greaves — miss, 0.04 xGAbdoul Ouattara — miss, 0.08 xGEmersonn — miss, 0.06 xGNico O'Reilly — miss, 0.13 xGPhil Foden — save, 0.06 xGEnzo Fernández — miss, 0.02 xGEmersonn — miss, 0.10 xGErling Haaland — goal, 0.28 xGZian Flemming — save, 0.08 xGEnzo Fernández — save, 0.15 xGIliman Ndiaye — post, 0.24 xGIliman Ndiaye — miss, 0.35 xGZian Flemming — goal, 0.79 xGIliman Ndiaye — miss, 0.09 xGErling Haaland — save, 0.08 xG2.481.46Rúben Dias — save, 0.05 xGOTPhil Foden — goal, 0.41 xGOTDaizen Maeda — goal, 0.45 xGOTErling Haaland — save, 0.28 xGOTErling Haaland — save, 0.17 xGOTErling Haaland — goal, 0.26 xGOTIliman Ndiaye — save, 0.04 xGOTJérémy Doku — save, 0.04 xGOTRúben Dias — save, 0.13 xGOTPhil Foden — save, 0.02 xGOTErling Haaland — goal, 0.36 xGOTZian Flemming — save, 0.11 xGOTEnzo Fernández — save, 0.20 xGOTZian Flemming — goal, 0.82 xGOTErling Haaland — save, 0.02 xGOT1.971.380'15'30'45'60'75'90'
Man CityIpswichsolid = xG27 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.

Man City
Ipswich

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Man City or Ipswich got the ball to the finish.

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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.

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

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.

Build-up: 21.5% of the time on the ball22%Progression: 50.9% of the time on the ball51%Chance creation: 26.8% of the time on the ball27%Attacking transition: 0.7% of the time on the ball51%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up21.5%
Progression50.9%
Chance creation26.8%
Attacking transition0.7%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Man City spends most of its time on the ball (51% 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.

Build-up: 32.7% of the time on the ball33%Progression: 51.7% of the time on the ball52%Chance creation: 15.1% of the time on the ball15%Attacking transition: 0.5% of the time on the ball52%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up32.7%
Progression51.7%
Chance creation15.1%
Attacking transition0.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Ipswich spends most of its time on the ball (52% 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.

Man City
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Ipswich
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.

Man City — 938 touches
Ipswich — 511 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

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.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
782
ACTIONS
5%5%8%3%3%9%11%12%9%6%7%6%3%6%6%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
159
ACTIONS
4%6%7%4%5%12%17%12%8%6%3%1%4%11%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (12.4% of all actions). 65% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 35% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 24% defensive, 48% middle, 28% 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.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
339
ACTIONS
6%5%14%8%7%9%8%9%12%9%5%3%2%4%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
50
ACTIONS
2%8%2%4%4%4%14%14%12%16%6%4%4%6%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (12.9% 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: 37% defensive, 48% middle, 15% 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. Man City leaned on their right (40%); Ipswich leaned on their left (42%).

Man City
33%Left side27%Middle40%Right sideATTACKING →
L
33%27%40%
R
Ipswich
42%Left side20%Middle38%Right sideATTACKING →
L
42%20%38%
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.

Man City — 79 entries, 34% through the left wing
Left wing: 27 entries (34%)2734%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 12 entries (15%)1215%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 7 entries (9%)79%CENTRERight half-space: 9 entries (11%)911%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 24 entries (30%)2430%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Ipswich — 28 entries, 29% through the left wing
Left wing: 8 entries (29%)829%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 6 entries (21%)621%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 3 entries (11%)311%CENTRERight half-space: 4 entries (14%)414%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 7 entries (25%)725%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

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.

194build-up passes attempted
87%completed
27%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third

Pass types

80CB · 47%
6Long Wide · 4%
3Long Central · 2%
63Wide → FB · 37%
17Central · 10%
CB80 · 47%
left: 40 passes, most from Guéhi40right: 40 passes, most from Dias40
Long Wide6 · 4%
right: 5 passes, most from Donnarumma5
Long Central3 · 2%
right: 3 passes, most from Donnarumma3
Wide → FB63 · 37%
right: 39 passes, most from Nunes39left: 24 passes, most from Bouaddi24
Central17 · 10%
left: 9 passes, most from Donnarumma9right: 8 passes, most from Donnarumma8
◆ Vision AI Insight
Man City build predominantly down the right, with Dias as the fulcrum (43 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 RHS def → C def (16×).

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.

135build-up passes attempted
76%completed
28%reach the middle third
5%go long into the final third

Pass types

29CB · 28%
13Long Wide · 13%
3Long Central · 3%
44Wide → FB · 43%
13Central · 13%
CB29 · 28%
left: 16 passes, most from Greaves16right: 13 passes, most from Diop13
Long Wide13 · 13%
left: 8 passes, most from Walton8right: 5 passes, most from Walton5
Long Central3 · 3%
left: 2 passes, most from Walton2
Wide → FB44 · 43%
left: 22 passes, most from Palacios22right: 22 passes, most from Palacios22
Central13 · 13%
right: 7 passes, most from Walton7left: 6 passes, most from Florentino6
◆ Vision AI Insight
Ipswich build predominantly down the right, with Walton as the fulcrum (21 build-up passes). Only 33% 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 (7×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Man City

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

Origin lane

Right wing
34%
Right half-space
15%
Central
15%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
17%
Progression is right-dominant: 49% right side · 15% central · 36% left.

Who generates it

Iliman Ndiaye
8 · 17%
Marc Guéhi
6 · 13%
Enzo Fernández
6 · 13%
Mateo Kovacic
5 · 11%
Jérémy Doku
4 · 9%
Top two — Iliman Ndiaye & Marc Guéhi — account for 30% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
47.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
30% reach final third
32% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 70% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 30% of progressive passes reached the final third and 32% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 30% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spaceefficient
Left wingbalanced

Ipswich

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
18%
Right half-space
12%
Central
42%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
15%
Progression is central-dominant: 30% right side · 42% central · 27% left.

Who generates it

Christian Walton
13 · 39%
Leif Davis
5 · 15%
Dara O'Shea
5 · 15%
Abdoul Ouattara
2 · 6%
Azor Matusiwa
2 · 6%
Top two — Christian Walton & Leif Davis — account for 55% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
33.0 prog passes/game
mostly central
→
PENETRATION
39% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 61% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 39% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 55% 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 wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralefficient
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingsterile
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

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.

19shots
2.5xG
0.13xG per shot
2big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Attacking transition: 7 shots (37%)37%7Settled attack: 10 shots (53%)53%10Set piece: 2 shots (11%)11%219SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 37% of shots721.460.21
Cut-back110.360.36
Pass into the box / short pass611.100.18
Settled attack 53% of shots1010.860.09
Cross200.250.13
Cut-back210.170.09
Pass into the box / short pass500.360.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.090.09
Set piece 11% of shots200.150.08
Corner100.130.13
Free kick100.020.02

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Erling Haaland30.740
Jérémy Doku10.361
Mateo Kovacic40.291
Iliman Ndiaye10.281
Phil Foden20.260

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Iliman Ndiaye40.730
Erling Haaland50.632
Phil Foden30.481
Rúben Dias30.250
Enzo Fernández20.180
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Man City's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (1.5 of 2.5 xG, 7 of 19 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 7 of the 19 shots (37%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 19 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 2.5 xG (+0.5).

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.

8shots
1.5xG
0.18xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 1 shots (12%)12%1Settled attack: 4 shots (50%)50%4Set piece: 3 shots (38%)38%38SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 12% of shots100.100.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.100.10
Settled attack 50% of shots410.460.12
Cross110.260.26
Cut-back100.080.08
Long ball100.040.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.080.08
Set piece 38% of shots310.900.30
Corner200.100.05
Penalty110.790.79

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Abdoul Ouattara10.261
Jacob Greaves10.080
Christian Walton10.040

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Zian Flemming20.881
Daizen Maeda10.261
Emersonn30.200
Abdoul Ouattara10.080
Jacob Greaves10.040
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Ipswich's chances, by xG, is set piece (0.9 of 1.5 xG, 3 of 8 shots), mostly penalty. 1 of the 8 shots (12%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 8 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.5 xG (+0.5).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Man City

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

12 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (33%), 2 led to a shot (17%). 5 cut-backs: 4 found a team-mate (80%), 3 led to a shot (60%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Ipswich

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

9 crosses: 2 found a team-mate (22%), 2 led to a shot (22%). 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.

Crosses by Territory

Man City

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

12 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1advanced right wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3byline right wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · left wing325%1
byline · right wing325%0
advanced · right wing217%1
byline · left wing217%0
deep · right wing18%0
deep · left wing18%0

Ipswich

The question
Which part of the final third does Ipswich 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.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (11%)11%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (11%)11%1advanced right wing: 2 crosses (22%)22%2advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 1 crosses (11%)11%1byline right wing: 3 crosses (33%)33%3byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 1 crosses (11%)11%1
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · right wing333%0
advanced · right wing222%0
deep · right wing111%1
deep · left wing111%0
advanced · left wing111%0
byline · left wing111%1

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.

+2.46Man City on-ball value
+1.80Ipswich on-ball value
+0.0+1.2+2.5HALF TIME+2.46+1.800′15′30′45′60′75′90′
Man CityIpswichEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Man City — where the value came from
Passes782 actions+0.93
Carries159 actions+0.06
Dribbles15 actions+0.54
Shots19 actions+0.51
Ball wins60 actions+0.43
Ipswich — where the value came from
Passes339 actions+0.42
Carries50 actions+0.03
Dribbles18 actions-0.05
Shots8 actions+1.09
Ball wins75 actions+0.31
Man City — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Erling Haaland24+0.822
Rúben Dias170+0.547
Marc Guéhi144+0.414
Jérémy Doku75+0.371
Phil Foden68+0.250
Enzo Fernández (lowest)47-0.173
Ipswich — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Zian Flemming8+0.960
Abdoul Ouattara49+0.259
Christian Walton30+0.159
Dara O'Shea48+0.111
Leif Davis39+0.074
Chuba Akpom (lowest)11-0.046
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

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.

Loss rate by zone

8 of 39 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%8/39Nunes2 of 43 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%2/43Nunes7 of 64 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%7/64Donnarumma1 of 23 pass attempts lost here (4%).4%1/23Donnarumma7 of 25 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%7/25Guéhi4 of 69 pass attempts lost here (6%).6%4/69Ndiaye8 of 89 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%8/89Ndiaye7 of 90 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%7/90Dias1 of 74 pass attempts lost here (1%).1%1/74O'Reilly5 of 45 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%5/45Guéhi6 of 54 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%6/54Ndiaye8 of 45 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%8/45Ndiaye6 of 27 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%6/27Ndiaye9 of 49 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%9/49Doku6 of 46 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%6/46Dokuattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
35
Failed forward pass
26
Failed take-on
7
Lost in the defensive third
25
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 28% of 25 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 41% 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.

Loss rate by zone

5 of 19 pass attempts lost here (26%).26%5/19Ouattara4 of 17 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%4/17O'Shea11 of 49 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%11/49Walton6 of 27 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%6/27Davis7 of 23 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%7/23Greaves5 of 29 pass attempts lost here (17%).17%5/29O'Shea7 of 28 pass attempts lost here (25%).25%7/28Ouattara2 of 29 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%2/29Emersonn6 of 39 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%6/39Palacios3 of 31 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%3/31Enciso7 of 16 pass attempts lost here (44%).44%7/16Ouattara10 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.2 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.7 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.attacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
16
Failed forward pass
11
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
33
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 44% of 16 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 22% 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

Man City

Not just press intensity, but where the 133 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
26%
Middle third
44%
Own third
31%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.4 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 26% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 44% in midfield.

Where they win it back

105111051116149876939DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

Ipswich

Not just press intensity, but where the 177 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
15%
Middle third
37%
Own third
48%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 15% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 37% in midfield.

Where they win it back

6153517121012121615610DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won

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 38 opposition possessions that Man City ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
3.4passes
median 3 · before Man City win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
8sec
median 5s · 38.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
47%
39%
5%
8%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
1.7
3s
15–30′
1.2
1s
30–45+′
2.7
4s
45–60′
2.8
6s
60–75′
6.4
18s
75–90+′
3.8
10s
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 46 opposition possessions that Ipswich ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
10.2passes
median 8 · before Ipswich win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
30sec
median 24s · 46.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
17%
22%
17%
43%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
12.6
46s
15–30′
8.8
28s
30–45+′
22.5
67s
45–60′
7.5
21s
60–75′
7.4
19s
75–90+′
6.4
14s
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.

Man City — 133 actions, 103 won
Ipswich — 177 actions, 127 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.

Man City — 73 wins · 19% in the final third, 40% midfield, 41% own third
own third, right: 8 of 73 wins (11%)11%8 winsown third, centre: 12 of 73 wins (16%)16%12 winsown third, left: 10 of 73 wins (14%)14%10 winsmidfield, right: 16 of 73 wins (22%)22%16 winsmidfield, centre: 8 of 73 wins (11%)11%8 winsmidfield, left: 5 of 73 wins (7%)7%5 winsfinal third, right: 6 of 73 wins (8%)8%6 winsfinal third, centre: 3 of 73 wins (4%)4%3 winsfinal third, left: 5 of 73 wins (7%)7%5 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Erling Haalandball-recovery87′78
Iliman Ndiayeball-recovery38′78
Nico O'Reillyball-recovery30′75
Josko Gvardiolball-recovery83′74
Ayyoub Bouaddiball-recovery10′74
Ipswich — 100 wins · 8% in the final third, 35% midfield, 57% own third
own third, right: 11 of 100 wins (11%)11%11 winsown third, centre: 32 of 100 wins (32%)32%32 winsown third, left: 14 of 100 wins (14%)14%14 winsmidfield, right: 12 of 100 wins (12%)12%12 winsmidfield, centre: 5 of 100 wins (5%)5%5 winsmidfield, left: 18 of 100 wins (18%)18%18 winsfinal third, right: 3 of 100 wins (3%)3%3 winsfinal third, centre: 1 of 100 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 4 of 100 wins (4%)4%4 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Dara O'Sheatackle86′97
Exequiel Palaciostackle60′94
Abdul Fatawutackle73′89
Julio Encisoball-recovery54′72
Julio Encisoball-recovery55′70
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Man City

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Man City? 33 opponent progressive passes and 8 shots faced (1.5 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Man City)

Right wing
21%
Right half-space
12%
Central
47%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
11%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (47% of the danger conceded).

Ipswich

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Ipswich? 47 opponent progressive passes and 19 shots faced (2.5 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Ipswich)

Right wing
31%
Right half-space
13%
Central
18%
Left half-space
20%
Left wing
18%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (31% 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.

Man City

Build-up (own third)

safer, right-sided, playing short

right 39% · centre 41% · left 20%

?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.
231
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.3 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.
2.8 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).
64% of 56
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
39%
Progression (middle third)

safer, playing short, shorter passing

right 38% · centre 32% · left 30%

?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.
455
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.4 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.
5%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 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).
54% of 70
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
37%
Final third

safer, shorter passing, circulating

right 43% · centre 13% · left 44%

?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.
270
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
-0.1 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.
5%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.5 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
27% of 51
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
53%

Ipswich

Build-up (own third)

safer, quicker

right 28% · centre 38% · 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.
149
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+13.5 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
7%
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.
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).
46% of 63
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
62%
Progression (middle third)

safer, more recycling, circulating

right 33% · centre 27% · 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.
195
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+1.7 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.
8%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.4 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
36% of 58
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
41%
Final third

safer, trying to break lines

right 51% · centre 10% · 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.
63
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.1 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.
15%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.2 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).
19% of 26
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
62%

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.

Man City
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Final-third entries79vs 55
Expected goals2.48vs 1.63
Passes782vs 642
PPDA3.4vs 3.9
Progressive passes47vs 41
Ipswich
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Passes339vs 463
Progressive carries21vs 41
Defensive actions177vs 149
Field tilt23%vs 46%
Final-third entries28vs 41

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

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)
10%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
46%
Safe / backward
43%
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.

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)
12%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
48%
Safe / backward
39%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% 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. Man City: 2 corners, 1 led to a shot; Ipswich: 3 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Man City

2Corners
1Led to a shot
9Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.15Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
100%1 from the left flag1 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Ipswich

3Corners
2Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.10Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
33%1 corner33%33%1 from the left flag2 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
Man City
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.
Vision AI · building report