Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Aston Villa 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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Aston VillaMan Citysolid = xG23 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Aston Villa
Man City
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Aston Villa 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 Aston Villa has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Aston Villa'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
49.7%
Progression
33.3%
Chance creation
15.1%
Attacking transition
1.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Build-up is where Aston Villa spends most of its time on the ball (50% 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
17.3%
Progression
45.3%
Chance creation
35.4%
Attacking transition
1.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Man City spends most of its time on the ball (45% 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.
Aston Villa — 497 touches
Man City — 756 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Aston Villa
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Aston Villa 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
337
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
80
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (20.9% 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: 54% defensive, 34% middle, 12% 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
580
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
168
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (12.8% 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: 17% defensive, 51% middle, 31% 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. Aston Villa leaned on their left (45%); Man City leaned on their right (42%).
Aston Villa
L
45%17%38%
R
Man City
L
34%24%42%
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.
Aston Villa — 17 entries, 29% through the left wing
Man City — 51 entries, 57% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Aston Villa
The football question
How does Aston Villa 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.
177build-up passes attempted
81%completed
22%reach the middle third
3%go long into the final third
Pass types
74CB · 51%
8Long Wide · 6%
51Wide → FB · 35%
11Central · 8%
CB74 · 51%
Long Wide8 · 6%
Wide → FB51 · 35%
Central11 · 8%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Aston Villa build predominantly down the right, with Torres as the fulcrum (36 build-up passes). Only 25% 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 (14×).
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.
100build-up passes attempted
89%completed
21%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
39CB · 44%
5Long Wide · 6%
1Long Central · 1%
31Wide → FB · 35%
13Central · 15%
CB39 · 44%
Long Wide5 · 6%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB31 · 35%
Central13 · 15%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Man City build predominantly down the left, with Dias as the fulcrum (27 build-up passes). Only 22% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (11×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Aston Villa
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 22 progressive passes across 1 match (22.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
5%
Central
9%
Left half-space
27%
Left wing
32%
Progression is left-dominant: 32% right side · 9% central · 59% left.
Who generates it
Pau Torres
4 · 18%
John McGinn
4 · 18%
Ian Maatsen
3 · 14%
Zion Suzuki
3 · 14%
Victor Lindelöf
3 · 14%
Top two — Pau Torres & John McGinn — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
22.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
36% reach final third
23% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 64% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.36% of progressive passes reached the final third and 23% 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-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spaceefficient
Left wingbalanced
Man City
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 31 progressive passes across 1 match (31.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
39%
Right half-space
6%
Central
13%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
26%
Progression is right-dominant: 45% right side · 13% central · 42% left.
Who generates it
Enzo Fernández
6 · 19%
Jérémy Doku
5 · 16%
Ryan McAidoo
4 · 13%
Iliman Ndiaye
3 · 10%
Rúben Dias
2 · 6%
Top two — Enzo Fernández & Jérémy Doku — account for 35% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
31.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
10% reach final third
55% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 90% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.10% of progressive passes reached the final third and 55% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 35% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Aston Villa
The question
Where do Aston Villa'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.
8shots
0.6xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition38% of shots
3
1
0.25
0.08
Cross
1
1
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.09
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.06
0.06
Settled attack25% of shots
2
1
0.20
0.10
Cut-back
1
1
0.09
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.11
0.11
Set piece38% of shots
3
0
0.14
0.05
Corner
2
0
0.10
0.05
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
John McGinn
2
0.18
1
Ibrahim Mbaye
1
0.09
1
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Nicolas Jackson
3
0.24
2
Alysson
2
0.17
0
Ian Maatsen
2
0.13
0
Johan Manzambi
1
0.03
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Aston Villa's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.2 of 0.6 xG, 3 of 8 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 8 shots (38%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 8 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 0.6 xG (+1.4).
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
1.5xG
0.10xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition20% of shots
3
0
0.26
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.17
0.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.09
0.09
Settled attack60% of shots
9
1
1.08
0.12
Cross
1
0
0.13
0.13
Cut-back
2
0
0.24
0.12
Pass into the box / short pass
5
1
0.42
0.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.28
0.28
Set piece20% of shots
3
0
0.15
0.05
Corner
3
0
0.15
0.05
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
Jérémy Doku
2
0.27
0
Iliman Ndiaye
1
0.22
1
Elliot Anderson
2
0.16
0
Phil Foden
1
0.11
0
Rayan Cherki
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Josko Gvardiol
3
0.48
0
Erling Haaland
3
0.42
1
Jérémy Doku
3
0.21
0
Rayan Cherki
1
0.13
0
Iliman Ndiaye
2
0.11
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Man City's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.1 of 1.5 xG, 9 of 15 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 15 shots (20%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.5 xG (-0.5).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Aston Villa
The question
How does Aston Villa deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
9 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (33%), 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. 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?
15 crosses: 11 found a team-mate (73%), 1 led to a shot (7%). 9 cut-backs: 5 found a team-mate (56%), 3 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. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Aston Villa
The question
Which part of the final third does Aston Villa 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. 33% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
3
33%
1
byline · left wing
3
33%
1
advanced · right wing
2
22%
0
deep · right wing
1
11%
0
Man City
The question
Which part of the final third does Man City actually cross from?
15 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 33% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
5
33%
0
advanced · left wing
4
27%
0
byline · right wing
4
27%
0
deep · right wing
1
7%
0
advanced · left half-space
1
7%
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. 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.
+0.93Aston Villa on-ball value
+1.51Man City on-ball value
Aston VillaMan CityEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Aston Villa — where the value came from
Passes337 actions+0.38
Carries80 actions+0.03
Dribbles18 actions-0.02
Shots8 actions+0.28
Ball wins52 actions+0.26
Man City — where the value came from
Passes580 actions+0.23
Carries168 actions+0.06
Dribbles45 actions+0.24
Shots15 actions+0.84
Ball wins53 actions+0.15
Aston Villa — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Nicolas Jackson
34
+0.229
Alysson
18
+0.191
John McGinn
24
+0.181
Zion Suzuki
60
+0.172
Ian Maatsen
53
+0.125
Johan Manzambi (lowest)
16
-0.065
Man City — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Jérémy Doku
84
+0.388
Iliman Ndiaye
65
+0.377
Enzo Fernández
114
+0.257
Josko Gvardiol
72
+0.207
Erling Haaland
14
+0.154
Phil Foden (lowest)
34
-0.113
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Aston Villa
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
13
Failed forward pass
10
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
33
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 48% of 21 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 19% 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
35
Failed forward pass
16
Failed take-on
26
Lost in the defensive third
11
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 48% of 21 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 49% 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 172 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
12%
Middle third
37%
Own third
51%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.9 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 37% 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 136 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
13%
Middle third
58%
Own third
29%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 13% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 58% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Aston Villa
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Aston Villa win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 27 opposition possessions that Aston Villa 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 Aston Villa step in. Aston Villa win it after 7.8 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 6.4 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
6.7passes
median 3 · before Aston Villa win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
22sec
median 7s · 27.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
44%
7%
22%
26%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
9.2
34s
15–30′
5.8
16s
30–45+′
too few
45–60′
7.0
21s
60–75′
5.4
14s
75–90+′
7.4
28s
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 29 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 7.9 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.2 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
5.1passes
median 4 · before Man City win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 11s · 29.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
45%
14%
24%
17%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.3
12s
15–30′
10.6
35s
30–45+′
5.0
26s
45–60′
5.8
16s
60–75′
4.0
9s
75–90+′
2.3
6s
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.
Aston Villa — 172 actions, 105 won
Man City — 136 actions, 103 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.
Aston Villa — 74 wins · 11% in the final third, 27% midfield, 62% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Nicolas Jackson
ball-recovery
5′
88
Ian Maatsen
tackle
25′
81
Matty Cash
tackle
39′
76
Boubacar Kamara
interception
26′
70
Matty Cash
interception
9′
70
Man City — 68 wins · 4% in the final third, 62% midfield, 34% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Abdukodir Khusanov
ball-recovery
82′
69
Jérémy Doku
ball-recovery
40′
68
Elliot Anderson
tackle
14′
67
Iliman Ndiaye
ball-recovery
63′
66
Josko Gvardiol
tackle
71′
65
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Aston Villa
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Aston Villa? 31 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (1.5 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Aston Villa)
Right wing
38%
Right half-space
4%
Central
9%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
34%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (38% of the danger conceded).
Man City
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Man City? 22 opponent progressive passes and 8 shots faced (0.6 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Man City)
Right wing
31%
Right half-space
0%
Central
13%
Left half-space
29%
Left wing
28%
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.
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.
Aston Villa
Build-up (own third)
safer, more recycling
right 29% · centre 46% · 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.228
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.7 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.21%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.23%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.0 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 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.52%
Progression (middle third)
safer, more recycling, circulating
right 33% · centre 32% · 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.+1.9 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.12%
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).27% of 49
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.47%
Final third
safer, left-sided, more direct
right 29% · centre 9% · left 62% ?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.58
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.3 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.17%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.4 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).21% of 24
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.58%
Man City
Build-up (own third)
left-sided, safer, playing short
right 13% · centre 43% · left 43% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.129
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.2 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.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 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).74% of 31
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.32%
Progression (middle third)
safer, playing short, shorter passing
right 40% · centre 31% · 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.397
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.23%
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).55% of 69
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%
Final third
safer, played inside, narrow, central
right 42% · centre 17% · left 41% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.267
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.4 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.10%
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).28% 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.57%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Aston Villa
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes22vs 38
Final-third entries17vs 38
Field tilt23%vs 42%
Expected goals0.58vs 1.10
Threat from passing3.19vs 4.80
Man City
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes31vs 43
Field tilt77%vs 65%
Passes580vs 671
Expected goals1.49vs 1.78
Final-third entries51vs 59
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Aston Villa
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
41%
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.
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
49%
Safe / backward
41%
10% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 90% 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. Aston Villa: 4 corners, 2 led to a shot; Man City: 7 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Aston Villa
4Corners
2Led to a shot
9Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.14Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Man City
7Corners
2Led to a shot
9Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.15Set-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
Aston Villa
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.
