Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Hull City above the line, Brentford 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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Hull CityBrentfordsolid = xG26 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.
Hull City
Brentford
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Hull City or Brentford 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 — 2 of 2 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Hull City has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Hull 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
22.0%
Progression
40.4%
Chance creation
33.5%
Attacking transition
4.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Hull City spends most of its time on the ball (40% of its time on the ball).
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. 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
24.3%
Progression
38.0%
Chance creation
35.0%
Attacking transition
2.8%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Brentford spends most of its time on the ball (38% 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.
Hull City — 531 touches
Brentford — 685 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Hull City
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Hull 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
364
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
62
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (10.6% of all actions). 56% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 44% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 28% defensive, 44% middle, 28% attacking.
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. 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
507
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
83
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (10.3% 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: 27% defensive, 46% middle, 27% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Hull City leaned on their right (38%); Brentford leaned on their right (43%).
Hull City
L
35%27%38%
R
Brentford
L
30%27%43%
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.
Hull City — 25 entries, 36% through the left wing
Brentford — 58 entries, 34% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Hull City
The football question
How does Hull 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.
113build-up passes attempted
63%completed
41%reach the middle third
3%go long into the final third
Pass types
33CB · 46%
11Long Wide · 15%
23Wide → FB · 32%
4Central · 6%
CB33 · 46%
Long Wide11 · 15%
Wide → FB23 · 32%
Central4 · 6%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Hull City build predominantly down the left, with Tzolakis as the fulcrum (20 build-up passes). Only 44% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a side that builds forward quickly, progressing the ball more directly. Their single most-repeated pattern is RHS def → C def (6×).
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. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
136build-up passes attempted
80%completed
31%reach the middle third
6%go long into the final third
Pass types
38CB · 35%
12Long Wide · 11%
4Long Central · 4%
46Wide → FB · 42%
9Central · 8%
CB38 · 35%
Long Wide12 · 11%
Long Central4 · 4%
Wide → FB46 · 42%
Central9 · 8%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Brentford build predominantly down the right, with Kelleher as the fulcrum (26 build-up passes). Only 38% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (8×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Hull 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
23%
Right half-space
16%
Central
10%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
32%
Progression is left-dominant: 39% right side · 10% central · 52% left.
Who generates it
Mohamed Belloumi
5 · 16%
Konstantinos Tzolakis
4 · 13%
Tim Iroegbunam
4 · 13%
Regan Slater
4 · 13%
Ryan Giles
3 · 10%
Top two — Mohamed Belloumi & Konstantinos Tzolakis — account for 29% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
31.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
26% reach final third
19% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 74% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.26% of progressive passes reached the final third and 19% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 29% 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
Brentford
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 58 progressive passes across 1 match (58.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
40%
Right half-space
12%
Central
14%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
26%
Progression is right-dominant: 52% right side · 14% central · 34% left.
Who generates it
Michael Kayode
14 · 24%
Mamadou Sangaré
7 · 12%
Caoimhín Kelleher
6 · 10%
Mathias Jensen
6 · 10%
Keane Lewis-Potter
5 · 9%
Top two — Michael Kayode & Mamadou Sangaré — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
58.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
48% reach final third
26% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 52% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.48% of progressive passes reached the final third and 26% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 36% 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
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Hull City
The question
Where do Hull 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.
12shots
1.7xG
0.14xG per shot
2big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition17% of shots
2
0
0.09
0.04
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.09
0.04
Settled attack50% of shots
6
0
0.67
0.11
Cut-back
1
0
0.33
0.33
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.19
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.15
0.08
Set piece33% of shots
4
1
0.89
0.22
Corner
2
0
0.07
0.04
Free kick
1
0
0.03
0.03
Penalty
1
1
0.79
0.79
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
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Mohamed-Ali Cho
2
0.37
0
Elliot Stroud
1
0.11
0
Semi Ajayi
1
0.05
0
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
1
0.04
0
Oliver McBurnie
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Oliver McBurnie
1
0.79
1
Joe Gelhardt
2
0.37
0
Mohamed Belloumi
4
0.23
0
Mohamed-Ali Cho
1
0.11
0
Regan Slater
2
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Hull City's chances, by xG, is set piece (0.9 of 1.7 xG, 4 of 12 shots), mostly penalty. 2 of the 12 shots (17%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 4 of the 12 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.7 xG (-0.7).
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. 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.
14shots
1.7xG
0.12xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition36% of shots
5
0
0.33
0.07
Cut-back
2
0
0.21
0.10
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.09
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.04
0.04
Settled attack57% of shots
8
1
1.35
0.17
Cross
5
0
0.48
0.10
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.83
0.41
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.04
0.04
Set piece7% of shots
1
0
0.03
0.03
Corner
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
Igor Thiago
1
0.77
1
Michael Kayode
4
0.34
0
Dango Ouattara
3
0.31
0
Mikkel Damsgaard
2
0.10
0
Jaidon Anthony
1
0.08
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Dango Ouattara
4
0.90
1
Sepp van den Berg
2
0.19
0
Jaidon Anthony
2
0.16
0
Kevin Schade
1
0.15
0
Igor Thiago
1
0.09
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Brentford's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.4 of 1.7 xG, 8 of 14 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 5 of the 14 shots (36%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 14 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.7 xG (-0.7).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Hull City
The question
How does Hull City deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
16 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (19%), 1 led to a shot (6%). 5 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (20%), 1 led to a shot (20%). 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.
Brentford
The question
How does Brentford deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
19 crosses: 10 found a team-mate (53%), 5 led to a shot (26%). 5 cut-backs: 4 found a team-mate (80%), 2 led to a shot (40%). 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
Hull City
The question
Which part of the final third does Hull City actually cross from?
16 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. 38% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 2 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
6
38%
0
byline · right wing
5
31%
1
deep · left wing
2
12%
0
advanced · right wing
1
6%
0
advanced · right half-space
1
6%
0
byline · right half-space
1
6%
0
Brentford
The question
Which part of the final third does Brentford actually cross from?
19 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. 32% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
6
32%
2
byline · left wing
5
26%
1
advanced · left wing
3
16%
1
deep · left wing
2
11%
0
advanced · right wing
2
11%
1
deep · right wing
1
5%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+2.04Hull City on-ball value
+1.59Brentford on-ball value
Hull CityBrentfordEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Hull City — where the value came from
Passes364 actions+0.24
Carries62 actions+0.12
Dribbles19 actions+0.20
Shots12 actions+1.02
Ball wins72 actions+0.45
Brentford — where the value came from
Passes507 actions+1.19
Carries83 actions+0.06
Dribbles25 actions-0.19
Shots14 actions+0.13
Ball wins69 actions+0.40
Hull City — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Oliver McBurnie
24
+0.783
Mohamed Belloumi
73
+0.494
Mohamed-Ali Cho
21
+0.474
Semi Ajayi
36
+0.139
Tim Iroegbunam
41
+0.131
Regan Slater (lowest)
59
-0.049
Brentford — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Michael Kayode
76
+0.386
Igor Thiago
28
+0.338
Mamadou Sangaré
104
+0.225
Kevin Schade
18
+0.135
Mikkel Damsgaard
29
+0.133
Keane Lewis-Potter (lowest)
60
-0.099
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Hull 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
32
Failed forward pass
21
Failed take-on
6
Lost in the defensive third
42
Their weakest zone is the central in the defensive third: 47% of 43 pass attempts there are lost (20 times). Separately, 26% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
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. 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
47
Failed forward pass
32
Failed take-on
17
Lost in the defensive third
27
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 50% of 16 pass attempts there are lost (8 times). Separately, 45% 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 176 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
14%
Middle third
32%
Own third
53%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 32% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Brentford
Not just press intensity, but where the 173 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
20%
Middle third
39%
Own third
40%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 20% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 39% 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
Hull City
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Hull City win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 30 opposition possessions that Hull 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 Hull City step in. Hull City win it after 4.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.7 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
3.9passes
median 3 · before Hull City win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
12sec
median 6s · 30.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
47%
33%
13%
7%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.0
16s
15–30′
2.8
6s
30–45+′
4.6
20s
45–60′
too few
60–75′
2.9
8s
75–90+′
4.4
11s
average passesaverage seconds
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 35 opposition possessions that Brentford 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 Brentford step in. Brentford win it after 5.8 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.8 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
3.5passes
median 2 · before Brentford win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
11sec
median 5s · 35.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
51%
31%
14%
3%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
8.3
36s
15–30′
4.5
13s
30–45+′
2.9
9s
45–60′
1.8
1s
60–75′
4.8
14s
75–90+′
1.9
4s
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.
Hull City — 176 actions, 132 won
Brentford — 173 actions, 131 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.
Hull City — 102 wins · 10% in the final third, 27% midfield, 63% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Lewie Coyle
tackle
8′
88
Lewie Coyle
clearance
8′
88
Mohamed Belloumi
ball-recovery
19′
87
Mohamed Belloumi
ball-recovery
31′
83
John Egan
tackle
31′
79
Brentford — 97 wins · 10% in the final third, 36% midfield, 54% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Mikkel Damsgaard
ball-recovery
92′
94
Mathias Jensen
tackle
60′
78
Mathias Jensen
tackle
86′
77
Mathias Jensen
ball-recovery
86′
77
Jaidon Anthony
ball-recovery
84′
76
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Hull City
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Hull City? 58 opponent progressive passes and 14 shots faced (1.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Hull City)
Right wing
33%
Right half-space
11%
Central
18%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
28%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (33% of the danger conceded).
Brentford
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Brentford? 31 opponent progressive passes and 12 shots faced (1.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Brentford)
Right wing
21%
Right half-space
22%
Central
15%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
30%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (30% 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.
Hull City
Build-up (own third)
safer, longer passing, trying to break lines
right 15% · centre 48% · left 38% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.122
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+19.9 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.36%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.7 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).53% 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.49%
Progression (middle third)
safer, more direct, attacking the next line
right 36% · centre 29% · 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.195
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.1 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.14%
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).36% of 74
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%
Final third
safer, playing short, more recycling
right 41% · centre 15% · 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.128
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.18%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 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).23% of 35
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.63%
Brentford
Build-up (own third)
safer, slower, touchline to touchline
right 26% · centre 41% · left 34% ?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.164
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.14%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.21%
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 that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).56% of 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.41%
Progression (middle third)
safer, right-sided, less recycling
right 41% · centre 25% · left 34% ?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.279
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.1 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.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).49% 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.51%
Final third
safer, narrow, central, played inside
right 49% · centre 25% · left 26% ?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.172
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.10%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.1 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).22% of 54
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.59%
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.
Hull City
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions176vs 153
Expected goals1.65vs 0.96
PPDA5.0vs 6.8
Threat from passing3.66vs 4.53
Passes364vs 313
Brentford
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Final-third entries58vs 35
Progressive carries46vs 33
Passes507vs 407
Threat from passing9.92vs 7.27
Field tilt60%vs 46%
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Hull 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)
13%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
54%
Safe / backward
31%
14% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 86% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
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)
16%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
50%
Safe / backward
33%
17% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 83% 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. Hull City: 5 corners, 2 led to a shot; Brentford: 6 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Hull City
5Corners
2Led to a shot
0Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.10Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Brentford
6Corners
1Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.03Set-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
Hull City
Brentford
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.
