Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Liverpool above the line, Brighton 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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LiverpoolBrightonsolid = xG30 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Liverpool
Brighton
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Liverpool or Brighton 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 Liverpool has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Liverpool's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
19.5%
Progression
42.5%
Chance creation
35.4%
Attacking transition
2.6%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Liverpool spends most of its time on the ball (42% of its time on the ball).
Brighton
The question
When Brighton has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Brighton'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
28.1%
Progression
45.0%
Chance creation
25.9%
Attacking transition
1.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Brighton 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.
Liverpool — 517 touches
Brighton — 791 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Liverpool
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Liverpool actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
356
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
58
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (12.3% of all actions). 62% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 38% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 28% defensive, 44% middle, 28% attacking.
Brighton
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Brighton 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
622
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
131
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (13.9% of all actions). 67% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 33% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 27% defensive, 50% middle, 23% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Liverpool leaned on their left (47%); Brighton spread it evenly (no channel above 38%).
Liverpool
L
47%25%28%
R
Brighton
L
33%29%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.
Liverpool — 38 entries, 32% through the left wing
Brighton — 60 entries, 40% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Liverpool
The football question
How does Liverpool progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
109build-up passes attempted
56%completed
46%reach the middle third
3%go long into the final third
Pass types
29CB · 48%
9Long Wide · 15%
18Wide → FB · 30%
5Central · 8%
CB29 · 48%
Long Wide9 · 15%
Wide → FB18 · 30%
Central5 · 8%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Liverpool build predominantly down the right, with Becker as the fulcrum (18 build-up passes). Only 49% 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 C def → LW mid (6×).
Brighton
The football question
How does Brighton progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
165build-up passes attempted
85%completed
30%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third
Pass types
55CB · 39%
15Long Wide · 11%
1Long Central · 1%
42Wide → FB · 30%
27Central · 19%
CB55 · 39%
Long Wide15 · 11%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB42 · 30%
Central27 · 19%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Brighton build predominantly down the right, with Verbruggen as the fulcrum (39 build-up passes). Only 34% 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 (13×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Liverpool
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 47 progressive passes across 1 match (47.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
21%
Right half-space
17%
Central
21%
Left half-space
21%
Left wing
19%
Progression is left-dominant: 38% right side · 21% central · 40% left.
Who generates it
Florian Wirtz
9 · 19%
Ronald Araujo
8 · 17%
Alisson Becker
6 · 13%
Jérémy Jacquet
4 · 9%
Virgil van Dijk
4 · 9%
Top two — Florian Wirtz & Ronald Araujo — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
47.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
28% reach final third
19% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 72% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.28% of progressive passes reached the final third and 19% 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 wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralefficient
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Brighton
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 75 progressive passes across 1 match (75.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
35%
Right half-space
13%
Central
15%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
21%
Progression is right-dominant: 48% right side · 15% central · 37% left.
Who generates it
Bart Verbruggen
12 · 16%
Costinha
11 · 15%
Pascal Groß
10 · 13%
Diego Gómez
8 · 11%
Maxim De Cuyper
8 · 11%
Top two — Bart Verbruggen & Costinha — account for 31% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
75.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
31% reach final third
20% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 69% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.31% of progressive passes reached the final third and 20% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 31% 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 wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Liverpool
The question
Where do Liverpool's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
13shots
1.0xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition46% of shots
6
1
0.68
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
3
1
0.50
0.17
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.18
0.06
Settled attack38% of shots
5
0
0.23
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.18
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.05
0.05
Set piece15% of shots
2
0
0.06
0.03
Corner
2
0
0.06
0.03
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Bradley Barcola
1
0.26
1
Alexander Isak
2
0.21
0
Cody Gakpo
2
0.13
0
Alexis Mac Allister
1
0.05
0
Milos Kerkez
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Cody Gakpo
6
0.40
0
Alexander Isak
3
0.40
1
Bradley Barcola
1
0.05
0
Ronald Araujo
1
0.05
0
Florian Wirtz
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Liverpool's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.7 of 1.0 xG, 6 of 13 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 6 of the 13 shots (46%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.0 xG (+0.0).
Brighton
The question
Where do Brighton'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.
17shots
1.5xG
0.09xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition24% of shots
4
0
0.17
0.04
Cross
1
0
0.05
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.09
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.04
0.04
Settled attack59% of shots
10
0
1.18
0.12
Cut-back
5
0
0.83
0.17
Long ball
1
0
0.05
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.23
0.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.07
0.07
Set piece18% of shots
3
0
0.12
0.04
Corner
1
0
0.08
0.08
Free kick
2
0
0.05
0.02
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
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Pascal Groß
5
0.59
0
Costinha
1
0.24
0
Georginio Rutter
1
0.16
0
Diego Gómez
2
0.12
0
Maxim De Cuyper
2
0.09
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Charalampos Kostoulas
4
0.75
0
Yasin Ayari
3
0.21
0
Diego Gómez
2
0.13
0
Luka Vuskovic
2
0.11
0
Costinha
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Brighton's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.2 of 1.5 xG, 10 of 17 shots), mostly cut-back. 4 of the 17 shots (24%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 17 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.5 xG (-1.5).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Liverpool
The question
How does Liverpool deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
9 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (33%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 5 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (20%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 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.
Brighton
The question
How does Brighton deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
23 crosses: 8 found a team-mate (35%), 1 led to a shot (4%). 7 cut-backs: 5 found a team-mate (71%), 4 led to a shot (57%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Liverpool
The question
Which part of the final third does Liverpool actually cross from?
9 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 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%
0
deep · right wing
2
22%
0
advanced · right wing
2
22%
0
byline · right wing
1
11%
0
byline · left wing
1
11%
0
Brighton
The question
Which part of the final third does Brighton actually cross from?
23 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. 26% 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
26%
0
advanced · right wing
5
22%
1
byline · left wing
5
22%
0
deep · right wing
3
13%
0
advanced · left wing
3
13%
0
deep · left wing
1
4%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+1.46Liverpool on-ball value
+1.36Brighton on-ball value
LiverpoolBrightonEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Liverpool — where the value came from
Passes356 actions+0.03
Carries58 actions+0.66
Dribbles7 actions+0.01
Shots13 actions+0.27
Ball wins56 actions+0.49
Brighton — where the value came from
Passes622 actions+0.63
Carries131 actions-0.00
Dribbles19 actions-0.21
Shots17 actions+0.64
Ball wins67 actions+0.29
Liverpool — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Bradley Barcola
27
+0.532
Florian Wirtz
55
+0.391
Cody Gakpo
54
+0.362
Ronald Araujo
54
+0.211
Ryan Gravenberch
35
+0.160
Milos Kerkez (lowest)
53
-0.732
Brighton — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Costinha
72
+0.576
Charalampos Kostoulas
48
+0.470
Pascal Groß
113
+0.318
Yasin Ayari
46
+0.179
Olivier Boscagli
39
+0.120
Diego Gómez (lowest)
74
-0.251
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Liverpool
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
27
Failed forward pass
16
Failed take-on
4
Lost in the defensive third
48
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 56% of 18 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 24% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Brighton
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
42
Failed forward pass
31
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
25
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 42% of 24 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 38% 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 171 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
8%
Middle third
39%
Own third
53%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.9 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 8% 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 left.
Brighton
Not just press intensity, but where the 155 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
16%
Middle third
46%
Own third
38%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 2.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 16% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 46% 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
Liverpool
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Liverpool win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 31 opposition possessions that Liverpool ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Liverpool step in. Liverpool win it after 6.1 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 5.4 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
6.8passes
median 5 · before Liverpool win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
20sec
median 10s · 31.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
39%
29%
10%
23%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.5
16s
15–30′
5.7
14s
30–45+′
10.5
35s
45–60′
7.0
19s
60–75′
too few
75–90+′
6.7
30s
average passesaverage seconds
Brighton
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Brighton win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 42 opposition possessions that Brighton 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 Brighton step in. Brighton win it after 2.4 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 1.9 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
2.0passes
median 2 · before Brighton win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
3sec
median 0s · 42.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
71%
26%
2%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.5
10s
15–30′
2.3
6s
30–45+′
1.8
2s
45–60′
1.8
2s
60–75′
2.2
4s
75–90+′
1.8
2s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Liverpool — 171 actions, 132 won
Brighton — 155 actions, 117 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Liverpool — 91 wins · 5% in the final third, 31% midfield, 64% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Bradley Barcola
ball-recovery
20′
86
Alexander Isak
ball-recovery
18′
84
Cody Gakpo
ball-recovery
18′
79
Florian Wirtz
ball-recovery
52′
72
Cody Gakpo
ball-recovery
40′
70
Brighton — 85 wins · 5% in the final third, 39% midfield, 56% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Maxim De Cuyper
ball-recovery
54′
77
Yasin Ayari
ball-recovery
35′
74
Diego Gómez
interception
0′
73
Costinha
tackle
54′
71
Maxim De Cuyper
interception
80′
65
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Liverpool
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Liverpool? 75 opponent progressive passes and 17 shots faced (1.5 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Liverpool)
Right wing
36%
Right half-space
15%
Central
15%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
18%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (36% of the danger conceded).
Brighton
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Brighton? 47 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Brighton)
Right wing
23%
Right half-space
14%
Central
30%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
20%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (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.
Liverpool
Build-up (own third)
slower, attacking the next line, trying to break lines
right 35% · centre 43% · left 22% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.115
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+23.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.4%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.40%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.3 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).31% of 75
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.65%
Progression (middle third)
safer, left-sided, less recycling
right 28% · centre 22% · left 49% ?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.187
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.6 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.15%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 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).31% of 67
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.60%
Final third
safer, left-sided, shorter passing
right 30% · centre 19% · left 50% ?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.119
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.7 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
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.2.3 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).29% 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.42%
Brighton
Build-up (own third)
safer, narrow, central, played inside
right 24% · centre 57% · left 19% ?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.203
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.0 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.19%
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).66% of 64
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.38%
Progression (middle third)
safer, narrow, central, played inside
right 32% · centre 37% · left 31% ?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.385
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.1 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.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 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).41% of 95
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%
Final third
safer, kept on the floor
right 41% · centre 14% · left 45% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.184
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.15%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.7%
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).26% 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.55%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Liverpool
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Pass accuracy68%vs 82%
PPDA6.9vs 4.2
Defensive actions171vs 149
Passes356vs 524
Field tilt38%vs 59%
Brighton
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Threat from passing10.77vs 6.12
Progressive passes75vs 47
Final-third entries60vs 48
PPDA2.7vs 3.3
Passes622vs 549
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Liverpool
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
20%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
30%
21% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 79% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Brighton
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)
18%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
44%
Safe / backward
37%
19% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 81% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Liverpool: 4 corners, 2 led to a shot; Brighton: 2 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Liverpool
4Corners
2Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.06Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Brighton
2Corners
1Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.12Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Liverpool
Brighton
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.
