Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Lens above the line, Lorient 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.
Show
LensLorientsolid = xG25 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.
Lens
Lorient
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Lens or Lorient 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 — 1 of 1 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Lens has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Lens'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
14.4%
Progression
48.1%
Chance creation
35.5%
Attacking transition
2.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Lens spends most of its time on the ball (48% of its time on the ball).
Lorient
The question
When Lorient has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Lorient'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
53.2%
Progression
37.3%
Chance creation
8.2%
Attacking transition
1.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Build-up is where Lorient spends most of its time on the ball (53% 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.
Lens — 787 touches
Lorient — 651 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Lens
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Lens 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
648
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
189
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (11.6% 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: 20% defensive, 52% middle, 29% attacking.
Lorient
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Lorient 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
479
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
112
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (18.6% of all actions). 63% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 37% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 49% defensive, 40% middle, 11% 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. Lens leaned on their right (41%); Lorient leaned on their left (39%).
Lens
L
38%21%41%
R
Lorient
L
39%26%35%
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.
Lens — 62 entries, 45% through the right wing
Lorient — 33 entries, 36% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Lens
The football question
How does Lens 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.
127build-up passes attempted
86%completed
25%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
30CB · 28%
6Long Wide · 6%
57Wide → FB · 52%
16Central · 15%
Sequence success — build-up
24build-up sequences in this match
29%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
42%turned over with nothing to show
CB30 · 28%
Long Wide6 · 6%
Wide → FB57 · 52%
Central16 · 15%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Lens build predominantly down the left, with Ganiou as the fulcrum (30 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 → RHS def (11×).
Lorient
The football question
How does Lorient 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.
238build-up passes attempted
81%completed
23%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
93CB · 48%
9Long Wide · 5%
4Long Central · 2%
63Wide → FB · 33%
24Central · 12%
Sequence success — build-up
35build-up sequences in this match
6%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
49%turned over with nothing to show
CB93 · 48%
Long Wide9 · 5%
Long Central4 · 2%
Wide → FB63 · 33%
Central24 · 12%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Lorient build predominantly down the left, with Talbi as the fulcrum (40 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 RHS def → C def (15×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Lens
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 60 progressive passes across 1 match (60.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
38%
Right half-space
17%
Central
3%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
33%
Progression is right-dominant: 55% right side · 3% central · 42% left.
Who generates it
Florian Thauvin
16 · 27%
Michal Skóras
7 · 12%
Kyllian Antonio
6 · 10%
Souleymane Sagnan
6 · 10%
Ismaëlo Ganiou
5 · 8%
Top two — Florian Thauvin & Michal Skóras — account for 38% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
60.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
27% reach final third
30% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 73% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.27% of progressive passes reached the final third and 30% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 38% 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-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Lorient
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 41 progressive passes across 1 match (41.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
22%
Right half-space
20%
Central
12%
Left half-space
15%
Left wing
32%
Progression is left-dominant: 41% right side · 12% central · 46% left.
Who generates it
Nathaniel Adjei
8 · 20%
Dembo Sylla
6 · 15%
Yvon Mvogo
6 · 15%
Arsène Kouassi
4 · 10%
Jean-Victor Makengo
4 · 10%
Top two — Nathaniel Adjei & Dembo Sylla — account for 34% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
41.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
32% reach final third
20% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 68% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.32% of progressive passes reached the final third and 20% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 34% 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 wingsterile
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Lens
The question
Where do Lens'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
1.1xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition6% of shots
1
0
0.04
0.04
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.04
0.04
Settled attack65% of shots
11
0
0.67
0.06
Cross
2
0
0.13
0.07
Cut-back
1
0
0.06
0.06
Long ball
1
0
0.05
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.28
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.15
0.05
Set piece29% of shots
5
0
0.40
0.08
Corner
5
0
0.40
0.08
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
Michal Skóras
3
0.15
0
Abdallah Sima
1
0.11
0
Michaël Cuisance
2
0.09
0
Florian Thauvin
1
0.09
0
Kyllian Antonio
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Abdallah Sima
3
0.20
0
Florian Thauvin
3
0.20
0
Ismaëlo Ganiou
1
0.16
0
Amadou Haidara
2
0.16
0
Souleymane Sagnan
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Lens's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.7 of 1.1 xG, 11 of 17 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 1 of the 17 shots (6%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 5 of the 17 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.1 xG (-1.1).
Lorient
The question
Where do Lorient'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
0.9xG
0.11xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition38% of shots
3
1
0.40
0.13
Cross
1
0
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.31
0.15
Settled attack50% of shots
4
0
0.45
0.11
Cut-back
2
0
0.20
0.10
Long ball
1
0
0.11
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.14
0.14
Set piece12% of shots
1
0
0.01
0.01
Free kick
1
0
0.01
0.01
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
Panos Katseris
1
0.27
1
Jean-Victor Makengo
2
0.23
0
Arsène Kouassi
1
0.14
0
Noah Cadiou
1
0.11
0
Ibrahima Baldé
1
0.06
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Mamadou Koné
2
0.36
1
Ibrahima Baldé
1
0.14
0
Jean-Victor Makengo
1
0.14
0
Panos Katseris
1
0.11
0
Arthur Avom
1
0.06
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Lorient's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.5 of 0.9 xG, 4 of 8 shots), mostly cut-back. 3 of the 8 shots (38%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 8 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 0.9 xG (+0.1).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Lens
The question
How does Lens deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
30 crosses: 13 found a team-mate (43%), 5 led to a shot (17%). 5 cut-backs: 3 found a team-mate (60%), 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.
Lorient
The question
How does Lorient deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
6 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (67%), 1 led to a shot (17%). 5 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (40%), 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
Lens
The question
Which part of the final third does Lens actually cross from?
30 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. 30% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
9
30%
0
byline · right wing
8
27%
4
advanced · left wing
5
17%
0
byline · left wing
5
17%
1
deep · left wing
2
7%
0
deep · right wing
1
3%
0
Lorient
The question
Which part of the final third does Lorient actually cross from?
6 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. 50% 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
50%
0
byline · left wing
2
33%
1
deep · right wing
1
17%
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.
+1.63Lens on-ball value
+1.60Lorient on-ball value
LensLorientEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Lens — where the value came from
Passes648 actions+1.27
Carries189 actions+0.02
Dribbles11 actions-0.03
Shots17 actions+0.02
Ball wins67 actions+0.35
Lorient — where the value came from
Passes479 actions+1.36
Carries112 actions-0.09
Dribbles9 actions-0.03
Shots8 actions+0.09
Ball wins66 actions+0.27
Lens — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Abdallah Sima
43
+0.482
Ismaëlo Ganiou
148
+0.347
Kyllian Antonio
93
+0.203
Souleymane Sagnan
89
+0.163
Thorgan Hazard
28
+0.135
Odsonne Édouard (lowest)
9
-0.109
Lorient — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Panos Katseris
41
+0.514
Arthur Avom
30
+0.321
Jean-Victor Makengo
57
+0.294
Montassar Talbi
85
+0.232
Nathaniel Adjei
83
+0.192
Ibrahima Baldé (lowest)
12
-0.211
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Lens
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
48
Failed forward pass
33
Failed take-on
5
Lost in the defensive third
18
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 32% of 28 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 51% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Lorient
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
15
Failed forward pass
9
Failed take-on
6
Lost in the defensive third
45
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 36% of 47 pass attempts there are lost (17 times). Separately, 19% 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 147 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
27%
Middle third
44%
Own third
30%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 27% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 44% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Lorient
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
9%
Middle third
31%
Own third
60%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 8.9 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 9% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 31% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Lens
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Lens win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 34 opposition possessions that Lens 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 Lens step in. Lens win it after 8.8 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 4.0 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
6.0passes
median 4 · before Lens win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
16sec
median 8s · 34.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
32%
29%
18%
21%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.3
14s
15–30′
14.0
43s
30–45+′
3.7
5s
45–60′
3.4
6s
60–75′
6.2
24s
75–90+′
2.7
4s
average passesaverage seconds
Lorient
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Lorient win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 35 opposition possessions that Lorient 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 Lorient step in. Lorient win it after 3.7 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 7.6 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
5.2passes
median 5 · before Lorient win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
12sec
median 9s · 35.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
40%
20%
26%
14%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.6
4s
15–30′
5.5
16s
30–45+′
5.0
13s
45–60′
5.6
12s
60–75′
7.0
15s
75–90+′
8.2
19s
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.
Lens — 147 actions, 109 won
Lorient — 172 actions, 142 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.
Lens — 79 wins · 8% in the final third, 56% midfield, 37% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Florian Thauvin
ball-recovery
0′
91
Ruben Aguilar
interception
0′
84
Florian Thauvin
ball-recovery
73′
81
Amadou Haidara
ball-recovery
14′
79
Kyllian Antonio
tackle
73′
78
Lorient — 106 wins · 6% in the final third, 28% midfield, 66% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Mamadou Koné
interception
7′
83
Nathaniel Adjei
interception
27′
78
Noah Mbamba
ball-recovery
59′
75
Jean-Victor Makengo
ball-recovery
27′
72
Noah Mbamba
ball-recovery
19′
72
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Lens
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Lens? 41 opponent progressive passes and 8 shots faced (0.9 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Lens)
Right wing
19%
Right half-space
16%
Central
19%
Left half-space
15%
Left wing
32%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (32% of the danger conceded).
Lorient
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Lorient? 60 opponent progressive passes and 17 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Lorient)
Right wing
40%
Right half-space
14%
Central
3%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
34%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (40% 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.
Lens
Build-up (own third)
safer, right-sided, kept on the floor
right 42% · centre 34% · left 24% ?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.+6.5 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.10%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 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).70% of 43
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.35%
Progression (middle third)
safer
right 39% · centre 27% · left 33% ?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.439
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.9 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.10%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 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).58% of 65
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.43%
Final third
safer
right 49% · centre 13% · 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.245
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.0 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.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 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 52
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.56%
Lorient
Build-up (own third)
safer, right-sided, more recycling
right 32% · centre 43% · 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.292
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+8.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.18%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 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).47% 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.56%
Progression (middle third)
safer, more recycling, circulating
right 30% · centre 33% · left 37% ?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.240
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.2 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.7%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 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).43% of 53
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%
Final third
safer, circulating, slower
right 32% · centre 12% · left 56% ?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.68
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-1.1 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.7%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.1 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 27
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.48%
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.
Lens
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes60vs 41
Threat from passing8.49vs 6.27
Final-third entries62vs 37
Progressive carries55vs 39
Passes648vs 527
Lorient
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions172vs 152
Field tilt26%vs 42%
Progressive carries38vs 54
Passes479vs 532
Final-third entries33vs 39
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Lens
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)
14%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
47%
Safe / backward
37%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Lorient
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)
11%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
50%
Safe / backward
38%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Lens: 8 corners, 2 led to a shot; Lorient: 0 corners, 0 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Lens
8Corners
2Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
5Set-piece shots
0.40Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Lorient
0Corners
0Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.01Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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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
Lens
Lorient
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.
