Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Auxerre above the line, Nice 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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AuxerreNicesolid = xG23 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Auxerre
Nice
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Auxerre or Nice 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 Auxerre has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Auxerre'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
31.4%
Progression
38.3%
Chance creation
28.9%
Attacking transition
1.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Auxerre spends most of its time on the ball (38% of its time on the ball).
Nice
The question
When Nice has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Nice'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
30.1%
Progression
50.0%
Chance creation
19.2%
Attacking transition
0.7%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Nice spends most of its time on the ball (50% 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.
Auxerre — 496 touches
Nice — 890 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Auxerre
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Auxerre 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
327
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
65
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (14.0% 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: 30% defensive, 44% middle, 26% attacking.
Nice
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Nice 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
747
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
203
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (11.9% of all actions). 64% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 36% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 30% defensive, 52% middle, 19% 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. Auxerre spread it evenly (no channel above 37%); Nice leaned on their right (39%).
Auxerre
L
31%32%37%
R
Nice
L
34%27%39%
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.
Auxerre — 34 entries, 29% through the right wing
Nice — 62 entries, 35% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Auxerre
The football question
How does Auxerre 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.
102build-up passes attempted
59%completed
33%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
24CB · 40%
6Long Wide · 10%
23Wide → FB · 38%
7Central · 12%
CB24 · 40%
Long Wide6 · 10%
Wide → FB23 · 38%
Central7 · 12%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Auxerre build predominantly down the left, with Diop as the fulcrum (11 build-up passes). Only 35% 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 RW def → RHS def (4×).
Nice
The football question
How does Nice 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.
216build-up passes attempted
83%completed
26%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
82CB · 46%
5Long Wide · 3%
65Wide → FB · 36%
28Central · 16%
CB82 · 46%
Long Wide5 · 3%
Wide → FB65 · 36%
Central28 · 16%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Nice build predominantly down the right, with Ndayishimiye as the fulcrum (51 build-up passes). Only 27% 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 (17×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Auxerre
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 37 progressive passes across 1 match (37.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
24%
Right half-space
24%
Central
11%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
24%
Progression is right-dominant: 49% right side · 11% central · 41% left.
Who generates it
Kévin Danois
8 · 22%
Clément Akpa
5 · 14%
Christ Makosso
5 · 14%
Arthur Piedfort
4 · 11%
Fredrik Oppegård
4 · 11%
Top two — Kévin Danois & Clément Akpa — account for 35% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
37.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
41% reach final third
19% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 59% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.41% of progressive passes reached the final third and 19% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 35% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Nice
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 55 progressive passes across 1 match (55.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
40%
Right half-space
5%
Central
9%
Left half-space
5%
Left wing
40%
Progression is central-dominant: 45% right side · 9% central · 45% left.
Who generates it
Niels Nkounkou
10 · 18%
Xavier Mandza
9 · 16%
Mohamed Abdelmonem
8 · 15%
Jonathan Clauss
8 · 15%
Gauthier Hein
6 · 11%
Top two — Niels Nkounkou & Xavier Mandza — account for 35% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
55.0 prog passes/game
mostly central
→
PENETRATION
36% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 64% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.36% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 35% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the central side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Auxerre
The question
Where do Auxerre'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.
11shots
1.3xG
0.12xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition36% of shots
4
0
0.34
0.08
Cross
1
0
0.05
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.12
0.12
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.17
0.09
Settled attack45% of shots
5
1
0.71
0.14
Cross
1
0
0.04
0.04
Cut-back
1
0
0.21
0.21
Long ball
1
0
0.11
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.36
0.18
Set piece18% of shots
2
0
0.24
0.12
Corner
2
0
0.24
0.12
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
Christ Makosso
2
0.41
1
Kévin Danois
2
0.27
0
Danny Namaso
1
0.12
0
Fredrik Oppegård
1
0.05
0
Arthur Piedfort
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Cameron Archer
3
0.53
1
Danny Namaso
3
0.32
0
Axel Tuanzebe
2
0.24
0
Romain Faivre
1
0.12
0
Rémy Labeau Lascary
2
0.09
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Auxerre's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.7 of 1.3 xG, 5 of 11 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 4 of the 11 shots (36%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.3 xG (-0.3).
Nice
The question
Where do Nice'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
0.8xG
0.06xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition25% of shots
3
0
0.18
0.06
Cross
1
0
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.09
0.05
Settled attack50% of shots
6
0
0.51
0.08
Cut-back
2
0
0.22
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.09
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.19
0.06
Set piece25% of shots
3
0
0.08
0.03
Corner
3
0
0.08
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
Jonathan Clauss
2
0.18
0
Mohammed Amoura
1
0.14
0
Elye Wahi
2
0.13
0
Axel Witsel
1
0.05
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Jonathan Clauss
3
0.21
0
Axel Witsel
2
0.18
0
Elye Wahi
2
0.17
0
Gauthier Hein
1
0.09
0
Djibril Coulibaly
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Nice's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.5 of 0.8 xG, 6 of 12 shots), mostly cut-back. 3 of the 12 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 12 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.8 xG (-0.8).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Auxerre
The question
How does Auxerre deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
11 crosses: 2 found a team-mate (18%), 2 led to a shot (18%). 2 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (100%), 1 led to a shot (50%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Nice
The question
How does Nice deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
26 crosses: 7 found a team-mate (27%), 1 led to a shot (4%). 5 cut-backs: 3 found a team-mate (60%), 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
Auxerre
The question
Which part of the final third does Auxerre actually cross from?
11 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. 36% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
4
36%
0
byline · right wing
3
27%
0
deep · right wing
1
9%
1
deep · left wing
1
9%
0
advanced · right half-space
1
9%
0
advanced · left wing
1
9%
1
Nice
The question
Which part of the final third does Nice actually cross from?
26 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. 31% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
8
31%
0
byline · right wing
7
27%
1
advanced · left wing
6
23%
0
deep · left wing
2
8%
0
advanced · right wing
2
8%
0
advanced · left half-space
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.
+1.81Auxerre on-ball value
+1.26Nice on-ball value
AuxerreNiceEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Auxerre — where the value came from
Passes327 actions+0.17
Carries65 actions+0.26
Dribbles23 actions+0.30
Shots11 actions+0.77
Ball wins76 actions+0.32
Nice — where the value came from
Passes747 actions+0.19
Carries203 actions+0.20
Dribbles14 actions+0.11
Shots12 actions+0.46
Ball wins71 actions+0.30
Auxerre — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Axel Tuanzebe
38
+0.425
Danny Namaso
40
+0.363
Cameron Archer
27
+0.301
Clément Akpa
43
+0.264
Christ Makosso
49
+0.183
Naouirou Ahamada (lowest)
10
-0.056
Nice — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Mohammed Amoura
39
+0.386
Yéhvann Diouf
65
+0.249
Elye Wahi
38
+0.212
Mohamed Abdelmonem
120
+0.160
Youssouf Ndayishimiye
176
+0.138
Xavier Mandza (lowest)
127
-0.084
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Auxerre
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
26
Failed forward pass
20
Failed take-on
8
Lost in the defensive third
42
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the middle third: 78% of 18 pass attempts there are lost (14 times). Separately, 25% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Nice
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
44
Failed forward pass
27
Failed take-on
9
Lost in the defensive third
36
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 44% of 39 pass attempts there are lost (17 times). Separately, 40% 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
16%
Middle third
29%
Own third
54%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 8.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 16% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 29% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Nice
Not just press intensity, but where the 157 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
17%
Middle third
35%
Own third
48%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 17% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 35% 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
Auxerre
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Auxerre win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 42 opposition possessions that Auxerre 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 Auxerre step in. Auxerre win it after 15.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 6.0 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
9.2passes
median 5 · before Auxerre win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
28sec
median 13s · 42.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
24%
33%
14%
29%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
16.6
56s
15–30′
14.6
44s
30–45+′
5.8
23s
45–60′
6.7
16s
60–75′
6.9
21s
75–90+′
4.6
13s
average passesaverage seconds
Nice
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Nice win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 38 opposition possessions that Nice 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 Nice step in. Nice win it after 3.4 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.3 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
3.1passes
median 2 · before Nice win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
8sec
median 6s · 38.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
53%
37%
5%
5%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.0
6s
15–30′
3.6
10s
30–45+′
5.7
14s
45–60′
3.4
9s
60–75′
2.1
5s
75–90+′
2.8
7s
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.
Auxerre — 171 actions, 130 won
Nice — 157 actions, 122 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.
Auxerre — 111 wins · 9% in the final third, 22% midfield, 69% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Danny Namaso
tackle
10′
92
Rémy Labeau Lascary
ball-recovery
74′
91
Lamine Sy
ball-recovery
69′
75
Cameron Archer
ball-recovery
6′
74
Lamine Sy
ball-recovery
57′
70
Nice — 90 wins · 12% in the final third, 28% midfield, 60% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Jonathan Clauss
ball-recovery
73′
86
Jonathan Clauss
tackle
73′
81
Gauthier Hein
ball-recovery
60′
80
Niels Nkounkou
ball-recovery
63′
79
Mohammed Amoura
ball-recovery
18′
75
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Auxerre
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Auxerre? 55 opponent progressive passes and 12 shots faced (0.8 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Auxerre)
Right wing
48%
Right half-space
8%
Central
10%
Left half-space
7%
Left wing
28%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (48% of the danger conceded).
Nice
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Nice? 37 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (1.3 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Nice)
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
32%
Central
11%
Left half-space
13%
Left wing
18%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right half-space (32% 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.
Auxerre
Build-up (own third)
slower, safer, attacking the next line
right 32% · centre 44% · 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.120
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+19.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.13%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.35%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.6 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).36% 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.63%
Progression (middle third)
attacking the next line, less recycling, safer
right 35% · centre 42% · left 23% ?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.182
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+8.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.13%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.2 s
Possessions 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).48% of 62
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.56%
Final third
safer, circulating, right-sided
right 54% · centre 18% · left 28% ?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.113
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-0.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.19%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.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 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).20% of 40
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.52%
Nice
Build-up (own third)
safer, played inside, slower
right 28% · centre 49% · 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.285
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+8.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.24%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.18%
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).59% of 70
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.53%
Progression (middle third)
safer, more recycling, right-sided
right 40% · centre 34% · 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.496
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.21%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.8%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.3 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).47% of 73
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%
Final third
safer, more recycling, touchline to touchline
right 45% · centre 14% · left 41% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.183
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.8%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).21% of 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.50%
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.
Auxerre
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Pass accuracy68%vs 80%
Passes327vs 451
PPDA8.2vs 5.3
Field tilt39%vs 54%
Progressive carries31vs 41
Nice
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive carries78vs 48
PPDA3.0vs 6.3
Passes747vs 562
Final-third entries62vs 44
Threat from passing6.54vs 4.99
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Auxerre
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)
17%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
53%
Safe / backward
30%
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.
Nice
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
1%
Neutral / sideways
42%
Safe / backward
44%
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.
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. Auxerre: 3 corners, 2 led to a shot; Nice: 8 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Auxerre
3Corners
2Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.24Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Nice
8Corners
2Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.08Set-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
Auxerre
Nice
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.
