Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Troyes above the line, Lens 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
TroyesLenssolid = 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.
Troyes
Lens
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Troyes or Lens 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 — 4 of 4 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Troyes has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Troyes'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
19.1%
Progression
48.4%
Chance creation
28.8%
Attacking transition
3.7%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Troyes spends most of its time on the ball (48% of its time on the ball).
Lens
The question
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
39.3%
Progression
41.4%
Chance creation
16.4%
Attacking transition
2.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Lens spends most of its time on the ball (41% 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.
Troyes — 561 touches
Lens — 708 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Troyes
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Troyes 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
414
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
97
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (13.3% of all actions). 54% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 46% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 23% defensive, 51% middle, 27% attacking.
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
579
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
148
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.6% of all actions). 59% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 41% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 40% defensive, 45% middle, 15% 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. Troyes leaned on their right (39%); Lens leaned on their right (51%).
Troyes
L
37%24%39%
R
Lens
L
29%20%51%
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.
Troyes — 51 entries, 39% through the left wing
Lens — 36 entries, 42% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Troyes
The football question
How does Troyes 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.
98build-up passes attempted
82%completed
42%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
33CB · 41%
7Long Wide · 9%
2Long Central · 2%
30Wide → FB · 38%
8Central · 10%
CB33 · 41%
Long Wide7 · 9%
Long Central2 · 2%
Wide → FB30 · 38%
Central8 · 10%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Troyes build predominantly down the left, with Monfray as the fulcrum (17 build-up passes). Only 44% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a side that builds forward quickly, progressing the ball more directly. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → C def (7×).
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.
229build-up passes attempted
83%completed
20%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
81CB · 42%
14Long Wide · 7%
74Wide → FB · 39%
22Central · 12%
CB81 · 42%
Long Wide14 · 7%
Wide → FB74 · 39%
Central22 · 12%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Lens build predominantly down the right, with Risser as the fulcrum (47 build-up passes). Only 20% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (20×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Troyes
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 53 progressive passes across 1 match (53.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
34%
Right half-space
6%
Central
23%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
26%
Progression is right-dominant: 40% right side · 23% central · 38% left.
Who generates it
Merwan Ifnaoui
9 · 17%
Junior Diaz
6 · 11%
Adrien Monfray
5 · 9%
Patrick Beach
4 · 8%
Lucas Maronnier
4 · 8%
Top two — Merwan Ifnaoui & Junior Diaz — account for 28% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
53.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
34% reach final third
17% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 66% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.34% of progressive passes reached the final third and 17% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 28% 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
Centralefficient
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Lens
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 40 progressive passes across 1 match (40.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
38%
Right half-space
15%
Central
18%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
22%
Progression is right-dominant: 52% right side · 18% central · 30% left.
Who generates it
Florian Thauvin
8 · 20%
Ruben Aguilar
8 · 20%
Ismaëlo Ganiou
6 · 15%
Florian Sotoca
4 · 10%
Robin Risser
4 · 10%
Top two — Florian Thauvin & Ruben Aguilar — account for 40% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
40.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
25% reach final third
25% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 75% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.25% of progressive passes reached the final third and 25% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 40% 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-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Troyes
The question
Where do Troyes's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
12shots
1.1xG
0.09xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition25% of shots
3
0
0.38
0.13
Cross
2
0
0.32
0.16
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.07
0.07
Settled attack50% of shots
6
1
0.63
0.11
Long ball
1
0
0.04
0.04
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.19
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
1
0.40
0.20
Set piece25% of shots
3
0
0.11
0.04
Corner
3
0
0.11
0.04
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
Dermane Karim
1
0.21
0
Junior Diaz
1
0.12
0
Antoine Mille
3
0.11
0
Timothé Nkada
1
0.10
0
Renaud Ripart
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Timothé Nkada
4
0.58
1
Renaud Ripart
3
0.37
0
Dermane Karim
2
0.06
0
Antoine Mille
1
0.05
0
Lucas Maronnier
1
0.04
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Troyes's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 1.1 xG, 6 of 12 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 3 of the 12 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 12 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.1 xG (-0.1).
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.
13shots
1.4xG
0.11xG per shot
2big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition15% of shots
2
1
0.50
0.25
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.50
0.25
Settled attack46% of shots
6
1
0.68
0.11
Cross
1
0
0.14
0.14
Pass into the box / short pass
3
1
0.39
0.13
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.15
0.07
Set piece38% of shots
5
0
0.20
0.04
Corner
4
0
0.18
0.04
Free kick
1
0
0.02
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
Florian Thauvin
4
0.95
2
Franjo Ivanovic
1
0.04
0
Florian Sotoca
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Odsonne Édouard
3
0.62
1
Ruben Aguilar
4
0.47
1
Andrija Bulatovic
3
0.12
0
Michal Skóras
1
0.08
0
Jean-Clair Todibo
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Lens's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.7 of 1.4 xG, 6 of 13 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 2 of the 13 shots (15%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 5 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.4 xG (+0.6).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Troyes
The question
How does Troyes deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
18 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (33%), 3 led to a shot (17%). 3 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (33%), 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.
Lens
The question
How does Lens deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
12 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (8%). 2 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (50%), 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.
Crosses by Territory
Troyes
The question
Which part of the final third does Troyes actually cross from?
18 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. 28% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 2 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
5
28%
0
byline · right wing
4
22%
0
byline · left wing
4
22%
2
deep · left wing
2
11%
0
advanced · right wing
1
6%
1
byline · right half-space
1
6%
0
byline · left half-space
1
6%
0
Lens
The question
Which part of the final third does Lens actually cross from?
12 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. 42% 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
5
42%
0
advanced · left wing
2
17%
0
byline · right wing
2
17%
0
byline · left wing
2
17%
1
byline · left half-space
1
8%
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.
+1.49Troyes on-ball value
+2.27Lens on-ball value
TroyesLensEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Troyes — where the value came from
Passes414 actions+0.27
Carries97 actions+0.26
Dribbles16 actions+0.01
Shots12 actions+0.62
Ball wins72 actions+0.34
Lens — where the value came from
Passes579 actions+0.82
Carries148 actions-0.22
Dribbles13 actions+0.09
Shots13 actions+1.15
Ball wins62 actions+0.41
Troyes — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Timothé Nkada
35
+0.408
Junior Diaz
57
+0.210
Dermane Karim
79
+0.205
Merwan Ifnaoui
55
+0.114
Adrien Monfray
71
+0.108
Jérémy Le Douaron (lowest)
4
-0.016
Lens — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Odsonne Édouard
14
+0.621
Florian Thauvin
56
+0.540
Ruben Aguilar
54
+0.440
Robin Risser
73
+0.209
Mezian Mesloub
28
+0.150
Andrija Bulatovic (lowest)
59
-0.147
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Troyes
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
41
Failed forward pass
28
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
18
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 42% of 26 pass attempts there are lost (11 times). Separately, 47% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
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
22
Failed forward pass
15
Failed take-on
8
Lost in the defensive third
38
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 32% of 41 pass attempts there are lost (13 times). Separately, 22% 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 156 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
14%
Middle third
43%
Own third
43%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 43% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
Lens
Not just press intensity, but where the 139 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
10%
Middle third
35%
Own third
55%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 10% 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 more down the right.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Troyes
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Troyes win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 46 opposition possessions that Troyes 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 Troyes step in. Troyes win it after 6.9 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 4.5 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
6.1passes
median 4 · before Troyes win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 10s · 46.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
37%
22%
17%
24%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
8.1
26s
15–30′
6.0
15s
30–45+′
7.4
25s
45–60′
7.1
20s
60–75′
3.2
6s
75–90+′
5.0
14s
average passesaverage seconds
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 39 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 4.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 5.3 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
4.4passes
median 3 · before Lens win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
12sec
median 7s · 39.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
38%
38%
13%
10%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.4
6s
15–30′
5.3
15s
30–45+′
3.6
10s
45–60′
2.5
4s
60–75′
5.0
15s
75–90+′
5.4
16s
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.
Troyes — 156 actions, 126 won
Lens — 139 actions, 108 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.
Troyes — 97 wins · 7% in the final third, 40% midfield, 53% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Merwan Ifnaoui
interception
1′
89
Paolo Gozzi
tackle
16′
83
Mouhamed Diop
ball-recovery
79′
82
Dermane Karim
ball-recovery
56′
74
Dermane Karim
tackle
78′
71
Lens — 79 wins · 5% in the final third, 29% midfield, 66% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Florian Thauvin
ball-recovery
6′
73
Florian Sotoca
ball-recovery
69′
70
Ruben Aguilar
ball-recovery
34′
70
Kyllian Antonio
tackle
9′
67
Jean-Clair Todibo
ball-recovery
40′
65
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Troyes
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Troyes? 40 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (1.4 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Troyes)
Right wing
36%
Right half-space
13%
Central
21%
Left half-space
4%
Left wing
25%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (36% of the danger conceded).
Lens
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Lens? 53 opponent progressive passes and 12 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Lens)
Right wing
29%
Right half-space
6%
Central
27%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
25%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (29% 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.
Troyes
Build-up (own third)
safer, less recycling, left-sided
right 21% · centre 47% · left 32% ?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.117
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+12.2 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.20%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).65% 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.37%
Progression (middle third)
safer, right-sided, longer passing
right 44% · centre 27% · left 30% ?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.264
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.8 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.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 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).57% 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.41%
Final third
safer, less recycling, attacking the next line
right 35% · centre 11% · left 54% ?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.146
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.4 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.2.4 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).18% of 55
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%
Lens
Build-up (own third)
safer, more recycling, shorter passing
right 25% · centre 44% · 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.291
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+7.1 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.17%
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 68
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.49%
Progression (middle third)
safer
right 38% · centre 34% · 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.332
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.19%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 s
Possessions 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.54%
Final third
safer, playing short, played in the channels
right 50% · centre 8% · left 42% ?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.117
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.4 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 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).32% 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.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.
Troyes
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes53vs 42
Threat from passing7.90vs 5.78
Final-third entries51vs 43
Pass accuracy79%vs 76%
PPDA6.2vs 6.5
Lens
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions139vs 151
Pass accuracy82%vs 84%
Field tilt43%vs 57%
Threat from passing5.55vs 6.69
PPDA6.0vs 5.2
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Troyes
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
2%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
31%
20% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 80% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
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)
12%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
47%
Safe / backward
41%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
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. Troyes: 6 corners, 3 led to a shot; Lens: 4 corners, 3 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Troyes
6Corners
3Led to a shot
6Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.11Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Lens
4Corners
3Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
5Set-piece shots
0.20Set-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
Troyes
Lens
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.
