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, Le Mans 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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AuxerreLe Manssolid = xG24 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
Le Mans
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Auxerre or Le Mans got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 2 of 2 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When 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
14.2%
Progression
58.6%
Chance creation
22.9%
Attacking transition
4.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Auxerre spends most of its time on the ball (59% of its time on the ball).
Le Mans
The question
When Le Mans has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Le Mans'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
33.3%
Progression
53.3%
Chance creation
10.5%
Attacking transition
2.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Le Mans 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.
Auxerre — 709 touches
Le Mans — 557 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
536
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
95
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (13.8% 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: 21% defensive, 59% middle, 20% attacking.
Le Mans
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Le Mans 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
380
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
56
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.4% 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: 38% defensive, 50% 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. Auxerre leaned on their left (44%); Le Mans leaned on their right (44%).
Auxerre
L
44%24%32%
R
Le Mans
L
31%26%44%
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 — 50 entries, 40% through the left wing
Le Mans — 26 entries, 38% 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.
117build-up passes attempted
76%completed
28%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
24CB · 27%
7Long Wide · 8%
36Wide → FB · 40%
22Central · 25%
CB24 · 27%
Long Wide7 · 8%
Wide → FB36 · 40%
Central22 · 25%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Auxerre build predominantly down the right, with Nardi as the fulcrum (21 build-up passes). Only 30% 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 (7×).
Le Mans
The football question
How does Le Mans 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.
146build-up passes attempted
62%completed
24%reach the middle third
3%go long into the final third
Pass types
30CB · 33%
8Long Wide · 9%
1Long Central · 1%
39Wide → FB · 43%
12Central · 13%
CB30 · 33%
Long Wide8 · 9%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB39 · 43%
Central12 · 13%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Le Mans build predominantly down the right, with Kocik as the fulcrum (20 build-up passes). Only 28% 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 (6×).
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. 46 progressive passes across 1 match (46.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
20%
Right half-space
4%
Central
9%
Left half-space
17%
Left wing
50%
Progression is left-dominant: 24% right side · 9% central · 67% left.
Who generates it
Clément Akpa
17 · 37%
Romain Faivre
5 · 11%
Fredrik Oppegård
5 · 11%
Lamine Sy
4 · 9%
Kévin Danois
4 · 9%
Top two — Clément Akpa & Romain Faivre — account for 48% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
46.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
28% reach final third
17% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 72% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.28% of progressive passes reached the final third and 17% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 48% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Le Mans
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 36 progressive passes across 1 match (36.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
42%
Right half-space
8%
Central
17%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
22%
Progression is right-dominant: 50% right side · 17% central · 33% left.
Who generates it
Lucas Calodat
8 · 22%
Lucas Bretelle
6 · 17%
Nicolas Kocik
5 · 14%
Raúl Torrente
3 · 8%
Noa Boissé
3 · 8%
Top two — Lucas Calodat & Lucas Bretelle — account for 39% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
36.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
36% reach final third
14% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 64% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.36% of progressive passes reached the final third and 14% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 39% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
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.
13shots
0.9xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition23% of shots
3
1
0.29
0.10
Long ball
1
0
0.12
0.12
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
1
0.16
0.08
Settled attack69% of shots
9
0
0.53
0.06
Cross
2
0
0.14
0.07
Cut-back
1
0
0.17
0.17
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.13
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.09
0.03
Set piece8% of shots
1
0
0.04
0.04
Corner
1
0
0.04
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
Axel Tuanzebe
1
0.17
0
Kévin Danois
1
0.12
0
Pierre Ekwah
2
0.10
0
Clément Akpa
1
0.07
0
Rayan Mandengue
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Cameron Archer
2
0.23
1
Clément Akpa
1
0.17
0
Romain Faivre
3
0.12
0
Danny Namaso
2
0.11
0
Arthur Piedfort
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Auxerre's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.5 of 0.9 xG, 9 of 13 shots), mostly cut-back. 3 of the 13 shots (23%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 0.9 xG (+0.1).
Le Mans
The question
Where do Le Mans'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
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition36% of shots
4
0
0.81
0.20
Cross
2
0
0.45
0.22
Long ball
1
0
0.27
0.27
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.09
0.09
Settled attack36% of shots
4
1
0.45
0.11
Cross
2
1
0.11
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.33
0.17
Set piece27% of shots
3
0
0.05
0.02
Corner
1
0
0.03
0.03
Free kick
2
0
0.02
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
Lucas Calodat
2
0.45
0
Daouda Traoré
1
0.27
0
Jean Vercruysse
1
0.25
0
Lucas Bretelle
2
0.11
1
Louis Mafouta
1
0.08
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Louis Mafouta
3
0.67
0
Dame Gueye
2
0.33
0
Lucas Buadés
3
0.20
1
Djibril Sidibé
2
0.07
0
Jean Vercruysse
1
0.02
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Le Mans's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.8 of 1.3 xG, 4 of 11 shots), mostly cross. 4 of the 11 shots (36%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.3 xG (-0.3).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Auxerre
The question
How does Auxerre deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
23 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (17%), 2 led to a shot (9%). 2 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (50%), 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.
Le Mans
The question
How does Le Mans deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
11 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (36%), 3 led to a shot (27%). 1 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 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
Auxerre
The question
Which part of the final third does Auxerre actually cross from?
23 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 26% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
6
26%
1
deep · left wing
5
22%
0
advanced · left wing
5
22%
0
byline · right wing
3
13%
0
deep · right wing
2
9%
0
advanced · right wing
2
9%
1
Le Mans
The question
Which part of the final third does Le Mans 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. 27% 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
3
27%
2
byline · left wing
3
27%
0
byline · right wing
2
18%
0
deep · left half-space
1
9%
0
deep · left wing
1
9%
0
advanced · left wing
1
9%
1
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.
+1.07Auxerre on-ball value
+1.76Le Mans on-ball value
AuxerreLe MansEach 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
Passes536 actions+0.28
Carries95 actions+0.12
Dribbles38 actions-0.08
Shots13 actions+0.44
Ball wins77 actions+0.30
Le Mans — where the value came from
Passes380 actions+0.48
Carries56 actions+0.02
Dribbles16 actions+0.06
Shots11 actions+0.90
Ball wins81 actions+0.30
Auxerre — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Clément Akpa
114
+0.298
Cameron Archer
28
+0.218
Rayan Mandengue
18
+0.149
Lamine Sy
54
+0.113
Axel Tuanzebe
61
+0.107
Romain Faivre (lowest)
96
-0.161
Le Mans — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Djibril Sidibé
45
+0.378
Lucas Calodat
53
+0.348
Jean Vercruysse
14
+0.235
Dame Gueye
11
+0.196
Louis Mafouta
29
+0.160
Alexandre Lauray (lowest)
38
-0.005
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
36
Failed forward pass
21
Failed take-on
21
Lost in the defensive third
28
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 38% of 24 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 32% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Le Mans
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
17
Failed forward pass
14
Failed take-on
5
Lost in the defensive third
56
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 60% of 20 pass attempts there are lost (12 times). Separately, 14% 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 188 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
16%
Middle third
51%
Own third
34%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.3 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 16% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 51% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Le Mans
Not just press intensity, but where the 213 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
11%
Middle third
39%
Own third
49%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 11% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 39% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came 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 47 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 5.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.9 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
3.6passes
median 2 · before Auxerre win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
10sec
median 4s · 47.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
55%
32%
6%
6%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.7
23s
15–30′
4.6
15s
30–45+′
4.1
8s
45–60′
2.6
4s
60–75′
3.1
9s
75–90+′
2.8
6s
average passesaverage seconds
Le Mans
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Le Mans win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 37 opposition possessions that Le Mans 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 Le Mans step in. Le Mans win it after 6.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 5.3 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
5.4passes
median 3 · before Le Mans win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
16sec
median 8s · 37.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
35%
35%
5%
24%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.2
16s
15–30′
7.2
24s
30–45+′
7.0
23s
45–60′
2.5
6s
60–75′
4.0
10s
75–90+′
6.9
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.
Auxerre — 188 actions, 143 won
Le Mans — 213 actions, 153 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 — 104 wins · 10% in the final third, 50% midfield, 40% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Danny Namaso
ball-recovery
74′
90
Romain Faivre
interception
61′
87
Romain Faivre
ball-recovery
42′
82
Lamine Sy
ball-recovery
56′
81
Lamine Sy
tackle
56′
78
Le Mans — 113 wins · 3% in the final third, 28% midfield, 69% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Louis Mafouta
ball-recovery
47′
71
Lucas Bretelle
tackle
28′
71
Lucas Bretelle
tackle
28′
69
Lucas Buadés
tackle
47′
65
Lucas Bretelle
interception
83′
64
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Auxerre
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Auxerre? 36 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (1.3 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Auxerre)
Right wing
45%
Right half-space
8%
Central
16%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
18%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (45% of the danger conceded).
Le Mans
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Le Mans? 46 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (0.9 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Le Mans)
Right wing
21%
Right half-space
3%
Central
12%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
46%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (46% 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)
safer, touchline to touchline
right 33% · centre 41% · 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.134
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+12.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.11%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.26%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.2 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).53% of 58
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%
Progression (middle third)
safer, less recycling, left-sided
right 30% · centre 30% · 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.393
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.2 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.12%
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).41% of 94
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.55%
Final third
safer, shorter passing, left-sided
right 37% · centre 13% · left 50% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.142
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.10%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 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).17% of 47
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.55%
Le Mans
Build-up (own third)
safer, trying to break lines, more direct
right 30% · centre 45% · 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.170
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+16.4 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.33%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.1 s
Possessions 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).34% of 79
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.66%
Progression (middle third)
safer, touchline to touchline
right 39% · centre 25% · left 36% ?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.228
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.7 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.12%
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).27% of 74
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.57%
Final third
safer, slower, right-sided
right 61% · centre 15% · 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.54
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.8 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.10%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 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).23% 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.
Auxerre
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Field tilt69%vs 49%
Passes536vs 421
Defensive actions188vs 162
PPDA3.3vs 6.0
Final-third entries50vs 38
Le Mans
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions213vs 160
Pass accuracy69%vs 77%
Field tilt31%vs 42%
PPDA4.0vs 5.4
Progressive carries22vs 33
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)
13%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
34%
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.
Le Mans
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
13%
Progressive
0%
Neutral / sideways
53%
Safe / backward
34%
13% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 87% 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: 7 corners, 1 led to a shot; Le Mans: 1 corner, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Auxerre
7Corners
1Led to a shot
8Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.04Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Le Mans
1Corners
1Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.05Set-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
Le Mans
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.
