Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Le Mans above the line, Lorient below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
Show
Le MansLorientsolid = xG20 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.
Le Mans
Lorient
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Le Mans or Lorient got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 3 of 3 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
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
24.6%
Progression
60.0%
Chance creation
13.1%
Attacking transition
2.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Le Mans spends most of its time on the ball (60% of its time on the ball).
Lorient
The question
When Lorient has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Lorient's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
36.6%
Progression
40.6%
Chance creation
20.4%
Attacking transition
2.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Lorient 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.
Le Mans — 624 touches
Lorient — 632 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
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
508
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
89
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (12.9% of all actions). 58% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 42% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 24% defensive, 57% middle, 19% attacking.
Lorient
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Lorient actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
486
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
95
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (11.2% 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: 33% defensive, 46% middle, 20% 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. Le Mans leaned on their right (45%); Lorient leaned on their left (44%).
Le Mans
L
34%21%45%
R
Lorient
L
44%20%36%
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.
Le Mans — 41 entries, 41% through the right wing
Lorient — 40 entries, 35% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
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.
126build-up passes attempted
68%completed
33%reach the middle third
8%go long into the final third
Pass types
47CB · 55%
12Long Wide · 14%
1Long Central · 1%
24Wide → FB · 28%
2Central · 2%
CB47 · 55%
Long Wide12 · 14%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB24 · 28%
Central2 · 2%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Le Mans build predominantly down the left, with Kocik as the fulcrum (27 build-up passes). Only 41% 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 (8×).
Lorient
The football question
How does Lorient progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
165build-up passes attempted
82%completed
41%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
56CB · 41%
11Long Wide · 8%
1Long Central · 1%
53Wide → FB · 39%
14Central · 10%
CB56 · 41%
Long Wide11 · 8%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB53 · 39%
Central14 · 10%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Lorient build predominantly down the left, with Mvogo as the fulcrum (22 build-up passes). Only 41% 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 LW def → LHS def (11×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Le Mans
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 66 progressive passes across 1 match (66.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
33%
Right half-space
20%
Central
12%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
23%
Progression is right-dominant: 53% right side · 12% central · 35% left.
Who generates it
Harold Voyer
13 · 20%
Nicolas Kocik
11 · 17%
Djibril Sidibé
9 · 14%
Rayan Bamba
8 · 12%
Yasser Larouci
4 · 6%
Top two — Harold Voyer & Nicolas Kocik — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
66.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
32% reach final third
5% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 68% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.32% of progressive passes reached the final third and 5% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 36% 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-spaceefficient
Left wingsterile
Lorient
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 56 progressive passes across 1 match (56.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
39%
Right half-space
12%
Central
11%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
27%
Progression is right-dominant: 52% right side · 11% central · 38% left.
Who generates it
Arthur Avom
10 · 18%
Arsène Kouassi
9 · 16%
Dembo Sylla
6 · 11%
Théo Le Bris
5 · 9%
Gabin Bernardeau
4 · 7%
Top two — Arthur Avom & Arsène Kouassi — account for 34% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
56.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
21% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 79% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.21% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 34% 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-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
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
0.8xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition55% of shots
6
1
0.51
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.17
0.08
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
4
0
0.34
0.09
Settled attack36% of shots
4
0
0.24
0.06
Cut-back
2
0
0.14
0.07
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.09
0.05
Set piece9% of shots
1
1
0.07
0.07
Corner
1
1
0.07
0.07
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 Bretelle
2
0.14
0
Billal Brahimi
1
0.13
0
Adil Bourabaa
2
0.09
0
Rayan Bamba
1
0.04
1
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Louis Mafouta
3
0.31
0
Antoine Rabillard
1
0.15
0
Yasser Larouci
2
0.13
0
Habib Diallo
2
0.11
1
Jean Vercruysse
1
0.06
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Le Mans's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.5 of 0.8 xG, 6 of 11 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 6 of the 11 shots (55%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 0.8 xG (+1.2).
Lorient
The question
Where do Lorient's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
9shots
0.7xG
0.08xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition22% of shots
2
0
0.14
0.07
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.07
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.07
0.07
Settled attack67% of shots
6
1
0.52
0.09
Cross
3
1
0.31
0.10
Cut-back
1
0
0.16
0.16
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.02
0.02
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.02
0.02
Set piece11% of shots
1
0
0.03
0.03
Corner
1
0
0.03
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
Panos Katseris
1
0.16
0
Arsène Kouassi
1
0.12
1
Souleymane Faye
1
0.11
0
Nathaniel Adjei
1
0.08
0
Noah Cadiou
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Ibrahima Baldé
1
0.16
0
Gabin Bernardeau
2
0.15
0
Noah Cadiou
2
0.14
0
Isak Jensen
1
0.12
1
Souleymane Faye
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Lorient's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.5 of 0.7 xG, 6 of 9 shots), mostly cross. 2 of the 9 shots (22%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 9 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 0.7 xG (+0.3).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Le Mans
The question
How does Le Mans deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
10 crosses: 1 found a team-mate (10%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 4 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (25%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Lorient
The question
How does Lorient deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
15 crosses: 8 found a team-mate (53%), 3 led to a shot (20%). 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.
Crosses by Territory
Le Mans
The question
Which part of the final third does Le Mans actually cross from?
10 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 30% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
3
30%
0
advanced · left wing
2
20%
0
byline · left wing
2
20%
0
deep · right wing
1
10%
0
advanced · right wing
1
10%
0
byline · right half-space
1
10%
0
Lorient
The question
Which part of the final third does Lorient actually cross from?
15 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 33% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
5
33%
1
byline · right wing
3
20%
0
deep · left wing
2
13%
0
advanced · right wing
2
13%
0
byline · left wing
2
13%
1
byline · left half-space
1
7%
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.
+1.36Le Mans on-ball value
+1.04Lorient on-ball value
Le MansLorientEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Le Mans — where the value came from
Passes508 actions+0.21
Carries89 actions+0.02
Dribbles7 actions-0.08
Shots11 actions+0.94
Ball wins60 actions+0.27
Lorient — where the value came from
Passes486 actions+0.99
Carries95 actions-0.05
Dribbles20 actions-0.06
Shots9 actions-0.10
Ball wins62 actions+0.26
Le Mans — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Louis Mafouta
28
+0.529
Harold Voyer
81
+0.205
Antoine Rabillard
10
+0.184
Nicolas Kocik
49
+0.131
Jean Vercruysse
37
+0.115
Lucas Bretelle (lowest)
47
-0.165
Lorient — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Souleymane Faye
29
+0.553
Panos Katseris
10
+0.398
Isak Jensen
11
+0.187
Dembo Sylla
70
+0.161
Nathaniel Adjei
67
+0.149
Noah Cadiou (lowest)
96
-0.448
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
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
23
Failed forward pass
20
Failed take-on
5
Lost in the defensive third
40
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 35% of 17 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 22% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Lorient
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
23
Failed forward pass
16
Failed take-on
12
Lost in the defensive third
30
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 39% of 23 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 25% 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 165 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
22%
Middle third
41%
Own third
36%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 22% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 41% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
Lorient
Not just press intensity, but where the 161 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
14%
Middle third
34%
Own third
53%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 34% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
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 28 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 4.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 4.6 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
4.5passes
median 3 · before Le Mans win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
14sec
median 6s · 28.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
46%
32%
11%
11%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
too few
15–30′
3.8
14s
30–45+′
5.8
16s
45–60′
3.7
9s
60–75′
6.7
23s
75–90+′
3.7
9s
average passesaverage seconds
Lorient
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Lorient win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 39 opposition possessions that Lorient ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Lorient step in. Lorient win it after 5.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.7 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
5.0passes
median 3 · before Lorient win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
13sec
median 6s · 39.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
44%
36%
3%
18%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.0
14s
15–30′
4.8
13s
30–45+′
8.1
21s
45–60′
3.5
12s
60–75′
6.3
14s
75–90+′
2.3
5s
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.
Le Mans — 165 actions, 115 won
Lorient — 161 actions, 123 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.
Le Mans — 77 wins · 17% in the final third, 39% midfield, 44% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Rayan Bamba
ball-recovery
21′
92
Djibril Sidibé
ball-recovery
17′
88
Habib Diallo
tackle
29′
77
Rayan Bamba
tackle
25′
76
Habib Diallo
ball-recovery
0′
74
Lorient — 82 wins · 6% in the final third, 22% midfield, 72% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Noah Cadiou
ball-recovery
78′
72
Arthur Avom
interception
91′
72
Nathaniel Adjei
interception
6′
71
Gabin Bernardeau
ball-recovery
26′
69
Noah Cadiou
ball-recovery
79′
68
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Le Mans
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Le Mans? 56 opponent progressive passes and 9 shots faced (0.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Le Mans)
Right wing
35%
Right half-space
12%
Central
11%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
30%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (35% of the danger conceded).
Lorient
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Lorient? 66 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (0.8 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Lorient)
Right wing
28%
Right half-space
24%
Central
14%
Left half-space
17%
Left wing
17%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (28% 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.
Le Mans
Build-up (own third)
safer, longer passing, attacking the next line
right 27% · centre 49% · 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.144
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+19.6 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.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).55% of 65
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Progression (middle third)
safer, longer passing, more recycling
right 41% · centre 27% · 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.345
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.16%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).38% 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.52%
Final third
safer, circulating, more recycling
right 55% · centre 7% · left 38% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.115
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-1.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.15%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.1 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).15% 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.50%
Lorient
Build-up (own third)
safer, played in the channels, less recycling
right 24% · centre 42% · left 34% ?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.200
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+9.9 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.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.4 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).59% of 71
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.46%
Progression (middle third)
safer, slower, longer passing
right 31% · centre 32% · left 37% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.271
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.6 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.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).40% of 72
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Final third
safer, trying to break lines, touchline to touchline
right 39% · centre 12% · left 48% ?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.130
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
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.2.6 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 39
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.59%
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.
Le Mans
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes66vs 40
PPDA3.7vs 5.4
Field tilt49%vs 39%
Expected goals0.82vs 1.47
Passes508vs 430
Lorient
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Threat from passing7.11vs 4.75
Progressive passes56vs 41
Pass accuracy81%vs 84%
Field tilt51%vs 39%
Expected goals0.69vs 0.99
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
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)
17%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
43%
Safe / backward
39%
19% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 81% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Lorient
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
16%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
50%
Safe / backward
32%
18% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 82% 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. Le Mans: 1 corner, 1 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal; Lorient: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Le Mans
1Corners
1Led to a shot
8Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.07Set-piece xG
1Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Lorient
3Corners
1Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.03Set-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
Le Mans
Lorient
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
