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Match reportLaLiga 2026-09-07

Elche v Real Sociedad

ElcheHome
2–3
Real SociedadAway
2.180.72expected goals
2.491.13xG on target (xGOT)

Real Sociedad won the match; Elche won the chances (2.18 – 0.72 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Elche
Real Sociedad
Possession (share of passes)
58.5%41.5%
Duels
4252
Duels won
40.5%53.8%
Aerial duels
2222
Aerial duels won
814
Successful dribbles
76
Passes
554393
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot mapGoal sequences

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Elche above the line, Real Sociedad below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

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.

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0.961.912.87Gonçalo Guedes — miss, 0.04 xGYangel Herrera — miss, 0.02 xGJob Ochieng — goal, 0.05 xGLuka Sucic — save, 0.03 xGLuka Sucic — miss, 0.03 xGFacundo Buonanotte — save, 0.04 xGEzequiel Ponce — miss, 0.12 xGGermán Valera — miss, 0.05 xGYangel Herrera — goal, 0.07 xGFacundo Buonanotte — miss, 0.08 xGLuka Sucic — save, 0.06 xGJon Aramburu — save, 0.03 xGYangel Herrera — miss, 0.11 xGAbiel Osorio — save, 0.07 xGThomas Lemar — save, 0.07 xGThomas Lemar — miss, 0.03 xGJob Ochieng — miss, 0.05 xGThomas Lemar — goal, 0.05 xGLucas Cepeda — save, 0.03 xGAdam Boayar — save, 0.03 xGTete Morente — miss, 0.05 xGFer Niño — goal, 0.74 xGFer Niño — save, 0.05 xGVíctor Chust — save, 0.10 xGAbiel Osorio — miss, 0.15 xGLucas Cepeda — save, 0.03 xGAbiel Osorio — miss, 0.14 xGJob Ochieng — save, 0.05 xGFer Niño — save, 0.11 xGLuka Sucic — goal, 0.11 xGFer Niño — save, 0.13 xGRoy Revivo — miss, 0.10 xGJob Ochieng — save, 0.09 xG2.180.72Job Ochieng — goal, 0.14 xGOTLuka Sucic — save, 0.25 xGOTFacundo Buonanotte — save, 0.06 xGOTYangel Herrera — goal, 0.07 xGOTLuka Sucic — save, 0.04 xGOTJon Aramburu — save, 0.07 xGOTAbiel Osorio — save, 0.24 xGOTThomas Lemar — save, 0.10 xGOTThomas Lemar — goal, 0.29 xGOTLucas Cepeda — save, 0.13 xGOTAdam Boayar — save, 0.05 xGOTFer Niño — goal, 0.92 xGOTFer Niño — save, 0.28 xGOTVíctor Chust — save, 0.04 xGOTLucas Cepeda — save, 0.07 xGOTJob Ochieng — save, 0.14 xGOTFer Niño — save, 0.19 xGOTLuka Sucic — goal, 0.33 xGOTFer Niño — save, 0.11 xGOTJob Ochieng — save, 0.09 xGOT2.491.130'15'30'45'60'75'90'
ElcheReal Sociedadsolid = xG33 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.

Elche
Real Sociedad

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Elche or Real Sociedad got the ball to the finish.

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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 5 of 5 goals traced.
In possession

In possession

How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.

Keeping the ballWhere the time goesPassing NetworkPass ExplorerTouch DensityWhich Zones Do They Attack Through?Final-third entriesBuild-upBuild-Up — the pass mapProgressionHow They ProgressChance creationChance creationCrosses & CutbacksCrosses by TerritoryOn-Ball Value — who moved the gameWhen they lose itBall-Loss Map
Keeping the ball6 sections

Where the time goes — how long each phase lasts

Elche

The question
When Elche has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Elche's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 22.8% of the time on the ball23%Progression: 38.4% of the time on the ball38%Chance creation: 37.7% of the time on the ball38%Attacking transition: 1.1% of the time on the ball38%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up22.8%
Progression38.4%
Chance creation37.7%
Attacking transition1.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Elche spends most of its time on the ball (38% of its time on the ball).

Real Sociedad

The question
When Real Sociedad has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Real Sociedad's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 21.4% of the time on the ball21%Progression: 53.0% of the time on the ball53%Chance creation: 21.8% of the time on the ball22%Attacking transition: 3.8% of the time on the ball4%53%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up21.4%
Progression53.0%
Chance creation21.8%
Attacking transition3.8%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Real Sociedad 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.

Elche
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Real Sociedad
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute

Pass Explorer

Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed).

Touch Density

Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.

Elche — 705 touches
Real Sociedad — 558 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Elche

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Elche actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
554
ACTIONS
1%2%14%4%5%8%10%8%7%10%9%5%3%4%9%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
150
ACTIONS
3%14%3%3%15%8%8%11%7%9%2%2%3%10%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.1% 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: 26% defensive, 45% middle, 29% attacking.

Real Sociedad

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Real Sociedad actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
393
ACTIONS
4%2%12%5%5%11%11%11%11%9%8%5%2%3%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
86
ACTIONS
5%2%9%3%9%19%7%13%15%5%6%3%1%2%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right half-space of the middle third (12.5% of all actions). 61% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 39% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 26% defensive, 56% middle, 18% 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.

Elche
37%Left side24%Middle39%Right sideATTACKING →
L
37%24%39%
R
Real Sociedad
20%Left side19%Middle60%Right sideATTACKING →
L
20%19%60%
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.

Elche — 49 entries, 33% through the right wing
Left wing: 12 entries (24%)1224%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 7 entries (14%)714%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 6 entries (12%)612%CENTRERight half-space: 8 entries (16%)816%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 16 entries (33%)1633%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Real Sociedad — 25 entries, 32% through the right wing
Left wing: 7 entries (28%)728%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 2 entries (8%)28%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 3 entries (12%)312%CENTRERight half-space: 5 entries (20%)520%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 8 entries (32%)832%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Elche

The football question
How does Elche 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.

145build-up passes attempted
86%completed
31%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third

Pass types

57CB · 46%
7Long Wide · 6%
3Long Central · 2%
37Wide → FB · 30%
21Central · 17%

Sequence success — build-up

27build-up sequences in this match
19%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
30%turned over with nothing to show
CB57 · 46%
left: 33 passes, most from Chust33right: 24 passes, most from Boayar24
Long Wide7 · 6%
left: 4 passes, most from Dituro4right: 3 passes, most from Dituro3
Long Central3 · 2%
right: 3 passes, most from Dituro3
Wide → FB37 · 30%
left: 25 passes, most from Dituro25right: 12 passes, most from Dituro12
Central21 · 17%
right: 14 passes, most from Dituro14left: 7 passes, most from Morcillo7
◆ Vision AI Insight
Elche build predominantly down the left, with Dituro as the fulcrum (38 build-up passes). Only 33% 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 LHS def → C def (15×).

Real Sociedad

The football question
How does Real Sociedad 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.

108build-up passes attempted
77%completed
34%reach the middle third
5%go long into the final third

Pass types

35CB · 42%
17Long Wide · 20%
1Long Central · 1%
26Wide → FB · 31%
4Central · 5%

Sequence success — build-up

30build-up sequences in this match
3%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
27%turned over with nothing to show
CB35 · 42%
left: 24 passes, most from Gómez24right: 11 passes, most from Zubeldia11
Long Wide17 · 20%
right: 16 passes, most from Marrero16
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB26 · 31%
left: 14 passes, most from Marrero14right: 12 passes, most from Marrero12
Central4 · 5%
left: 3 passes, most from Soler3
◆ Vision AI Insight
Real Sociedad build predominantly down the left, with Marrero as the fulcrum (30 build-up passes). Only 39% 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 → RW mid (10×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Elche

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 43 progressive passes across 1 match (43.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
30%
Right half-space
9%
Central
16%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
35%
Progression is left-dominant: 40% right side · 16% central · 44% left.

Who generates it

Germán Valera
8 · 19%
Tete Morente
7 · 16%
Víctor Chust
5 · 12%
Thomas Lemar
5 · 12%
Matías Dituro
5 · 12%
Top two — Germán Valera & Tete Morente — account for 35% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
43.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
21% reach final third
33% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 79% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 21% of progressive passes reached the final third and 33% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 35% 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-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient

Real Sociedad

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
40%
Right half-space
10%
Central
22%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
15%
Progression is right-dominant: 50% right side · 22% central · 28% left.

Who generates it

Jon Aramburu
8 · 20%
Unai Marrero
8 · 20%
Sergio Gómez
6 · 15%
Carlos Soler
5 · 12%
Luka Sucic
3 · 8%
Top two — Jon Aramburu & Unai Marrero — account for 40% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
40.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
25% reach final third
15% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 75% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 25% of progressive passes reached the final third and 15% 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
Centralefficient
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Elche

The question
Where do Elche'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.

20shots
2.2xG
0.11xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 6 shots (30%)30%6Settled attack: 12 shots (60%)60%12Set piece: 2 shots (10%)10%220SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 30% of shots600.430.07
Cut-back100.070.07
Pass into the box / short pass400.280.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.080.08
Settled attack 60% of shots1221.690.14
Cross711.360.19
Pass into the box / short pass410.220.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.110.11
Set piece 10% of shots200.060.03
Corner100.030.03
Free kick100.030.03

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

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Germán Valera30.841
Josan30.360
Fer Niño20.190
Thomas Lemar10.150
Lucas Cepeda20.140

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Fer Niño41.041
Abiel Osorio30.360
Thomas Lemar30.151
Ezequiel Ponce10.120
Facundo Buonanotte20.120
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Elche's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.7 of 2.2 xG, 12 of 20 shots), mostly cross. 6 of the 20 shots (30%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 20 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 2.2 xG (-0.2).

Real Sociedad

The question
Where do Real Sociedad'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.

13shots
0.7xG
0.06xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Attacking transition: 4 shots (31%)31%4Settled attack: 4 shots (31%)31%4Set piece: 5 shots (38%)38%513SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 31% of shots410.300.08
Cut-back110.070.07
Pass into the box / short pass200.150.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.090.09
Settled attack 31% of shots410.240.06
Long ball100.050.05
Pass into the box / short pass200.090.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)110.110.11
Set piece 38% of shots510.180.04
Corner510.180.04

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

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Luka Sucic10.110
Job Ochieng20.111
Gonçalo Guedes10.060
Sergio Gómez10.050
Jon Aramburu10.030

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Job Ochieng40.241
Luka Sucic40.231
Yangel Herrera30.191
Gonçalo Guedes10.040
Jon Aramburu10.030
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Real Sociedad's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.3 of 0.7 xG, 4 of 13 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 4 of the 13 shots (31%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 5 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 0.7 xG (+2.3).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Elche

The question
How does Elche deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

26 crosses: 12 found a team-mate (46%), 5 led to a shot (19%). 1 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (100%), 1 led to a shot (100%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Real Sociedad

The question
How does Real Sociedad deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

10 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (30%), 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.

Crosses by Territory

Elche

The question
Which part of the final third does Elche actually cross from?

26 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (4%)4%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (4%)4%1advanced right wing: 6 crosses (23%)23%6advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 1 crosses (4%)4%1advanced left wing: 5 crosses (19%)19%5byline right wing: 5 crosses (19%)19%5byline right half-space: 1 crosses (4%)4%1byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 6 crosses (23%)23%6
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · right wing623%1
byline · left wing623%2
advanced · left wing519%0
byline · right wing519%1
deep · right wing14%0
deep · left wing14%1
advanced · left half-space14%0
byline · right half-space14%0

Real Sociedad

The question
Which part of the final third does Real Sociedad 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.

deep right wing: 3 crosses (30%)30%3deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (10%)10%1advanced right wing: 1 crosses (10%)10%1advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 1 crosses (10%)10%1byline right wing: 3 crosses (30%)30%3byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 1 crosses (10%)10%1
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
deep · right wing330%0
byline · right wing330%0
deep · left wing110%0
advanced · right wing110%0
advanced · left wing110%0
byline · left wing110%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.

+2.98Elche on-ball value
+1.68Real Sociedad on-ball value
+0.0+1.6+3.1HALF TIME+2.98+1.680′15′30′45′60′75′90′
ElcheReal SociedadEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Elche — where the value came from
Passes554 actions+1.21
Carries150 actions+0.07
Dribbles20 actions+0.03
Shots20 actions+1.23
Ball wins63 actions+0.44
Real Sociedad — where the value came from
Passes393 actions+0.64
Carries86 actions+0.17
Dribbles12 actions+0.01
Shots13 actions+0.46
Ball wins58 actions+0.40
Elche — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Fer Niño34+0.966
Abiel Osorio10+0.420
Matías Dituro60+0.376
Germán Valera58+0.365
Lucas Cepeda53+0.232
Roy Revivo (lowest)19-0.225
Real Sociedad — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Gonçalo Guedes26+0.406
Job Ochieng42+0.298
Luka Sucic64+0.249
Carlos Soler55+0.206
Yangel Herrera46+0.171
Jon Aramburu (lowest)62-0.027
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Elche

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.

Loss rate by zone

7 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.11 of 78 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%11/78Dituro2 of 24 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%2/24Chust6 of 25 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%6/25Valera6 of 45 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%6/45Morente2 of 58 pass attempts lost here (3%).3%2/58Morcillo2 of 43 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%2/43Morcillo6 of 41 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%6/41Villar3 of 55 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%3/55Boayar14 of 49 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%14/49Morente9 of 30 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%9/30Buonanotte5 of 17 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%5/17Morcillo5 of 21 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%5/21Lemar7 of 50 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%7/50Valeraattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
40
Failed forward pass
27
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
20
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 30% of 30 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 51% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Real Sociedad

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.

Loss rate by zone

5 of 15 pass attempts lost here (33%).33%5/15Zubeldia8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.11 of 48 pass attempts lost here (23%).23%11/48Marrero0 of 19 pass attempts lost here (0%).0%0/195 of 18 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%5/18Gómez10 of 45 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%10/45Herrera8 of 44 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%8/44Aramburu4 of 45 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%4/45Herrera4 of 45 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%4/45Gómez3 of 34 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%3/34Gómez12 of 33 pass attempts lost here (36%).36%12/33Gómez5 of 18 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%5/18Ochieng8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.3 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.10 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.attacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
21
Failed forward pass
10
Failed take-on
6
Lost in the defensive third
25
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 36% of 33 pass attempts there are lost (12 times). Separately, 28% 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.

PressingPressing BehaviourHow long they keep it — passes and sec...Winning the ballDefensive Action MapBall-Win MapDefending the boxVulnerability Map
Pressing2 sections

Pressing Behaviour — where it starts

Elche

Not just press intensity, but where the 133 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
15%
Middle third
45%
Own third
40%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 15% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 45% in midfield.

Where they win it back

3171318712716185644DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.

Real Sociedad

Not just press intensity, but where the 145 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
8%
Middle third
43%
Own third
49%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 8% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 43% in midfield.

Where they win it back

11132211141916111156DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

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

Elche

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Elche win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 38 opposition possessions that Elche ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
5.3passes
median 2 · before Elche win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
14sec
median 5s · 38.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
53%
16%
11%
21%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.5
16s
15–30′
5.6
15s
30–45+′
6.6
19s
45–60′
6.3
18s
60–75′
9.0
24s
75–90+′
1.6
2s
average passesaverage seconds

Real Sociedad

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Real Sociedad win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 30 opposition possessions that Real Sociedad ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
6.5passes
median 4 · before Real Sociedad win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
22sec
median 12s · 30.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
27%
27%
20%
27%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.8
8s
15–30′
9.2
34s
30–45+′
9.9
38s
45–60′
5.5
14s
60–75′

too few
75–90+′
7.6
27s
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.

Elche — 133 actions, 99 won
Real Sociedad — 145 actions, 113 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.

Elche — 75 wins · 8% in the final third, 35% midfield, 57% own third
own third, right: 5 of 75 wins (7%)7%5 winsown third, centre: 16 of 75 wins (21%)21%16 winsown third, left: 22 of 75 wins (29%)29%22 winsmidfield, right: 10 of 75 wins (13%)13%10 winsmidfield, centre: 5 of 75 wins (7%)7%5 winsmidfield, left: 11 of 75 wins (15%)15%11 winsfinal third, right: 2 of 75 wins (3%)3%2 winsfinal third, centre: 2 of 75 wins (3%)3%2 winsfinal third, left: 2 of 75 wins (3%)3%2 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Fer Niñoball-recovery45′86
Roy Revivotackle92′77
Abiel Osoriointerception64′72
Gonzalo Villarball-recovery54′69
Fer Niñoball-recovery3′68
Real Sociedad — 82 wins · 4% in the final third, 38% midfield, 59% own third
own third, right: 11 of 82 wins (13%)13%11 winsown third, centre: 22 of 82 wins (27%)27%22 winsown third, left: 15 of 82 wins (18%)18%15 winsmidfield, right: 15 of 82 wins (18%)18%15 winsmidfield, centre: 9 of 82 wins (11%)11%9 winsmidfield, left: 7 of 82 wins (9%)9%7 winsfinal third, right: 2 of 82 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, centre: 1 of 82 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 0 of 82 wins (0%)
Highest winsTypeMinx
Job Ochiengball-recovery30′88
Job Ochiengball-recovery0′82
Gonçalo Guedesball-recovery50′69
Luka Sucictackle50′66
Job Ochiengball-recovery97′64
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Elche

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Elche? 40 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (0.7 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Elche)

Right wing
29%
Right half-space
9%
Central
28%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
22%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (29% of the danger conceded).

Real Sociedad

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Real Sociedad? 43 opponent progressive passes and 20 shots faced (2.2 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Real Sociedad)

Right wing
26%
Right half-space
12%
Central
15%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
37%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (37% of the danger conceded).
Context

Shape and tactics

How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.

Attitude in each thirdAgainst their own normDecision Quality

Attitude in each third

How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next.

Elche

Build-up (own third)

safer, narrow, central, left-sided

right 11% · centre 63% · 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.
182
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+8.0 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
20%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
19%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.0 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).
67% of 54
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
39%
Progression (middle third)

safer, more recycling, circulating

right 37% · centre 26% · 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.
321
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.6 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
23%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
10%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.8 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).
57% of 69
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
33%
Final third

safer, less recycling

right 44% · centre 14% · 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.
221
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
19%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
7%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.9 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).
36% of 45
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
56%

Real Sociedad

Build-up (own third)

safer, longer passing, attacking the next line

right 23% · centre 48% · 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.
128
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+17.9 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.
41%
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).
48% of 54
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%
Progression (middle third)

safer, circulating, playing short

right 41% · centre 25% · left 33%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
273
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
20%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
7%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.4 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
40% of 60
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, right-sided, touchline to touchline

right 68% · centre 16% · left 17%

?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.
90
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.5 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
17%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
14%
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).
27% of 37
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
35%

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.

Elche
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Threat from passing7.07vs 4.19
Expected goals2.18vs 1.08
Field tilt68%vs 44%
Progressive carries65vs 47
Final-third entries49vs 35
Real Sociedad
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Progressive carries23vs 45
Final-third entries25vs 42
Field tilt32%vs 49%
Passes393vs 532
Expected goals0.72vs 1.40

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Elche

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
1%
Neutral / sideways
48%
Safe / backward
39%
14% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 86% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

Real Sociedad

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)
15%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
35%
16% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 84% 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.

Who stood out — the most valuable play...Every player — the full numbers

Set pieces

Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Elche: 6 corners, 1 led to a shot; Real Sociedad: 7 corners, 4 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal.

Elche

6Corners
1Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.06Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
17%1 corner33%2 corners17%17%1 corner17%2 from the left flag4 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Real Sociedad

7Corners
4Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
5Set-piece shots
0.18Set-piece xG
1Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
14%1 corner14%1 corner14%29%14%14%1 from the left flag6 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

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
Elche
Real Sociedad

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.
Vision AI · building report