Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Athletic Club above the line, Atletico 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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Athletic ClubAtleticosolid = xG26 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.
Athletic Club
Atletico
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Athletic Club or Atletico 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 Athletic Club has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Athletic Club'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
37.2%
Progression
49.0%
Chance creation
10.3%
Attacking transition
3.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Athletic Club spends most of its time on the ball (49% of its time on the ball).
Atletico
The question
When Atletico has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Atletico'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
20.3%
Progression
52.4%
Chance creation
24.7%
Attacking transition
2.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Atletico spends most of its time on the ball (52% 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.
Athletic Club — 576 touches
Atletico — 839 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Athletic Club
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Athletic Club 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
420
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
91
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (20.4% of all actions). 67% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 33% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 40% defensive, 48% middle, 12% attacking.
Atletico
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Atletico 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
683
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
174
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (13.4% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 20% defensive, 55% middle, 25% 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. Athletic Club spread it evenly (no channel above 36%); Atletico leaned on their left (41%).
Athletic Club
L
34%30%36%
R
Atletico
L
41%24%35%
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.
Athletic Club — 27 entries, 33% through the left wing
Atletico — 66 entries, 35% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Athletic Club
The football question
How does Athletic Club 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.
175build-up passes attempted
82%completed
34%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
78CB · 55%
8Long Wide · 6%
2Long Central · 1%
34Wide → FB · 24%
21Central · 15%
Sequence success — build-up
26build-up sequences in this match
12%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
42%turned over with nothing to show
CB78 · 55%
Long Wide8 · 6%
Long Central2 · 1%
Wide → FB34 · 24%
Central21 · 15%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Athletic Club build predominantly down the right, with Simón as the fulcrum (44 build-up passes). Only 36% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → RHS def (17×).
Atletico
The football question
How does Atletico 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.
132build-up passes attempted
89%completed
29%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
60CB · 51%
6Long Wide · 5%
40Wide → FB · 34%
11Central · 9%
Sequence success — build-up
26build-up sequences in this match
23%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
19%turned over with nothing to show
CB60 · 51%
Long Wide6 · 5%
Wide → FB40 · 34%
Central11 · 9%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Atletico build predominantly down the right, with Pubill as the fulcrum (37 build-up passes). Only 29% 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 (11×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Athletic Club
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 30 progressive passes across 1 match (30.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
23%
Central
23%
Left half-space
13%
Left wing
13%
Progression is right-dominant: 50% right side · 23% central · 27% left.
Who generates it
Jesús Areso
6 · 20%
Unai Simón
5 · 17%
Robert Navarro
4 · 13%
Nico Williams
3 · 10%
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
3 · 10%
Top two — Jesús Areso & Unai Simón — account for 37% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
30.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
30% reach final third
7% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 70% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.30% of progressive passes reached the final third and 7% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 37% 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 wingsterile
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Atletico
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 53 progressive passes across 1 match (53.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
34%
Right half-space
15%
Central
6%
Left half-space
13%
Left wing
32%
Progression is right-dominant: 49% right side · 6% central · 45% left.
Who generates it
Alejandro Grimaldo
7 · 13%
Álex Baena
7 · 13%
Pablo Barrios
6 · 11%
Ademola Lookman
5 · 9%
Marcos Llorente
5 · 9%
Top two — Alejandro Grimaldo & Álex Baena — account for 26% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
53.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
32% reach final third
34% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 68% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.32% of progressive passes reached the final third and 34% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 26% 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
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Athletic Club
The question
Where do Athletic Club'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
1.2xG
0.11xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition18% of shots
2
1
0.26
0.13
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.26
0.13
Settled attack73% of shots
8
2
0.77
0.10
Pass into the box / short pass
6
1
0.55
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
1
0.22
0.11
Set piece9% of shots
1
0
0.14
0.14
Corner
1
0
0.14
0.14
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
Jesús Areso
3
0.29
0
Iñaki Williams
2
0.26
1
Robert Navarro
2
0.22
1
Oihan Sancet
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Oihan Sancet
3
0.41
1
Iñaki Williams
3
0.25
0
Nico Williams
2
0.24
1
Robert Navarro
2
0.24
1
Mikel Jauregizar
1
0.04
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Athletic Club's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.8 of 1.2 xG, 8 of 11 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 2 of the 11 shots (18%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 1.2 xG (+1.8).
Atletico
The question
Where do Atletico'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.
15shots
1.0xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition33% of shots
5
0
0.31
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
5
0
0.31
0.06
Settled attack53% of shots
8
0
0.46
0.06
Cross
2
0
0.11
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
6
0
0.35
0.06
Set piece13% of shots
2
0
0.22
0.11
Corner
2
0
0.22
0.11
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
Pablo Barrios
3
0.21
0
Álex Baena
2
0.20
0
Lee Kang-In
1
0.09
0
Marcos Llorente
2
0.09
0
Giuliano Simeone
1
0.06
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Cristian Romero
1
0.17
0
Marcos Llorente
2
0.16
0
Lee Kang-In
2
0.11
0
Arnau Ortiz
1
0.10
0
Julián Alvarez
1
0.10
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Atletico's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.5 of 1.0 xG, 8 of 15 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 5 of the 15 shots (33%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.0 xG (-1.0).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Athletic Club
The question
How does Athletic Club deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
6 crosses: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 2 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.
Atletico
The question
How does Atletico deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
19 crosses: 10 found a team-mate (53%), 2 led to a shot (11%). 4 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (50%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Athletic Club
The question
Which part of the final third does Athletic Club actually cross from?
6 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. 17% come from one territory, the deep right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
deep · right wing
1
17%
0
deep · left wing
1
17%
0
advanced · right wing
1
17%
0
advanced · left wing
1
17%
0
byline · right wing
1
17%
0
byline · left wing
1
17%
0
Atletico
The question
Which part of the final third does Atletico actually cross from?
19 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. 37% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
7
37%
1
deep · left wing
4
21%
0
deep · right wing
3
16%
1
advanced · right wing
2
11%
0
byline · left wing
2
11%
0
advanced · left wing
1
5%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+2.35Athletic Club on-ball value
+1.81Atletico on-ball value
Athletic ClubAtleticoEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Athletic Club — where the value came from
Passes420 actions+0.69
Carries91 actions-0.03
Dribbles12 actions+0.40
Shots11 actions+0.93
Ball wins55 actions+0.36
Atletico — where the value came from
Passes683 actions+0.98
Carries174 actions+0.04
Dribbles27 actions+0.01
Shots15 actions+0.54
Ball wins64 actions+0.24
Athletic Club — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Oihan Sancet
42
+0.535
Nico Williams
35
+0.491
Robert Navarro
42
+0.392
Unai Simón
66
+0.248
Jesús Areso
59
+0.246
Beñat Gerenabarrena (lowest)
39
-0.171
Atletico — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Álex Baena
54
+0.501
Cristian Romero
60
+0.258
Pablo Barrios
108
+0.207
Alejandro Grimaldo
97
+0.164
Dávid Hancko
99
+0.143
Arnau Ortiz (lowest)
13
-0.103
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Athletic Club
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
21
Failed forward pass
12
Failed take-on
4
Lost in the defensive third
32
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 41% of 17 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 26% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Atletico
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
41
Failed forward pass
18
Failed take-on
14
Lost in the defensive third
15
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 34% of 47 pass attempts there are lost (16 times). Separately, 52% 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 147 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
11%
Middle third
26%
Own third
63%
By intensity this is an moderate press: 10.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 11% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 26% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
Atletico
Not just press intensity, but where the 134 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
16%
Middle third
38%
Own third
46%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 16% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 38% 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
Athletic Club
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Athletic Club win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 23 opposition possessions that Athletic Club 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 Athletic Club step in. Athletic Club win it after 9.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 11.6 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
9.6passes
median 10 · before Athletic Club win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
31sec
median 32s · 23.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
26%
4%
17%
52%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
8.0
25s
15–30′
10.6
32s
30–45+′
too few
45–60′
6.0
16s
60–75′
9.7
34s
75–90+′
12.5
45s
average passesaverage seconds
Atletico
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Atletico win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 38 opposition possessions that Atletico 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 Atletico step in. Atletico win it after 6.9 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 5.9 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
5.7passes
median 3 · before Atletico win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
15sec
median 6s · 38.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
29%
37%
13%
21%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.9
23s
15–30′
7.0
17s
30–45+′
2.3
3s
45–60′
3.0
6s
60–75′
5.4
14s
75–90+′
6.3
18s
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.
Athletic Club — 147 actions, 109 won
Atletico — 134 actions, 110 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.
Athletic Club — 85 wins · 2% in the final third, 24% midfield, 74% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Jesús Areso
ball-recovery
28′
82
Beñat Gerenabarrena
interception
63′
68
Beñat Gerenabarrena
interception
1′
60
Nico Williams
interception
24′
58
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
ball-recovery
3′
57
Atletico — 83 wins · 8% in the final third, 36% midfield, 55% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Álex Baena
interception
60′
85
Álex Baena
ball-recovery
60′
80
Giuliano Simeone
ball-recovery
58′
75
Álex Baena
ball-recovery
20′
70
Morten Hjulmand
interception
24′
69
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Athletic Club
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Athletic Club? 53 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Athletic Club)
Right wing
29%
Right half-space
16%
Central
7%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
39%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (39% of the danger conceded).
Atletico
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Atletico? 30 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (1.2 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Atletico)
Right wing
21%
Right half-space
30%
Central
24%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
14%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right half-space (30% 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.
Athletic Club
Build-up (own third)
safer, narrow, central, played inside
right 24% · centre 58% · 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.206
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.9 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.22%
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).59% of 64
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.44%
Progression (middle third)
safer, more recycling
right 33% · centre 36% · left 31% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.248
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.19%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 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).42% of 52
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.50%
Final third
safer, circulating, playing short
right 38% · centre 17% · left 45% ?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.69
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.2 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.8%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.3 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).24% of 29
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.38%
Atletico
Build-up (own third)
safer, right-sided, playing short
right 34% · centre 43% · left 23% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.173
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.5 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.16%
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 43
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%
Progression (middle third)
safer, longer passing
right 35% · centre 33% · 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.479
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.8 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.8%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).67% of 61
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.30%
Final third
safer, shorter passing, kept on the floor
right 35% · centre 19% · left 47% ?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.232
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.6 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.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 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).22% of 50
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%
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.
Athletic Club
compared with their other 8 matches this season
Progressive passes30vs 56
Field tilt25%vs 64%
PPDA10.2vs 4.8
Threat from passing4.53vs 7.06
Progressive carries36vs 60
Atletico
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Threat from passing10.82vs 7.31
Field tilt75%vs 59%
Expected goals0.99vs 1.65
Pass accuracy88%vs 86%
Passes683vs 618
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Athletic Club
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
12%
Progressive
0%
Neutral / sideways
50%
Safe / backward
38%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Atletico
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
1%
Neutral / sideways
41%
Safe / backward
41%
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. Athletic Club: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot; Atletico: 8 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Athletic Club
3Corners
1Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.14Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Atletico
8Corners
2Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.22Set-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
Athletic Club
Atletico
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.
