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Match reportLaLiga 2026-09-19

Athletic Club v Alaves

Athletic ClubHome
0–0
AlavesAway
1.920.09expected goals
1.980.00xG on target (xGOT)

Drawn on the scoreboard, but Athletic Club created the better chances (1.92 – 0.09 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Athletic Club
Alaves
Possession (share of passes)
68.4%31.6%
Duels
4545
Duels won
64.4%35.6%
Aerial duels
2121
Aerial duels won
156
Successful dribbles
72
Passes
668309
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot map

Momentum

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, Alaves 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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0.761.522.28Robert Navarro — save, 0.08 xGYuri Berchiche — miss, 0.03 xGRobert Navarro — save, 0.02 xGIñaki Williams — miss, 0.18 xGYuri Berchiche — miss, 0.03 xGCarlos Protesoni — miss, 0.04 xGMikel Jauregizar — save, 0.03 xGCarlos Protesoni — miss, 0.05 xGJohaneko Louis-Jean — miss, 0.03 xGRobert Navarro — save, 0.04 xGJesús Areso — save, 0.03 xGNico Williams — miss, 0.07 xGOihan Sancet — save, 0.04 xGIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta — miss, 0.04 xGIñaki Williams — miss, 0.06 xGÁlex Berenguer — save, 0.03 xGRobert Navarro — save, 0.09 xGYuri Berchiche — save, 0.03 xGNico Williams — miss, 0.03 xGOihan Sancet — save, 0.79 xGIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta — save, 0.03 xGNico Williams — save, 0.05 xGYuri Berchiche — miss, 0.03 xGPeio Canales — save, 0.05 xGIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta — miss, 0.04 xGNico Serrano — save, 0.09 xG1.920.09Robert Navarro — save, 0.18 xGOTRobert Navarro — save, 0.05 xGOTMikel Jauregizar — save, 0.04 xGOTRobert Navarro — save, 0.10 xGOTJesús Areso — save, 0.03 xGOTOihan Sancet — save, 0.03 xGOTÁlex Berenguer — save, 0.02 xGOTRobert Navarro — save, 0.12 xGOTYuri Berchiche — save, 0.02 xGOTOihan Sancet — save, 0.96 xGOTIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta — save, 0.03 xGOTNico Williams — save, 0.35 xGOTPeio Canales — save, 0.02 xGOTNico Serrano — save, 0.04 xGOT1.980.000'15'30'45'60'75'90'
Athletic ClubAlavessolid = 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
Alaves
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

Athletic Club

The question
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.

Build-up: 11.8% of the time on the ball12%Progression: 53.9% of the time on the ball54%Chance creation: 31.4% of the time on the ball31%Attacking transition: 2.8% of the time on the ball54%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up11.8%
Progression53.9%
Chance creation31.4%
Attacking transition2.8%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Athletic Club spends most of its time on the ball (54% of its time on the ball).

Alaves

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

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

Build-up: 35.2% of the time on the ball35%Progression: 41.2% of the time on the ball41%Chance creation: 17.5% of the time on the ball18%Attacking transition: 6.0% of the time on the ball6%41%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up35.2%
Progression41.2%
Chance creation17.5%
Attacking transition6.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Alaves 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.

Athletic Club
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Alaves
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.

Athletic Club — 812 touches
Alaves — 479 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.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
668
ACTIONS
2%2%7%3%2%9%12%13%15%8%9%3%2%4%7%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
150
ACTIONS
2%2%6%5%13%13%14%13%7%11%3%2%9%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (14.4% of all actions). 62% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 38% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 16% defensive, 58% middle, 26% attacking.

Alaves

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Alaves 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
309
ACTIONS
6%9%13%7%6%17%9%5%5%11%4%2%5%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
75
ACTIONS
20%4%11%1%8%13%3%5%3%8%5%1%1%16%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (16.1% of all actions). 46% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 54% down the two wings — a wing-oriented build. By third: 42% defensive, 43% middle, 14% 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
37%Left side27%Middle36%Right sideATTACKING →
L
37%27%36%
R
Alaves
39%Left side19%Middle42%Right sideATTACKING →
L
39%19%42%
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 — 81 entries, 36% through the left wing
Left wing: 29 entries (36%)2936%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 11 entries (14%)1114%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 8 entries (10%)810%CENTRERight half-space: 5 entries (6%)56%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 28 entries (35%)2835%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Alaves — 22 entries, 45% through the left wing
Left wing: 10 entries (45%)1045%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 3 entries (14%)314%LEFT HALF-SPACE00%CENTRE00%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 9 entries (41%)941%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
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.

109build-up passes attempted
94%completed
41%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third

Pass types

46CB · 45%
9Long Wide · 9%
38Wide → FB · 37%
10Central · 10%

Sequence success — build-up

27build-up sequences in this match
30%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
26%turned over with nothing to show
CB46 · 45%
right: 30 passes, most from Paredes30left: 16 passes, most from Laporte16
Long Wide9 · 9%
right: 6 passes, most from Louis-Jean6left: 3 passes, most from Simón3
Wide → FB38 · 37%
left: 22 passes, most from Simón22right: 16 passes, most from Galarreta16
Central10 · 10%
right: 6 passes, most from Simón6left: 4 passes, most from Simón4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Athletic Club build predominantly down the left, with Laporte as the fulcrum (25 build-up passes). Only 42% 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 (8×).

Alaves

The football question
How does Alaves 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.

129build-up passes attempted
73%completed
31%reach the middle third
3%go long into the final third

Pass types

47CB · 50%
10Long Wide · 11%
1Long Central · 1%
27Wide → FB · 29%
9Central · 10%

Sequence success — build-up

25build-up sequences in this match
12%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
28%turned over with nothing to show
CB47 · 50%
right: 27 passes, most from Jonny27left: 20 passes, most from Valentini20
Long Wide10 · 11%
left: 6 passes, most from Sivera6right: 4 passes, most from Sivera4
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB27 · 29%
left: 15 passes, most from Ibáñez15right: 12 passes, most from Sivera12
Central9 · 10%
right: 5 passes, most from Díaz5left: 4 passes, most from Guevara4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Alaves build predominantly down the right, with Sivera as the fulcrum (19 build-up passes). Only 34% 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 RHS def → RW def (5×).
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. 58 progressive passes across 1 match (58.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
34%
Right half-space
12%
Central
16%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
26%
Progression is right-dominant: 47% right side · 16% central · 38% left.

Who generates it

Jesús Areso
12 · 21%
Yuri Berchiche
9 · 16%
Aitor Paredes
8 · 14%
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
6 · 10%
Aymeric Laporte
5 · 9%
Top two — Jesús Areso & Yuri Berchiche — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
58.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
17% reach final third
10% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 83% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 17% of progressive passes reached the final third and 10% 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-spacebalanced
Centralefficient
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced

Alaves

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 25 progressive passes across 1 match (25.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
20%
Right half-space
8%
Central
32%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
32%
Progression is left-dominant: 28% right side · 32% central · 40% left.

Who generates it

Antonio Sivera
7 · 28%
Abde Rebbach
4 · 16%
Nahuel Tenaglia
3 · 12%
Ville Koski
2 · 8%
Nicolás Valentini
2 · 8%
Top two — Antonio Sivera & Abde Rebbach — account for 44% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
25.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
28% reach final third
8% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 72% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 28% of progressive passes reached the final third and 8% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 44% 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 wingsterile
Right half-spacesterile
Centralefficient
Left half-spacebalanced
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.

24shots
1.9xG
0.08xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Attacking transition: 5 shots (21%)21%5Settled attack: 15 shots (62%)62%15Set piece: 4 shots (17%)17%424SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 21% of shots500.230.05
Pass into the box / short pass200.090.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)300.140.05
Settled attack 62% of shots1500.660.04
Cut-back100.090.09
Long ball300.170.06
Pass into the box / short pass500.170.03
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)600.230.04
Set piece 17% of shots401.030.26
Corner300.230.08
Penalty100.790.79

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
Peio Canales10.090
Jesús Areso10.090
Yuri Berchiche20.080
Oihan Sancet10.060
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta20.060

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Oihan Sancet20.830
Iñaki Williams20.240
Robert Navarro40.220
Nico Williams30.140
Yuri Berchiche40.110
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Athletic Club's chances, by xG, is set piece (1.0 of 1.9 xG, 4 of 24 shots), mostly penalty. 5 of the 24 shots (21%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 4 of the 24 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.9 xG (-1.9).

Alaves

The football question
How does Alaves consistently create dangerous chances — from which zones, and who creates them?

Key passes (the pass immediately before a shot) grouped into 5 real categories: CB, Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention.

Pass types

1Central · 100%

Sequence success — final-third

8final-third sequences in this match
0%succeed — produce a shot
50%turned over with nothing to show
Central1 · 100%

Who creates — volume × threat

1Ibáñez
1key passes
2.0box entries/game
17.0final-3rd entries/game
0.09xG/game
0goals
-0.1finishing vs xG
◆ Vision AI Insight
Alaves lean left — 100% of their key passes come from that flank and its half-space (1 of 1), most often from Ibáñez (1). They funnel chances into the c of the final third, most often via LHS att → C att (1 key passes, most often from Ibáñez). Ibáñez is the primary source overall. They generate 0.09 xG a game and finish it wasteful — they under-perform their xG.

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Athletic Club

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

20 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (30%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 2 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (100%), 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.

Alaves

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

6 crosses: 2 found a team-mate (33%), 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.

Crosses by Territory

Athletic Club

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

20 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: 2 crosses (10%)10%2deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 5 crosses (25%)25%5advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 2 crosses (10%)10%2byline right wing: 6 crosses (30%)30%6byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 5 crosses (25%)25%5
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · right wing630%0
advanced · right wing525%0
byline · left wing525%0
deep · right wing210%0
advanced · left wing210%0

Alaves

The question
Which part of the final third does Alaves 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.

deep right wing: 0 crosses (0%)deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 3 crosses (50%)50%3advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 1 crosses (17%)17%1byline right wing: 1 crosses (17%)17%1byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 1 crosses (17%)17%1
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · right wing350%0
advanced · left wing117%0
byline · right wing117%0
byline · left wing117%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.

+1.29Athletic Club on-ball value
+0.49Alaves on-ball value
+0.0+0.9+1.8HALF TIME+1.29+0.490′15′30′45′60′75′90′
Athletic ClubAlavesEach 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
Passes668 actions-0.55
Carries150 actions+0.20
Dribbles18 actions+0.08
Shots24 actions+1.41
Ball wins79 actions+0.16
Alaves — where the value came from
Passes309 actions+0.29
Carries75 actions-0.05
Dribbles15 actions-0.02
Shots2 actions+0.04
Ball wins61 actions+0.23
Athletic Club — most valuable players
PlayerActionsOBV
Oihan Sancet38+0.838
Robert Navarro54+0.262
Peio Canales29+0.195
Aitor Paredes115+0.171
Iñaki Williams11+0.144
Jesús Areso (lowest)74-0.678
Alaves — most valuable players
PlayerActionsOBV
Antonio Sivera38+0.131
Carlos Protesoni23+0.074
Jonny60+0.056
Carles Aleñá9+0.054
Ander Guevara50+0.044
Toni Martínez (lowest)8-0.021
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.

Loss rate by zone

2 of 16 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%2/16Louis-Jean0 of 15 pass attempts lost here (0%).0%0/152 of 46 pass attempts lost here (4%).4%2/46Simón1 of 20 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%1/20Berchiche12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.3 of 58 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%3/58Galarreta6 of 82 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%6/82Jauregizar9 of 89 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%9/89Jauregizar13 of 99 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%13/99Galarreta5 of 54 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%5/54Berchiche16 of 61 pass attempts lost here (26%).26%16/61Areso7 of 23 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%7/23Galarreta3 of 16 pass attempts lost here (19%).19%3/16Galarreta11 of 30 pass attempts lost here (37%).37%11/30Williams10 of 47 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%10/47Williamsattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
47
Failed forward pass
43
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
6
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 37% of 30 pass attempts there are lost (11 times). Separately, 53% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Alaves

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

8 of 19 pass attempts lost here (42%).42%8/19Jonny5 of 28 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%5/28Sivera11 of 40 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%11/40Sivera3 of 22 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%3/22Guevara8 of 20 pass attempts lost here (40%).40%8/20Valentini11 of 52 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%11/52Tenaglia6 of 27 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%6/27Jonny14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 of 16 pass attempts lost here (25%).25%4/16Rebbach5 of 34 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%5/34Rebbach13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.2 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.0 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.7 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 of 15 pass attempts lost here (27%).27%4/15Ibáñezattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
14
Failed forward pass
10
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
35
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 42% of 19 pass attempts there are lost (8 times). Separately, 18% 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

Athletic Club

Not just press intensity, but where the 154 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
16%
Middle third
49%
Own third
35%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.4 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 16% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 49% in midfield.

Where they win it back

157111298121029161056DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

Alaves

Not just press intensity, but where the 171 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
8%
Middle third
31%
Own third
61%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 9.1 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 8% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 31% in midfield.

Where they win it back

633331518131310710DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR 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

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 45 opposition possessions that Athletic Club ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
3.2passes
median 3 · before Athletic Club win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
9sec
median 5s · 45.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
47%
38%
13%
2%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.3
9s
15–30′
3.2
9s
30–45+′
3.5
13s
45–60′
2.9
7s
60–75′
4.3
12s
75–90+′
2.5
7s
average passesaverage seconds

Alaves

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

Counted over the 26 opposition possessions that Alaves ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
7.2passes
median 7 · before Alaves win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
22sec
median 18s · 26.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
15%
19%
38%
27%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.0
16s
15–30′
9.0
32s
30–45+′
5.2
12s
45–60′
5.7
14s
60–75′

too few
75–90+′
9.8
38s
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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.

Athletic Club — 154 actions, 124 won
Alaves — 171 actions, 129 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 — 93 wins · 8% in the final third, 47% midfield, 45% own third
own third, right: 14 of 93 wins (15%)15%14 winsown third, centre: 12 of 93 wins (13%)13%12 winsown third, left: 16 of 93 wins (17%)17%16 winsmidfield, right: 8 of 93 wins (9%)9%8 winsmidfield, centre: 7 of 93 wins (8%)8%7 winsmidfield, left: 29 of 93 wins (31%)31%29 winsfinal third, right: 4 of 93 wins (4%)4%4 winsfinal third, centre: 1 of 93 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 2 of 93 wins (2%)2%2 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Nico Williamstackle62′77
Mikel Jauregizartackle27′74
Robert Navarroball-recovery9′71
Robert Navarroball-recovery15′69
Nico Williamsinterception33′69
Alaves — 101 wins · 3% in the final third, 23% midfield, 74% own third
own third, right: 19 of 101 wins (19%)19%19 winsown third, centre: 36 of 101 wins (36%)36%36 winsown third, left: 20 of 101 wins (20%)20%20 winsmidfield, right: 10 of 101 wins (10%)10%10 winsmidfield, centre: 6 of 101 wins (6%)6%6 winsmidfield, left: 7 of 101 wins (7%)7%7 winsfinal third, right: 1 of 101 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, centre: 1 of 101 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 1 of 101 wins (1%)1%1 win
Highest winsTypeMinx
Carlos Protesonitackle17′77
Ander Guevarainterception87′67
Lucas Boyétackle60′67
Pablo Ibáñezinterception8′63
Nicolás Valentinitackle93′62
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Athletic Club

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Athletic Club? 25 opponent progressive passes and 2 shots faced (0.1 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Athletic Club)

Right wing
14%
Right half-space
9%
Central
37%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
30%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (37% of the danger conceded).

Alaves

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Alaves? 58 opponent progressive passes and 24 shots faced (1.9 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Alaves)

Right wing
35%
Right half-space
9%
Central
22%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
20%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (35% 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.

Athletic Club

Build-up (own third)

safer

right 25% · centre 47% · left 28%

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

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
133
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+8.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
18%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
16%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.2 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
90% of 49
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
6%
Progression (middle third)

safer, narrow, central, played inside

right 34% · centre 34% · 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.
475
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+4.5 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.
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).
65% of 83
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%
Final third

safer, more recycling, circulating

right 45% · centre 12% · left 43%

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

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
228
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.2 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.
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 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).
31% of 59
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%

Alaves

Build-up (own third)

safer, trying to break lines, slower

right 37% · centre 37% · 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.
163
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+14.4 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.
34%
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).
53% 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.
50%
Progression (middle third)

played in the channels, touchline to touchline, safer

right 50% · centre 19% · 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.
177
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+5.0 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.
11%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 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).
29% of 58
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
60%
Final third

safer, played in the channels, touchline to touchline

right 39% · centre 2% · left 59%

?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.
59
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.4 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
33%
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.
2.3 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).
9% of 22
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
64%

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
Final-third entries81vs 48
Field tilt80%vs 57%
Passes668vs 540
Pass accuracy87%vs 82%
Progressive carries72vs 55
Alaves
compared with their other 9 matches this season
PPDA9.1vs 4.8
Expected goals0.09vs 1.32
Field tilt20%vs 52%
Progressive passes25vs 44
Threat from passing3.84vs 6.42

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)
15%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
48%
Safe / backward
35%
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.

Alaves

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
13%
Progressive
0%
Neutral / sideways
54%
Safe / backward
32%
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.
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. Athletic Club: 5 corners, 3 led to a shot; Alaves: 1 corner, 0 led to a shot.

Athletic Club

5Corners
3Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.23Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
20%1 corner20%1 corner20%1 corner20%20%4 from the left flag1 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Alaves

1Corners
0Led to a shot
1Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
100%1 corner0 from the left flag1 from the right flag

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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
Alaves

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