Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Espanyol above the line, Elche 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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EspanyolElchesolid = xG32 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.
Espanyol
Elche
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Espanyol or Elche 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 — 4 of 4 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Espanyol has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Espanyol'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
12.6%
Progression
45.3%
Chance creation
38.0%
Attacking transition
4.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Espanyol spends most of its time on the ball (45% of its time on the ball).
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. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
33.2%
Progression
42.5%
Chance creation
24.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Elche spends most of its time on the ball (43% 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.
Espanyol — 729 touches
Elche — 474 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Espanyol
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Espanyol 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
578
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
141
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (14.7% of all actions). 64% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 36% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 16% defensive, 53% middle, 31% attacking.
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. 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
299
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
56
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (17.5% of all actions). 57% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 43% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 39% defensive, 43% middle, 19% 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. Espanyol spread it evenly (no channel above 34%); Elche leaned on their left (54%).
Espanyol
L
33%34%33%
R
Elche
L
54%20%26%
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.
Espanyol — 102 entries, 30% through the left wing
Elche — 22 entries, 41% through the left half-space
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Espanyol
The football question
How does Espanyol 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.
91build-up passes attempted
93%completed
44%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
34CB · 40%
6Long Wide · 7%
1Long Central · 1%
27Wide → FB · 32%
17Central · 20%
CB34 · 40%
Long Wide6 · 7%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB27 · 32%
Central17 · 20%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Espanyol build predominantly down the right, with Dmitrovic as the fulcrum (27 build-up passes). Only 45% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a side that builds forward quickly, progressing the ball more directly. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → C mid (8×).
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. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
119build-up passes attempted
53%completed
40%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
19CB · 30%
10Long Wide · 16%
2Long Central · 3%
28Wide → FB · 44%
4Central · 6%
CB19 · 30%
Long Wide10 · 16%
Long Central2 · 3%
Wide → FB28 · 44%
Central4 · 6%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Elche build predominantly down the right, with Dituro as the fulcrum (16 build-up passes). Only 40% 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 → LW mid (6×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Espanyol
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 65 progressive passes across 1 match (65.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
38%
Right half-space
15%
Central
12%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
20%
Progression is right-dominant: 54% right side · 12% central · 34% left.
Who generates it
Edu Expósito
15 · 23%
Unai Núñez
9 · 14%
José Ángel
9 · 14%
Bryan Zaragoza
6 · 9%
Leandro Cabrera
6 · 9%
Top two — Edu Expósito & Unai Núñez — account for 37% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
65.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
23% reach final third
32% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 77% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.23% of progressive passes reached the final third and 32% 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 wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Elche
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 29 progressive passes across 1 match (29.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
17%
Right half-space
14%
Central
28%
Left half-space
7%
Left wing
34%
Progression is left-dominant: 31% right side · 28% central · 41% left.
Who generates it
Matías Dituro
8 · 28%
Roy Revivo
6 · 21%
Thomas Lemar
4 · 14%
Rubén Sánchez
4 · 14%
Tete Morente
2 · 7%
Top two — Matías Dituro & Roy Revivo — account for 48% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
29.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
21% reach final third
17% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 79% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.21% of progressive passes reached the final third and 17% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 48% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Espanyol
The question
Where do Espanyol'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.
23shots
1.2xG
0.05xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition17% of shots
4
0
0.22
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.18
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.04
0.04
Settled attack74% of shots
17
0
0.91
0.05
Cross
5
0
0.33
0.07
Pass into the box / short pass
6
0
0.27
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
6
0
0.30
0.05
Set piece9% of shots
2
0
0.10
0.05
Corner
1
0
0.06
0.06
Free kick
1
0
0.03
0.03
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Edu Expósito
4
0.18
0
José Ángel
2
0.16
0
Unai Núñez
2
0.11
0
Javi Hernández
2
0.09
0
Tyrhys Dolan
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Marcos Fernández
3
0.20
0
Javi Hernández
3
0.17
0
Roberto Fernández
3
0.16
0
Cala
3
0.15
0
Pere Milla
2
0.15
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Espanyol's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.9 of 1.2 xG, 17 of 23 shots), mostly cross. 4 of the 23 shots (17%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 23 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.2 xG (-1.2).
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. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
9shots
0.8xG
0.09xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition56% of shots
5
2
0.55
0.11
Long ball
1
1
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
1
1
0.31
0.31
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.15
0.05
Settled attack44% of shots
4
1
0.28
0.07
Cross
1
0
0.04
0.04
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.15
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.09
0.09
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
Tete Morente
1
0.31
1
Roy Revivo
2
0.20
2
Gonzalo Villar
1
0.04
0
Germán Valera
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Germán Valera
1
0.31
1
Fer Niño
2
0.20
2
Lucas Cepeda
2
0.14
0
Abiel Osorio
2
0.12
0
Víctor Chust
1
0.04
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Elche's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.5 of 0.8 xG, 5 of 9 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 5 of the 9 shots (56%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 9 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 0.8 xG (+2.2).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Espanyol
The question
How does Espanyol deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
39 crosses: 12 found a team-mate (31%), 5 led to a shot (13%). 2 cut-backs: 1 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.
Elche
The question
How does Elche deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
3 crosses: 2 found a team-mate (67%), 1 led to a shot (33%). 4 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Espanyol
The question
Which part of the final third does Espanyol actually cross from?
39 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. 28% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 4 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
11
28%
2
advanced · left wing
9
23%
0
advanced · right wing
6
15%
1
byline · left wing
6
15%
2
deep · right wing
2
5%
0
byline · left half-space
2
5%
0
deep · right half-space
1
3%
0
deep · left wing
1
3%
0
advanced · left half-space
1
3%
0
Elche
The question
Which part of the final third does Elche actually cross from?
3 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. 67% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
2
67%
0
advanced · right wing
1
33%
1
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+2.13Espanyol on-ball value
+1.93Elche on-ball value
EspanyolElcheEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Espanyol — where the value came from
Passes578 actions+1.36
Carries141 actions+0.39
Dribbles14 actions-0.04
Shots23 actions+0.16
Ball wins72 actions+0.25
Elche — where the value came from
Passes299 actions+0.46
Carries56 actions+0.29
Dribbles21 actions+0.00
Shots9 actions+0.25
Ball wins61 actions+0.93
Espanyol — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Edu Expósito
120
+0.567
Marcos Fernández
16
+0.500
Leandro Cabrera
96
+0.233
Javi Hernández
56
+0.204
Tyrhys Dolan
30
+0.151
Roberto Fernández (lowest)
7
-0.023
Elche — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Rubén Sánchez
30
+0.725
Germán Valera
45
+0.325
Roy Revivo
34
+0.271
Matías Dituro
57
+0.178
Javier Morcillo
34
+0.110
Fer Niño (lowest)
33
-0.056
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Espanyol
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
52
Failed forward pass
38
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
6
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 41% of 51 pass attempts there are lost (21 times). Separately, 54% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
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. 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
13
Failed forward pass
6
Failed take-on
12
Lost in the defensive third
56
Their weakest zone is the central in the defensive third: 60% of 60 pass attempts there are lost (36 times). Separately, 14% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 166 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
22%
Middle third
42%
Own third
36%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 2.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 22% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 42% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Elche
Not just press intensity, but where the 172 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
9%
Middle third
25%
Own third
66%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.1 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 9% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 25% 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
Espanyol
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Espanyol win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 33 opposition possessions that Espanyol 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 Espanyol step in. Espanyol win it after 5.6 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.4 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
3.1passes
median 2 · before Espanyol win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
9sec
median 3s · 33.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
67%
15%
12%
6%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
4.0
14s
15–30′
6.6
23s
30–45+′
2.2
5s
45–60′
too few
60–75′
2.9
7s
75–90+′
2.1
4s
average passesaverage seconds
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 29 opposition possessions that Elche 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 Elche step in. Elche win it after 6.8 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 6.2 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
5.7passes
median 5 · before Elche win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 14s · 29.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
31%
21%
31%
17%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
9.3
28s
15–30′
4.3
13s
30–45+′
3.8
11s
45–60′
too few
60–75′
5.8
20s
75–90+′
6.4
19s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Espanyol — 166 actions, 123 won
Elche — 172 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.
Espanyol — 85 wins · 9% in the final third, 41% midfield, 49% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Unai Núñez
tackle
68′
78
Quilindschy Hartman
ball-recovery
55′
76
Quilindschy Hartman
interception
90′
76
Marcos Fernández
interception
85′
72
Edu Expósito
tackle
59′
71
Elche — 98 wins · 4% in the final third, 14% midfield, 82% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Javier Morcillo
tackle
97′
68
Lucas Cepeda
ball-recovery
42′
67
Javier Morcillo
ball-recovery
97′
67
Abiel Osorio
ball-recovery
87′
67
Víctor Chust
ball-recovery
63′
66
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Espanyol
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Espanyol? 29 opponent progressive passes and 9 shots faced (0.8 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Espanyol)
Right wing
16%
Right half-space
20%
Central
24%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
33%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (33% of the danger conceded).
Elche
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Elche? 65 opponent progressive passes and 23 shots faced (1.2 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Elche)
Right wing
37%
Right half-space
19%
Central
15%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
17%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (37% 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.
Espanyol
Build-up (own third)
safer, slower, right-sided
right 35% · centre 47% · left 18% ?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.114
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+11.2 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.16%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.6 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).88% of 57
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.14%
Progression (middle third)
less recycling, safer, played inside
right 34% · centre 37% · 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.387
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+7.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.21%
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.2.5 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).60% of 98
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.45%
Final third
safer, slower, longer passing
right 39% · centre 16% · left 44% ?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.+2.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.7%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 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 62
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%
Elche
Build-up (own third)
attacking the next line, longer passing, more direct
right 27% · centre 48% · left 25% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.143
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+24.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.13%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.47%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.8 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).41% 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.57%
Progression (middle third)
quicker, safer, left-sided
right 28% · centre 22% · left 51% ?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.162
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.7 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.13%
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).33% of 63
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.59%
Final third
safer, left-sided, quicker
right 20% · centre 13% · left 68% ?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.71
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.8 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.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 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).19% of 27
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%
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.
Espanyol
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Final-third entries102vs 33
Threat from passing12.03vs 5.32
Progressive passes65vs 39
Field tilt76%vs 41%
Passes578vs 404
Elche
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Pass accuracy68%vs 83%
Passes299vs 526
Defensive actions172vs 140
Progressive carries24vs 51
Field tilt24%vs 49%
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Espanyol
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)
19%
Progressive
3%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
29%
22% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 78% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
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)
14%
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.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Espanyol: 3 corners, 0 led to a shot; Elche: 3 corners, 0 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Espanyol
3Corners
0Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.10Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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Elche
3Corners
0Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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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
Espanyol
Elche
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.
