Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Racing Santander above the line, Alaves below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
Show
Racing SantanderAlavessolid = xG27 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.
Racing Santander
Alaves
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Racing Santander or Alaves 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 Racing Santander has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Racing Santander'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
29.2%
Progression
49.9%
Chance creation
16.9%
Attacking transition
4.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Racing Santander spends most of its time on the ball (50% 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. 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
20.8%
Progression
39.7%
Chance creation
38.6%
Attacking transition
1.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Alaves spends most of its time on the ball (40% 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.
Racing Santander — 677 touches
Alaves — 562 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Racing Santander
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Racing Santander 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
497
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
100
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (13.9% of all actions). 53% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 47% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 32% defensive, 51% middle, 17% 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. 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
374
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
84
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the attacking third (12.9% of all actions). 47% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 53% down the two wings — a wing-oriented build. By third: 26% defensive, 47% middle, 27% 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. Racing Santander leaned on their right (46%); Alaves leaned on their right (56%).
Racing Santander
L
36%18%46%
R
Alaves
L
23%21%56%
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.
Racing Santander — 40 entries, 35% through the right wing
Alaves — 38 entries, 47% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Racing Santander
The football question
How does Racing Santander 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.
159build-up passes attempted
82%completed
31%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
65CB · 50%
4Long Wide · 3%
45Wide → FB · 35%
16Central · 12%
CB65 · 50%
Long Wide4 · 3%
Wide → FB45 · 35%
Central16 · 12%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Racing Santander build predominantly down the left, with Belocian as the fulcrum (27 build-up passes). Only 32% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is LW def → LW mid (12×).
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. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
103build-up passes attempted
76%completed
36%reach the middle third
9%go long into the final third
Pass types
38CB · 49%
10Long Wide · 13%
2Long Central · 3%
26Wide → FB · 33%
2Central · 3%
CB38 · 49%
Long Wide10 · 13%
Long Central2 · 3%
Wide → FB26 · 33%
Central2 · 3%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Alaves build predominantly down the left, with Jonny as the fulcrum (19 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 LW def → LW mid (6×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Racing Santander
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 40 progressive passes across 1 match (40.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
42%
Right half-space
18%
Central
5%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
18%
Progression is right-dominant: 60% right side · 5% central · 35% left.
Who generates it
Iñigo Vicente
14 · 35%
Álvaro Mantilla
9 · 22%
Sergio Canales
5 · 12%
Jeanuël Belocian
3 · 8%
Pablo Ramón
3 · 8%
Top two — Iñigo Vicente & Álvaro Mantilla — account for 58% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
40.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
38% reach final third
28% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 62% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.38% of progressive passes reached the final third and 28% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 58% 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-spaceefficient
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingsterile
Alaves
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 43 progressive passes across 1 match (43.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
40%
Right half-space
7%
Central
21%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
23%
Progression is right-dominant: 47% right side · 21% central · 33% left.
Who generates it
Antonio Sivera
9 · 21%
Nahuel Tenaglia
7 · 16%
Denis Suárez
5 · 12%
Jonny
4 · 9%
Ángel Pérez
4 · 9%
Top two — Antonio Sivera & Nahuel Tenaglia — account for 37% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
43.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
35% reach final third
23% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 65% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.35% of progressive passes reached the final third and 23% 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-spacesterile
Centralefficient
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingsterile
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Racing Santander
The question
Where do Racing Santander'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
1.3xG
0.12xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition27% of shots
3
0
0.18
0.06
Cross
2
0
0.15
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.03
0.03
Settled attack73% of shots
8
2
1.16
0.15
Cross
1
1
0.14
0.14
Long ball
1
0
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
5
1
0.84
0.17
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
Jorge Salinas
1
0.58
1
Iñigo Vicente
5
0.47
1
Álvaro Mantilla
1
0.07
0
Sergio Canales
1
0.06
0
Yassir Zabiri
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Yassir Zabiri
5
0.97
2
Pablo García
3
0.22
0
Iker Luque
1
0.07
0
Jeanuël Belocian
1
0.05
0
Sergio Canales
1
0.04
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Racing Santander's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.2 of 1.3 xG, 8 of 11 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 3 of the 11 shots (27%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.3 xG (+0.7).
Alaves
The question
Where do Alaves'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.
16shots
1.7xG
0.11xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition12% of shots
2
0
0.09
0.04
Long ball
2
0
0.09
0.04
Settled attack50% of shots
8
0
0.83
0.10
Cross
3
0
0.40
0.13
Cut-back
1
0
0.11
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.04
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.29
0.10
Set piece38% of shots
6
1
0.78
0.13
Corner
4
1
0.73
0.18
Free kick
2
0
0.05
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
Nahuel Tenaglia
1
0.25
0
Ángel Pérez
2
0.12
0
Toni Martínez
1
0.11
0
Jonny
1
0.07
0
Lucas Boyé
1
0.05
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Mariano Díaz
3
0.47
0
Ville Koski
1
0.42
1
Ángel Pérez
2
0.30
0
Lucas Boyé
4
0.19
0
Jonny
1
0.11
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Alaves's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.8 of 1.7 xG, 8 of 16 shots), mostly cross. 2 of the 16 shots (12%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 6 of the 16 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.7 xG (-0.7).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Racing Santander
The question
How does Racing Santander deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
11 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (36%), 3 led to a shot (27%). 1 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.
Alaves
The question
How does Alaves deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
20 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (30%), 3 led to a shot (15%). 2 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (50%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Racing Santander
The question
Which part of the final third does Racing Santander actually cross from?
11 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. 36% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
4
36%
1
advanced · right wing
2
18%
0
byline · right wing
2
18%
0
deep · right wing
1
9%
1
advanced · right half-space
1
9%
1
byline · left wing
1
9%
0
Alaves
The question
Which part of the final third does Alaves 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. 25% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
5
25%
2
byline · left wing
5
25%
0
deep · right wing
4
20%
0
byline · right wing
3
15%
1
advanced · left wing
2
10%
0
deep · 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.
+1.63Racing Santander on-ball value
+1.53Alaves on-ball value
Racing SantanderAlavesEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Racing Santander — where the value came from
Passes497 actions+1.09
Carries100 actions-0.10
Dribbles23 actions+0.00
Shots11 actions+0.35
Ball wins65 actions+0.29
Alaves — where the value came from
Passes374 actions+0.77
Carries84 actions-0.15
Dribbles28 actions-0.09
Shots16 actions+0.72
Ball wins69 actions+0.29
Racing Santander — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Iñigo Vicente
98
+0.532
Jorge Salinas
70
+0.392
Jeanuël Belocian
73
+0.137
Julen Agirrezabala
31
+0.106
Yassir Zabiri
26
+0.073
Asier Villalibre (lowest)
1
-0.005
Alaves — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Ángel Pérez
61
+0.373
Mariano Díaz
18
+0.252
Toni Martínez
6
+0.226
Nahuel Tenaglia
24
+0.217
Denis Suárez
80
+0.203
Abde Rebbach (lowest)
50
-0.177
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Racing Santander
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
33
Failed forward pass
21
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
29
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 42% of 26 pass attempts there are lost (11 times). Separately, 30% 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. 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
34
Failed forward pass
30
Failed take-on
20
Lost in the defensive third
25
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 44% of 16 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 35% 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 176 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
11%
Middle third
41%
Own third
48%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.0 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 11% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 41% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
Alaves
Not just press intensity, but where the 181 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
19%
Middle third
45%
Own third
36%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 19% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 45% in midfield.
Where they win it back
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
Racing Santander
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Racing Santander win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 33 opposition possessions that Racing Santander 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 Racing Santander step in. Racing Santander win it after 2.7 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 4.0 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
3.3passes
median 3 · before Racing Santander win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
10sec
median 6s · 33.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
48%
30%
15%
6%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
1.3
2s
15–30′
5.2
11s
30–45+′
3.4
8s
45–60′
2.8
10s
60–75′
5.3
24s
75–90+′
2.0
4s
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 29 opposition possessions that Alaves 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 Alaves step in. Alaves win it after 6.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 5.0 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
5.0passes
median 3 · before Alaves win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
15sec
median 12s · 29.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
41%
24%
17%
17%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.7
15s
15–30′
7.0
17s
30–45+′
3.0
6s
45–60′
6.6
21s
60–75′
6.0
22s
75–90+′
3.5
11s
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.
Racing Santander — 176 actions, 132 won
Alaves — 181 actions, 134 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.
Racing Santander — 92 wins · 5% in the final third, 35% midfield, 60% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Iñigo Vicente
tackle
0′
88
Sergio Canales
ball-recovery
0′
73
Pablo García
ball-recovery
56′
70
Jorge Salinas
interception
62′
69
Pablo García
ball-recovery
41′
67
Alaves — 89 wins · 8% in the final third, 44% midfield, 48% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Toni Martínez
tackle
79′
97
Nahuel Tenaglia
tackle
14′
82
Lucas Boyé
ball-recovery
20′
77
Denis Suárez
tackle
11′
76
Lucas Boyé
ball-recovery
40′
75
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Racing Santander
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Racing Santander? 43 opponent progressive passes and 16 shots faced (1.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Racing Santander)
Right wing
43%
Right half-space
7%
Central
26%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
15%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (43% of the danger conceded).
Alaves
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Alaves? 40 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (1.3 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Alaves)
Right wing
32%
Right half-space
27%
Central
5%
Left half-space
20%
Left wing
17%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (32% 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.
Racing Santander
Build-up (own third)
safer, shorter passing, less recycling
right 26% · centre 43% · 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.194
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+9.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.13%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 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).62% of 66
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.39%
Progression (middle third)
shorter passing, safer, touchline to touchline
right 41% · centre 18% · left 41% ?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.316
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.7%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 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).36% of 86
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.52%
Final third
safer, trying to break lines, attacking the next line
right 45% · centre 14% · left 41% ?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.110
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.9 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.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).20% of 41
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.63%
Alaves
Build-up (own third)
safer, attacking the next line, touchline to touchline
right 32% · centre 33% · left 35% ?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.123
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+16.6 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.33%
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).57% 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.48%
Progression (middle third)
safer, played in the channels, touchline to touchline
right 41% · centre 20% · left 39% ?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.222
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.2 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.13%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 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).40% of 72
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.57%
Final third
safer, right-sided, played in the channels
right 61% · centre 9% · left 30% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.141
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.3 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.5%
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 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).26% of 46
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.61%
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.
Racing Santander
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Pass accuracy78%vs 81%
Threat from passing8.50vs 6.64
Progressive carries30vs 46
PPDA4.0vs 5.6
Defensive actions176vs 162
Alaves
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Defensive actions181vs 160
Pass accuracy74%vs 78%
Progressive carries35vs 48
Expected goals1.70vs 1.14
PPDA3.8vs 5.4
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Racing Santander
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
57%
Safe / backward
30%
13% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 87% 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)
14%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
54%
Safe / backward
30%
16% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 84% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Racing Santander: 4 corners, 0 led to a shot; Alaves: 6 corners, 2 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Racing Santander
4Corners
0Led to a shot
9Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Alaves
6Corners
2Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
6Set-piece shots
0.78Set-piece xG
1Set-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
Racing Santander
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.
