Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Valencia above the line, Athletic Club 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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ValenciaAthletic Clubsolid = xG25 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.
Valencia
Athletic Club
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Valencia has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Valencia'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
43.5%
Progression
24.9%
Chance creation
31.4%
Attacking transition
0.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Build-up is where Valencia spends most of its time on the ball (43% of its time on the ball).
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. 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
19.9%
Progression
47.5%
Chance creation
29.7%
Attacking transition
3.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Athletic Club spends most of its time on the ball (47% 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.
Valencia — 542 touches
Athletic Club — 748 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Valencia
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Valencia 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
367
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
80
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.5% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 40% defensive, 36% middle, 23% attacking.
Athletic Club
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Athletic Club actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
617
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
166
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (14.0% of all actions). 67% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 33% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 20% defensive, 53% 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. Valencia leaned on their left (42%); Athletic Club leaned on their right (37%).
Valencia
L
42%28%30%
R
Athletic Club
L
37%26%37%
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.
Valencia — 30 entries, 33% through the left wing
Athletic Club — 68 entries, 32% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Valencia
The football question
How does Valencia 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
81%completed
25%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
48CB · 38%
7Long Wide · 5%
2Long Central · 2%
50Wide → FB · 39%
21Central · 16%
CB48 · 38%
Long Wide7 · 5%
Long Central2 · 2%
Wide → FB50 · 39%
Central21 · 16%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Valencia build predominantly down the right, with Dimitrievski as the fulcrum (25 build-up passes). Only 27% 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 → LHS def (11×).
Athletic Club
The football question
How does Athletic Club progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
121build-up passes attempted
81%completed
26%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third
Pass types
58CB · 59%
5Long Wide · 5%
1Long Central · 1%
26Wide → FB · 27%
8Central · 8%
CB58 · 59%
Long Wide5 · 5%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB26 · 27%
Central8 · 8%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Athletic Club build predominantly down the left, with Laporte as the fulcrum (33 build-up passes). Only 31% 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 → LHS def (10×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Valencia
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 36 progressive passes across 1 match (36.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
19%
Right half-space
14%
Central
17%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
42%
Progression is left-dominant: 33% right side · 17% central · 50% left.
Who generates it
Pablo Maffeo
7 · 19%
José Luis Gayà
6 · 17%
Stole Dimitrievski
4 · 11%
José Gayà
4 · 11%
Luis Rioja
4 · 11%
Top two — Pablo Maffeo & José Luis Gayà — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
36.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
39% reach final third
25% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 61% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.39% of progressive passes reached the final third and 25% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 36% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Athletic Club
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 61 progressive passes across 1 match (61.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
31%
Right half-space
16%
Central
11%
Left half-space
15%
Left wing
26%
Progression is right-dominant: 48% right side · 11% central · 41% left.
Who generates it
Hugo Rincón
11 · 18%
Robert Navarro
9 · 15%
Johaneko Louis-Jean
7 · 11%
Aymeric Laporte
7 · 11%
Jesús Areso
6 · 10%
Top two — Hugo Rincón & Robert Navarro — account for 33% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
61.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
30% reach final third
10% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 70% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.30% of progressive passes reached the final third and 10% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 33% 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
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Valencia
The question
Where do Valencia'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
1.1xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition38% of shots
6
0
0.39
0.07
Long ball
3
0
0.26
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.14
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.00
0.00
Settled attack50% of shots
8
0
0.58
0.07
Cross
5
0
0.38
0.08
Cut-back
1
0
0.12
0.12
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.08
0.04
Set piece12% of shots
2
0
0.12
0.06
Corner
2
0
0.12
0.06
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
José Gayà
3
0.22
0
Pablo Maffeo
3
0.21
0
José Luis Gayà
2
0.17
0
Arnaut Danjuma
2
0.14
0
Harvey Elliott
1
0.11
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Javi Guerra
3
0.27
0
Hugo Duro
3
0.20
0
José Gayà
2
0.17
0
David Otorbi
2
0.16
0
Arnaut Danjuma
1
0.10
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Valencia's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 1.1 xG, 8 of 16 shots), mostly cross. 6 of the 16 shots (38%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 16 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.1 xG (-1.1).
Athletic Club
The question
Where do Athletic Club's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
9shots
0.7xG
0.08xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition33% of shots
3
0
0.19
0.06
Long ball
2
0
0.09
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.10
0.10
Settled attack56% of shots
5
0
0.44
0.09
Cut-back
1
0
0.17
0.17
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.14
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.13
0.07
Set piece11% of shots
1
0
0.06
0.06
Corner
1
0
0.06
0.06
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
Robert Navarro
1
0.17
0
Aymeric Laporte
2
0.12
0
Beñat Gerenabarrena
1
0.06
0
Peio Canales
1
0.05
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Johaneko Louis-Jean
3
0.25
0
Peio Canales
1
0.17
0
Iñaki Williams
3
0.14
0
Robert Navarro
1
0.08
0
Aymeric Laporte
1
0.06
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Athletic Club's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.4 of 0.7 xG, 5 of 9 shots), mostly cut-back. 3 of the 9 shots (33%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 9 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.7 xG (-0.7).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Valencia
The question
How does Valencia deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
19 crosses: 7 found a team-mate (37%), 4 led to a shot (21%). 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.
Athletic Club
The question
How does Athletic Club deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
17 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (24%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 5 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (20%), 1 led to a shot (20%). 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
Valencia
The question
Which part of the final third does Valencia actually cross from?
19 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 26% 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
5
26%
0
advanced · right wing
4
21%
1
byline · left wing
4
21%
2
deep · right wing
3
16%
0
byline · right wing
2
11%
1
advanced · right half-space
1
5%
0
Athletic Club
The question
Which part of the final third does Athletic Club actually cross from?
17 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. 18% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 5 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
3
18%
0
advanced · left wing
3
18%
0
byline · right wing
2
12%
0
byline · right half-space
2
12%
0
byline · left half-space
2
12%
0
byline · left wing
2
12%
0
deep · right wing
1
6%
0
deep · left wing
1
6%
0
advanced · right half-space
1
6%
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.
+1.79Valencia on-ball value
+1.00Athletic Club on-ball value
ValenciaAthletic ClubEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Valencia — where the value came from
Passes367 actions+0.46
Carries80 actions+0.21
Dribbles18 actions+0.08
Shots16 actions+0.64
Ball wins78 actions+0.40
Athletic Club — where the value came from
Passes617 actions+0.39
Carries166 actions+0.21
Dribbles18 actions-0.20
Shots9 actions+0.32
Ball wins57 actions+0.29
Valencia — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
José Gayà
56
+0.367
Dani Raba
32
+0.297
José Luis Gayà
66
+0.274
Javi Guerra
48
+0.270
Pablo Maffeo
68
+0.201
César Tárrega (lowest)
45
-0.129
Athletic Club — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Robert Navarro
55
+0.276
Aymeric Laporte
132
+0.234
Álex Berenguer
82
+0.138
Johaneko Louis-Jean
76
+0.133
Unai Simón
47
+0.131
Alejandro Rego (lowest)
27
-0.161
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Valencia
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
18
Failed forward pass
14
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
31
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 36% of 22 pass attempts there are lost (8 times). Separately, 23% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Athletic Club
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
49
Failed forward pass
36
Failed take-on
14
Lost in the defensive third
23
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 45% of 29 pass attempts there are lost (13 times). Separately, 45% 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 188 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
10%
Middle third
30%
Own third
60%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 10% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 30% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
Athletic Club
Not just press intensity, but where the 150 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
18%
Middle third
49%
Own third
33%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 18% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 49% 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
Valencia
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Valencia win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 45 opposition possessions that Valencia 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 Valencia step in. Valencia win it after 5.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 7.8 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
5.8passes
median 4 · before Valencia win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 13s · 45.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
33%
27%
20%
20%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.1
19s
15–30′
4.3
10s
30–45+′
5.6
15s
45–60′
5.1
15s
60–75′
6.3
23s
75–90+′
8.5
26s
average passesaverage seconds
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 30 opposition possessions that Athletic Club ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Athletic Club step in. Athletic Club win it after 1.7 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.7 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
2.5passes
median 2 · before Athletic Club win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
6sec
median 2s · 30.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
73%
17%
7%
3%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.2
3s
15–30′
1.5
2s
30–45+′
2.0
4s
45–60′
3.4
6s
60–75′
too few
75–90+′
4.0
13s
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.
Valencia — 188 actions, 148 won
Athletic Club — 150 actions, 107 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.
Valencia — 113 wins · 5% in the final third, 20% midfield, 74% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Dani Raba
ball-recovery
2′
75
Javi Guerra
tackle
24′
71
Guido Rodríguez
tackle
66′
70
Justin de Haas
ball-recovery
25′
70
Dani Raba
ball-recovery
9′
68
Athletic Club — 75 wins · 7% in the final third, 49% midfield, 44% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Álex Berenguer
ball-recovery
76′
81
Peio Canales
tackle
54′
79
Johaneko Louis-Jean
ball-recovery
54′
78
Iñaki Williams
ball-recovery
43′
77
Peio Canales
interception
22′
69
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Valencia
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Valencia? 61 opponent progressive passes and 9 shots faced (0.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Valencia)
Right wing
30%
Right half-space
14%
Central
16%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
22%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (30% of the danger conceded).
Athletic Club
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Athletic Club? 36 opponent progressive passes and 16 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Athletic Club)
Right wing
18%
Right half-space
14%
Central
18%
Left half-space
10%
Left wing
40%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (40% 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.
Valencia
Build-up (own third)
safer
right 26% · centre 46% · 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.183
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.12%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.20%
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).47% of 68
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)
more direct, safer, trying to break lines
right 42% · centre 31% · left 27% ?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.168
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.8 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.22%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.1 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).37% 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.60%
Final third
safer, left-sided, attacking the next line
right 21% · centre 11% · 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.114
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.25%
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.2.6 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).38% of 34
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%
Athletic Club
Build-up (own third)
played inside, safer, narrow, central
right 21% · centre 55% · left 24% ?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.160
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+12.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.23%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.25%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.5 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 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.36%
Progression (middle third)
safer
right 33% · centre 29% · left 38% ?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.420
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.20%
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).52% of 80
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%
Final third
safer, played inside, narrow, central
right 43% · centre 18% · left 38% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.221
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.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 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).14% 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.71%
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.
Valencia
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Defensive actions188vs 148
Threat from passing7.22vs 4.48
Passes367vs 464
Progressive passes36vs 39
Field tilt35%vs 39%
Athletic Club
compared with their other 8 matches this season
Expected goals0.70vs 1.63
Progressive carries72vs 55
Final-third entries68vs 50
Progressive passes61vs 52
PPDA3.5vs 5.6
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Valencia
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
16%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
53%
Safe / backward
30%
17% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 83% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
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)
16%
Progressive
1%
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.
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. Valencia: 2 corners, 2 led to a shot; Athletic Club: 6 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Valencia
2Corners
2Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.12Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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Athletic Club
6Corners
1Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.06Set-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
Valencia
Athletic Club
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.
