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Match reportLaLiga 2026-10-17

Villarreal v Elche

VillarrealHome
0–0
ElcheAway
1.990.38expected goals
2.340.48xG on target (xGOT)

Drawn on the scoreboard, but Villarreal created the better chances (1.99 – 0.38 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Villarreal
Elche
Possession (share of passes)
57.3%42.7%
Duels
3140
Duels won
48.4%40.0%
Aerial duels
1313
Aerial duels won
85
Successful dribbles
117
Passes
567422
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot map

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Villarreal above the line, Elche below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places.

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0.901.792.69Alberto Moleiro — save, 0.38 xGIlias Akhomach — miss, 0.05 xGTani Oluwaseyi — save, 0.10 xGTani Oluwaseyi — save, 0.22 xGAlberto Moleiro — save, 0.12 xGLucas Cepeda — miss, 0.03 xGAyoze Pérez — save, 0.09 xGGonzalo Villar — miss, 0.19 xGTani Oluwaseyi — save, 0.09 xGAyoze Pérez — save, 0.03 xGLogan Costa — miss, 0.05 xGSanti Comesaña — save, 0.09 xGTani Oluwaseyi — miss, 0.03 xGAlberto Moleiro — save, 0.22 xGAbiel Osorio — miss, 0.03 xGIlias Akhomach — save, 0.05 xGAlberto Moleiro — save, 0.17 xGIlias Akhomach — save, 0.05 xGIlias Akhomach — save, 0.04 xGThomas Lemar — save, 0.04 xGJavier Morcillo — miss, 0.03 xGNathan Saliba — save, 0.05 xGLogan Costa — save, 0.03 xGLogan Costa — miss, 0.06 xGFer Niño — miss, 0.05 xGTete Morente — save, 0.02 xGGerard Moreno — miss, 0.07 xG1.990.38Alberto Moleiro — save, 0.47 xGOTTani Oluwaseyi — save, 0.08 xGOTTani Oluwaseyi — save, 0.17 xGOTAlberto Moleiro — save, 0.06 xGOTAyoze Pérez — save, 0.20 xGOTTani Oluwaseyi — save, 0.12 xGOTAyoze Pérez — save, 0.02 xGOTSanti Comesaña — save, 0.08 xGOTAlberto Moleiro — save, 0.23 xGOTIlias Akhomach — save, 0.04 xGOTAlberto Moleiro — save, 0.18 xGOTIlias Akhomach — save, 0.24 xGOTIlias Akhomach — save, 0.03 xGOTThomas Lemar — save, 0.37 xGOTNathan Saliba — save, 0.37 xGOTLogan Costa — save, 0.05 xGOTTete Morente — save, 0.11 xGOT2.340.480'15'30'45'60'75'90'
VillarrealElchesolid = 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.

Villarreal
Elche
In possession

In possession

How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.

Keeping the ballWhere the time goesPassing NetworkPass ExplorerTouch DensityWhich Zones Do They Attack Through?Final-third entriesBuild-upBuild-Up — the pass mapProgressionHow They ProgressChance creationChance creationCrosses & CutbacksCrosses by TerritoryOn-Ball Value — who moved the gameWhen they lose itBall-Loss Map
Keeping the ball6 sections

Where the time goes — how long each phase lasts

Villarreal

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

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

Build-up: 20.5% of the time on the ball20%Progression: 43.7% of the time on the ball44%Chance creation: 30.9% of the time on the ball31%Attacking transition: 4.9% of the time on the ball5%44%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up20.5%
Progression43.7%
Chance creation30.9%
Attacking transition4.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Villarreal spends most of its time on the ball (44% 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.

Build-up: 43.4% of the time on the ball43%Progression: 36.5% of the time on the ball36%Chance creation: 18.1% of the time on the ball18%Attacking transition: 2.0% of the time on the ball43%BUILD-UP
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up43.4%
Progression36.5%
Chance creation18.1%
Attacking transition2.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Build-up 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.

Villarreal
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Elche
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute

Pass Explorer

Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed).

Touch Density

Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.

Villarreal — 703 touches
Elche — 575 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Villarreal

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Villarreal actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
567
ACTIONS
3%5%10%3%2%8%12%13%9%8%8%5%3%4%6%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
166
ACTIONS
5%10%3%4%8%13%10%16%5%11%2%2%2%8%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right half-space of the middle third (12.1% 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: 23% defensive, 51% middle, 27% 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.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
422
ACTIONS
5%8%16%8%8%7%8%7%9%12%5%2%2%1%2%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
115
ACTIONS
7%11%5%7%5%10%9%11%9%13%3%2%4%3%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (14.0% of all actions). 61% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 39% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 43% defensive, 45% middle, 12% 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. Villarreal leaned on their right (43%); Elche leaned on their right (41%).

Villarreal
32%Left side26%Middle43%Right sideATTACKING →
L
32%26%43%
R
Elche
40%Left side19%Middle41%Right sideATTACKING →
L
40%19%41%
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.

Villarreal — 65 entries, 29% through the right wing
Left wing: 16 entries (25%)1625%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 12 entries (18%)1218%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 10 entries (15%)1015%CENTRERight half-space: 8 entries (12%)812%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 19 entries (29%)1929%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Elche — 17 entries, 29% through the left half-space
Left wing: 4 entries (24%)424%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 5 entries (29%)529%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 4 entries (24%)424%CENTRERight half-space: 1 entries (6%)16%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 3 entries (18%)318%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Villarreal

The football question
How does Villarreal 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.

130build-up passes attempted
93%completed
26%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third

Pass types

47CB · 39%
6Long Wide · 5%
2Long Central · 2%
42Wide → FB · 35%
24Central · 20%
CB47 · 39%
right: 26 passes, most from Costa26left: 21 passes, most from Costa21
Long Wide6 · 5%
left: 3 passes, most from Gulácsi3right: 3 passes, most from Gulácsi3
Long Central2 · 2%
right: 2 passes, most from Gulácsi2
Wide → FB42 · 35%
right: 24 passes, most from Freeman24left: 18 passes, most from Gulácsi18
Central24 · 20%
right: 15 passes, most from Gulácsi15left: 9 passes, most from Gulácsi9
◆ Vision AI Insight
Villarreal build predominantly down the right, with Gulácsi as the fulcrum (30 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 (13×).

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.

190build-up passes attempted
75%completed
24%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

86CB · 61%
12Long Wide · 8%
37Wide → FB · 26%
7Central · 5%
CB86 · 61%
right: 47 passes, most from Redondo47left: 39 passes, most from Chust39
Long Wide12 · 8%
left: 7 passes, most from Dituro7right: 5 passes, most from Dituro5
Wide → FB37 · 26%
left: 22 passes, most from Dituro22right: 15 passes, most from Dituro15
Central7 · 5%
right: 5 passes, most from Dituro5left: 2 passes, most from Dituro2
◆ Vision AI Insight
Elche build predominantly down the right, with Dituro as the fulcrum (37 build-up passes). Only 24% 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

Villarreal

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 58 progressive passes across 1 match (58.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
24%
Right half-space
17%
Central
16%
Left half-space
14%
Left wing
29%
Progression is left-dominant: 41% right side · 16% central · 43% left.

Who generates it

Alberto Moleiro
10 · 17%
Logan Costa
8 · 14%
Sergi Cardona
8 · 14%
Alex Freeman
5 · 9%
Ilias Akhomach
5 · 9%
Top two — Alberto Moleiro & Logan Costa — account for 31% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
58.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
34% reach final third
28% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 66% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 34% of progressive passes reached the final third and 28% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 31% 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
Centralsterile
Left half-spaceefficient
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
24%
Right half-space
17%
Central
14%
Left half-space
28%
Left wing
17%
Progression is left-dominant: 41% right side · 14% central · 45% left.

Who generates it

Matías Dituro
5 · 17%
Thomas Lemar
4 · 14%
Germán Valera
4 · 14%
Roy Revivo
4 · 14%
Lucas Cepeda
3 · 10%
Top two — Matías Dituro & Thomas Lemar — account for 31% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
29.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
24% reach final third
28% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 76% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 24% of progressive passes reached the final third and 28% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 31% 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
Centralsterile
Left half-spaceefficient
Left wingsterile
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Villarreal

The question
Where do Villarreal'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.

20shots
2.0xG
0.10xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Attacking transition: 5 shots (25%)25%5Settled attack: 9 shots (45%)45%9Set piece: 6 shots (30%)30%620SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 25% of shots500.630.13
Long ball100.220.22
Pass into the box / short pass200.140.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)200.270.14
Settled attack 45% of shots901.050.12
Cross300.220.07
Cut-back200.290.14
Pass into the box / short pass300.510.17
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.030.03
Set piece 30% of shots600.310.05
Corner500.280.06
Free kick100.030.03

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

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Sergi Cardona30.690
Ilias Akhomach10.170
Ayoze Pérez20.130
Alex Freeman10.120
Alberto Moleiro10.090

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Alberto Moleiro40.880
Tani Oluwaseyi40.430
Ilias Akhomach40.200
Logan Costa30.150
Ayoze Pérez20.120
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Villarreal's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.0 of 2.0 xG, 9 of 20 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 5 of the 20 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 6 of the 20 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 2.0 xG (-2.0).

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.

7shots
0.4xG
0.05xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Attacking transition: 1 shots (14%)14%1Settled attack: 4 shots (57%)57%4Set piece: 2 shots (29%)29%27SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 14% of shots100.030.03
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.030.03
Settled attack 57% of shots400.280.07
Cross100.190.19
Pass into the box / short pass200.060.03
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.030.03
Set piece 29% of shots200.070.03
Corner200.070.03

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

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Thomas Lemar10.190
Lucas Cepeda10.040
Gonzalo Villar10.030

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Gonzalo Villar10.190
Fer Niño10.050
Thomas Lemar10.040
Javier Morcillo10.030
Lucas Cepeda10.030
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Elche's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.3 of 0.4 xG, 4 of 7 shots), mostly cross. 1 of the 7 shots (14%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 7 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.4 xG (-0.4).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Villarreal

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

19 crosses: 9 found a team-mate (47%), 4 led to a shot (21%). 7 cut-backs: 4 found a team-mate (57%), 2 led to a shot (29%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Elche

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

7 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (57%), 1 led to a shot (14%). 3 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (33%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Villarreal

The question
Which part of the final third does Villarreal 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.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (5%)5%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 2 crosses (11%)11%2advanced right wing: 5 crosses (26%)26%5advanced right half-space: 1 crosses (5%)5%1advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 1 crosses (5%)5%1advanced left wing: 3 crosses (16%)16%3byline right wing: 1 crosses (5%)5%1byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 5 crosses (26%)26%5
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · right wing526%1
byline · left wing526%1
advanced · left wing316%1
deep · left wing211%0
deep · right wing15%0
advanced · right half-space15%0
advanced · left half-space15%0
byline · right wing15%1

Elche

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

7 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (14%)14%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 2 crosses (29%)29%2byline right wing: 3 crosses (43%)43%3byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 1 crosses (14%)14%1byline left wing: 0 crosses (0%)
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · right wing343%0
advanced · left wing229%0
deep · right wing114%0
byline · left half-space114%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.

+2.19Villarreal on-ball value
+0.69Elche on-ball value
+0.0+1.1+2.3HALF TIME+2.19+0.690′15′30′45′60′75′90′
VillarrealElcheEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Villarreal — where the value came from
Passes567 actions+0.57
Carries166 actions+0.48
Dribbles20 actions+0.06
Shots20 actions+0.81
Ball wins60 actions+0.27
Elche — where the value came from
Passes422 actions+0.48
Carries115 actions-0.04
Dribbles17 actions-0.07
Shots7 actions+0.16
Ball wins48 actions+0.15
Villarreal — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Alberto Moleiro67+0.844
Ilias Akhomach61+0.316
Logan Costa114+0.246
Sergi Cardona88+0.133
Nizar10+0.127
Gerard Moreno (lowest)19-0.056
Elche — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Matías Dituro66+0.372
Thomas Lemar51+0.158
Federico Redondo57+0.120
Roy Revivo52+0.089
Lucas Cepeda39+0.081
Germán Valera (lowest)62-0.071
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Villarreal

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

3 of 17 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%3/17Freeman2 of 28 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%2/28Foyth2 of 59 pass attempts lost here (3%).3%2/59Gulácsi0 of 16 pass attempts lost here (0%).0%0/1610 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 of 48 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%6/48Freeman7 of 67 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%7/67Foyth9 of 71 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%9/71Moleiro5 of 53 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%5/53Costa9 of 46 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%9/46Cardona7 of 45 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%7/45Akhomach12 of 31 pass attempts lost here (39%).39%12/31Akhomach5 of 18 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%5/18Pérez5 of 23 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%5/23Moleiro7 of 35 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%7/35Cardonaattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
36
Failed forward pass
23
Failed take-on
9
Lost in the defensive third
9
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 39% of 31 pass attempts there are lost (12 times). Separately, 44% 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.

Loss rate by zone

8 of 22 pass attempts lost here (36%).36%8/22Morcillo7 of 32 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%7/32Morcillo19 of 69 pass attempts lost here (28%).28%19/69Dituro4 of 34 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%4/34Dituro10 of 33 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%10/33Valera3 of 31 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%3/31Morente5 of 33 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%5/33Sangaré4 of 28 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%4/28Sangaré6 of 40 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%6/40Chust11 of 49 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%11/49Revivo4 of 21 pass attempts lost here (19%).19%4/21Chust8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.7 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.9 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.attacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
15
Failed forward pass
8
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
48
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 36% of 22 pass attempts there are lost (8 times). Separately, 16% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession

Out of possession

How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.

PressingPressing BehaviourHow long they keep it — passes and sec...Winning the ballDefensive Action MapBall-Win MapDefending the boxVulnerability Map
Pressing2 sections

Pressing Behaviour — where it starts

Villarreal

Not just press intensity, but where the 123 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
22%
Middle third
48%
Own third
30%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 22% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 48% in midfield.

Where they win it back

671455181410611535113DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

Elche

Not just press intensity, but where the 127 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
6%
Middle third
35%
Own third
58%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 7.4 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 6% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 35% in midfield.

Where they win it back

1628208691479DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

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

How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won

Villarreal

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

Counted over the 33 opposition possessions that Villarreal ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
4.3passes
median 2 · before Villarreal win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
13sec
median 8s · 33.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
55%
18%
21%
6%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.8
18s
15–30′
4.6
14s
30–45+′
4.2
15s
45–60′
3.1
10s
60–75′
6.0
21s
75–90+′
3.4
9s
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 21 opposition possessions that Elche ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
7.3passes
median 7 · before Elche win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
23sec
median 18s · 21.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
19%
24%
19%
38%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′

too few
15–30′
8.0
28s
30–45+′
7.0
17s
45–60′
9.0
30s
60–75′
7.2
26s
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.

Villarreal — 123 actions, 95 won
Elche — 127 actions, 96 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.

Villarreal — 69 wins · 12% in the final third, 45% midfield, 43% own third
own third, right: 8 of 69 wins (12%)12%8 winsown third, centre: 14 of 69 wins (20%)20%14 winsown third, left: 8 of 69 wins (12%)12%8 winsmidfield, right: 16 of 69 wins (23%)23%16 winsmidfield, centre: 6 of 69 wins (9%)9%6 winsmidfield, left: 9 of 69 wins (13%)13%9 winsfinal third, right: 2 of 69 wins (3%)3%2 winsfinal third, centre: 1 of 69 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, left: 5 of 69 wins (7%)7%5 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Georges Mikautadzeball-recovery70′94
Georges Mikautadzeinterception70′94
Tani Oluwaseyiball-recovery7′91
Alex Freemanball-recovery58′77
Ayoze Pérezball-recovery59′76
Elche — 71 wins · 0% in the final third, 25% midfield, 75% own third
own third, right: 8 of 71 wins (11%)11%8 winsown third, centre: 28 of 71 wins (39%)39%28 winsown third, left: 17 of 71 wins (24%)24%17 winsmidfield, right: 8 of 71 wins (11%)11%8 winsmidfield, centre: 4 of 71 wins (6%)6%4 winsmidfield, left: 6 of 71 wins (8%)8%6 winsfinal third, right: 0 of 71 wins (0%)final third, centre: 0 of 71 wins (0%)final third, left: 0 of 71 wins (0%)
Highest winsTypeMinx
Lucas Cepedaball-recovery29′66
Abiel Osoriotackle18′65
Abiel Osorioball-recovery56′64
Víctor Chustball-recovery6′63
Lucas Cepedatackle49′63
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Villarreal

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Villarreal? 29 opponent progressive passes and 7 shots faced (0.4 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Villarreal)

Right wing
18%
Right half-space
21%
Central
13%
Left half-space
37%
Left wing
10%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left half-space (37% of the danger conceded).

Elche

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Elche? 58 opponent progressive passes and 20 shots faced (2.0 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Elche)

Right wing
20%
Right half-space
16%
Central
14%
Left half-space
23%
Left wing
26%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (26% of the danger conceded).
Context

Shape and tactics

How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.

Attitude in each thirdAgainst their own normDecision Quality

Attitude in each third

How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next.

Villarreal

Build-up (own third)

safer, played inside, right-sided

right 27% · centre 53% · left 20%

?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.
169
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.4 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.
12%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.3 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).
86% of 50
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
22%
Progression (middle third)

safer, less recycling, narrow, central

right 36% · centre 32% · left 32%

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

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
378
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.
23%
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.
2.4 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
49% of 79
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
49%
Final third

safer, kept on the floor, circulating

right 50% · centre 14% · left 37%

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

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
206
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
22%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
7%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 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).
27% of 48
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%

Elche

Build-up (own third)

safer, slower

right 30% · centre 40% · left 29%

?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.
238
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+11.3 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
18%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
25%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.0 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
45% of 69
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%
Progression (middle third)

more recycling, safer, circulating

right 34% · centre 22% · 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.
248
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+1.5 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.
2.3 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).
21% 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.
47%
Final third

safer, more recycling, circulating

right 51% · centre 12% · left 37%

?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.
68
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
-0.9 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.
12%
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 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).
30% of 20
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%

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.

Villarreal
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Defensive actions123vs 145
Progressive carries77vs 58
Pass accuracy86%vs 87%
Field tilt75%vs 63%
Passes567vs 614
Elche
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Final-third entries17vs 38
Field tilt25%vs 49%
Expected goals0.38vs 1.28
Progressive passes29vs 40
Defensive actions127vs 145

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Villarreal

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
49%
Safe / backward
34%
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.

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)
9%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
40%
10% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 90% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads

Players

Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.

Who stood out — the most valuable play...Every player — the full numbers

Set pieces

Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Villarreal: 10 corners, 3 led to a shot; Elche: 5 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Villarreal

10Corners
3Led to a shot
1Free kicks, their half
6Set-piece shots
0.31Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
30%3 corners10%1 corner10%20%2 corners30%3 from the left flag7 from the right flag

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Elche

5Corners
1Led to a shot
6Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.07Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
20%1 corner20%1 corner20%20%1 corner20%2 from the left flag3 from the right flag

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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick

Who stood out — the most valuable players

Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.

Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Villarreal
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.
Vision AI · building report