Thin sample this season. Vakoun Bayo has played 4 matches (112 min) so far, so sections that need a bigger sample to say anything reliable are not shown here — they are missing on purpose, not broken. See all seasons combined →
01
What Patterns Define Him?
His repeatable signature. A step only appears if its reliability score (sample size × match coverage) reaches at least Medium confidence — pattern mining, not anecdotes.
Signature: Link → Finish — the only steps proven repeatable this season (2 of 4 in the full pattern). Not enough evidence yet for the rest of the chain below.
Not a pattern: receive / move — 1× (low confidence, shown as a number only, no tactical conclusion drawn); convert — 0× (insufficient confidence, hidden — not enough evidence yet) — omitted from the signature rather than presented as one.
20 defensive actions across the season (16.1/90). Where he wins the ball, and how — the core question for a defender. Aerial duels are not recorded for this competition, so aerial dominance is not measured here.
click a card to isolate that action type · own goal left, attacking →
1
tackles · 100% won
0
interceptions · 0.0/90
4
recoveries · 3.2/90
2
clearances · 1.6/90
2
blocks
51
avg action height
6
won high (att 3rd)
9
middle third
5
own third
Vision AI A front-foot / high defender. He wins the ball mainly by stepping in — tackles, interceptions & recoveries outweigh clearances. 5 proactive ball-wins (4.0/90), tackle success 100%. He defends high, stepping out to intercept — suits a high line.
Defensive work in the attacking half
Ball-wins in the attacking half only (own half vs. attacking half, a simple 2-way split, not the usual thirds) — the clearest single signal of how much he presses and recovers the ball high up the pitch.
10
attacking-half actions · 8.04/90
Team
Team context
How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.
Udinese's output per match with Vakoun Bayo (4 matches) versus without him (4 matches). Insufficient evidence — the without-sample is only 4 matches; treat every Δ below as noise until more games exist. A proper on-off model needs many more minutes.
WITH (4)
WITHOUT (4)
Δ
goals for /match
1.25
1.00
+0.25
xG for /match
1.26
0.25
+1.01
goals against /match
2.25
2.25
+0.00
points /match
0.25
0.75
-0.50
04
His Share of the Team
Of everything Udinese produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through Vakoun Bayo specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.
category
share
him / team
expected goals (xG)
5%
2.1 / 43.7
shots
4%
18 / 502
zone-14 entries
3%
7 / 207
Recruitment
Style and verdict
Style profile, closest comparables, and the summary.
Not raw event counts — football style scores: weighted models scored 0–100 against the 299 strikers in the pool (min 450 min). This is what separates players who post similar numbers but play differently. Proxy dimensions are inferred from on-ball data; true off-ball running / under-pressure context is not measured.
Why Transition runner 71%: a weighted blend of transition 59 (weight 45%) + defensive aggression 76 (weight 30%) + box threat 59 (weight 25%). The score reflects how distinctively his profile SHAPE matches this archetype vs his peers.
aerial ability, marking, off-ball running — not in event data
Through-balls ~proxy
86
Passing directness
79
Creativity
77
Defensive aggression
76
Line-breaking
75
Receiving zones
68
Transition ~proxy
59
Box threat
59
Crossing
58
Progression
58
Build-up
50
Final-third threat
47
Retention
47
Territory (wide vs central)
45
Ball-winning
35
Carrying
35
Press resistance ~proxy
28
Dribbling
7
06
Similar Players — in style space
Closest comparables measured on the style scores above, within the same position family — so it separates how players are alike, not just how much they touch the ball. Each line explains the shared strength and the divergent mechanism. A light physical-profile term (height / weight; this player: 184 cm / 72 kg) is included at a quarter of one style axis's weight — enough to break ties between stylistic twins, not to override style.Scope: pooled across the Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Premier League, percentiled within each player's own league before comparing — a match from another league is marked with its league name.
Style, not quality:a high match here means two players tend to produce the ball in similar ways — it is not a ranking, a scouting recommendation, or a claim that they are equally good.
Renaud Ripart Troyes · Ligue 1 · 181 cm / 73 kg
80%
Driven by: dribbling (21%), defensive aggression (17%), press resistance (14%). Different mechanism — Bayo more via retention, carrying; Ripart more via ball-winning, territory (wide vs central).
Francesco Pio Esposito Inter · 190 cm / 80 kg
70%
Driven by: dribbling (23%), press resistance (14%), passing directness (13%). Different mechanism — Bayo more via territory (wide vs central), defensive aggression; Esposito more via final-third threat, box threat.
Michael Gregoritsch Augsburg · Bundesliga · 193 cm / 91 kg
69%
Driven by: dribbling (26%), press resistance (20%), passing directness (13%). Different mechanism — Bayo more via retention, territory (wide vs central); Gregoritsch more via passing directness.
Mika Biereth Monaco · Ligue 1 · 187 cm / 69 kg
65%
Driven by: dribbling (22%), press resistance (18%), through-balls (15%). Different mechanism — Bayo more via retention, build-up; Biereth more via final-third threat.
Gorka Guruzeta Athletic Club · La Liga · 188 cm / 77 kg
65%
Driven by: dribbling (29%), defensive aggression (22%), press resistance (20%). Different mechanism — Bayo more via through-balls, creativity; Guruzeta more via ball-winning.
Jonas Wind Wolfsburg · Bundesliga 25/26 · 190 cm / 85 kg
61%
Driven by: passing directness (15%), creativity (14%), defensive aggression (13%). Different mechanism — Bayo more via box threat, through-balls; Wind more via dribbling, line-breaking.
07
Summary
Vakoun Bayo is a transition runner / pressing forward: 0 goals from 0.59 xG (-0.59 vs expected), 4 shots, 1 box entries. Under-performing his chances. [Off-ball runs, aerials and hold-up under contact need tracking/aerial data.]
Based on 4 matches (112 minutes) — an early read, treat with caution until more minutes are logged. He profiles as a transition runner / pressing forward — best used in a system built around that identity.
His biggest room for growth is transition — even a modest improvement there would meaningfully lift his overall transition runner profile.
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