Thin sample this season. Tani Oluwaseyi has played 5 matches (146 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.
22 defensive actions across the season (13.6/90). 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 →
3
tackles · 67% won
1
interceptions · 0.6/90
6
recoveries · 3.7/90
2
clearances · 1.2/90
3
blocks
53
avg action height
10
won high (att 3rd)
7
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. 10 proactive ball-wins (6.2/90), tackle success 67%. 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.
12
attacking-half actions · 7.40/90
Team
Team context
How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.
Villarreal's output per match with Tani Oluwaseyi (5 matches) versus without him (5 matches). Insufficient evidence — the without-sample is only 5 matches; treat every Δ below as noise until more games exist. A proper on-off model needs many more minutes.
WITH (5)
WITHOUT (5)
Δ
goals for /match
1.00
2.00
-1.00
xG for /match
1.92
1.81
+0.11
goals against /match
1.60
1.20
+0.40
points /match
0.40
2.00
-1.60
04
His Share of the Team
Of everything Villarreal produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through Tani Oluwaseyi specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.
category
share
him / team
expected goals (xG)
5%
3.6 / 75.4
shots
3%
21 / 644
successful take-ons
2%
10 / 417
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 Pressing forward 39%: a weighted blend of defensive aggression 46 (weight 45%) + ball-winning 44 (weight 30%) + transition 39 (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
Crossing
80
Dribbling
57
Press resistance ~proxy
48
Carrying
46
Defensive aggression
46
Ball-winning
44
Build-up
40
Territory (wide vs central)
39
Transition ~proxy
39
Retention
36
Passing directness
34
Progression
28
Box threat
27
Final-third threat
26
Creativity
19
Receiving zones
17
Line-breaking
13
Through-balls ~proxy
10
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: 187 cm / 80 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 La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Premier League and Serie A, 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.
Roberto Piccoli Bologna · Serie A · 190 cm / 78 kg
76%
Driven by: creativity (15%), line-breaking (14%), through-balls (14%). Different mechanism — Oluwaseyi more via crossing, carrying; Piccoli more via defensive aggression.
Roberto Fernández Espanyol · 186 cm / 78 kg
72%
Driven by: receiving zones (15%), final-third threat (13%), through-balls (13%). Different mechanism — Oluwaseyi more via dribbling, crossing; Fernández more via creativity, defensive aggression.
Filip Stojilkovic Pisa · Serie A 25/26 · 185 cm / 80 kg
72%
Driven by: receiving zones (17%), line-breaking (13%), crossing (12%). Different mechanism — Oluwaseyi more via ball-winning, passing directness; Stojilkovic more via through-balls, retention.
William Osula Newcastle · Premier League · 180 cm / 81 kg
71%
Driven by: line-breaking (16%), through-balls (16%), crossing (12%). Different mechanism — Oluwaseyi more via passing directness, territory (wide vs central); Osula more via retention.
Nikola Stulic Lecce · Serie A · 188 cm / 80 kg
69%
Driven by: line-breaking (14%), creativity (13%), receiving zones (12%). Different mechanism — Oluwaseyi more via crossing, carrying.
Beto Fiorentina · Premier League · 194 cm / 88 kg
67%
Driven by: through-balls (14%), line-breaking (14%), final-third threat (13%). Different mechanism — Oluwaseyi more via crossing, carrying; Beto more via box threat, defensive aggression.
07
Summary
Tani Oluwaseyi is a pressing forward: 0 goals from 0.50 xG (-0.50 vs expected), 5 shots, 1 box entries. Under-performing his chances. [Off-ball runs, aerials and hold-up under contact need tracking/aerial data.]
Based on 5 matches (146 minutes) — an early read, treat with caution until more minutes are logged. He profiles as a 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 pressing forward profile.
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