Thin sample this season. Gennaro Borrelli has played 2 matches (47 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.
LINK
lay-off and combine
0 key passes · 75% completion · 8× in 2/2 matches
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FINISH
shoot from central zones
0.10 xG · 2× in 2/2 matches
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 — 0× (insufficient confidence, hidden — not enough evidence yet); convert — 0× (insufficient confidence, hidden — not enough evidence yet) — omitted from the signature rather than presented as one.
16 defensive actions across the season (30.6/90). 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 →
2
tackles · 100% won
1
interceptions · 1.9/90
2
recoveries · 3.8/90
0
clearances · 0.0/90
1
blocks
65
avg action height
6
won high (att 3rd)
10
middle third
0
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 (9.6/90), 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.
13
attacking-half actions · 24.89/90
Team
Team context
How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.
Cagliari's output per match with Gennaro Borrelli (2 matches) versus without him (6 matches). Insufficient evidence — the without-sample is only 6 matches; treat every Δ below as noise until more games exist. A proper on-off model needs many more minutes.
WITH (2)
WITHOUT (6)
Δ
goals for /match
0.50
0.83
-0.33
xG for /match
0.75
0.00
+0.75
goals against /match
0.50
1.33
-0.83
points /match
1.50
1.67
-0.17
04
His Share of the Team
Of everything Cagliari produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through Gennaro Borrelli specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.
category
share
him / team
expected goals (xG)
11%
3.5 / 31.0
shots
10%
32 / 323
zone-14 entries
7%
12 / 165
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 51%: a weighted blend of defensive aggression 53 (weight 45%) + ball-winning 66 (weight 30%) + transition 32 (weight 25%). The score reflects how distinctively his profile SHAPE matches this archetype vs his peers.
Elite
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Strong
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Average
territory (wide vs central), ball-winning, defensive aggression, build-up, passing directness, dribbling, press resistance, receiving zones
aerial ability, marking, off-ball running — not in event data
Territory (wide vs central)
68
Ball-winning
66
Defensive aggression
53
Build-up
52
Passing directness
44
Dribbling
42
Press resistance ~proxy
41
Receiving zones
41
Carrying
37
Retention
35
Creativity
33
Through-balls ~proxy
32
Transition ~proxy
32
Progression
31
Box threat
30
Line-breaking
25
Crossing
18
Final-third threat
18
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: 194 cm) 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.
Petar Ratkov Levante · La Liga · 193 cm / 76 kg
84%
Driven by: crossing (15%), final-third threat (12%), box threat (10%). Different mechanism — Borrelli more via territory (wide vs central), dribbling.
Maroan Sannadi Athletic Club · La Liga · 192 cm / 78 kg
79%
Driven by: crossing (17%), final-third threat (14%), line-breaking (10%). Different mechanism — Borrelli more via ball-winning, passing directness.
Roberto Piccoli Bologna · 190 cm / 78 kg
76%
Driven by: final-third threat (18%), line-breaking (11%), crossing (11%). Different mechanism — Borrelli more via territory (wide vs central), receiving zones.
Tammy Abraham Aston Villa · Premier League · 194 cm / 80 kg
75%
Driven by: crossing (20%), final-third threat (13%), transition (11%). Different mechanism — Borrelli more via territory (wide vs central), carrying.
Nikola Stulic Lecce · 188 cm / 80 kg
74%
Driven by: final-third threat (15%), transition (12%), line-breaking (11%). Different mechanism — Borrelli more via territory (wide vs central), passing directness; Stulic more via crossing.
Thierno Barry Everton · Premier League · 195 cm / 82 kg
73%
Driven by: final-third threat (17%), line-breaking (12%), crossing (11%). Different mechanism — Borrelli more via ball-winning, through-balls; Barry more via defensive aggression.
07
Summary
Gennaro Borrelli is a pressing forward: 0 goals from 0.10 xG (-0.10 vs expected), 2 shots, 0 box entries. Under-performing his chances. [Off-ball runs, aerials and hold-up under contact need tracking/aerial data.]
Based on 2 matches (47 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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