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Saba Goglichidze

Monza
Ball-playing centre-back CB
7.2 progressive passes/90 · 1.6 line-breaking/90
centre-backstopper centre-backbuild-upline-breaking
461
minutes
8 apps
188
passes
81% completed
81%
pass completion
188 passes
37
progressive passes
7.2/90
48
line-breaking passes
9.4/90
64
defensive actions
12.5/90
19
tackles + interceptions
73% tackle win
19
clearances
3.7/90
Overview

The player

Who he is and how he compares with his peers.

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.

RECEIVE
in the first line of build-up — mostly in the middle third (65% of his 188 passes)
81% completion · 188× in 7/7 matches
↓
BREAK A LINE
vertical pass past the opponent midfield
7.2 prog/90 · 48× in 5/7 matches
↓
SWITCH PLAY
diagonal to the far side
cross-field balls · 15× in 4/7 matches
↓
PROGRESS
entries into the final third
4.9/90 · 25× in 4/7 matches
Signature: Receive → Break A Line → Switch Play → Progress — the only steps proven repeatable this season (4 of 5 in the full pattern). Not enough evidence yet for the rest of the chain below.
Not a pattern: carry out — 0× (insufficient confidence, hidden — not enough evidence yet) — omitted from the signature rather than presented as one.
17

Where is he influential — vs where is he merely present?

Red fill = raw touch territory. Gold rings = zones where his influence (xT added, progression, line-breaks, key passes) outweighs how often he's actually there — one combined map instead of two separate maps to compare by eye. Red with no ring: present but not dangerous. A ring on faint red: rare touches, outsized impact.

own goal left, attacking →
27
passes / match
12.5
def actions / 90
1–67
pass range (matches)
19
clearances
Pass range = his fewest and most passes in any single match this season (1 at the low end, 67 at the high) — a measure of match-to-match involvement, not pass distance.
In possession

In possession

What he does with the ball: build-up, progression, creation, carrying and finishing.

09

How dangerous are his carries?

Real ball-carries

41 tracked carries (8.0/90, 5 progressive, 315m total) — the ball moving with his touches, a different signal from dribbles below (beating an opponent 1v1). even a player who rarely dribbles past a man can still carry the ball forward constantly in build-up; this is that.

5%17%32%15%2%10%12%5%2%
progressivelateral/short% of his 41 carries originating in each zone · own goal left, attacking →
Every carry, exact path — median 6m, longest 26m
By zone — where the carry started → where it ended
6Outside → Inside
21Inside → Inside
10Outside → Outside
4Inside → Outside
First (17)Second (16)Third (8)grouped by carry pattern (start + end position), largest group first
startendown goal left, attacking →

Beaten in the tackle

How often an attacker gets past him in a 1v1 defensive duel — the closest signal the data has to "dribbled past" (no attacker-beat-defender field exists directly, so this counts tackles he attempted and lost).

11
tackle duels
8
won
3
beaten · 27%
brighter band = more tackle duels · own goal left, attacking →
INSIDE 55%
OUTSIDE 45%
Tackle-duel location — 6 inside · 5 outside
Right Wing
5 · 45%
Right Half-Space
3 · 27%
Central
2 · 18%
Left Half-Space
1 · 9%
Left Wing
0 · 0%
Vision AI beaten in 3 of 11 tackle duels (27% loss rate) — a solid 1v1 defensive record.
Every tackle duel, exact location
wonlost — dribbled pastown goal left, attacking →

He attempted only 0 dribbles of his own all season — dribbling is not part of this role; his ball-carrying is covered above, his defending against the dribble below.

04

How does he build & move the ball?

How does he escape the first line?

27%
vertical passes
31×
9%
switches
10×
28%
carries
32×
37%
short circulation
43×
Answer: he escapes the press primarily through carrying — stepping out with the ball.

How he moves the ball — his 4 busiest progression routes, not where every pass starts and ends separately. Arrow width = how often, colour = xT gained, dashed = switch of play. The full breakdown is in the lane matrix below.

own goal left, attacking →
Lane transition matrix — when he receives in a lane, where does it go?
TO →RWRHSCLHSLWRW7128%2032%2334%244%31%1RHS6935%2413%938%269%66%4C922%211%156%511%1LHS3100%3LW1100%1FROM
Rows normalised: each row sums to 100% of that lane's completed passes. Grey number = passes from that lane.

Primary route: the right wing in the middle third → the right wing in the final third — 5 progressive passes (18% of his progression) at 0.141 xT each. He keeps it in the same lane.

His progression is inward: 39% of progressive passes move the ball toward the middle versus 21% going wider — he cuts in rather than holding width.

18% of his passes are cross-field switches — he changes the point of attack often.

Quality behind the volume: 8 line-breaking passes and 25 final-third entries, 4.1 total xT added.

Origin and destination are measured on the same event row — no receiver inference. Receiver identity is not recoverable from this data source.
All passes — origin zone share
Filter: from to
4%25%37%18%2%1%2%5%4%1%1%1%
completedincomplete188 passes · any zone → any zone · own goal left, attacking →
188
passes
81%
completed
35
lost
Vision AIIn line with his 81% season completion rate.
03

How does he progress play?

How much he drives the ball forward. Progressive = completed pass advancing ≥15 toward goal.

37
progressive · 7.2/90
25
final-third entries · 4.9/90
3
box entries · 0.59/90
17
progression index /90
Progression index: one composite number — progressive passes + progressive carries + 2% of total distance progressed + 8× positive xT added, all per 90. Weights VOLUME and THREAT together rather than counting progressive actions alone.
12

How does he create chances?

2 key passes (0.39/90), 0 of them assists — where his chance creation specifically comes from, 18 zones (6×3), showing his share of key passes originating there.

Chance creation — key pass origin zone share
Filter:
50%50%
chance creation (2)assist (0)% of the selected group's key passes originating in each zone
05

Where does he become vulnerable?

35 times he gave the ball away. For a defender the danger is where — a loss in his own third can turn into a chance against; higher up it costs little.

3
attacking third (cheap)
25
middle third
7
own third (dangerous)
Vision AI 9% of losses are in the attacking third — a notable share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Mistake danger (proxy): 2.77 danger-index/90 · 0.405 avg/turnover. Weights each loss by threat conceded at that location. True xT-conceded needs the opponent possession model; positional proxy.
06

What is his passing profile?

188
passes attempted
52%
mostly forward
57%
mostly medium
Direction
Forward
97 · 52%
Sideways
39 · 21%
Backward
52 · 28%
Length (completed)
Short (<15m)
31 · 20%
Medium
87 · 57%
Long (>30m)
35 · 23%
10

Preferred Progression Routes — xT-weighted

His progressive passes as zone→zone routes, weighted by expected threat (xT) added — arrow width and the number are the total xT generated on each route, not just how often he plays it. This is where he actually moves the needle.

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own goal left, attacking →
Highest-value routes (xT)
0.70
Right Wing Mid third → Right Wing Att third
5 passes
0.67
Right Wing Mid third → Right Half-Space Att third
4 passes
0.49
Right Half-Space Def third → Right Wing Att third
3 passes
0.41
Right Wing Def third → Right Half-Space Att third
1 passes
0.35
Right Wing Mid third → Central Att third
1 passes
0.30
Left Half-Space Mid third → Left Half-Space Att third
1 passes
07

Where Does He Receive?

The zones where Saba Goglichidze gets on the ball — his top three ball-collection areas highlighted (gold = primary). Reception is proxied by where his on-ball actions begin (no explicit receiver is recorded).

123
1 = primary, 2 = secondary, 3 = third · own goal left, attacking →
His collection zones
33%
Primary
Right Wing, Middle third
26%
Secondary
Right Half-Space, Middle third
16%
Third
Right Wing, Defensive third
These are the zones where he collected the ball most.
08

Where Does He Operate? — Every Zone

Every on-ball touch (pass, dribble, shot) binned into a 6×3 grid — raw counts of where Saba Goglichidze actually gets on the ball. Hover any zone for its breakdown by action type, its share of all touches, and the exact coordinate range it covers.

Filter:
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own goal left, attacking → · brighter + higher number = more touches

Passes only — completed vs incomplete, by zone

Same zone grid, restricted to passes so completed/incomplete and match filters actually mean something — a shot or a dribble has no "completed" in the pass sense.

4%25%37%18%2%1%2%5%4%1%1%1%
own goal left, attacking →
11

Every Pass This Season — completed vs incomplete

Every pass this season, plotted individually — green = completed, grey (dashed) = incomplete, gold = key pass. Filter by outcome or isolate one match below.

2Key pass
3Cross
1Cutback
37Progressive
48Long ball
15Switch
By zone — where the pass started → where it landed
51Outside → Inside
50Inside → Inside
21Outside → Outside
31Inside → Outside
By direction
97Forward
52Backward
39Sideways
own goal left, attacking →
02

Tactical patterns — how his football actually looks

Three clustered sequence diagrams from his own event data — his three busiest routes: the way he progresses, the pattern behind his chances, and where a turnover turns dangerous.

own goal left, attacking →
How does he progress the ball forward?
His most common route for progressing play: he plays straight through the right wing, advancing it forward in the middle third — 5 passes worth 0.70 xT.
Where do his chances come from?
Of 2 key passes, his busiest route is a delivery where he plays inside from the right hs toward the central in the final third — 1 times. The receiver isn't identifiable in this data, only where the pass started and ended.
Where does he lose the ball most?
This is a RATE, not a raw count — the share of his touches in each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone he simply plays in more often doesn't automatically look riskier. His weakest zone is the central in the middle third: 30% of his 10 touches there are lost (3 times).
23%7/31 lost0%0/24 lost—2 touches · too few—1 touch · too few—0 touches · too few24%15/62 lost14%7/49 lost30%3/10 lost—2 touches · too few—0 touches · too few—1 touch · too few—4 touches · too few—0 touches · too few—0 touches · too few—2 touches · too fewRWRHSCLHSLWDEFMIDATT
Out of possession

Out of possession

Where and how he defends and presses.

13

How & where does he defend?

64 defensive actions across the season (12.5/90). 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 →
11
tackles · 73% won
8
interceptions · 1.6/90
13
recoveries · 2.5/90
19
clearances · 3.7/90
1
blocks
30
avg action height
3
won high (att 3rd)
22
middle third
39
own third
Vision AI A deep-defending defender. He wins the ball mainly by stepping in — tackles, interceptions & recoveries outweigh clearances. 32 proactive ball-wins (6.2/90), tackle success 73%. He defends deep, protecting his box — a last-line stopper.
14

Can he play under pressure?

Split by how hard the opponent pressed (opponent PPDA — lower = more intense press). Can Saba Goglichidze still play out when the opponent presses high? His build-up quality split by press intensity — the key question for a ball-playing defender. Tiers of ~2-4 matches — directional evidence, not proof.

press tier
completion
prog /90
line-breaks /90
xT /90
High press (PPDA 4.0, 2m)
71%
3.1
5.6
0.36
Mid press (PPDA 4.3, 2m)
100%
0.0
0.0
0.00
Low press (PPDA 7.7, 4m)
84%
9.4
11.4
1.52
Team

Team context

How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.

15

Impact on the Team

Monza's output per match with Saba Goglichidze (8 matches) versus without him (30 matches). What his own defending should move — goals conceded and results — leads; attacking output (largely out of a defender's hands) is shown after, for context. A proper on-off model needs many more minutes.

WITH (8)
WITHOUT (30)
Δ
goals against /match
1.12
1.30
-0.18
points /match
2.12
1.10
+1.02
goals for /match
1.62
1.07
+0.56
xG for /match
1.25
0.38
+0.87
16

His Share of the Team

Of everything Monza produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through Saba Goglichidze specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.

category
share
him / team
interceptions
4%
16 / 370
clearances
2%
30 / 1277
tackles
2%
15 / 685
Recruitment

Style and verdict

Style profile, closest comparables, and the summary.

18

Playing-Style Profile

Not raw event counts — football style scores: weighted models scored 0–100 against the 515 centre-backs 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.

Stopper centre-back37%Ball-playing centre-back32%
Why Stopper centre-back 37%: a weighted blend of ball-winning 65 (weight 40%) + defensive aggression 31 (weight 35%) + retention 26 (weight 15%) + transition 17 (weight 10%). The score reflects how distinctively his profile SHAPE matches this archetype vs his peers.
Elite
through-balls, line-breaking
Strong
box threat
Average
final-third threat, ball-winning, territory (wide vs central), progression, receiving zones, crossing, build-up
Weak
creativity, passing directness, defensive aggression, retention, transition, press resistance, dribbling, carrying
Unknown
aerial ability, marking, off-ball running — not in event data
Through-balls ~proxy
95
Line-breaking
87
Box threat
78
Final-third threat
69
Ball-winning
65
Territory (wide vs central)
64
Progression
59
Receiving zones
57
Crossing
49
Build-up
45
Creativity
38
Passing directness
37
Defensive aggression
31
Retention
26
Transition ~proxy
17
Press resistance ~proxy
15
Dribbling
8
Carrying
8
19

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: 192 cm / 82 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.

Francesco Coppola Pisa 25/26 · 195 cm
75%
Driven by: press resistance (20%), carrying (14%), dribbling (13%). Different mechanism — Goglichidze more via build-up, box threat; Coppola more via passing directness, crossing.
Josip Juranovic Union Berlin · Bundesliga · 173 cm / 68 kg
72%
Driven by: press resistance (19%), dribbling (12%), through-balls (10%). Different mechanism — Goglichidze more via build-up, retention; Juranovic more via creativity, territory (wide vs central).
Hans Hateboer Lyon · Ligue 1 25/26 · 185 cm / 72 kg
71%
Driven by: transition (21%), carrying (15%), press resistance (11%). Different mechanism — Goglichidze more via ball-winning, build-up; Hateboer more via territory (wide vs central), crossing.
Tim Siersleben Heidenheim · Bundesliga 25/26 · 187 cm / 80 kg
68%
Driven by: press resistance (29%), dribbling (21%), retention (10%). Different mechanism — Goglichidze more via through-balls, box threat; Siersleben more via carrying, transition.
Ladislav Krejcí Wolves · Premier League 25/26 · 191 cm / 87 kg
67%
Driven by: through-balls (17%), press resistance (16%), dribbling (14%). Different mechanism — Goglichidze more via receiving zones, ball-winning; Krejcí more via carrying, transition.
Cédric Zesiger Augsburg · Bundesliga 25/26 · 194 cm / 93 kg
67%
Driven by: press resistance (15%), through-balls (13%), carrying (12%). Different mechanism — Goglichidze more via ball-winning; Zesiger more via crossing, creativity.
20

Summary

Saba Goglichidze is a stopper centre-back: 81% pass completion, 48 line-breaking passes and 7.2 progressive passes /90. A build-and-progress centre-back whose value is in beating the first line with the pass, not in raw defensive volume. [Aerial duels, marking, line-height and 1v1 recovery need aerial-event + tracking data, absent here.]

Based on 8 matches (461 minutes) — an early read, treat with caution until more minutes are logged. He profiles as a stopper centre-back — 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 stopper centre-back profile.
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