Thin sample this season. Stephen Mfuni has played 3 matches (144 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.
RECEIVE
in the first line of build-up — mostly in the middle third (63% of his 49 passes)
80% completion · 49× in 3/3 matches
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BREAK A LINE
vertical pass past the opponent midfield
2.5 prog/90 · 6× in 2/3 matches
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SWITCH PLAY
diagonal to the far side
cross-field balls · 3× in 2/3 matches
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PROGRESS
entries into the final third
1.9/90 · 3× in 2/3 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.
In possession
In possession
What he does with the ball: build-up, progression, creation, carrying and finishing.
0 key passes (0.00/90), 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
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chance creation (0)assist (0)% of the selected group's key passes originating in each zone
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 →
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 right wing in the middle third: 18% of his 11 touches there are lost (2 times).
28 defensive actions across the season (17.5/90). 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 →
1
tackles · 100% won
2
interceptions · 1.2/90
4
recoveries · 2.5/90
9
clearances · 5.6/90
1
blocks
29
avg action height
4
won high (att 3rd)
4
middle third
20
own third
Vision AI A deep-defending defender. He wins the ball mainly by clearing and blocking — a reactive, protect-the-box profile. 7 proactive ball-wins (4.4/90), tackle success 100%. He defends deep, protecting his box — a last-line stopper.
Team
Team context
How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.
Coventry's output per match with Stephen Mfuni (3 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. 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 (3)
WITHOUT (5)
Δ
goals against /match
0.67
2.60
-1.93
points /match
2.00
0.00
+2.00
goals for /match
1.67
0.20
+1.47
xG for /match
0.93
0.53
+0.40
06
His Share of the Team
Of everything Coventry produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through Stephen Mfuni specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.
category
share
him / team
goals
17%
1 / 6
clearances
2%
9 / 420
shots
2%
4 / 222
Recruitment
Style and verdict
Style profile, closest comparables, and the summary.
Stephen Mfuni is a centre-back: 80% pass completion, 6 line-breaking passes and 2.5 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 3 matches (144 minutes) — an early read, treat with caution until more minutes are logged. He profiles as a centre-back — best used in a system built around that identity.
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