Glossary

One pitch point summarising where a player's on-ball actions tended to occur.

Immediate pressure after losing the ball, usually near the place of loss.

A coordinated defensive shape, plus how high or deep it sits.

Timestamped on-ball actions used to build many public football metrics.

A territorial pressure marker, often based on final-third touches or passes.

The inside-left or inside-right corridor, useful as a pitch zone rather than a philosophy.

A touch-density plot showing where actions occurred on the pitch, not a measure of effort.

The continuous phase of the match between restarts.

A graph of players and completed-pass links, usually placed at average on-ball locations.

A high-xG restart during a match; shoot-outs are a separate exercise.

A share of time or sequences with the ball, useful but rarely complete.

An educational framing: usefulness is a different question from share of the ball.

A pressing-intensity proxy: opponent passes allowed before a defensive action in a defined zone.

Organised attempts to win the ball by engaging opponents high or in key zones.

Separating how chances were generated from the final scoreline and finishing variance.

A completed pass that moves the ball meaningfully toward the opponent's goal under a stated distance rule.

How much evidence you have, and the quiet limit behind most metric claims.

A dead-ball restart, often analysed separately from open play.

A pitch plot of shots, often sized or coloured by outcome or xG.

An event-data sketch of possessions that avoid, or invite, quick opponent progression or shots.

The short window after possession changes, before either team has fully reorganised.

A model estimate of how often a pass becomes an assist in historical data.

A model estimate of how often similar shots became goals in historical data.

A possession-value idea that scores how ball movement changes threat before a shot exists.