Bundesliga · Manager Vincent Kompany · Nominal 4-2-3-1 (Opta team sheet)
Sample: last 4 league matches — v Stuttgart 5-1, @ Schalke 0-0, @ Elversberg 2-1, v Union Berlin 7-0
Build-up9
Progression6-2
Final third4-4
Rest defence3+1 / 2+2
In possession
attack → · shapes are phase snapshots, not formations
IP · 01
Build-up
9
LOWINFERRED7-man first line in 1/4 · per match: 7-2, 1-3-2, 5-2, 6
First line: Davies, Brown, Kane, Tah, Pavlovic, Kimmich, Upamecano, Olise and Laimer. Pavlovic drops into the first line; Kimmich drops into the first line.
Own-third passes / match 118.2long 16%goal kicks short 82%
IP · 02
Progression
6-2
HIGHSTRONGLY INFERRED6-man first line in 2/4 · per match: 7-2, 6-1, 1-5-3, 6-2
2 on the highest line (Díaz and Olise). Pavlovic drops into the first line; Kimmich drops into the first line.
Middle-third passes / match 361.0into final third / match 74.5
IP · 03
Final third
4-4 · 4 box
MEDIUMSTRONGLY INFERRED4-man first line in 2/4 · per match: 4-4, 4-4, 3-7, 3-5
4/5 lanes occupied, width from Laimer. Box presence: Olise, Davies, Díaz and Kane.
Box touches / match 55.8crosses 11.2shots 21.8
IP · 04
Rest defence
3+1 / 2+2
MEDIUMSTRONGLY INFERRED3+1 in 1/4, 2+2 in 1/4 · consistent across game states (max avg shift 5.0m)
Across 178 sustained final-third attacks, Upamecano, Tah and Kimmich took the ball outside the final third (pooled 2+1). Per match: 3+1, 2+2, 2, 3+2 — 4 behind the ball in 2/4.
Opp. fast-break shots / match 0.2opp. shots 6.0
Out of possession
positions = where each player makes his defensive actions
First engagements high: Pavlovic 19%, Davies 14%, Upamecano 11% of the team's actions in the final 40%. Line structure: insufficient evidence (defensive actions sit where the ball is; no tracking).
PPDA per match 19 / 5 / 10 / 8high regains / match 15.2actions in final 40% 26%
Deep defending led by Upamecano 31%, Davies 14%, Pavlovic 12%. Formation: insufficient evidence.
Def. actions in own third 43%per match 46.0
OOP · 04
Rest offence
1 HIGH
MEDIUMMEASURED26 outlet balls in the sample
Outlet after a deep regain: Olise 28% of the balls played out beyond halfway.
Deep regains / match 36.8played beyond halfway ≤3 passes 18%
Transitions
the first seconds after the ball changes hands
TR · 01
Defensive transition
AGGRESSIVE COUNTERPRESS
HIGHINFERREDpooled 287 losses · mode agrees in 4/4 matches
Aggressive counterpress (inferred from thresholds): 52% of losses won back within 5 s, opponent reaches their half within 10 s after 11%. Per match: aggressive counterpress, aggressive counterpress, aggressive counterpress, aggressive counterpress.
Losses (front 60%) / match 71.8won back ≤5s 52%tactical foul ≤5s 2%
TR · 02
Attacking transition
CONTROLLED
MEDIUMINFERREDpooled 219 regains · style agrees in 2/4 matches
Controlled (inferred): first pass forward 27%, long 3%. Forward receptions: Olise, Díaz and Davies. Per match: secure-first, hybrid, secure-first, hybrid.
Regains → final third ≤10s 15%shot ≤15s 2%
Involved — median spot of his actions in the phaseOccupation zone (25th–75th pct)Rarely involved — overall positionForward receptionsLoss not won backLoss won back ≤5s
Tactical phases · Bayern München1 / 2
Tactical phases · 2026/2027
PHASES OF PLAY
Set pieces · Tactical summary
Bayern München
Sample: last 4 league matches — v Stuttgart 5-1, @ Schalke 0-0, @ Elversberg 2-1, v Union Berlin 7-0
Set pieces
goal at the top · corners shown from the right
SP · 01
Corners for
CENTRE
MEDIUMMEASURED
Deliveries: near post 35% · centre 42% · far post 23%; 18% played short.
Corners / match 9.5shots from corners 10goals 1
SP · 02
Corners against
1ST CONTACT 62%
LOWMEASUREDmarking scheme: UNVERIFIED
Win the first contact on 62% of corners against. Event data can't show the marking scheme — the dots show where they clear it.
Corners against / match 2.0shots conceded / match 0.5
SP · 03
Free kicks for
CROSS
LOWMEASURED
Of 10 free kicks in the final 40%: 4 crossed, 0 short, 2 shot direct.
Set-piece shots / match 4.2from these FKs 3
SP · 04
Free kicks against
12 FACED
LOWMEASURED
12 opposition free kicks in the final 40%; 5 led to a shot within 12 s.
Set-piece shots conceded / match 1.8
Involved — median spot of his actions in the phaseOccupation zone (25th–75th pct)Rarely involved — overall positionForward receptionsDelivery → shot / contact wonNo shotOpp. delivery
Tactical summary
phase map · confidence · evidence
Phase
Structure
Recurrence
Confidence
Evidence
Game state
Build-up
9
7-man first line 1/4
LOW
INFERRED
consistent across game states (max avg shift 7.2m)
Progression
6-2
6-man first line 2/4
HIGH
STRONGLY INFERRED
consistent across game states (max avg shift 6.7m)
Final third
4-4
4-man first line 2/4
MEDIUM
STRONGLY INFERRED
consistent across game states (max avg shift 4.4m)
Rest defence
3+1 / 2+2
4 behind in 2/4
MEDIUM
STRONGLY INFERRED
consistent across game states (max avg shift 5.0m)
High press
PPDA 9.1 · formation n/a
pooled
LOW
MEASURED
not tested
Mid block
insufficient evidence
pooled
LOW
MEASURED
not tested
Low block
insufficient evidence
pooled
LOW
MEASURED
not tested
Rest offence
1 high
26 outlet balls
MEDIUM
MEASURED
not tested
Defensive transition
aggressive counterpress
4/4 matches agree
HIGH
INFERRED
not tested
Attacking transition
controlled
2/4 matches agree
MEDIUM
INFERRED
not tested
Set pieces
corners mostly centre
38 corners
MEDIUM
MEASURED
not tested
Match sample
opponent context from the Opta feed
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Pass share
Nominal (Opta)
Opp. PPDA
Reds for/against
Game-state minutes
2026-08-28
Stuttgart
H
5-1
59%
4-2-3-1 v 3-4-2-1
10.1
0/0
level 24′, leading 73′
2026-09-05
Schalke
A
0-0
82%
4-2-3-1 v 5-4-1
56.7
0/0
level 96′
2026-09-13
Elversberg
A
2-1
72%
4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1
26.0
0/0
level 38′, leading 61′
2026-09-18
Union Berlin
H
7-0
67%
4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1
26.2
0/0
level 18′, leading 78′
Limitations
No tracking / freeze-frame data: positions are where players take part on the ball, not off-ball spacing.
Out-of-possession formations cannot be read from event data (actions sit at the ball) — reported as insufficient evidence.
4 matches: game-state splits compare player displacement; late-game (75'+) splits are too small to report.
Corner in/out-swing and marking schemes are not in the feed (UNVERIFIED).
Transition labels are threshold classifications calibrated on a small set of teams.
Sources & method
Opta event data (every on-ball event, x/y, qualifiers)
Match data: fixture list, crest, club colour, manager
Shapes = median on-ball location per player per phase; lines by optimal 1-D k-means
Confidence = agreement of single matches with the pooled structure + sample size
