Ligue 1 · Manager Luis Enrique · Nominal 4-3-3 (Opta team sheet)
Sample: last 5 league matches — @ Rennes 2-2, @ Lille 2-2, v Monaco 1-2, @ Brest 1-0, @ Marseille 2-1
Build-up3-4
Progression2-4-3
Final third2-7
Rest defence3+2 / 3+1
In possession
attack → · shapes are phase snapshots, not formations
IP · 01
Build-up
3-4
MEDIUMSTRONGLY INFERRED3-man first line in 2/5 · per match: 6-2, 8, 3-2-3, 2-5, 3-4
First line: Zaïre-Emery, Pacho and Marquinhos; Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves and Hakimi next. Zaïre-Emery drops into the first line.
Own-third passes / match 170.0long 13%goal kicks short 79%
IP · 02
Progression
2-4-3
HIGHSTRONGLY INFERRED2-man first line in 3/5 · per match: 3-3-2, 2-4-3, 2-5-3, 2-2-6, 1-5-4
3 on the highest line (Kvaratskhelia, Doué and Hakimi).
Middle-third passes / match 339.4into final third / match 62.0
IP · 03
Final third
2-7 · 5 box
MEDIUMSTRONGLY INFERRED2-man first line in 3/5 · per match: 3-4-1, 7, 2-6, 2-5-1, 2-3-4
5/5 lanes occupied, width from Kvaratskhelia and Hakimi. Box presence: Hakimi, Neves, Doué, Kvaratskhelia and Dembélé.
Box touches / match 35.2crosses 12.6shots 21.2
IP · 04
Rest defence
3+2 / 3+1
HIGHSTRONGLY INFERRED3+2 in 3/5, 3+1 in 1/5 · game-state dependent (players shift 10.6m on average when leading)
Across 180 sustained final-third attacks, Marquinhos, Pacho, Vitinha, Zaïre-Emery and Ruiz took the ball outside the final third (pooled 2+3). Per match: 3+1, 3+2, 3+2, 3+2, 2+3 — 5 behind the ball in 4/5.
Opp. fast-break shots / match 0.6opp. shots 10.0
Out of possession
positions = where each player makes his defensive actions
First engagements high: Doué 18%, Neves 16%, Vitinha 15% 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 10 / 12 / 6 / 16 / 19high regains / match 18.6actions in final 40% 26%
Deep defending led by Marquinhos 20%, Pacho 19%, Neves 14%. Formation: insufficient evidence.
Def. actions in own third 40%per match 41.6
OOP · 04
Rest offence
2 HIGH
MEDIUMMEASURED16 outlet balls in the sample
Outlet after a deep regain: Doué 22%, Kvaratskhelia 22% of the balls played out beyond halfway.
Deep regains / match 30.2played beyond halfway ≤3 passes 11%
Transitions
the first seconds after the ball changes hands
TR · 01
Defensive transition
HYBRID
LOWINFERREDpooled 289 losses · mode agrees in 2/5 matches
Hybrid (inferred from thresholds): 37% of losses won back within 5 s, opponent reaches their half within 10 s after 14%. Per match: controlled counterpress, controlled counterpress, hybrid, retreat-first, retreat-first.
Losses (front 60%) / match 57.8won back ≤5s 37%tactical foul ≤5s 3%
TR · 02
Attacking transition
CONTROLLED
LOWINFERREDpooled 250 regains · style agrees in 2/5 matches
Controlled (inferred): first pass forward 23%, long 11%. Forward receptions: Doué, Kvaratskhelia and Hakimi. Per match: direct, secure-first, hybrid, direct, hybrid.
Regains → final third ≤10s 16%shot ≤15s 3%
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 · Paris Saint-Germain1 / 2
Tactical phases · 2026/2027
PHASES OF PLAY
Set pieces · Tactical summary
Paris Saint-Germain
Sample: last 5 league matches — @ Rennes 2-2, @ Lille 2-2, v Monaco 1-2, @ Brest 1-0, @ Marseille 2-1
Set pieces
goal at the top · corners shown from the right
SP · 01
Corners for
NEAR POST
MEDIUMMEASURED
Deliveries: near post 74% · centre 5% · far post 21%; 37% played short.
Corners / match 6.0shots from corners 10goals 2
SP · 02
Corners against
1ST CONTACT 83%
LOWMEASUREDmarking scheme: UNVERIFIED
Win the first contact on 83% of corners against. Event data can't show the marking scheme — the dots show where they clear it.
Corners against / match 1.2shots conceded / match 1.0
SP · 03
Free kicks for
CROSS
MEDIUMMEASURED
Of 20 free kicks in the final 40%: 10 crossed, 0 short, 6 shot direct.
Set-piece shots / match 4.4from these FKs 11
SP · 04
Free kicks against
4 FACED
LOWMEASURED
4 opposition free kicks in the final 40%; 0 led to a shot within 12 s.
Set-piece shots conceded / match 1.4
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
3-4
3-man first line 2/5
MEDIUM
STRONGLY INFERRED
game-state dependent (players shift 9.7m on average when trailing)
Progression
2-4-3
2-man first line 3/5
HIGH
STRONGLY INFERRED
game-state dependent (players shift 8.6m on average when leading)
Final third
2-7
2-man first line 3/5
MEDIUM
STRONGLY INFERRED
game-state dependent (players shift 10.0m on average when leading)
Rest defence
3+2 / 3+1
5 behind in 4/5
HIGH
STRONGLY INFERRED
game-state dependent (players shift 10.6m on average when leading)
High press
PPDA 10.9 · 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
2 high
16 outlet balls
MEDIUM
MEASURED
not tested
Defensive transition
hybrid
2/5 matches agree
LOW
INFERRED
not tested
Attacking transition
controlled
2/5 matches agree
LOW
INFERRED
not tested
Set pieces
corners mostly near post
30 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
2026-08-23
Rennes
A
2-2
69%
4-3-3 v 4-1-4-1
17.8
0/0
level 21′, trailing 76′
2026-08-28
Lille
A
2-2
72%
4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1
37.3
0/0
level 21′, trailing 77′
2026-09-04
Monaco
H
1-2
68%
4-1-2-1-2 v 4-2-3-1
22.2
0/0
level 46′, leading 29′, trailing 23′
2026-09-13
Brest
A
1-0
59%
4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1
15.4
0/0
level 5′, leading 93′
2026-09-20
Marseille
A
2-1
61%
4-3-3 v 4-4-2
26.4
0/1
level 73′, leading 28′
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.
5 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
