Progression Metrics
Progressive Passes and Carries: definition and limits
The distance thresholds, who they favour, and why the number needs its rule.
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Moving the ball forward as a measurable act: progressive passes and carries, line-breaking passes, expected threat, on-ball value and how progression is zoned.
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Line-Breaking Passes — explained: a data reference
Counting passes that remove defenders, and why the definition resists automation.
Advanced / contested
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Expected Threat (xT): Valuing Positions — explained
A grid of positions, a value for each, and what the model quietly ignores.
Advanced / contested
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On-Ball Value (OBV) — explained: definition and limits
Action-level value, and the reason a big number is not always a compliment.
Advanced / contested
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Zonal Progression and Packing: definition and limits
Zone maps, packing rates and reading progression as geography.
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Switches of Play and Deep Completions: the numbers
Long diagonals and balls into space, and why their value depends on who attacks them.
Applied metric