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U21 Euro Qualification 2025 · 4 matches · percentiles among the league's 11 teams
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 47.0% | 41 |
| xG created / match | – | – |
| xG conceded / match | – | – |
| Shots / match | 8.8 | 23 |
| Corners / match | 2.2 | 5 |
| Tackles + interceptions / 100 passes | 4.8 | 14 |
| Accurate long balls / 100 passes | 6.0 | 32 |
| Card points / match | 1.00 | 96 |
| Pass accuracy | 81.2% | 50 |
| Accurate crosses / match | 3.8 | 59 |
| Touches in the box / match | – | – |
| Big chances / match | 0.8 | 14 |
For defence and discipline a high percentile means less xG conceded and fewer cards. Card points: yellow + 2 × red.
Teams in other leagues with a similar style — style, not strength
From the match statistics of this season's league games (at least 4): possession, xG created and conceded per match, shots, corners, tackles + interceptions per 100 opponent passes (possession-adjusted pressing), accurate long balls per 100 accurate passes and card points. Each axis is a percentile against the teams of the same league (or of similar-level leagues if the league is small). Labels come from fixed threshold rules (no AI). Similar teams: cosine similarity of the eight axes' percentile vectors centred on the average. Updated nightly.
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