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Ligue 1 25/26

Lorient

3-4-2-1First-choice XI · 28 starts

Default view is a per-slot first-choice selection in the season’s most-used formation. Swaps recompute personnel and Synergy — style metrics stay on season aggregates.

Interactive pitch

Hover a player for details. Use Side bias or Squad profiles to read the XI. Select bench → slot to swap.

Bench

Team Synergy

Team strength and Synergy (synergy-v3) for this XI. Both update on pitch swaps.

Team strength

70.6

Mean primary-role quality of this XI

Synergy

59.0

Capability identity 83.2 · complete 90.1

Identity

Vertical / Transition

Confidence 100%

Strongest capability

100.0

Deep Progression

Biggest gap

18.1

Defensive Transition · score 18.9 / target 78

This squad is well suited to vertical / transition football because it combines Elite ball retention, Elite primary goalscoring, Excellent width. Main limitations: Below-minimum defensive transition; Limited recovery pace; Limited tempo control.

Personnel (live)

Recomputed from current XI selection — role tiers are fixed inputs, not re-derived.

Progression hub

Laurent Abergel

Elite Deep-Lying Playmaker

Primary creator

Pablo Pagis

Great Playmaking Winger

Primary threat

Aiyegun Tosin

Great Poacher

Side bias (current XI)

+1.4%

RHS lean

No structural gaps in current XI.

Style (season — fixed)

Ligue 1 25/26 · Season aggregates vs the rest of this competition. Click a shot zone to light it on the pitch.

Team identity

League-percentile style fingerprint for Lorient — shape of play, not overall strength. Outer edge = top of the competition on that axis.

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  • Possession

    Ball possession vs league

    P35

    14/21

  • Assisted creation

    Share of shots after a teammate pass/cross

    P25

    16/21

  • Set pieces

    Shots from corners / FKs / throw-in SP

    P85

    4/21

  • Transitions

    Fast-break shot share

    P80

    5/21

  • Directness

    Accurate long balls / passes

    P70

    7/21

  • Box threat

    In-box shot share (six-yard + box)

    P20

    17/21

  • Press proxy

    Defensive actions per opp possession

    P15

    18/21

Dashed ring = league median (P50)

Attack shape

Attack →

Shots from the six-yard + penalty box (close-range volume).

Mean xG / shot

Set-piece goals 29.2% of goals

0.120

6 of 21 · P75 · league med 0.112

How chances are created

Share of season shots by situation — not a quality score.

Assisted46.4%(179)
Corner15.8%(61)
Self-created13.0%(50)
Set piece9.3%(36)
Fast break8.5%(33)
Free kick4.1%(16)
Penalty1.8%(7)
Throw-in SP1.0%(4)

Assisted shot %

% of shots after a teammate pass/cross

46.4%

16 of 21 · P25 · league med 50.3

Set-piece shot %

Corners, FKs, throw-in SP, set pieces

30.3%

4 of 21 · P85 · league med 26.1

Fast-break shot %

Share of shots from transitions

8.5%

5 of 21 · P80 · league med 7.4

On the ball

Possession

Avg ball possession

45.3%

14 of 21 · P35 · league med 47

Long-ball rate

Accurate long balls / passes

5.7%

7 of 21 · P70 · league med 4.9

Final-third entries

Final-third entries / passes

10.9%

14 of 21 · P35 · league med 11.2

Side bias

Distance-weighted heatmap lean (+RHS / −LHS)

+6.3

7 of 21 · P70 · league med 1.2

Without the ball

Defensive actions / opp poss

Recoveries + tackles + ints ÷ opp possession

122.4

medium confidence — proxy, not PPDA

18 of 21 · P15 · league med 141.8

Clearances / match

Team clearances per game

26.3

20 of 21 · P5 · league med 22.5

Opp touches in box

Opponent penalty-area touches / match

22.6

12 of 21 · P45 · league med 22.1

Duel win %

Won/match · aerial 11.8 · ground 33.0

51.1%

3 of 21 · P90 · league med 50.1

Cross-layer insights (interpretive)

Anchored to season side bias — not updated by pitch swaps.

left flankbalancedArsène Kouassi

Team side bias near central (+6.3); flank fit is not strongly directional.

Heuristic classification — validate against match film for high-stakes use.

right flankbalancedPanos Katseris

Team side bias near central (+6.3); flank fit is not strongly directional.

Heuristic classification — validate against match film for high-stakes use.

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