UEFA Champions League 2021/22: Sevilla vs Red Bull Salzburg – stats gallery | OneFootball

In the UEFA Champions League Group G action, Sevilla hosted the Austrian side RB Salzburg at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with both teams taking a point each. Both goals of the match were scored via a penalty, with Luka Sucic opening the scoring sheet for Salzburg and Rakitic for Sevilla. The game had a total of four penalties being awarded during the entirety of the match. Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri was sent off in the second half as the home side were reduced to 10 men.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;

* shot maps

* xT (expected threat)

* pass networks

* xG timelines

* defensive duels

* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;

Which side was better in the match? Which player won the xG battle?

To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.

The home side lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. Goalkeeper Bounou was covered by Diego Carlos and Jules Kounde as the central defenders. The full-back positions were occupied by Marcos Javier and Jesus Navas. The three-man midfield consisted of Ivan Rakitic, Fernando Francisco and Joan Jordan. Youssef En-Nesyri led the line-up up front flanked by Alejandro Dario on the left-wing and Jesus Joaquin on the right-wing.

The average position illustrates that Sevilla occupied a lot of areas on the pitch. With their defenders sitting deep and full-backs pushing up.

Salzburg lined up in a back four, 4-3-1-2 formation. Sesko and Adeyemi leading the line-up with support from Brenden. Luca Suci occupied the holding midfield position with Mohamed Camara and Nicolas Seiwald on either side of the midfield.

The Salzburg fullbacks pushed high up the field, while their defenders linked up closely with the midfielders. Adeyemi was the man closes to the opposition box. The average position suggests that Salzburg attempted to play with a highline.

Salzburg had the higher xG between the two teams. Their xG 0f 2.90 surpassed that of Sevilla, 1.91. The visitors had more shots and shots on target than the home side. Salzburg also made more recoveries in the opponent half, 32. Despite going down to ten men in the second half, Sevilla shared the final possession stats with their opponents.

Luca Sucic led the xG chart, with an xG of 1.56. He also had the highest shots. Both Kristensen and Bomawoko made 11 passes each to the final third. In addition, Kristensen won the highest number of aerial duels.

Sevilla’s shot map shows that they took a total of eight shots from inside the opposition box.

The visitors took a total of 14 shots, with six of those shots from inside the opposition box. They also attempted seven shots from outside the box.

The xT timeline shows that Sevilla dominated the match in terms of xT in the first half and in the second half. However, Salzburg became more and more dominant in terms of xG timeline as the game progressed.

Acuna attempted the most number of passes for his team, while Jesus Navas received the most.

Bomawoko attempted the highest, 67 passes for his team, while Camara received the most, 49.

Sevilla’s crossing map illustrates that they played one successful diagonal into the opposition box. They also attempted plenty of successful crosses from both wings. Sevilla dominated passing in wide areas and near their own half.

Salzburg’s passing zones demonstrates that they dominated the passing in wide areas near the opposition box. Their crossing map indicates that the crosses were played from both left and right-wing, although all of their successful crosses were made from the left-wing.

Sevilla created the highest xT from wide areas near the opposition box. Jesus Navas leads created the highest xT from his passes, 0.976.

Joaquin Fernandez created the highest xT from his dribbles, 0.08.

Nicolas Seiwald leads the xT from passes for his team, creating an xT of 0.578. Salzburg’s xT creation zone displays high xT created from half-spaces and wide areas.

Karim Adeyemi had the highest xT from dribbles, 0.447. Mohamed Camara’s negative xT from dribbles indicates his failure in creating any threats from his dribbles.

Sevilla were engaged in defensive duels all over the pitch, but they won most of their duels in their own half. Marcos Acuna engaged in nine defensive duels for his team, winning just two of them. Joan Moreno lost all six of his defensive duels.

Sevilla dominated aerial duels in their own half and in the opposition box. Diego Silva won all of his four aerial duels.

The home side successfully recovered loose balls in their own half, some in wide areas and some near the opposition box. Both Diego Silva and Eric Lamela won four loose ball duels each, losing just one.

Andres Ulmer lost twelve of his eighteen defensive duels. Salzburg’s defensive duel map indicates their failure to win most of the duels near the opposition half.

Kristensen won five of the eight aerial duels he participated in. Salzburg were more effective in winning aerial duels on the right-hand side of the field.

Salzburg successfully recovered loose balls on the left-hand side of the field, some near the opposition box on the left-wing.

Both sides dominate the stats in different areas. Despite going down to ten men, the home side survived Salzburg’s onslaught.

If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Champions League Stats: Sevilla vs Red Bull Salzburg