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Based on available StatsBomb 2023/24 Bundesliga event data.

Player profile

Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba

Bayer Leverkusen · Left Center Back · DEF

Matches observed27
Pass attempts1,946
Reliable sample

Actual completion

91.6%

1,783 completed passes

Pass difficulty

89.8%

How difficult a pass was to complete.

Actual vs. expected passing

+1.8 pp

+34.8 completions vs model expectation

Actual pass completion compared with the model's expected completion.

Player intelligence

Position profile

DEF context · Each percentile is an empirical rank among eligible players in the same broad position group. Percentiles are not ratings.

102030405060708090Under-pressure pass rateProgressive pass rateLong-pass rateProgressive carry rateActual vs. expected passingCarrying impact / 100 carries
Style
Performance
0–100 empirical percentiles among eligible same-position peers.

Style

Tendencies describe what a player attempts; higher is not automatically better.

Pass difficulty

89.8%

77th percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Under-pressure pass rate

12.1%

59th percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Progressive pass rate

11.8%

55th percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Long-pass rate

12.8%

45th percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Average forward distance

7.7 units

82nd percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Positive forward distance / 100 passes

951.6 units

77th percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Final-third entries / 100 passes

11.511

82nd percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Carry share of actions

46.3%

85th percentile among DEF players

n = 94 eligible peers · sample 3518

Progressive carry rate

3.1%

58th percentile among DEF players

n = 87 eligible peers · sample 1629

Progressive action rate

7.6%

37th percentile among DEF players

n = 94 eligible peers · sample 3518

Under-pressure action rate

14.4%

42nd percentile among DEF players

n = 94 eligible peers · sample 3518

Shots / observed match

0.44 / match

Unavailable among DEF players

n = 4 eligible peers · sample 12

requires 20 shots

xG / shot

11.8%

Unavailable among DEF players

n = 4 eligible peers · sample 12

requires 20 shots

Performance

Observed execution or model-derived output relative to opportunities.

Actual vs. expected passing

+1.8 pp

73rd percentile among DEF players

n = 23 eligible peers · sample 1946

Under-pressure completion above expected

+0.2 pp

42nd percentile among DEF players

n = 13 eligible peers · sample 235

Progressive completion above expected

+4.9 pp

56th percentile among DEF players

n = 17 eligible peers · sample 230

Long-pass completion above expected

+2.2 pp

75th percentile among DEF players

n = 21 eligible peers · sample 249

Goals above expected

-1.421

Unavailable among DEF players

n = 4 eligible peers · sample 12

requires 20 shots

Overall impact / 100 actions

0.073

89th percentile among DEF players

n = 94 eligible peers · sample 3518

Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.

Passing impact / 100 passes

0.062

88th percentile among DEF players

n = 94 eligible peers · sample 1889

Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.

Carrying impact / 100 carries

0.086

71st percentile among DEF players

n = 87 eligible peers · sample 1629

Moderate split-half stability; descriptive rather than latent ability.

Progressive-action impact / 100 actions

0.012

59th percentile among DEF players

n = 94 eligible peers · sample 3518

Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.

Under-pressure impact / 100 actions

0.020

56th percentile among DEF players

n = 94 eligible peers · sample 3518

Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.

Playing style

Safe Circulator

Position-relative style among eligible DEF players.

Style separation0.604

↓Progressive-pass rate (lower)

↑Pass difficulty (higher)

↓Positive forward distance / 100 passes (lower)

↓Long-pass rate (lower)

Pass difficulty+1.03 z
Under-pressure pass rate-0.04 z
Progressive-pass rate-0.61 z
Long-pass rate-0.47 z
Positive forward distance / 100 passes+0.30 z
Carry share of actions+0.84 z

Bars are z-scores relative to eligible positional peers, not percentiles or ratings. Distance-based style separation, not a probability. Smaller values mean the player lies nearer the boundary between the two archetypes.

Leverkusen Role Fit

DEF role

How closely a player's playing style matches this role. Compared with the observed role of Leverkusen's other DEF contributors.

Role distance · lower is closer0.633
CloserFarther

Strongest alignment

  • Progressive Pass Rate
  • Pressure Pass Rate
  • Carry Share Of Actions

Largest difference

Positive Forward Distance Per 100 Passes

higher sampleObserved across 27 matchesRole: 34 matches · 8 contributors

Role Fit measures how closely a player's observed playing style resembles Bayer Leverkusen's observed positional-role style. It does not predict transfer success or future performance.

Expected Goals

Non-penalty shooting

Goals above expected is descriptive for this observed sample, not a definitive finishing-skill rating.

Limited sample

Shots

12

10 matches observed

Goals

0

Total xG

1.4

Goals above expected

-1.4

xG / shot

0.1

0.0% goals / shot

Limited sample: fewer than 20 non-penalty shots.

Campos visualization

Shot map

Non-penalty xG is encoded by marker size and color. Preserved penalties have no modeled xG.

Shots12
Goals0
xG1.42
xG0.00 – 1.00
Foot
Corner
Green outline = GoalNormal outline = Non-goal

Attacking impact

Impact of passes and carries

Measures how much each pass or carry changed the expected attacking value of a possession. Positive values improved the attack; negative values reduced it.

Reliable sample

Overall impact / 100 actions

+0.073

Passing impact / 100 passes

+0.062

Carrying impact / 100 carries

+0.086

Progressive-action impact / 100 actions

+0.012

Under-pressure impact / 100 actions

+0.020

3,518 actions · 1,889 passes · 1,629 carries · 69.0% increased attacking value

Campos visualization

Carry value map

Exact StatsBomb carry start/end locations. Green increases modeled possession value; coral decreases it.

Situational execution

Under pressure

235 attempts

Reliable sample
Actual
80.9%
Pass difficulty
80.7%
Actual vs. expected passing
+0.2 pp

Progressive passing

230 attempts

Reliable sample
Actual
66.1%
Pass difficulty
61.2%
Actual vs. expected passing
+4.9 pp

Long passing

249 attempts

Reliable sample
Actual
78.7%
Pass difficulty
76.5%
Actual vs. expected passing
+2.2 pp

Progression profile

Progressive-pass rate

11.8%

Pressure-pass rate

12.1%

Average forward distance

7.7 m

Positive forward distance / 100

951.6 m

Final-third entries / 100

11.5

Campos visualization

Pass map

Attacking left to right. Switch between xPass execution difficulty and possession attacking impact.

Showing 1–200 of 1,946 passes

Pass subset

CompletedIncompleteStronger line = greater pass difficultyThicker line = progressive or under pressure
Pass difficulty
99.2%
Outcome
Completed
Attacking impact
-0.0011
Value before
0.0158
Value after
0.0147
Length
19.9 m
Context
Standard
Event clocks are not retained in the pass API.

Similar playing styles

Style similarity compares position-relative playing style across passing and carrying tendencies. Scores are not ability ratings.

100 means identical observed profiles; 50 is about the median same-position playing style match. Not a probability.

#1 · Same position group

Stefan Bell

FSV Mainz 05 · Center Back

Style similarity

82.8 / 100

Long Pass RatePositive Forward Distance Per 100 PassesPressure Pass Rate

Sample support: Limited · 1 limiting matches

Observed: 27 vs 1 matches

#2 · Same position group

Odilon Kossonou

Bayer Leverkusen · Right Center Back

Style similarity

80.3 / 100

Carry Share Of ActionsExpected Completion Rate
Pressure Pass Rate

Sample support: Higher · 21 limiting matches

Observed: 27 vs 21 matches

#3 · Same position group

Ozan Muhammed Kabak

Hoffenheim · Right Center Back

Style similarity

77.8 / 100

Positive Forward Distance Per 100 PassesProgressive Pass RatePressure Pass Rate

Sample support: Limited · 2 limiting matches

Observed: 27 vs 2 matches

#4 · Same position group

Lucas Silva Melo

Eintracht Frankfurt · Right Back

Style similarity

76.8 / 100

Progressive Pass RateCarry Share Of ActionsLong Pass Rate

Sample support: Limited · 2 limiting matches

Observed: 27 vs 2 matches

#5 · Same position group

Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna

Bayer Leverkusen · Left Center Back

Style similarity

76.4 / 100

Expected Completion RateCarry Share Of ActionsPressure Pass Rate

Sample support: Higher · 25 limiting matches

Observed: 27 vs 25 matches

#6 · Same position group

Josip Stanišić

Bayer Leverkusen · Right Center Back

Style similarity

76.2 / 100

Carry Share Of ActionsProgressive Pass RatePressure Pass Rate

Sample support: Higher · 20 limiting matches

Observed: 27 vs 20 matches

Sample support uses the lower observed-match count in each pair. Lower coverage means a measured profile may vary more with additional matches; it never changes the style similarity or ranking.