Glossary

This Glossary describes the current state of the Wyscout data model, used across the Wyscout Platform, reports and the API.

Events

  • Acceleration
  • Aerial duel
  • Assist
  • Ball out
  • Clearance
  • Corner kick
  • Counterattack
  • Counterpressing recovery
  • Covering teammate
  • Cross
  • Deep completed cross
  • Deep completion
  • Defensive duel
  • Defensive positioning
  • Dribble
  • Dribble past
  • Duel
  • Fairplay
  • Foul
  • Foul suffered
  • Free kick
  • Free kick cross
  • Free kick shot
  • Game interruption
  • Goal
  • Goal conceded
  • Goal kick
  • Goalkeeper Leaving Line
  • Hand ball
  • Hand pass
  • Head pass
  • Interception
  • Key pass
  • Late card foul
  • Link-up Play
  • Long pass
  • Loose ball duel
  • Loss
  • Missed ball
  • Non-ball
  • Off the ball movement
  • Offensive duel
  • Offside
  • Opportunity
  • Out of play foul
  • Own goal
  • Pass
  • Pass into final third
  • Pass into penalty area
  • Penalty foul
  • Penalty kick
  • Pressing duel
  • Progressive pass
  • Progressive run
  • Protest foul
  • Recovery
  • Red card
  • Reflexes save
  • Save
  • Second assist
  • Set pieces
  • Short/medium pass
  • Shot
  • Shot after corner
  • Shot against (Save attempt)
  • Shot assist
  • Simulation foul
  • Sliding tackle
  • Smart pass
  • Third assist
  • Through pass
  • Throw in
  • Time lost foul
  • Touch
  • Touch in box
  • Transition
  • Violent foul
  • Yellow card

Metrics

  • Ball progression
  • Challenge intensity
  • Match-level metrics
  • PPDA
  • Player metrics
  • Wyscout Index

Concepts

  • Attack
  • Ball possession
  • Minutes played
  • Pitch coordinates
  • Player reports
  • Possession-adjusted
  • xA
  • xG