Cross

A ball played from the offensive flanks aimed towards a teammate in the area in front of the opponent’s goal.

Cross into the penalty area

Details

• Includes just open play crosses, not set play crosses (corners/free kicks).

Attributes

Height: high (API tagId 801), low (API tagId 802), blocked (API tagId 2101)

Height of a cross:

• High: indicates a cross over waist height
• Low: indicates a cross below waist height
• Blocked crosses are not distinguished by height

Successful: Yes (API tagId: 1801) / No (API tagId: 1802)

A cross is considered successful if the next touch is by a teammate.

Foot: Left (API tagId 401) / Right (API tagId 402)

The foot that the played delivered the cross with.

Flank: Left / Right

A normalized field width of 68 meters is divided in thirds, where the left flank is considered to be the leftmost 23 meters, and the right flank, the rightmost 23 meters.

Available metrics

Crosses / 90

Number of cross attempts normalized per 90 minutes.

Cross accuracy

Percentage of successful crosses.

Crosses from left flank, per 90

Number of cross attempts normalized per 90 minutes that are delivered from the left flank (the leftmost 23 meters).

Cross accuracy from left flank (%)

Percentage of successful crosses from the left flank (the leftmost 23 meters).

Crosses from right flank, per 90

Number of cross attempts normalized per 90 minutes that are delivered from the right flank (the rightmost 23 meters).

Cross accuracy from right flank (%)

Percentage of successful crosses from the right flank (the rightmost 23 meters).

Crosses to six-yard box, per 90 mins

Number of cross attempts with a next touch inside the six-yard box normalized per 90 minutes.

Cross accuracy to six-yard box (%)

Percentage of successful crosses with a next touch inside the six-yard box.