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Field tilt

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounAdvanced term

In football (soccer), field tilt means: A measure of territorial dominance based on each team's share of selected activity in the attacking third.

In Turkish: hücum bölgesi hakimiyet oranı

How it is used

Often calculated from final-third passes or touches; it differs from whole-pitch possession.

Example sentences

  1. Our field tilt was high, but most attacks ended without a shot.

    Territory does not automatically translate into scoring opportunities.

  2. The analyst used field tilt to compare where the two sides controlled the ball.

    The focus is the location of possession, not only its duration.

Common collocations

  • high field tilt
  • field-tilt percentage
  • field-tilt measure
  • possessionControl of the ball by a team; also the percentage of time each team has the ball during a match.
  • passA kick, header or throw that sends the ball to a teammate. As a verb, to pass means to send the ball to a teammate in this way.

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