Network Analysis Platform

Football is relational.
Measure it.

Playmaker Flow reveals the passing networks and decision chains that drive team performance — the dynamics of the game as you see it, finally quantified.

12+Player metrics
6Possession styles
5Player archetypes
4+Data formats

Built with the game, for the game

Developed in direct collaboration with clubs, federations, agencies and staff across every department — to answer the questions that matter on the ground.

Not built in isolation. Every metric, every archetype, every analysis page was shaped by real conversations with coaches, data analysts, scouts, and football directors who needed answers their existing tools couldn't provide.

Professional Clubs
National Federations
Agencies & Scouts
Data Departments

The Problem

Football is measured in isolated events.
But it is played in connections.

Every shot, every press, every transition happens because of what came before it. Passing dynamics are the connective tissue of the game — they determine how chances are created, how pressure is absorbed, and how structure breaks down.

When you analyse events in isolation, you see what happened. When you analyse the network, you understand why.

Every action has consequences

A pass to the right back is not just a pass — it is a network decision that shapes the next 8 seconds of play.

Structure drives outcomes

Teams with denser, more balanced passing networks create more chances, retain possession longer, and recover faster.

Players are nodes, not islands

A striker's value is not just goals — it is their role in the passing graph: what they receive, what they trigger, where they concentrate risk.

How It Works

From raw event data to actionable insight

Event Data

StatsBomb · OPTA · WyScout · IMPECT

Proprietary Network Analysis

Graph theory + temporal interval modelling

Team Level

4 Team Metrics
6 Possession Styles

Player Level

12 Player Metrics
5 Performance Pillars
5 Player Archetypes

Mathematics-Based Simulation Engine

Simulate how a transfer target reshapes your network dynamics — before the deal is done. See projected passing volume, positional fit, and structural impact on the team graph.

Five analysis modes, each answering a different question:

Analysis Types

Five questions. One platform.

Lineup Analysis

Understand your structural starting point

Before a ball is kicked, the formation has already made decisions. Lineup Analysis maps the network topology of your selected XI — identifying natural passing corridors, potential overloads, and structural vulnerabilities that exist by design.

  • Passing network topology per lineup
  • Positional clustering and connectivity
  • Structural risk zones at kickoff

Platform screenshot coming soon

Get in Touch

Football is relational. So are we.

Interested in a demo, a pilot, or just want to see what network analysis can reveal about your squad? Get in touch.

andre.pereira@playmakerflow.com