C. Wellens carries risk because his role asks for difficult, high-loss actions.
He should be judged on territory, isolation quality and whether the next pass or run arrives around him.C. Wellens
Leyton Orient player focus
Midfielder / Right
Right half-space
2026-08-22 to 2026-09-05
Role Snapshot
Minutes3264 match samples
Touches20656.9 p90
Passes16969% complete
Progressive Passes154.1 p90
Line Breaks00.0 p90
xA0.7414 shot assists
Build-Up Payoff9%4/45 deep passes
Danger Leaks20.04 xG after losses
What He Gives Orient
His value is tied to the support picture around him. If the nearest midfielder arrives underneath and the forward pins the centre-back, his touches become attacks; if not, the same actions look like isolated losses.
Deep passes that found an inside connection: 20%; deep passes dying before pressure: 84%.Because so much build-up is routed through his zone, poor spacing around him can make his turnovers look worse than they are.
53 losses in the sample, with 2 becoming dangerous transition leaks.Related Clips
36:50 transition leak: C. Wellens
Orient loss by C. Wellens led to progression within the next sequence.
2026-09-05 | A v Luton Town: Pass 36:50 Open MP4
3:17 transition leak: C. Wellens
Orient loss by C. Wellens led to progression within the next sequence.
2026-08-22 | A v Wigan Athletic: Pass 3:17 Open MP4
14:16 Goal: T. Springett
Goal by T. Springett. xG 0.18.
2026-08-22 | A v Wigan Athletic: Pass 14:08 Open MP4
35:27 Goal: J. Kabia
Goal by J. Kabia. xG 0.01.
2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 35:21 Open MP4
50:55 Goal: Y. Akhamrich
Goal by Y. Akhamrich. xG 0.06.
2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: progressive pass 50:41 Open MP4
65:17 Goal: J. Kabia
Goal by J. Kabia. xG 0.42.
2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 65:13 Open MP4
32:42 Miss: J. Kabia
Miss by J. Kabia. xG 0.20.
2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 32:28 Open MP4
36:23 Miss: D. Mitchell
Miss by D. Mitchell. xG 0.20.
2026-09-05 | A v Luton Town: entry pass 36:50 Open MP4
93:10 Miss: N. Kabamba
Miss by N. Kabamba. xG 0.24.
2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 93:57 Open MP4
11:17 line break: A. Gilchrist
Central/progressive line-break pass by A. Gilchrist. xT+ 8.0.
2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 11:03 Open MP4
13:59 line break: F. Stevens
Central/progressive line-break pass by F. Stevens. xT+ 8.5.
2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 14:07 Open MP4
14:27 line break: F. Stevens
Central/progressive line-break pass by F. Stevens. xT+ 16.8.
2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 14:40 Open MP4Action Map
Where His Influence Happens
Red lines are progressive passes. Gold dots are entry actions, teal dots are defensive actions and grey dots are losses. The orientation uses the corrected football-facing right/left mapping.
Deep Build-Up Decisions
This is the key Orient-context question: is Wellens being used to connect through midfield, or to release the next phase as early as possible?
Trend
Passing Relationships
Who Finds Him
| Player | Links |
|---|---|
| Stevens | 24 |
| Hayden | 17 |
| Mizouni | 13 |
| Akhamrich | 12 |
| Mitchell | 8 |
| Levitt | 5 |
Who He Finds
| Player | Links |
|---|---|
| Stevens | 37 |
| Hayden | 15 |
| Mizouni | 13 |
| Akhamrich | 11 |
| Mitchell | 9 |
| Forrester | 6 |
Match Log
| # | Match | Mins | Touches | Passes | Pass % | Prog | Line Breaks | FT Entries | xA | Def Actions | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-08-22 | A v Wigan Athletic | 56 | 14 | 12 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 2026-08-25 | A v Walsall | 90 | 68 | 47 | 79% | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0.43 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2026-09-01 | A v Bromley | 90 | 69 | 61 | 69% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | 2026-09-05 | A v Luton Town | 90 | 55 | 49 | 65% | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 3 | 17 |
Built from licensed event data with player-minute and expected-value enrichment where available. This is an event-data profile, so off-ball marking, exact tactical instruction and body shape still need video validation.