J. Kabia

Leyton Orient player focus Striker / Centre Central 2026-08-15 to 2026-09-05

Role Snapshot

Minutes4096 match samples

Touches12427.3 p90

Passes4955% complete

Progressive Passes40.9 p90

Line Breaks10.2 p90

xA0.327 shot assists

Build-Up Payoff12%2/16 deep passes

Danger Leaks10.00 xG after losses

What He Gives Orient

RoleSupply and box-access test

J. Kabia is a supply-chain test: Orient need to reach him in playable zones.

He should be judged on whether Orient give him playable service, not simply on how many touches he has.

System DependencyNeeds the second action

He had 27.3 touches p90 and 2.2 shots p90. The coaching read is service quality: balls into feet, channels and cutback zones tell us more than raw involvement.

Playable support after involvement is the test. Deep inside connection: 25%; possessions dying before pressure: 88%.

RiskNot a free pass defensively

High attacking responsibility will always include failed actions. The risk is only a problem if the rest of the structure is too far away to counterpress or recycle.

38 losses in the sample, with 1 becoming dangerous transition leaks.

Related Clips

Goal Direct involvement 33:38

33:38 Goal: J. Kabia

Goal by J. Kabia. xG 0.06.

2026-09-05 | A v Luton Town: Goal 33:38, Goal 33:38 Open MP4

Goal Direct involvement 35:27

35:27 Goal: J. Kabia

Goal by J. Kabia. xG 0.01.

2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Goal 35:27, Goal 35:27 Open MP4

Goal Direct involvement 65:17

65:17 Goal: J. Kabia

Goal by J. Kabia. xG 0.42.

2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Goal 65:17, Goal 65:17 Open MP4

Big Chance Direct involvement 32:42

32:42 Miss: J. Kabia

Miss by J. Kabia. xG 0.20.

2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Miss 32:42, Miss 32:42 Open MP4

Deep Error Shot Direct involvement 77:40

77:40 deep loss: J. Kabia to J. Mellish shot

Aerial by J. Kabia in the defensive half led to miss by J. Mellish. xG against 0.18.

2026-08-22 | A v Wigan Athletic: Aerial 77:40 Open MP4

Line Break Direct involvement 26:49

26:49 line break: J. Kabia

Central/progressive line-break pass by J. Kabia. xT+ 43.9.

2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 26:49, Pass 26:49 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Direct involvement 47:00

46:40 transition leak: J. Kabia

Orient loss by J. Kabia led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-09-05 | A v Luton Town: Take On 46:40 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Direct involvement 72:09

71:49 transition leak: J. Kabia

Orient loss by J. Kabia led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-22 | A v Wigan Athletic: Pass 71:49 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Direct involvement 8:26

8:19 transition leak: J. Kabia

Orient loss by J. Kabia led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: Pass 8:19 Open MP4

Goal Sequence involvement 45:41

45:41 Goal: Y. Akhamrich

Goal by Y. Akhamrich. xG 0.23.

2026-09-01 | A v Bromley: progressive pass 45:34 Open MP4

Goal Sequence involvement 57:32

57:32 Goal: Y. Akhamrich

Goal by Y. Akhamrich. xG 0.25.

2026-08-22 | A v Wigan Athletic: Pass 57:21 Open MP4

Big Chance Sequence involvement 46:31

46:31 Attempt Saved: J. Donley

Attempt Saved by J. Donley. xG 0.19.

2026-09-05 | A v Luton Town: Take On 46:40 Open MP4

Action 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 Kabia 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	15
Hayden	7
Mizouni	4
Wellens	4
Phillips	4
Boniface	3

Who He Finds

Player	Links
Akhamrich	5
Dobra	3
Wellens	3
Mizouni	2
Mitchell	2
Hayden	2

Match Log

#	Match	Mins	Touches	Passes	Pass %	Prog	Line Breaks	FT Entries	xA	Def Actions	Losses
1	2026-08-15 \| H v Sheffield Wednesday	90	18	6	50%	0	0	0	0.00	1	4
2	2026-08-22 \| A v Wigan Athletic	80	25	13	38%	0	0	0	0.09	5	12
3	2026-08-25 \| A v Walsall	23	9	4	75%	0	0	1	0.15	1	3
4	2026-08-29 \| H v Barnsley	60	20	10	40%	1	0	0	0.05	4	7
5	2026-09-01 \| A v Bromley	80	33	10	70%	3	1	2	0.02	3	10
6	2026-09-05 \| A v Luton Town	76	19	6	83%	0	0	0	0.00	6	2

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.