Z. Obiero

Leyton Orient player focus Midfielder / Centre/Right Right half-space 2026-08-15 to 2026-08-29

Role Snapshot

Minutes2083 match samples

Touches12755.0 p90

Passes9372% complete

Progressive Passes104.3 p90

Line Breaks10.4 p90

xA0.081 shot assists

Build-Up Payoff8%3/37 deep passes

Danger Leaks20.12 xG after losses

What He Gives Orient

RoleRight Half-Space route-to-goal outlet

Z. Obiero is a route-to-goal player, not just a touchline option.

He should be judged on territory, isolation quality and whether the next pass or run arrives around him.

System DependencyNeeds the inside bounce

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: 32%; deep passes dying before pressure: 89%.

RiskNot a free pass defensively

Because so much build-up is routed through his zone, poor spacing around him can make his turnovers look worse than they are.

29 losses in the sample, with 2 becoming dangerous transition leaks.

Related Clips

Line Break Direct involvement 34:15

34:15 line break: Z. Obiero

Central/progressive line-break pass by Z. Obiero. xT+ 15.1.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 34:15, Pass 34:15 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Direct involvement 29:46

29:41 transition leak: Z. Obiero

Orient loss by Z. Obiero led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 29:41 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Direct involvement 54:19

54:06 transition leak: Z. Obiero

Orient loss by Z. Obiero led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Take On 54:06 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 11:17

11:17 line break: A. Gilchrist

Central/progressive line-break pass by A. Gilchrist. xT+ 8.0.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 11:22 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 19:08

19:08 line break: W. Forrester

Central/progressive line-break pass by W. Forrester. xT+ 14.0.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: progressive pass 19:12 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 2:09

2:09 line break: N. Phillips

Central/progressive line-break pass by N. Phillips. xT+ 8.2.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 1:51 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 37:11

37:11 line break: W. Forrester

Central/progressive line-break pass by W. Forrester. xT+ 8.0.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 36:47 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 46:03

46:03 line break: J. Olowu

Central/progressive line-break pass by J. Olowu. xT+ 17.2.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: progressive pass 45:43 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 50:04

50:04 line break: N. Phillips

Central/progressive line-break pass by N. Phillips. xT+ 19.7.

2026-08-29 | H v Barnsley: Pass 49:55 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 7:08

7:08 line break: A. Gilchrist

Central/progressive line-break pass by A. Gilchrist. xT+ 47.7.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 7:19 Open MP4

High Regain Shot Sequence involvement 47:22

47:22 high regain: D. Levitt

High regain by D. Levitt led to shot within 3 actions.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: entry pass 47:14 Open MP4

Transition Leak Shot Sequence involvement 84:57

84:48 transition leak: I. El Mizouni

Orient loss by I. El Mizouni led to shot within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Ball recovery 84:41 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 Obiero 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	9
Gilchrist	8
Mitchell	7
Mizouni	6
Archibald	6
Levitt	6

Who He Finds

Player	Links
Archibald	15
Levitt	7
Stevens	6
Mitchell	5
Gilchrist	5
Olowu	4

Match Log

#	Match	Mins	Touches	Passes	Pass %	Prog	Line Breaks	FT Entries	xA	Def Actions	Losses
1	2026-08-15 \| H v Sheffield Wednesday	73	29	21	67%	2	0	2	0.00	4	8
2	2026-08-25 \| A v Walsall	90	72	56	77%	6	1	4	0.05	8	14
3	2026-08-29 \| H v Barnsley	45	26	16	62%	2	0	1	0.02	3	7

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.