UEFA Champions League · 2025Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 19:00 UTCFull timeEmirates StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricArsenalAtlético Madrid
Shots19 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target8 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals2.24 xG/match0.67 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners3 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Conor Gallagher · Atlético Madrid · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 9′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJurriën Timber · Arsenal · 26′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJulián Alvarez · Atlético Madrid · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Griezmann · Atlético Madrid · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDávid Hancko · Atlético Madrid · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMyles Lewis-Skelly · Arsenal · 14′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJulián Alvarez · Atlético Madrid · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGiuliano Simeone · Atlético Madrid · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Arsenal · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 36′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Arsenal · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThiago Almada · Atlético Madrid · 78′ · 0.05 xG · on targetDávid Hancko · Atlético Madrid · 50′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 84′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGiuliano Simeone · Atlético Madrid · 58′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEthan Nwaneri · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.08 xG · on targetGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 64′ · 0.10 xG · goalDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 5′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedAlex Baena · Atlético Madrid · 76′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 70′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJulián Alvarez · Atlético Madrid · 25′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 67′ · 0.20 xG · goalViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 70′ · 0.26 xG · goalBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 19′ · 0.29 xG · on targetGabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 57′ · 0.31 xG · goalViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 53′ · 0.34 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Arsenal: 19 shots, 8 on target, 2.25 xG. Atlético Madrid: 11 shots, 1 on target, 0.69 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Gabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 57′Gabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 64′Viktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 67′Viktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 70′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Arsenal 2.25 xG · Atlético Madrid 0.69 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Arsenal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Arsenal show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Arsenal's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.3 shots/matchShotsArsenal · Atlético Madrid13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricArsenalAtlético MadridBaseline
Shots15.3 shots/match13 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against10.7 shots/match15 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.

58%PossessionArsenal · Atlético Madrid48%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricArsenalAtlético MadridBaseline
Possession58%48%49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Arsenal favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Atlético Madrid in 0 · 14 too close

2.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/32.33 goals/match
0 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/32.67 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/31.91 xG/match
0.51 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/31.81 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/313 shots/match
10.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/315 shots/match
6.33 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/35.67 shots/match
2 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/35.33 shots/match
58%Possessionseason · 3/348%
2.67 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/35 corners/match
3.67 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/34 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
14.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/310 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
100%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/30%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/367%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Arsenal83.3
Atlético Madrid33.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Arsenal76.4
Atlético Madrid62.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Arsenal88.7
Atlético Madrid16.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Arsenal53.7
Atlético Madrid57.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Arsenal87
Atlético Madrid24.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Arsenal7.4
Atlético Madrid53.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Arsenal59.7
Atlético Madrid47.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

3 / 3 matches
2.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/32.33 goals/match
0 goals/matchGoals allowed3/32.67 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.91 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShots3/313 shots/match
6.33 shots/matchShots on target3/35.67 shots/match
58%Possession3/348%
2.67 corners/matchCorners3/35 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

3 / 3 matches
2.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/32.33 goals/match
0 goals/matchGoals allowed3/32.67 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.91 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShots3/313 shots/match
6.33 shots/matchShots on target3/35.67 shots/match
58%Possession3/348%
2.67 corners/matchCorners3/35 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Window

Season

3 / 3 matches
2.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/32.33 goals/match
0 goals/matchGoals allowed3/32.67 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.91 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShots3/313 shots/match
6.33 shots/matchShots on target3/35.67 shots/match
58%Possession3/348%
2.67 corners/matchCorners3/35 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 2 matches
Goals scored2/2
Goals allowed2/2
Expected goals2/2
Shots2/2
Shots on target2/2
Possession2/2
Corners2/2
Cards0/0
Fouls2/2

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

20 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/121 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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