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This match

Match statistics

MetricTottenham HotspurManchester United
Shots22 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals2.23 xG/match1.52 xG/match
Possession56%44%
Corners10 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match9 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.

Rodrigo Bentancur · Tottenham Hotspur · 62′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Manchester United · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDjed Spence · Tottenham Hotspur · 68′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRasmus Højlund · Manchester United · 72′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRasmus Højlund · Manchester United · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRasmus Højlund · Manchester United · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Dorgu · Manchester United · 11′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKevin Danso · Tottenham Hotspur · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYves Bissouma · Tottenham Hotspur · 79′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 49′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMatthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 19′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLucas Bergvall · Tottenham Hotspur · 49′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 75′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMatthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 40′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBen Davies · Tottenham Hotspur · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLucas Bergvall · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.10 xG · on targetAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 58′ · 0.10 xG · on targetSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 61′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCasemiro · Manchester United · 84′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCasemiro · Manchester United · 89′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 89′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 55′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 61′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 79′ · 0.11 xG · on targetAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 23′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 53′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 26′ · 0.18 xG · on targetMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 53′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Dalot · Manchester United · 10′ · 0.30 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Manchester United · 72′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blockedJames Maddison · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.70 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Tottenham Hotspur: 22 shots, 7 on target, 2.32 xG. Manchester United: 16 shots, 6 on target, 1.52 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′James Maddison · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Tottenham Hotspur 2.32 xG · Manchester United 1.52 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Tottenham Hotspur's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Tottenham Hotspur's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Tottenham Hotspur's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.96 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.96 goals/match1.52 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Tottenham Hotspur
2Draws
1Manchester United
Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur · Premier League03
Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur · Premier League22
Tottenham HotspurManchester United · Premier League20
Tottenham HotspurManchester United · Premier League22
Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur · Premier League20

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Tottenham Hotspur favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Manchester United in 6 · 2 too close

1.96 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 25/251.12 goals/match
1.48 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 25/251.4 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 25/251.43 xG/match
1.73 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 25/251.58 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/2513.4 shots/match
12.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/2511.4 shots/match
5.44 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 25/254.52 shots/match
4.48 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 25/254.08 shots/match
57.4%Possessionseason · 25/2553.6%
7.6 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/255 corners/match
5.72 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/254.44 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2511.1 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
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 25/2528%
84%Scoring frequencyseason · 25/2560%

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.

Tottenham Hotspur82.5
Manchester United72.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Tottenham Hotspur79.2
Manchester United35
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Tottenham Hotspur47.5
Manchester United61.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Tottenham Hotspur42.5
Manchester United32.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Tottenham Hotspur37.5
Manchester United42.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Tottenham Hotspur97.5
Manchester United47.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Tottenham Hotspur72.5
Manchester United43.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Tottenham Hotspur25 matchesManchester United25 matches
1.96 goals/matchGoals scored25/251.12 goals/match
1.48 goals/matchGoals allowed25/251.4 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals25/251.43 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShots25/2513.4 shots/match
5.44 shots/matchShots on target25/254.52 shots/match
57.4%Possession25/2553.6%
7.6 corners/matchCorners25/255 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls25/2511.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Tottenham Hotspur13 matchesManchester United12 matches
2.15 goals/matchGoals scored13/120.92 goals/match
1.77 goals/matchGoals allowed13/121.08 goals/match
1.84 xG/matchExpected goals13/121.26 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShots13/1212 shots/match
5.62 shots/matchShots on target13/124.42 shots/match
55.5%Possession13/1252.1%
8.31 corners/matchCorners13/124.42 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls13/1211 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

14.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114.1 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited
Season samples25 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 16 Feb 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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