Match at a glance Manchester United won 0–1.
Shots 9 – 4
Shots on target 3 – 1
Expected goals 0.67 – 0.25
Possession 51% – 49% Story Stats Shot map xG H2H Comparison Evidence More football Full time
What the match recorded Manchester United beat Fulham 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fulham – Manchester United): shots 9–4, shots on target 3–1, expected goals 0.67–0.25, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics Fulham Manchester United
Shots 9 shots 4 shots Fulham 9 shots, Manchester United 4 shots Shots on target 3 shots 1 shot Fulham 3 shots, Manchester United 1 shot Expected goals 0.67 xG 0.25 xG Fulham 0.67 xG, Manchester United 0.25 xG Possession 51% 49% Fulham 51%, Manchester United 49% Corners 3 corners 0 corners Fulham 3 corners, Manchester United 0 corners Fouls 7 fouls 9 fouls Fulham 7 fouls, Manchester United 9 fouls Every shot
Shot map Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.
Share Manchester United ← attacking attacking → Fulham
Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 50′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blocked Lisandro Martínez · Manchester United · 78′ · 0.01 xG · goal Raúl Jiménez · Fulham · 37′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Alex Iwobi · Fulham · 19′ · 0.04 xG · on target Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Alex Iwobi · Fulham · 6′ · 0.05 xG · on target Raúl Jiménez · Fulham · 38′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blocked Adama Traoré · Fulham · 75′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blocked Emile Smith Rowe · Fulham · 16′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blocked Rodrigo Muniz · Fulham · 89′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blocked Joachim Andersen · Fulham · 88′ · 0.10 xG · on target Matthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 42′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blocked Rodrigo Muniz · Fulham · 90′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blocked size = xG Fulham: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.66 xG. Manchester United: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.23 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
Share Fulham 0.66 xG Manchester United 0.23 xG
0 0.5 1 0′ HT 90′ Lisandro Martínez · Manchester United · 78′ The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Fulham 0.66 xG · Manchester United 0.23 xG.
History
Head-to-head Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
1 Fulham
0 Draws
4 Manchester United
16 Aug 2024 Manchester United — Fulham · Premier League 1–0
24 Feb 2024 Manchester United — Fulham · Premier League 1–2
4 Nov 2023 Fulham — Manchester United · Premier League 0–1
28 May 2023 Manchester United — Fulham · Premier League 2–1
13 Nov 2022 Fulham — Manchester United · Premier League 1–2
Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Fulham favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Manchester United in 1 · 7 too close
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive)
Season Last 10 Last 5 Home–Away Style profile Rest and recent workload
Fulham 23 matches Manchester United 23 matches
1.48 goals/match ▲ Goals scored23/23 1.22 goals/match
1.35 goals/match Goals allowed23/23 1.39 goals/match
1.4 xG/match Expected goals23/23 1.44 xG/match
13.7 shots/match Shots23/23 13.1 shots/match
4.7 shots/match Shots on target23/23 4.57 shots/match
52.9% Possession23/23 ● 53.5%
5.09 corners/match ● Corners23/23 4.74 corners/match
10.7 fouls/match Fouls23/23 11.1 fouls/match
Fulham 10 matches Manchester United 10 matches
1.6 goals/match ▲ Goals scored10/10 1.1 goals/match
1.3 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed10/10 1.9 goals/match
1.23 xG/match Expected goals10/10 ▲ 1.37 xG/match
12 shots/match Shots10/10 12.6 shots/match
3.9 shots/match Shots on target10/10 3.9 shots/match
52% Possession10/10 ● 53.8%
3.4 corners/match Corners10/10 ● 4.3 corners/match
9.4 fouls/match Fouls10/10 11 fouls/match
Fulham 5 matches Manchester United 5 matches
1.6 goals/match ▲ Goals scored5/5 1.4 goals/match
1.6 goals/match Goals allowed5/5 1.6 goals/match
1.53 xG/match ▲ Expected goals5/5 1.41 xG/match
14.2 shots/match ▲ Shots5/5 12 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲ Shots on target5/5 3.2 shots/match
3.6 corners/match Corners5/5 ● 3.8 corners/match
9.8 fouls/match Fouls5/5 11 fouls/match
Fulham 12 matches Manchester United 11 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲ Goals scored12/11 1 goal/match
1.5 goals/match Goals allowed12/11 ▲ 1.09 goals/match
1.29 xG/match Expected goals12/11 1.23 xG/match
13.8 shots/match ▲ Shots12/11 11.6 shots/match
5.25 shots/match ▲ Shots on target12/11 4.27 shots/match
53.1% ● Possession12/11 52.8%
5.33 corners/match ● Corners12/11 4.36 corners/match
9.92 fouls/match Fouls12/11 11.2 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches 8.17 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 7.21 days
Fulham / Manchester United
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade A · Strong evidence Strong evidence — limited
Season samples 23 / 23 home / away teams
Recent samples 5 / 5 last-five windows
Freshness Less than one day from 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, 26 Jan 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Premier League 
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