Manchester United 2–1 Brentford — Premier League 2024/25 Match Stats

Premier League · 2024Sat, 19 Oct 2024, 14:00 UTC

Manchester United

LWDLD

2–1Historical match

Brentford

WLLDW

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Manchester United won 2–1.

Shots: 238
Shots on target: 112
Expected goals: 1.330.86
Possession: 50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester United beat Brentford 2–1. Recorded in this match (Manchester United – Brentford): shots 23–8, shots on target 11–2, expected goals 1.33–0.86, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Brentford have a visible away split

weak

Brentford's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	7.5 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	13.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Manchester United show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

14 shots/match ▲ShotsManchester United · Brentford10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Manchester United	Brentford	Baseline
Shots	14 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	13.4 shots/match
Shots against	11.6 shots/match	18.9 shots/match	13.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots23 shots8 shotsManchester United 23 shots, Brentford 8 shots
Shots on target11 shots2 shotsManchester United 11 shots, Brentford 2 shots
Expected goals1.33 xG0.86 xGManchester United 1.33 xG, Brentford 0.86 xG
Possession50%50%Manchester United 50%, Brentford 50%
Corners9 corners2 cornersManchester United 9 corners, Brentford 2 corners
Fouls4 fouls5 foulsManchester United 4 fouls, Brentford 5 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.

off target
on target
goal
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Manchester United: 23 shots, 11 on target, 1.32 xG. Brentford: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.83 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Manchester United 1.32 xG · Brentford 0.83 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Manchester United

1Draws

1Brentford

30 Mar 2024Brentford — Manchester United · Premier League1–1

7 Oct 2023Manchester United — Brentford · Premier League2–1

5 Apr 2023Manchester United — Brentford · Premier League1–0

13 Aug 2022Brentford — Manchester United · Premier League4–0

2 May 2022Manchester United — Brentford · Premier League3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester United favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Brentford in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester United8 matchesBrentford8 matches

0.88 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲ 1.75 goals/match

1.13 goals/match ▲Goals allowed8/81.88 goals/match

1.56 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.52 xG/match

14 shots/match ▲Shots8/810.8 shots/match

5.63 shots/match ▲Shots on target8/85.25 shots/match

52.3% ●Possession8/846.3%

6.38 corners/match ●Corners8/84.5 corners/match

11.1 fouls/matchFouls8/86.38 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples8 / 8home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 19 Oct 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance