West Ham United
Premier League · 2024This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.
This match
Match statistics
| Metric | West Ham United | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 10 shots/match | 23 shots/match▲ |
| Shots on target | 2 shots/match | 8 shots/match▲ |
| Expected goals | 0.73 xG/match | 3 xG/match▲ |
| Possession | 32% | 68%● |
| Corners | 3 corners/match | 11 corners/match● |
| Fouls | 10 fouls/match | 3 fouls/match |
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What the record shows
The clearest recorded pattern is: Manchester City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
Manchester City show a distinct attacking-volume record
weakManchester City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.
Window: season
| Metric | West Ham United | Manchester City | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 14 shots/match | 16 shots/match | 12.5 shots/match |
| Shots against | 17.3 shots/match | 7 shots/match | 13.8 shots/match |
Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.
The teams have contrasting possession records
weakManchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 23.0 percentage points.
Window: season
| Metric | West Ham United | Manchester City | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 42% | 65% | 45.7% |
Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.
West Ham United favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Manchester City in 0 · 13 too close
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.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
Recent form
Season, last 10 and last 5
Window
Season
Venue split
Home and away samples
Window
Home team at home / away team away
Schedule context
Rest and recent workload
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
- At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
- The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
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