Premier League · 2023Sat, 13 Apr 2024, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Brentford

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Sheffield United

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Brentford	Sheffield United
Shots	9 shots/match▲	8 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	1.02 xG/match▲	0.84 xG/match
Possession	53%●	47%
Corners	3 corners/match	6 corners/match●
Fouls	8 fouls/match	11 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sheffield United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Brentford, Sheffield United. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Sheffield United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sheffield United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.94 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.6 goals/match	0.94 goals/match	1.47 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Brentford, Sheffield United.

7 days▲Rest daysBrentford · Sheffield United5.9 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Brentford	Sheffield United	Baseline
Rest days	7 days	5.9 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	3 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Sheffield United have a visible away split

moderate

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

7.56 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season8.94 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	7.56 shots/match	8.94 shots/match	13.9 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Brentford

0Draws

1Sheffield United

9 Dec 2023Sheffield United — Brentford · Premier League1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

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

Where the edge is

Brentford favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · Sheffield United in 0 · 2 too close

1.42 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 33/320.94 goals/match

1.76 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 33/322.63 goals/match

1.61 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 33/320.95 xG/match

1.51 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 33/321.95 xG/match

12.5 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 33/328.94 shots/match

14.7 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 33/3217.8 shots/match

4.42 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 33/313.23 shots/match

5.12 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 33/317 shots/match

43.9%●Possessionseason · 33/3234.6%

4.58 corners/match●Cornersseason · 33/323.38 corners/match

6.03 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 33/327.59 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 33/3211.3 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—

18%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 33/323%

82%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3259%

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.

Brentford32.5

Sheffield United2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Brentford35.8

Sheffield United2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

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

Brentford33.3

Sheffield United4.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

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

Brentford72.5

Sheffield United32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Brentford17.5

Sheffield United57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Brentford22.5

Sheffield United2.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Brentford28.8

Sheffield United16.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Brentford33 matchesSheffield United32 matches

1.42 goals/match▲Goals scored33/320.94 goals/match

1.76 goals/match▲Goals allowed33/322.63 goals/match

1.61 xG/match▲Expected goals33/320.95 xG/match

12.5 shots/match▲Shots33/328.94 shots/match

4.42 shots/match▲Shots on target33/313.23 shots/match

43.9%●Possession33/3234.6%

4.58 corners/match●Corners33/323.38 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.1 fouls/matchFouls33/3211.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Brentford17 matchesSheffield United16 matches

1.59 goals/match▲Goals scored17/160.81 goals/match

1.76 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/162.31 goals/match

1.77 xG/match▲Expected goals17/160.71 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shots17/167.56 shots/match

4.53 shots/match▲Shots on target17/153 shots/match

46.7%●Possession17/1633.8%

4.82 corners/match●Corners17/163 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9.12 fouls/matchFouls17/1611.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.9 days

3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples33 / 32home / 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: Sat, 13 Apr 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Sheffield United's recent record differs from the season

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Sheffield United have a visible away split

Head-to-head

Team comparison

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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