Premier League · 2023Sun, 18 Feb 2024, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Sheffield United

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Brighton & Hove Albion

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Sheffield United	Brighton & Hove Albion
Shots	6 shots/match	24 shots/match▲
Shots on target	1 shots/match	10 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.59 xG/match	2.9 xG/match▲
Possession	21%	79%●
Corners	5 corners/match	10 corners/match●
Fouls	3 fouls/match	5 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: Brighton & Hove Albion have recorded the higher season possession share. 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.

1.4 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.88 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	1.4 goals/match	0.88 goals/match	1.45 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Brighton & Hove Albion have recorded the higher season possession share.

36%PossessionSheffield United · Brighton & Hove Albion●62.2%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 26.1 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Sheffield United	Brighton & Hove Albion	Baseline
Possession	36%	62.2%	48.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Sheffield United show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

9 shots/match▲ShotsSheffield United · Brighton & Hove Albion14.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Sheffield United	Brighton & Hove Albion	Baseline
Shots	9 shots/match	14.8 shots/match	13.2 shots/match
Shots against	17.4 shots/match	12 shots/match	14 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Sheffield United

1Draws

0Brighton & Hove Albion

12 Nov 2023Brighton & Hove Albion — Sheffield United · Premier League1–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

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

Where the edge is

Sheffield United favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 11 · 2 too close

0.88 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 25/25▲1.92 goals/match

2.6 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 25/25▲1.6 goals/match

0.95 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 25/25▲1.73 xG/match

2.03 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 25/25▲1.48 xG/match

9 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/25▲14.8 shots/match

17.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/25▲12 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 24/25▲6.12 shots/match

6.96 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 24/25▲4.36 shots/match

36%Possessionseason · 25/25●62.2%

3.32 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/25●5.32 corners/match

7.36 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/25▲4.2 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2510.8 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—

4%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 25/25▲12%

60%Scoring frequencyseason · 25/25▲84%

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.

Sheffield United2.5

Brighton & Hove Albion92.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield United2.5

Brighton & Hove Albion77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

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

Sheffield United2.5

Brighton & Hove Albion68.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

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

Sheffield United22.5

Brighton & Hove Albion12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United67.5

Brighton & Hove Albion37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United2.5

Brighton & Hove Albion52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sheffield United18.8

Brighton & Hove Albion63.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Sheffield United25 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion25 matches

0.88 goals/matchGoals scored25/25▲1.92 goals/match

2.6 goals/matchGoals allowed25/25▲1.6 goals/match

0.95 xG/matchExpected goals25/25▲1.73 xG/match

9 shots/matchShots25/25▲14.8 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on target24/25▲6.12 shots/match

36%Possession25/25●62.2%

3.32 corners/matchCorners25/25●5.32 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFouls25/2510.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Sheffield United13 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion13 matches

0.92 goals/matchGoals scored13/13▲1.69 goals/match

2.77 goals/matchGoals allowed13/13▲1.92 goals/match

1.19 xG/matchExpected goals13/13▲1.46 xG/match

10.9 shots/matchShots13/13▲12.5 shots/match

3.46 shots/matchShots on target13/13▲5.23 shots/match

37.8%Possession13/13●60.7%

3.92 corners/match●Corners13/133.54 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.2 fouls/matchFouls13/1310.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.96 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.96 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 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, 18 Feb 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4