Premier League · 2023Sun, 21 Jan 2024, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Sheffield United

WLDLL

2–2Full-time recap

West Ham United

LWWWD

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Sheffield United	West Ham United
Shots	21 shots/match▲	16 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	5 shots/match
Expected goals	2.51 xG/match▲	2.34 xG/match
Possession	57%●	43%
Corners	4 corners/match●	1 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
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Sheffield United: 21 shots, 6 on target, 2.70 xG. West Ham United: 16 shots, 5 on target, 2.35 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: Sheffield United 2.70 xG · West Ham United 2.35 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sheffield United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. A second useful context is: Sheffield United's last-five shots average is above their season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Sheffield United have a visible home split

moderate

Sheffield United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.5 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season9.19 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	11.5 shots/match	9.19 shots/match	13.5 shots/match

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

Sheffield United's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

11.4 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.19 shots/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
Shots	11.4 shots/match	9.19 shots/match	13.5 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Sheffield United

0Draws

1West Ham United

30 Sept 2023West Ham United — Sheffield United · Premier League2–0

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 · West Ham United in 10 · 3 too close

0.81 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 21/21▲1.67 goals/match

2.43 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 21/21▲1.52 goals/match

0.9 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 21/21▲1.44 xG/match

2.03 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 21/21▲1.83 xG/match

9.19 shots/matchShotsseason · 21/21▲11.3 shots/match

17.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 21/2116.9 shots/match

2.9 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 20/21▲4.14 shots/match

6.9 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 20/21▲5.57 shots/match

36.8%Possessionseason · 21/21●40.2%

3.48 corners/matchCornersseason · 21/21●4.38 corners/match

6.95 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 21/21▲6.14 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 21/2110.6 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—

5%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 21/21▲24%

62%Scoring frequencyseason · 21/21▲86%

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

West Ham United22.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield United2.5

West Ham United35.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Sheffield United2.5

West Ham United28.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Sheffield United22.5

West Ham United77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United72.5

West Ham United30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United2.5

West Ham United12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sheffield United20

West Ham United22.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Sheffield United21 matchesWest Ham United21 matches

0.81 goals/matchGoals scored21/21▲1.67 goals/match

2.43 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲1.52 goals/match

0.9 xG/matchExpected goals21/21▲1.44 xG/match

9.19 shots/matchShots21/21▲11.3 shots/match

2.9 shots/matchShots on target20/21▲4.14 shots/match

36.8%Possession21/21●40.2%

3.48 corners/matchCorners21/21●4.38 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12 fouls/matchFouls21/2110.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Sheffield United11 matchesWest Ham United11 matches

1.09 goals/matchGoals scored11/11▲1.64 goals/match

2.36 goals/matchGoals allowed11/11▲2 goals/match

1.22 xG/matchExpected goals11/11▲1.6 xG/match

11.5 shots/matchShots11/1111.5 shots/match

3.55 shots/matchShots on target11/11▲4 shots/match

39.5%●Possession11/1138.1%

3.91 corners/matchCorners11/11●4.27 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.1 fouls/matchFouls11/1111.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

22 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/118.8 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples21 / 21home / 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, 21 Jan 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4