Premier League · 2023Sat, 9 Dec 2023, 15:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Sheffield United

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Brentford

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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	Brentford
Shots	9 shots/match	10 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	4 shots/match
Expected goals	0.81 xG/match▲	0.66 xG/match
Possession	40%	60%●
Corners	3 corners/match	3 corners/match
Fouls	14 fouls/match	13 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
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Sheffield United: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.84 xG. Brentford: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.68 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 0.84 xG · Brentford 0.68 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Brentford's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Brentford's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.44 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	0.8 goals/match	1.44 goals/match	1.42 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

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

2.81 days▲Rest daysSheffield United · Brentford2.81 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Sheffield United	Brentford	Baseline
Rest days	2.81 days	2.81 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	3 matches	—

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

Brentford show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

8.5 shots/match▲ShotsSheffield United · Brentford14.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Sheffield United	Brentford	Baseline
Shots	8.5 shots/match	14.3 shots/match	13.6 shots/match
Shots against	18.2 shots/match	13.1 shots/match	13 shots/match

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

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 · Brentford in 11 · 2 too close

0.75 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/16▲1.44 goals/match

2.56 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/16▲1.38 goals/match

0.79 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 16/16▲1.86 xG/match

2.1 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 16/16▲1.3 xG/match

8.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/16▲14.3 shots/match

18.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/16▲13.1 shots/match

2.69 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/16▲4.44 shots/match

7.44 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/16▲4.13 shots/match

37.6%Possessionseason · 16/16●48.6%

3.25 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/16●4.56 corners/match

7.06 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/16▲5.38 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1610.8 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—

6%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/16▲19%

63%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/16▲75%

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 United7.5

Brentford42.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield United4.2

Brentford50.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Sheffield United2.5

Brentford59.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Sheffield United12.5

Brentford87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United77.5

Brentford25

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United2.5

Brentford22.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sheffield United22.5

Brentford36.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Sheffield United16 matchesBrentford16 matches

0.75 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲1.44 goals/match

2.56 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲1.38 goals/match

0.79 xG/matchExpected goals16/16▲1.86 xG/match

8.5 shots/matchShots16/16▲14.3 shots/match

2.69 shots/matchShots on target16/16▲4.44 shots/match

37.6%Possession16/16●48.6%

3.25 corners/matchCorners16/16●4.56 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12 fouls/matchFouls16/1610.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Sheffield United9 matchesBrentford8 matches

0.89 goals/matchGoals scored9/8▲1 goals/match

2.33 goals/matchGoals allowed9/8▲1.25 goals/match

0.93 xG/matchExpected goals9/8▲1.63 xG/match

9.33 shots/matchShots9/8▲12.3 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on target9/8▲4 shots/match

36.2%Possession9/8●44.4%

3.33 corners/matchCorners9/8●4.88 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.1 fouls/matchFouls9/811.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

2.81 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.81 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples16 / 16home / 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, 9 Dec 2023, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4