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Premier League · 2023

Arsenal 5–0 Sheffield United · Premier League

Arsenal

WDWWD
5–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 5–0.

Shots
132
Shots on target
80
Expected goals
2.770.03
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Sheffield United 5–0. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Sheffield United): shots 13–2, shots on target 8–0, expected goals 2.77–0.03, possession 67%–33%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sheffield United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.7 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match0.7 goals/match1.3 goals/match

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

Sheffield United show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

14.4 shots/match ▲ShotsArsenal · Sheffield United8.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricArsenalSheffield UnitedBaseline
Shots14.4 shots/match8.5 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots against8.4 shots/match20.3 shots/match13 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.9% ●PossessionArsenal · Sheffield United37.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 23.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricArsenalSheffield UnitedBaseline
Possession60.9%37.9%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots2 shotsArsenal 13 shots, Sheffield United 2 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots0 shotsArsenal 8 shots, Sheffield United 0 shots
  • Expected goals2.77 xG0.03 xGArsenal 2.77 xG, Sheffield United 0.03 xG
  • Possession67%33%Arsenal 67%, Sheffield United 33%
  • Corners6 corners1 cornerArsenal 6 corners, Sheffield United 1 corner
  • Fouls9 fouls13 foulsArsenal 9 fouls, Sheffield United 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Gustavo Hamer · Sheffield United · 15′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJames McAtee · Sheffield United · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOleksandr Zinchenko · Arsenal · 42′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBen White · Arsenal · 62′ · 0.05 xG · on targetTakehiro Tomiyasu · Arsenal · 76′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEddie Nketiah · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 6′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 41′ · 0.08 xG · on targetKai Havertz · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedEmile Smith Rowe · Arsenal · 43′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Arsenal: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.84 xG. Sheffield United: 2 shots, 0 on target, 0.03 xG. · 5 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Arsenal 0.84 xG · Sheffield United 0.03 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Arsenal favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Sheffield United in 0

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Window

Season

Arsenal10 matchesSheffield United10 matches
2.3 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/100.7 goals/match
0.8 goals/match ▲Goals allowed10/102.9 goals/match
1.9 xG/match ▲Expected goals10/100.76 xG/match
14.4 shots/match ▲Shots10/108.5 shots/match
5.7 shots/match ▲Shots on target10/103 shots/match
60.9% ●Possession10/1037.9%
8.2 corners/match ●Corners10/103.5 corners/match
9.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 10home / 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, 28 Oct 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsArsenalSheffield United
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2023/24
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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