Premier League · 2023Sat, 2 Sept 2023, 11:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Sheffield United

LLL

2–2Full-time recap

Everton

LLL

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Sheffield United	Everton
Shots	13 shots/match	16 shots/match▲
Shots on target	8 shots/match▲	6 shots/match
Expected goals	1.19 xG/match	2.59 xG/match▲
Possession	45%	55%●
Corners	4 corners/match	6 corners/match●
Fouls	11 fouls/match	13 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sheffield United's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Everton have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Sheffield United show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

8.5 shots/match▲ShotsSheffield United · Everton14.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Sheffield United	Everton	Baseline
Shots	8.5 shots/match	14.8 shots/match	15.5 shots/match
Shots against	21.5 shots/match	11.5 shots/match	15.1 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Everton have recorded the higher season possession share.

37%PossessionSheffield United · Everton●45.8%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.8 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Sheffield United	Everton	Baseline
Possession	37%	45.8%	49.2%

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

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 · Everton in 0 · 13 too close

1 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/40.5 goals/match

1.75 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/42 goals/match

0.72 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 4/41.82 xG/match

2.37 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 4/41.69 xG/match

8.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/414.8 shots/match

21.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/411.5 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/46 shots/match

6.75 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/44.75 shots/match

37%Possessionseason · 4/4●45.8%

4.25 corners/matchCornersseason · 4/4●7.25 corners/match

7.25 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/43.75 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/411.8 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—

0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 4/40%

75%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/425%

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 United17.5

Everton37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield United20

Everton35

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Sheffield United17.5

Everton55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Sheffield United12.5

Everton62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United72.5

Everton52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United30

Everton77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sheffield United33.1

Everton58.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Sheffield United4 matchesEverton4 matches

1 goals/match▲Goals scored4/40.5 goals/match

1.75 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/42 goals/match

0.72 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲1.82 xG/match

8.5 shots/matchShots4/4▲14.8 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲6 shots/match

37%Possession4/4●45.8%

4.25 corners/matchCorners4/4●7.25 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.3 fouls/matchFouls4/411.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Sheffield United3 matchesEverton2 matches

1 goals/matchGoals scored3/2—

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/2—

0.79 xG/matchExpected goals3/2—

9 shots/matchShots3/2—

3.67 shots/matchShots on target3/2—

32.7%Possession3/2—

3.33 corners/matchCorners3/2—

—Cards0/0—

13.3 fouls/matchFouls3/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.94 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 Sept 2023, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4