Premier League · 2023Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 13:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Sheffield United

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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	Manchester City
Shots	6 shots/match	30 shots/match▲
Shots on target	2 shots/match	9 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.67 xG/match	3.6 xG/match▲
Possession	21%	79%●
Corners	1 corners/match	12 corners/match●
Fouls	11 fouls/match	2 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
penalty
size = xG

Sheffield United: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.65 xG. Manchester City: 30 shots, 9 on target, 3.63 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 0.65 xG · Manchester City 3.63 xG.

30-second read

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: Manchester City 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.

7 shots/match▲ShotsSheffield United · Manchester City20.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Sheffield United	Manchester City	Baseline
Shots	7 shots/match	20.3 shots/match	15.5 shots/match
Shots against	23.3 shots/match	6.33 shots/match	13.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

34.3%PossessionSheffield United · Manchester City●68%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 33.7 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Sheffield United	Manchester City	Baseline
Possession	34.3%	68%	49.7%

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 · Manchester City in 0 · 13 too close

0.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/32 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/30.33 goals/match

0.56 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/32.23 xG/match

2.29 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/30.43 xG/match

7 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/320.3 shots/match

23.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/36.33 shots/match

2 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/37 shots/match

7 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/31.33 shots/match

34.3%Possessionseason · 3/3●68%

4.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/3●6.67 corners/match

7.67 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/32.33 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/37.67 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 · 3/367%

67%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/3100%

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 United8.3

Manchester City91.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sheffield United7.4

Manchester City81.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Sheffield United14.8

Manchester City97.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Sheffield United8.3

Manchester City47.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United77.8

Manchester City2.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sheffield United38.9

Manchester City69.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sheffield United30.6

Manchester City61.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Sheffield United3 matchesManchester City3 matches

0.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲2 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲0.33 goals/match

0.56 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲2.23 xG/match

7 shots/matchShots3/3▲20.3 shots/match

2 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲7 shots/match

34.3%Possession3/3●68%

4.33 corners/matchCorners3/3●6.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.7 fouls/matchFouls3/37.67 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Sheffield United2 matchesManchester City2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals2/2—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.76 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.75 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-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: Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Match statistics

Shot map

Expected-goals timeline

What the record shows

Sheffield United show a distinct attacking-volume record

The teams have contrasting possession records

Team comparison

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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