Match at a glance Manchester United won 2–3.
Shots 15 – 10
Shots on target 4 – 3
Possession 56% – 44% Story Stats H2H Comparison Evidence More football Full time
What the match recorded Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–2. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Manchester United): shots 15–10, shots on target 4–3, possession 56%–44%, corners 9–2. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics Arsenal Manchester United
Shots 15 shots 10 shots Arsenal 15 shots, Manchester United 10 shots Shots on target 4 shots 3 shots Arsenal 4 shots, Manchester United 3 shots Possession 56% 44% Arsenal 56%, Manchester United 44% Corners 9 corners 2 corners Arsenal 9 corners, Manchester United 2 corners Fouls 11 fouls 9 fouls Arsenal 11 fouls, Manchester United 9 fouls Yellow cards 2 cards 0 cards Arsenal 2 cards, Manchester United 0 cards History
Head-to-head Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
4 Arsenal
1 Draws
0 Manchester United
17 Aug 2025 Manchester United — Arsenal · Premier League 0–1
9 Mar 2025 Manchester United — Arsenal · Premier League 1–1
4 Dec 2024 Arsenal — Manchester United · Premier League 2–0
12 May 2024 Manchester United — Arsenal · Premier League 0–1
3 Sept 2023 Arsenal — Manchester United · Premier League 3–1
Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Arsenal favored in 5 of 9 directional metrics · Manchester United in 2 · 2 too close
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive)
Season Last 10 Last 5 Home–Away Style profile Rest and recent workload
Arsenal 23 matches Manchester United 23 matches
1.83 goals/match Goals scored23/23 1.78 goals/match
0.74 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed23/23 1.48 goals/match
14.9 shots/match Shots23/23 ▲ 16.2 shots/match
4.91 shots/match Shots on target23/23 ▲ 5.61 shots/match
58.1% ● Possession23/23 52.6%
5.91 corners/match ● Corners23/23 4.48 corners/match
1.39 cards/match Cards23/23 1.39 cards/match
10.2 fouls/match Fouls23/23 9.61 fouls/match
Arsenal 10 matches Manchester United 10 matches
1.7 goals/match Goals scored10/10 ▲ 2 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲ Goals allowed10/10 1.4 goals/match
15.6 shots/match Shots10/10 ▲ 17.5 shots/match
4.9 shots/match Shots on target10/10 ▲ 6.1 shots/match
56.9% ● Possession10/10 52.7%
5.4 corners/match ● Corners10/10 4.8 corners/match
1.4 cards/match Cards10/10 1.3 cards/match
9.5 fouls/match Fouls10/10 9.9 fouls/match
Arsenal 5 matches Manchester United 5 matches
1.8 goals/match Goals scored5/5 1.8 goals/match
1.2 goals/match Goals allowed5/5 1.2 goals/match
14.6 shots/match Shots5/5 ▲ 16.2 shots/match
4.6 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 5.6 shots/match
53.4% ● Possession5/5 50.4%
5.8 corners/match ● Corners5/5 4.2 corners/match
1.6 cards/match Cards5/5 0.6 cards/match
12.2 fouls/match Fouls5/5 9.6 fouls/match
Arsenal 12 matches Manchester United 12 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲ Goals scored12/12 1.75 goals/match
0.67 goals/match ▲ Goals allowed12/12 1.75 goals/match
16.3 shots/match ▲ Shots12/12 15.2 shots/match
4.92 shots/match Shots on target12/12 5.08 shots/match
59% ● Possession12/12 53.3%
5.92 corners/match ● Corners12/12 4.5 corners/match
0.92 cards/match Cards12/12 1.17 cards/match
9.83 fouls/match Fouls12/12 8.67 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match 7.96 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 8.17 days
Arsenal / Manchester United
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade A · Strong evidence Strong evidence — ready
Season samples 23 / 23 home / away teams
Recent samples 5 / 5 last-five windows
Freshness Less than one day from nearest prior match
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable. Known unknowns Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset. Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against. Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 Jan 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Premier League 
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