Premier League · 2025Mon, 18 May 2026, 19:00 UTCFull timeEmirates StadiumFull-time recap

Arsenal

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Burnley

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This match

Match statistics

MetricArsenalBurnley
Shots13 shots/match5 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match0 shots/match
Expected goals1.03 xG/match0.21 xG/match
Possession61%39%
Corners3 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls7 fouls/match16 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match3 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Burnley's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Arsenal's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Burnley show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

14.4 shots/matchShotsArsenal · Burnley9.16 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricArsenalBurnleyBaseline
Shots14.4 shots/match9.16 shots/match12.5 shots/match
Shots against8.11 shots/match16.7 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Arsenal's recent record differs from the season

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

1.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.86 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 for1.4 goals/match1.86 goals/match1.36 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.

56.1%PossessionArsenal · Burnley41.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricArsenalBurnleyBaseline
Possession56.1%41.5%50.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Arsenal
0Draws
0Burnley
BurnleyArsenal · Premier League02

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Arsenal favored in 12 of 14 directional metrics · Burnley in 0 · 2 too close

1.86 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 37/371 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 37/372 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/80.84 xG/match
0.93 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/82.04 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 37/379.16 shots/match
8.11 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 37/3716.7 shots/match
4.84 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 37/372.97 shots/match
2.35 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 37/375.7 shots/match
56.1%Possessionseason · 37/3741.5%
5.7 corners/matchCornersseason · 37/373.54 corners/match
3.3 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 37/375.92 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCardsseason · 30/301.83 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 37/3710.3 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
51%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 37/3711%
92%Scoring frequencyseason · 37/3762%

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.

Arsenal82.5
Burnley2.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Arsenal87.5
Burnley4.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Arsenal97.5
Burnley2.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Arsenal67.5
Burnley12.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Arsenal15
Burnley32.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Arsenal77.5
Burnley7.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Arsenal68.8
Burnley11.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
0.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.2 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.69 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots5/58.4 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/52.6 shots/match
53.2%Possession5/541.6%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/52.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls5/513.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102.2 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals7/80.84 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots10/109.3 shots/match
4.7 shots/matchShots on target10/103 shots/match
52.3%Possession10/1042.6%
5.1 corners/matchCorners10/103.8 corners/match
1 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

37 / 37 matches
1.86 goals/matchGoals scored37/371 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowed37/372 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals7/80.84 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots37/379.16 shots/match
4.84 shots/matchShots on target37/372.97 shots/match
56.1%Possession37/3741.5%
5.7 corners/matchCorners37/373.54 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCards30/301.83 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls37/3710.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

19 / 19 matches
2.16 goals/matchGoals scored19/191.05 goals/match
0.58 goals/matchGoals allowed19/192.42 goals/match
1.9 xG/matchExpected goals5/40.59 xG/match
15.9 shots/matchShots19/197.84 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target19/192.89 shots/match
56.6%Possession19/1941%
5.84 corners/matchCorners19/193.53 corners/match
0.93 cards/matchCards14/162.13 cards/match
9.89 fouls/matchFouls19/1910.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.25 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples37 / 37home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 18 May 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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