Manchester Utd vs Sheffield Utd preview, 24 Apr 2024: xG form

24 Apr 19:00

M. Salisbury

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MUN clear favourites at home.

MUN58%Draw20%SHU22%

Based on 76 matches played this season.

Man Utd2.3Sheffield Utd1.4

A 0.9 xG edge, roughly a three-in-five win.

Each side's share of attacking actions down the left, centre and right, on a pitch map.After gameweek 1

MUN attack

LW0.29

CF0.53

RW0.39

CAM0.29

CDM0.18

CM0.21

LB0.13

CB0.26

RB0.13

PROMUN attack report PROSheffield United defence report

Deep blockPresses higher

PROMUN shape report PROSheffield United shape report

Sheffield United attack

Last 6, goals vs xG

MUN10 scored from 11.0 xG-1.0

SHU5 scored from 11.4 xG-6.4

32%called correctly

Error score

3% better than guessing the usual home, draw and away split

0.212 against 0.218 for the guess. Lower is better.

Confidence vs realitySaid · got

33-50%

27%·41

50-60%

40%·5

60-70%

67%·3

70-80%

100%·1

Bar is what happened, tick is what the model said. Samples are small this early.

Last 50 settled matchesAccuracy ledger

Very scrappyMiddling control

Measured riskVery bold

Fairly directVery direct

LightMiddling physicality

Very low intensityLow intensity

Mixed responseMixed response

Even widthEven width

Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.When the gameweek is set

MUN Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Fernandes	Corners L and R, 37 short	150	5.9
Fernandes	Free kicks	49	2.8
Eriksen	Corners L and R, 3 short	26	0.5
Shaw	Corners L and R, 4 short	19	0.8
Fernandes	Penalties	5	3.8
Rashford	Penalties	2	1.5

Share of set-play xG

Corners

38%

Penalties

24%

Sheffield United Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Robinson	Throw-ins	74	0.8
Hamer	Corners L and R, 7 short	74	3.2
McBurnie	Penalties	2	1.5
Norwood

PROMUN set pieces PROSheffield United set pieces

Share of set-play xG

Corners

48%

Throw-ins

24%

Manchester UtdMan Utd
4-2
Sheffield UtdSheffield Utd
Maguire 41'
Fernandes (P) 60'
Fernandes

Model verdict

Projected xG

Attacking zones vs vulnerabilities

Position vs Expected Position

Style ranks

Form & Head-to-head

Model accuracy

Key players

Set-piece takers