Tottenham vs Manchester Utd preview, 19 Aug 2023: xG form

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TOT clear favourites at home.

TOT61%Draw19%MUN21%

Based on 76 matches played this season.

Tottenham2.6Man Utd1.5

A 1.1 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

TOT attack

LW0.11

CF0.82

RW0.50

CAM0.16

CDM0.16

CM0.42

LB0.11

CB0.18

RB0.05

PROTOT attack report PROMUN defence report

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PROTOT shape report PROMUN shape report

Premier League 2023/2024

GW2

19 Aug 16:30

M. Oliver

MUN attack

LW0.29

CF0.53

RW0.39

CAM0.29

CDM0.18

CM0.21

LB0.13

CB0.26

RB0.13

Last 6, goals vs xG

TOT9 scored from 11.4 xG-2.4

MUN10 scored from 11.0 xG-1.0

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

Patient build-upFairly direct

Middling controlVery technical

CautiousMeasured risk

Sits offMixed response

Presses higherVery high line

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

TOT Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Porro	Corners L and R, 25 short	99	3.9
Maddison	Corners L and R, 16 short	97	2.2
Maddison	Free kicks	42	1.9
Porro	Free kicks	28	1.1
Kulusevski	Corners L and R, 11 short	20	0.6
Heung-Min	Penalties	2	1.5

Share of set-play xG

Corners

43%

Throw-ins

28%

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

PROTOT set pieces PROMUN set pieces

Share of set-play xG

Corners

38%

Penalties

24%

TottenhamTottenham
2-0
Manchester UtdMan Utd
Sarr 48'
Martínez (OG) 82'

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