Manchester United returned to winning ways after a comeback 2-1 victory over Everton in the English Premier League. In the early minutes of the match, Alex Iwobi gave the lead to the home team. Antony scored his third goal in his third consecutive league game and became the first player to achieve this accomplishment. Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score his first league goal of the season and handed his side their fifth victory of the season.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
What were the attacking zones for Everton? Which Manchester United player won the most aerial duels?
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Everton started the match in a 4-3-3 formation. Neal Maupay led the line for the home team. In the last 20 minutes, Frank Lampard decided to play with two strikers at the top. He introduced Dominic Calvert-Lewin and changed the formation to 4-4-2.
Manchester United played the match in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Anthony Martial returned to the playing 11 but the return lasted for only 29 minutes and he was taken off due to a knock.
Frank Lampard’s men ended the match with an xG rate of 42.15%. They failed to keep possession in the initial stages of the match, but there was an increase in possession throughout the match. As the game went on, Everton started to keep the ball more but were unable to score a goal.
Manchester United ended the match with a possession rate of 57.85%. The Red Devils were dominant in the first half, but their opponents had more possession in the second half.
Everton created 23 positional attacks in the match and only attempted three shots from these attacks. They created more chances from the right side and a few from the left. The home team were unable to create a lot of threats from the centre.
The Red Devils created 24 positional attacks in the match, and they attempted five shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks were created from the left side, but they were unable to take any shots.
Everton attempted nine shots and two were on target. They only attempted one shot in the first half, and that shot found the back of the net.
Manchester United players attempted 11 shots with a 27.27% shot accuracy rate. They attempted seven shots in the first half.
The home team had an xG rate of 0.56. They attempted three shots from inside the opposition penalty box.
Manchester United ended the match with an xG rate of 1.12. The Red Devils attempted five shots from inside the penalty box and Antony’s goal generated the highest xG.
The home team attempted 337 passes and had an 82.8% passing accuracy rate. The above viz shows that Everton midfielders played a high attacking line and their average position was inside United’s half. Vitalii Mykolenko made a lot of runs from the left side.
Manchester United players tried to create a lot of chances from the left. Antony was left alone on the right side. The team attempted 582 passes and had an 85.05% passing accuracy rate. Most of the passing channels were created on the left side.
The Evertonians attempted 40 passes to the final third and delivered 26. They were unable to create a lot of passing links.
The visitors attempted 63 passes to the final third and were successful 44 times. Marcus Rashford was on the receiving end of most passes and made a few runs from the left side.
The home team made 28 recoveries in the defensive third, 36 in the middle third, and 13 in the final third. Most of the recoveries were made on the left side and on the right side in the defensive half. James Tarkowski recovered the most number of balls for his side.
Manchester United players recovered most of the balls in the defensive half. They made 31 recoveries in the defensive third and 39 in the middle third. Most of the recoveries were made on the right side in the defensive third.
Both teams contested 196 duels, and the home team won 79. They had a very low win percentage in the middle third as well as in the middle of the field.
Manchester United players won 110 duels in the match. They had a very high win percentage on the left side. Lisandro Martinez had a good game for the visitors as he won 14 duels in the match.
The Toffees won 25 defensive duels in the match and most of the wins came on the right side.
The visitors won 40 defensive duels in the match and they had a high win percentage on the left side.
The home team won 12 aerial duels in the match. They tried to score a goal with a header in the final stages of the match but were unable to keep the header down.
The visitors won 24 aerial duels in the match. They had a high win percentage in the middle third. Casemiro won four duels for his side.
Manchester United had to fight hard to earn this victory over Everton. They will take a few positives from this match and look to continue their good form in the English Premier League.
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