Manchester United won their sixth match of the season after a dominating 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. The Red Devils stayed on the front foot from the start and didn’t allow Spurs to make a comeback in the match. Fred opened the scoring in the opening minute of the second half. His shot deflected off the defender and went in. Bruno Fernandes doubled the lead in the 69th minute and secured three points for his side. Spurs lost their second match 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;
How many shots were attempted by Manchester United? Which Tottenham Hotspur player made the highest number of interceptions?
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The Red Devils started the match in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Marcus Rashford led the line for the home team. Fred continued to play in the midfield alongside Casemiro. Erik ten Hag changed the formation for ten minutes in the second half and his team played in a 4-3-3 formation.
Tottenham Hotspur played the match in a 5-3-2 formation. Harry Kane and Son led the line, and Antonio Conte’s side played with three central midfielders.
The home team ended the match with a possession rate of 49.88%. They dominated the middle phase of the first half. Manchester United kept hold of the ball at the start of the second half. They scored two goals and then averaged around 46% ball possession in the last phase of the match.
Spurs had a slightly higher possession rate. Their highest possession count was 60%, and that was in the first phase of the match. The second half saw an almost equal share of possession for both teams.
Manchester United created 37 positional attacks and attempted 15 shots from these attacks. Their average per game for positional attacks is 26.9. The Red Devils performed way better than their average rate. Most of the attacks came from the centre for the home side.
Tottenham Hotspur created 22 positional attacks and attempted three shots from these attacks. The visitors were unable to generate enough xG from shots attempted from these attacks.
The home team attempted 27 shots and ten were on target. Manchester United attempted the first shot at the fourth-minute mark and the team attempted six shots within the first ten minutes. Antony was unlucky as one of the shots attempted by the winger hit the outside of the post and went out.
The visitors attempted nine shots and two were on target. Rodrigo Bentancur attempted the first shot for Spurs in the fifth minute, and his side attempted five shots in the first half.
Manchester United ended the match with an xG rate of 1.81. They attempted nine shots from inside the penalty box and five were on target. Fred scored his goal from the edge of the penalty box, and Bruno Fernandes scored his goal from almost a similar position.
Spurs ended the match with an xG rate of 0.78. They attempted six shots from inside the penalty box. The xG map shows that the visitors attempted most of their shots from the right side.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, but the side played more in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Fred played as a box-to-box midfielder and Bruno Fernandes played the number ten role. The midfielders and wingers were involved in a few passing channels. Overall, the team attempted 563 passes and had an 87.57% passing accuracy rate.
Tottenham Hotspur tried to remain on the front foot from the left side. Ivan Perisic played a high attacking line. Rodrigo Bentancur supported the attacking players, and his average position was a bit higher than the other central midfielders. Spurs attempted 515 passes and had an 86.4% passing accuracy rate.
The home team players attempted 69 passes to the final third and delivered 55. Jadon Sancho was the main target on the left side, while Antony received a few passes on the right side. Casemiro also tried a few passes from the centre of the field.
The visitors attempted 51 passes to the final third and had a 68.63% passing accuracy rate. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg distributed most of these passes and mostly targeted Ivan Perisic and Heung-Min Son in the attacking third.
The Red Devils made 37 recoveries in the defensive third, 32 in the middle third, and 26 in the final third. The home team dominated from the left side, and most of the recoveries in the attacking half were made on that particular side. Luke Shaw recovered the ball 14 times for the home team.
Spurs made 34 recoveries in the defensive third, 30 in the middle third, and 13 in the final third. The home team made most of the recoveries on the edge of the defensive and the middle third. Christian Romero made the most recoveries for his side.
Manchester United intercepted the ball 42 times. They made 28 interceptions in the defensive third, six in the middle third, and seven in the final third.
The visitors made 33 interceptions in the defensive third, 15 in the middle third, and three in the final third. Most of the interceptions were made just outside the penalty box. Ivan Perisic intercepted the ball eight times for Spurs.
Both teams contested 194 duels, and Manchester United won 88. The Red Devils contested most of these duels in the middle third. They had a high win percentage in the defensive half. The players also managed to win a few duels inside the opposition penalty box. Fred contested 24 duels and won 14.
Spurs managed to win 97 duels in the match. They also had a high win percentage in the defensive half and struggled to win duels in the attacking half. Ivan Perisic contested the most duels for his side.
The home team won 35 defensive duels in the match. Fred won eight duels for his side.
The visitors won 32 defensive duels in the match. They won a few duels outside the penalty box and a few on the right side. Christian Romero and Matt Doherty won five duels for their side.
Erik ten Hag’s men won nine aerial duels in the match. The team contested most of the aerial duels in the middle third. Casemiro and Diogo Dalot won a duel inside the opposition penalty box.
Spurs won 50% of their aerial duels. Christian Romero won the highest number of aerial duels in the match.
Manchester United have performed well against the top teams this season. They have won a match against Liverpool and Arsenal. They dominated against this Spurs side and the manager will be pleased with the result. Manchester United were the better attacking team and created a lot of chances. They could have scored more goals in the match.
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