Manchester United — Ipswich Town 5:2

Manchester United

5:2

Ipswich Town

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Manchester United was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Manchester United	5	4.87	+0.1	2.59
Ipswich Town	2	1.81	+0.2	0.33

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
28'	Leif Davis	Ipswich Town	0.31	Abdul Fatawu
39'	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	0.57	Matheus Cunha
55'	Jacob Greaves (own goal)	Manchester United	—
60'	Bruno Fernandes (penalty)	Manchester United	0.76
67'	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	0.59
81'	Bryan Mbeumo	Manchester United	0.34	Bruno Fernandes
90'	Chuba Akpom	Ipswich Town	0.43	Julio Enciso

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
51'	Bryan Mbeumo	Manchester United	0.94	hit the woodwork
67'	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	0.59	goal
39'	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	0.57	goal

Shots: Manchester United 33, Ipswich Town 9; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 6 and 4.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Manchester United 0.99, Ipswich Town 1.35: a small edge for Ipswich Town. In the second half xG was Manchester United 4.09, Ipswich Town 0.46: a big edge for Manchester United. The edge in chances passed from Ipswich Town to Manchester United.

How it fits the season

Manchester United: −4.5 for the season (18 in the table). Ipswich Town: +0.8 (14). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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