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Premier League · Matchweek 2

Manchester United

MUN

5–2Full time

Ipswich Town

IPS

How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

48%Possession47%
39%Territory35%
18%From set plays21%
0.08Chance quality0.12
4.3%Directness4.8%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Man United, 3 for Ipswich. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 89 matches, not the full season.