Championship · Matchweek 1
Burnley
BUR
2–2Full time
West Ham United
WHU
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.
47%Possession52%
36%Territory37%
16%From set plays15%
0.07Chance quality0.18
6.1%Directness4.9%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Burnley, 3 for West Ham. 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 39 of 83 matches, not the full season.