Manchester United vs Arsenal

Manchester United

0 - 1

Arsenal

🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 3 · Arsenal 1

Referee Stats

Simon Hooper

15 matches · 3.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.40
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (22-9).
Manchester United controlled possession (61%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 16

Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.21

PPG

2.00

2.05

1.58

1.26

0.84

58%

O2.5

47%

68%

BTTS

53%

79%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd

Arsenal rank1st

Manchester United points71

Arsenal points85

Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-8

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 0%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Arsenal score away89%

Arsenal clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first79%

Manchester United win after scoring first80%

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 0% · Arsenal 50%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 25.5' · Arsenal 31.9'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.05 vs 1.53

Manchester United concede at home1.26 vs 1.22

Arsenal score away1.58 vs 1.22

Arsenal concede away0.84 vs 1.53

Manchester United score 34% above league average, while Arsenal score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 3% above league average at home, and Arsenal are 45% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

475

294

Passes Accurate

393

219

Passes %

83%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Calafiori

Normal Goal

42'

42' R. Calafiori

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ Diogo Dalot

1st substitution · For: A. Diallo

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Gabriel Martinelli

1st substitution · For: N. Madueke

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ V. Gyökeres

2nd substitution · For: K. Havertz

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Casemiro

2nd substitution · For: M. Ugarte

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Mount

3rd substitution · For: B. Šeško

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. White

3rd substitution · For: J. Timber

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Calafiori

4th substitution · For: M. Lewis-Skelly

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Shaw

4th substitution · For: H. Maguire

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Rice

5th substitution · For: Mikel Merino

85'

85' P. Dorgu

85'

85' David Raya

90+1'

90+1' J. Timber

90+3'

90+3' M. Lewis-Skelly

Manchester United vs Arsenal 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 13' when R. Calafiori scored, making the score 0-1. R. Calafiori received a yellow card for Arsenal at 42'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 55', with Diogo Dalot replacing A. Diallo. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 60', with Gabriel Martinelli replacing N. Madueke. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 60', with V. Gyökeres replacing K. Havertz. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Casemiro replacing M. Ugarte. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 65', with M. Mount replacing B. Šeško. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. White replacing J. Timber. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 72', with R. Calafiori replacing M. Lewis-Skelly. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 80', with L. Shaw replacing H. Maguire. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 83', with D. Rice replacing Mikel Merino. P. Dorgu received a yellow card for Manchester United at 85'. David Raya received a yellow card for Arsenal at 85'. J. Timber received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90+1'. M. Lewis-Skelly received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90+3'.

Manchester United used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Arsenal got 4 yellow cards.