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Manchester United
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Sheffield Utd
🕒 Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:15 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 2 · Sheffield Utd 20
Referee Stats
Peter Bankes
16 matches · 3.19 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.19
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.06
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 38%
Draws 25%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (75%).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 28
Avg: 2.00 / 1.47

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-1-16

Goals For / Against

8 / 36
Avg: 0.42 / 1.89

Points

7
Avg: 0.37

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
0.37
2.00
GF
0.42
1.47
GA
1.89
63%
O2.5
47%
63%
BTTS
32%
63%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Manchester United rank2nd
Sheffield Utd rank20th
Manchester United points74
Sheffield Utd points23
Manchester United: #2 · 74 pts · GD +29
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #20 · 23 pts · GD -43
51 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.
51-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

D L L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index31
Goals9-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals2-8
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home84%
Manchester United clean sheet at home32%
Sheffield Utd score away37%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first63%
Manchester United win after scoring first50%
Sheffield Utd score first32%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 43% · Sheffield Utd 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 31.0' · Sheffield Utd 24.5'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.00 vs 1.35
Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.34
Sheffield Utd score away0.42 vs 1.34
Sheffield Utd concede away1.89 vs 1.35
Manchester United score 48% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 69% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 10% above league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 40% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
0-15 6
46-60 6
16-30 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 12
31-45 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
16
5
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
6
0
Ball Possession
75%
25%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
0
5
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
803
257
Passes Accurate
711
177
Passes %
89%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
23' ⚽
⚽
23' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
K. Bryan
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Fleck
40'
40' J. Lundstram
45'
45' A. Tuanzebe
53' ↑↓
↑↓
53' ⇄ K. Bryan
1st substitution · For: J. Bogle
64' ⚽
⚽
64' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
H. Maguire
Normal Goal · Assist: Alex Telles
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ M. Greenwood
1st substitution · For: E. Cavani
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ B. Sharp
2nd substitution · For: O. Burke
74' ⚽
⚽
74' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
O. Burke
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Lundstram
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ D. McGoldrick
3rd substitution · For: R. Brewster
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ A. Tuanzebe
2nd substitution · For: D. van de Beek
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Alex Telles
3rd substitution · For: L. Shaw

Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sheffield Utd beat Manchester United 2-1 on Wednesday, 27 January 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Sheffield Utd took the lead at 23' when K. Bryan scored, with the assist credited to J. Fleck, making the score 0-1. J. Lundstram received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 40'. A. Tuanzebe received a yellow card for Manchester United at 45'.

Second half: Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 53', with K. Bryan replacing J. Bogle. Manchester United leveled the score at 64' when H. Maguire scored, with the assist credited to Alex Telles, making the score 1-1. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Greenwood replacing E. Cavani. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Sharp replacing O. Burke. Sheffield Utd took the lead at 74' when O. Burke scored, with the assist credited to J. Lundstram, making the score 1-2. Sheffield Utd made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. McGoldrick replacing R. Brewster. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 82', with A. Tuanzebe replacing D. van de Beek. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Alex Telles replacing L. Shaw.

Manchester United used 3 substitutions while Sheffield Utd used 3 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Sheffield Utd got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (75%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (100.0%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season
24 Apr 2024 Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd 4 - 2 21 Oct 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Manchester United 1 - 2
2020-2021 Season
27 Jan 2021 Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 2 17 Dec 2020 Sheffield Utd vs Manchester United 2 - 3
2019-2020 Season
24 Jun 2020 Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 0 24 Nov 2019 Sheffield Utd vs Manchester United 3 - 3