Blades by Numbers: Sheffield United stats and data dashboard
Blades by Numbers is being revamped following the removal of advanced data metrics from FBref. Watch this space…
📧 BLADES BY NUMBERS is a data dashboard covering Sheffield United Football Club. Sign up to The Pinch and we’ll let you know whenever the data is updated.
TIPS + HOW TO READ
Use desktop for better functionality
If using mobile, set screen to landscape
Sort tables by clicking the headers in the tables
Search tables using the name of a player or team; if you input two terms, the tables will show you outputs for both
🎙️ For a deeper dive into these tables, Sam, Riley and David talk through everything in our explainer podcast.
This table shows Sheffield United’s next five opponents and compares each opponent’s points per game (PPG) at the relevant venue with Sheffield United’s PPG at that same venue, highlighting the PPG difference for each fixture.
This table lists Sheffield United’s last five matches, showing the result, goals for and against, and expected goals for and against in each fixture.
This chart tracks Sheffield United’s expected goals (xG) and expected goals against (xGA) across the season. The red line shows the quality of chances the Blades created in each match, while the blue line shows the quality of chances conceded. The shaded areas highlight the balance of chance quality in each game:
🟢 Green indicates matches where United generated more xG than their opponents.
🔴 Red indicates matches where the opposition generated more xG.
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This table shows the expected goals for and against while the score was 0–0 in each match this season, along with the resulting expected goal difference and the minute the first goal was scored.
NOT UPDATED
This chart displays the share of expected goals (xG) for Sheffield United and their opponents in every match this season, using donut charts that show each team’s percentage contribution to total xG per game.
This table shows the number of penalty-box touches Sheffield United and their opponents recorded in each match, as well as those touches expressed as a percentage of each team’s total touches.
HOW TO READ: 100 BASELINE
100 = average
Above 100 = better than average
Below 100 = worse than average
Baseline 100 is a simple way of turning a stat into an index so players are easy to compare. Instead of showing the raw number, you compare each player to a reference average (the average Blades player), which is set to 100.
1️⃣ SUFC CC+ measures how much chance creation a player produces relative to the Sheffield United squad average (100).
2️⃣The score combines chances created per 90 (75%) and assists per 90 (25%), then indexes the result against the squad average.
3️⃣ SUFC CC+ Open Play uses the same calculation but only includes open-play chances and assists, excluding set pieces.
1️⃣ SUFC Shot Threat+ measures how much shooting threat a player generates compared to the Sheffield United average (100).
2️⃣ It is calculated using expected goals per 90 minutes (xG/90).
3️⃣ Shot Threat+ Adjusted compares players to the average for their position instead of the squad average.
1️⃣ SUFC Carry Threat+ measures how much attacking impact players generate through ball carries relative to the squad average (100).
2️⃣ The score combines carry outcomes (40%), progressive carries (30%), and carry distance (30%).
3️⃣ Carry outcomes are weighted as: Goals from carries 40%, Assists 30%, Shots 20%, Chances 10%
1️⃣ This table measures the defensive contribution of Sheffield United players using two indices: Defensive Impact+ and Possession Winning Impact+.
2️⃣ Defensive Impact+ measures a player’s ability to defend the box and stop attacks, combining clearances, blocks, and defensive duels won.
3️⃣ Possession Winning Impact+ measures how often a player regains the ball, combining possession recoveries, tackles, and interceptions.
4️⃣ The Adjusted versions compare players to the average for their position, allowing defenders, midfielders and attackers to be evaluated against players performing similar roles.