Blades by numbers: Sheffield United stats and data dashboard

📧 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.

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DATA LAST UPDATED: 06:00 FRI 21 NOVEMBER

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 graphic compares Sheffield United’s actual goals scored and conceded with their expected goals (xG/xGA), broken down into total, non-penalty, and set-piece situations.

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This table ranks Sheffield United’s performance in each match across six categories: overall performance, control, prevention, penetration, goal threat and set pieces.

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.

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.

This table lists Sheffield United players with their goals, assists, combined goals + assists, and underlying attacking metrics including non-penalty expected goals (npxG), expected assisted goals (xAG) and their total (npxG + xAG).

This donut chart shows each player’s percentage share of Sheffield United’s total expected goals (xG) generated this season.

This donut chart shows each player’s percentage share of Sheffield United’s total expected assisted goals (xA) across the season.

This table shows per-90-minute finishing metrics for each Sheffield United player, including goals, shots, shot efficiency, expected goals and xG performance.

This table shows per-90-minute defensive stats for each Sheffield United player, including tackles, blocks and interceptions.