How Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United are trending upward: this week’s data insights ⚔️
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Top lines from ‘Blades by Numbers’:
⚡️ Blades strike first fast — Sheffield United have opened the scoring in 4 of their last 5 matches, striking in minutes 4, 41, 11, and 25 (and QPR was 0-0).
🆕 Four new names on the scoresheet — Cannon, Peck, Hamer, and Bamford all opened their accounts in a week over the last 3.
🧱 Set-piece specialists — Chris Wilder’s side rank 2nd in the Championship for Set-Piece xG (10.11), converting just 6 goals from those dead-ball situations.
⏱️ Winning the early xG battle — Per the xG @ 0-0 table, United have generated the greater share of xG in 6 of their last 9 matches before the first goal is scored.
🎯 Bamford impact alert — In just 109 minutes, Patrick Bamford has produced 1.7 xG — the 4th-highest total in the squad this season.
📉 xG gap closing (slowly) — Despite continued underperformance across all expected goals metrics, the Season xG Dashboard shows the Blades are narrowing the deficit.