Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man United v Brentford on May 2, 2022. Fairly comfortable for United in their last home league game of the season- a much needed win for manager Ralf Rangnick given their recent struggles. Brentford had more shots in the game, but they were all low percentage chances, as evinced by the xG metric.
xG Man U 1.80-0.74 shots map (Actual score MUFC 3-0 Brentford)
1-0 Bruno goal vs Brentford xG 0.51 (from close range after good Elanga work)
2-0 Ronaldo penalty goal vs Brentford xG 0.80
3-0 Varane goal vs Brentford xG 0.11 (close range volley from corner)
22nd minute Ivan Toney header chance vs Man U xG 0.14
53rd minute Bruno chance vs Brentford xG 0.15
89th minute Jensen chance v MUFC xG 0.10 (free on the edge of the box, but takes one touch too many and eventually blocked)
Man United vs Brentford 3-0 Match Stats for comparison
(MUFC stats on left; Brentford stats on right)
