Statistics

Man Utd xG scores & stats 19-20 season- Expected Goals vs Actual Goals Scored in every game

Here is a look at Manchester United’s xG scores and statistics for the 2019/20 league season. xG stands for expected goals- a metric that seeks to measure the probability of goals that should’ve been scored given past data for similar efforts. Will be updated throughout the season as games take place- last updated after Watford 2-0 Manchester United XG (1.59-1.53) on December 22, 2019.

What is Man U’s highest xG score in the 2019/20 Premier League season?

As of GW 16, it is the 4.51 they had against Norwich in Round 10, followed by the 3.65 against Brighton in Round 12. The third best is the 2.36 they had against Chelsea in their first league game of the season

What is Man United’s lowest xG score in the 19/20 league season?

As of Game Week 16, it is the 0.67 against Bournemouth. Before that it was the 0.79 they had against Liverpool at Old Trafford in Week 9

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A greater focus on youth for Man Utd? Red Devils field youngest side in league on opening day of 19-20 season

Not only did Manchester United win the opening game of the 19/20 campaign 4-0 against Chelsea (their biggest league win over the Blues since 1965), but they also did it by fielding the youngest squad amongst all 20 teams on Match Day 1.

United’s starting lineup on Sunday afternoon (De Gea, Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Andreas, Martial) had an average age of 24.1- comfortably the youngest on show. A massive turn around from a few years ago, when they fielded the likes of Ibrahimovic, Schweinsteiger, Van Persie and Carrick.

The oldest team fielded by a Premiership side over the weekend was Watford (29.4), who were upset 3-0 by Brighton at Vicarage Road.

The oldest team among the traditional “big six” on the opening matchday was Tottenham, who fielded a XI with an average age of 26.3

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