Manchester United · 2024/25
Joshua Zirkzee
Joshua Zirkzee ranks 71st of 397 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 13.2m on average. They carry 8% of Manchester United’s attacking output, the 5th largest share in the squad.
This week
Next fixture
Gameweek 2vs Ipswich
Sun 30 Aug, 15:30 UTC
Ipswich concede 16.0 shots a match and are 1.22× the league norm against forwards. A favourable draw.
- Projected shots
- 2.24
- Projected on target
- 0.90
1.83 per 90 × 1.23
0.72 per 90 × 1.25
Season rate multiplied by what this opponent concedes relative to the league. It assumes a full ninety minutes and takes no account of rotation, so check availability before reading anything into it.
Shots
32 appearances- Over 0.556%± 9
- Over 1.525%± 8
- Over 2.56%± 4
- Over 3.50%± 0
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 14 of 32 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Shots on target
32 appearances- Over 0.525%± 8
- Over 1.59%± 5
- Over 2.50%± 0
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 14 of 32 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Where the shots come from
Where they shoot
28 shotsJoshua Zirkzee, 2024/25 · 28 shots in the final 35m, 3 scored. Shape carries the outcome rather than colour, so it reads in print and to anyone who cannot separate the hues.
- left
- 22%
- Centre
- 71%
- right
- 7%
share of their shooting xG
Chance quality
xG per shot, distance, how they arrive- xG per shot
- 0.186
- Shots per 90
- 1.83
- Key passes per 90
- 0.78
- Average shot distance
- 13.2m
- From set pieces
- 9%
How their chances arrive
- Crosses
- 32%
- Through balls
- 0%
- Own dribble
- 1%
- Headed
- 16%
What they are for
Roles
penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships- When it mattered1 of 3 goals came with the game level or Manchester United behind.
- On the pitch40% of the minutes available to them.
Partnerships
- Fed by Bruno Fernandes6 shots, 1.20 xG
- Fed by Marcus Rashford3 shots, 1.02 xG
- Fed by Christian Eriksen1 shot, 0.67 xG
- Fed by Kobbie Mainoo2 shots, 0.67 xG
A share of the attack says how much runs through Joshua Zirkzee. These say what would have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker or the corner deliverer is not the same as losing a proportional slice of output, and a partnership cuts both ways: the supplier being absent damages the finisher’s numbers too.
Who they play with
Chances received
who supplies them- Bruno Fernandes1.2 xG6 shots · 1g
- Marcus Rashford1.0 xG3 shots · 0g
- Christian Eriksen0.7 xG1 shot · 0g
- Kobbie Mainoo0.7 xG2 shots · 0g
- Amad Diallo Traore0.6 xG4 shots · 1g
Chances created
who they supply- Casemiro0.6 xG1 shot · 1g
- Alejandro Garnacho0.5 xG3 shots · 0g
- Harry Maguire0.5 xG1 shot · 0g
- Bruno Fernandes0.3 xG4 shots · 0g
- Amad Diallo Traore0.1 xG2 shots · 0g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesJoshua Zirkzee carries 2.8% of Manchester United’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.19443% of forwards
- Possession value per 900.59045% of forwards
Ranked against 104 forwards with a comparable sample. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance. It is a possession-value measure rather than a passing one: it cannot tell a forty-yard carry from two sideways balls, because no pass or carry record exists in this data.
Match log
most recent first- 1 shot1 OTat Newcastle United
- 2 shots1 OTvs Manchester City
- 1 shot1 OTvs Arsenal
- 1 shot0 OTvs Ipswich
- 2 shots0 OTat Everton
- 2 shots0 OTat Tottenham
- 2 shots0 OTvs Brighton
- 1 shot0 OTvs Southampton
- 1 shot0 OTvs Bournemouth
- 2 shots2 OTvs Everton2g
Solid marks are on target, faded ones off. 14 further appearances produced no shot and are not listed, but are counted in the rates above.