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Benjamin Sesko

Forward23 yrs
Injured
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.6911 non-penalty goals from 61 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.031 assists, 9 key passes
Finishing
-0.04goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.091% of Manchester United’s build-up value

Benjamin Sesko ranks 9th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 12.8m on average. They carry 9% of Manchester United’s attacking involvement, the 6th largest share in the squad.

Injured. Shin injury - Expected back 18 Oct. The rates below describe what he did, not what he is about to do. Club status as of 17 Oct 2026.

Against their position

109 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.61
Non-penalty goals
0.61
xG
0.69
Non-penalty xG
0.69
Shots
3.36
npxG per shot
0.20
Shot distance
12.8m
Set-piece share
2%
Goals against xG
-1.5

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.06
Expected assists
0.03
Key passes
0.50
npxG + xA
0.72
xG chain
0.78
xG build-up
0.09
Assists against xA
+0.4

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Defending

per 90
Recoveries
2.15
Defensive contribution
3.53

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
2season count
Red cards
0season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Ranked against 109 forwards with half a match a round or more, the same comparison the compare page makes. Where less is better, such as being dispossessed, the order is turned round, so a high percentile is always the good end. Recoveries and defensive contribution come from the FPL feed and are ranked in its own positions.

This week

Gameweek 7

Next fixture

Gameweek 7

away to Leeds

Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 UTC

Leeds concede 12.6 shots a match and are 0.97× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
3.31

3.36 per 90 × 0.99

Projected on target
1.82

1.82 per 90 × 1.00

Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.

Shots

30 appearances
  • Over 0.524 of 3080%± 7
  • Over 1.516 of 3053%± 9
  • Over 2.59 of 3030%± 8
  • Over 3.54 of 3013%± 6

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 6 of 30.

Shooting profile

61 shots

Where they shoot

61 shots
Every shotBy zone
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Benjamin Sesko, 2025/26, 61 shots in the final 35m, 11 scored.

left
27%
Centre
63%
right
10%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.205
Shots per 90
3.36
Key passes per 90
0.50
Average shot distance
12.8m
From set pieces
2%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
15%
Through balls
19%
Own dribble
7%
Headed
29%

Club role

Manchester United

What they are for

  • When it mattered7 of 11 goals came with the game level or Manchester United behind.
  • On the pitch48% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Benjamin Sesko’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Bruno Fernandes3.6 xG14 shots, 4g
  2. Bryan Mbeumo1.3 xG8 shots, 2g
  3. Casemiro0.9 xG5 shots, 0g
  4. Luke Shaw0.6 xG4 shots, 0g
  5. Joshua Zirkzee0.6 xG3 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Bryan Mbeumo0.2 xG2 shots, 1g
  2. Matheus Cunha0.2 xG3 shots, 0g
  3. Matthijs de Ligt0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Luke Shaw0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Amad Diallo Traore0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2025/26

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Benjamin Sesko carries 1.3% of Manchester United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.090
    17% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.783
    88% of forwards

Ranked against 109 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 rather than the chance.

Match by match

Match log

30 appearances, oldest first

v Arsenal2 shots
0 on target

v Burnley2 shots
0 on target

at Man City1 shot
1 on target

1g

at Brentford6 shots
4 on target

1g

v Sunderland1 shot
1 on target

at Liverpool1 shot
0 on target

v Brighton2 shots
1 on target

at Forest3 shots
0 on target

at Villa1 shot
1 on target

v Newcastle2 shots
0 on target

v Wolves6 shots
4 on target

at Leeds3 shots
0 on target

2g

at Burnley8 shots
7 on target

1g

v Fulham3 shots
1 on target

v Spurs1 shot
1 on target

1g

at West Ham2 shots
2 on target

1g

at Everton1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Palace4 shots
3 on target

at Newcastle2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Villa2 shots
1 on target

v Leeds3 shots
2 on target

at Chelsea1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Brentford1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Liverpool3 shots
2 on target

6 blanksno shot
not placed

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line. The feed cannot date an appearance with no shot in it, so 6 sits at the end, counted but unplaced.

How to read the ties. Each rate ties back to the league average: solid where the sample is settled, broken where it is still being shrunk toward the league, an open circle where there is no cohort to rank against.