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Matheus Cunha

Midfielder27 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.2510 non-penalty goals from 90 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.132 assists, 33 key passes
Finishing
+3.75goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.368% of Manchester United’s build-up value

Matheus Cunha ranks 84th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 20.3m on average. They carry 10% of Manchester United’s attacking involvement, the 4th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

109 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.36
Non-penalty goals
0.36
xG
0.25
Non-penalty xG
0.25
Shots
3.23
npxG per shot
0.08
Shot distance
20.3m
Set-piece share
13%
Goals against xG
+2.9

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.07
Expected assists
0.13
Key passes
1.19
npxG + xA
0.39
xG chain
0.63
xG build-up
0.36
Assists against xA
-1.7

On the ball

per 90

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

Defending

per 90
Recoveries
4.55
Defensive contribution
7.62

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

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
4season 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
3.19

3.23 per 90 × 0.99

Projected on target
1.19

1.19 per 90 × 1.00

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

Shots

33 appearances
  • Over 0.530 of 3391%± 5
  • Over 1.525 of 3376%± 7
  • Over 2.516 of 3348%± 9
  • Over 3.58 of 3324%± 7

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 33.

Shooting profile

90 shots

Where they shoot

90 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Matheus Cunha, 2025/26, 89 shots in the final 35m, 10 scored.

left
34%
Centre
51%
right
16%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.079
Shots per 90
3.23
Key passes per 90
1.19
Average shot distance
20.3m
From set pieces
13%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
14%
Through balls
8%
Own dribble
7%
Headed
7%

Club role

Manchester United

What they are for

  • Open-play crosses5 crosses from open play became shots, worth 0.79 xG.
  • When it mattered9 of 10 goals came with the game level or Manchester United behind.
  • On the pitch73% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Bruno Fernandes2.2 xG27 shots, 2g
  2. Patrick Dorgu0.9 xG7 shots, 1g
  3. Bryan Mbeumo0.4 xG6 shots, 0g
  4. Casemiro0.3 xG7 shots, 2g
  5. Altay Bayindir0.3 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Bryan Mbeumo1.1 xG5 shots, 0g
  2. Bruno Fernandes0.8 xG8 shots, 1g
  3. Patrick Dorgu0.6 xG3 shots, 1g
  4. Amad Diallo Traore0.5 xG3 shots, 0g
  5. Benjamin Sesko0.2 xG3 shots, 0g

Season record

2025/26

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Matheus Cunha carries 7.9% of Manchester United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.361
    90% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.632
    75% 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

33 appearances, oldest first

v Arsenal4 shots
3 on target

at Fulham3 shots
1 on target

v Burnley1 shot
1 on target

at Brentford4 shots
1 on target

v Sunderland3 shots
1 on target

at Liverpool2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Brighton2 shots
2 on target

at Forest2 shots
1 on target

at Spurs1 shot
0 on target

v West Ham3 shots
0 on target

at Wolves8 shots
1 on target

1g

v Bournemouth8 shots
3 on target

1g

at Villa6 shots
3 on target

v Newcastle3 shots
1 on target

v Wolves2 shots
0 on target

1g

at Leeds3 shots
1 on target

at Burnley3 shots
1 on target

1g

at Arsenal1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Fulham2 shots
1 on target

v Spurs1 shot
0 on target

at Everton1 shot
0 on target

v Palace2 shots
2 on target

at Newcastle3 shots
1 on target

1g

v Villa2 shots
1 on target

at Bournemouth2 shots
1 on target

v Leeds4 shots
2 on target

1g

at Chelsea2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Liverpool3 shots
1 on target

at Sunderland5 shots
1 on target

1g

v Forest4 shots
1 on target

3 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 3 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.