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Man Utd v Ipswich

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Sunday, 30 August 2026, 15:30 · Gameweek 2 · 2026/27
Manchester United4.87 xG
52
Ipswich1.81 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.04.55.05.545′90′
Man Utd 5.08Ipswich 1.81A filled mark is a goal
  1. 28′Leif Davis0.31 xG chance
  2. 39′Bruno Fernandes0.57 xG chance
  3. 60′Bruno Fernandes0.76 xG chance
  4. 67′Bruno Fernandes0.59 xG chance
  5. 81′Bryan Mbeumo0.34 xG chance
  6. 90′Chuba Akpom0.43 xG chance

One goal was an own goal, counted in the attacking side’s chances rather than listed above.

The shots

Every shotBy zone

Manchester United 33 shots

6% of shots, 2 shots6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots6% of shots, 2 shots6% of shots, 2 shots6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots6%6%6%6%6%6%6%6%6%6%6%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Manchester United, Manchester United v Ipswich, final 35m. A further 3% of their shots came from outside this window.

Ipswich 10 shots

10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Ipswich, Manchester United v Ipswich, final 35m. A further 10% of their shots came from outside this window.

The chances that got away

  • 0.94Bryan Mbeumo, 51' for Man Utd
  • 0.52Julio Enciso, 12' for Ipswich, set up by Emersonn
  • 0.35Leif Davis, 30' for Ipswich, set up by Abdul Fatawu

Where they stood

LammensMartínezMaguireShawMainooTielemansDalotCunhaRashfordFernandesMbeumo
Man Utd held a line 39m deep, from 39m to 78m. The dot grows with touches.
ScherpenDiopGreavesO'SheaLukicNúñezDavisMaedaEmersonnFatawuEnciso
Ipswich held a line 39m deep, from 27m to 66m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

Man UtdMeasureIpswich
5Goals2
4.87Expected goals1.81
4.10Non-penalty xG1.81
2.82Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three0.12
1Half time1
33Shots9
11On target5
8Corners4
10.3Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press13.7
11Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal3
7Fouls12
1YCards3Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 1.34 Man Utd, 5.39 the draw, 7.68 Ipswich, which is a 75, 19 and 13 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: C Pawson.

Manchester United 5–2 Ipswich