Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 17 Aug 2025

Manchester United 0–1 Arsenal

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.3
Actual xG
1.5 – 1.3
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: Manchester United 39%, the draw 26%, Arsenal 35%.

Arsenal won a close one on the chances: 1.3 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Bruno Fernandes, 80.4 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Manchester United

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Arsenal

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Manchester United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder90000.1580.4–
Amad Diallo Midfielder35000.0380.3–
Matthijs de Ligt Defender90000.2175.3–
Leny Yoro Defender9000–70.7–
Benjamin Šeško Forward25000.1170.5–
Matheus Cunha Forward90000.4060.7–
Bryan Mbeumo Forward90000.4258.5–
Manuel Ugarte Midfielder25000.0356.9–
Mason Mount Midfielder65000.1256.8–
Harry Maguire Defender1000–55.8–
Luke Shaw Defender8000–53.8–
Diogo Dalot Defender5500–52.9–
Altay Bayındır Goalkeeper9000–50.8–
Patrick Dorgu Midfielder90000.0449.8–
Casemiro Midfielder6500–48.9–

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Riccardo Calafiori Defender72100.9172.4–
David Raya Goalkeeper9000–71.7–
Ben White Defender71000.0163.9–
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder90000.0963.0–
William Saliba Defender9000–61.2–
Mikel Merino Midfielder800–53.7–
Bukayo Saka Forward90000.1553.0–
Kai Havertz Forward3000–49.9–
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder9000–47.9–
Noni Madueke Forward3000–46.1–
Gabriel Magalhães Defender9000–44.2–
Viktor Gyökeres Forward6000–44.0–
Gabriel Martinelli Forward60000.0241.9–
Declan Rice Midfielder83000.1339.5–
Jurriën Timber Defender1900–34.9–
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender1800–33.4–