Manchester United meet Everton at Old Trafford on Monday in the Premier League. Both sides arrive with contrasting strengths and weaknesses, and the recent numbers point towards an open contest.
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United continue to produce steady attacking output but remain exposed defensively. Across their last four matches they return 1.08 xG and 2.09 xGA, generating an xPTS total of 2.88 that would place them in the bottom three on short-term form.
They create 6.8 shots inside the box and produce only one big chance, but concede 8.8 shots inside the box and seven big chances over the same stretch.
Their last eight games show some improvement. They return 1.35 xG and 1.64 xGA with an xPTS of 9.79, a return that sits around mid-table. United have scored in nine of eleven league matches this season, including four of five at Old Trafford, and they have scored two or more goals in four of those home fixtures. They have also conceded in four of five at home, mirroring their underlying defensive profile.
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