Manchester Utd v Arsenal

Start date: Sat May 16, 2009
League: Premier League
Sport: Soccer

Manchester Utd 0-0 Arsenal

Game summary

The game was played in Premier League on Saturday May 16.
van Persie was shown a yellow card after 33 minutes.
Fabregas was shown a yellow card after 46 minutes.
Arshavin was shown a yellow card after 47 minutes.
Nasri was shown a yellow card after 50 minutes.
Song was shown a yellow card after 78 minutes.
The game ended in a goalless draw.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 40 played games for Manchester United (20 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses) and the last 40 games for Arsenal FC (21 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 2.13 for Manchester United and 2.55 for Arsenal FC. The average for all teams combined within the Premier League was 1.36 goals scored per game. This means that Manchester Utd is better than its peers and Arsenal is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, Manchester Utd, is quite weak as a home team, winning just 40% of their home games. The away team, Arsenal, usually wins a whopping 45% of its away games which is particularly good compared to the rest of the league.