Manchester United · 2025/26
Benjamin Sesko
Benjamin Sesko ranks 9th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 12.8m on average. They carry 11% of Manchester United’s attacking output, the 3rd largest share in the squad.
This week
Next fixture
Gameweek 2vs Ipswich
Sun 30 Aug, 15:30 UTC
No shot record for Ipswich in this season, so no opponent adjustment is possible. Newly promoted sides have no Premier League history to measure.
Season rate multiplied by what this opponent concedes relative to the league. It assumes a full ninety minutes and takes no account of rotation, so check availability before reading anything into it.
Shots
30 appearances- Over 0.580%± 7
- Over 1.553%± 9
- Over 2.530%± 8
- Over 3.513%± 6
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 6 of 30 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Shots on target
30 appearances- Over 0.553%± 9
- Over 1.523%± 8
- Over 2.513%± 6
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 6 of 30 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Where the shots come from
Where they shoot
61 shotsBenjamin Sesko, 2025/26 · 61 shots in the final 35m, 11 scored. Shape carries the outcome rather than colour, so it reads in print and to anyone who cannot separate the hues.
- left
- 27%
- Centre
- 63%
- right
- 10%
share of their shooting xG
Chance quality
xG per shot, distance, how they arrive- xG per shot
- 0.205
- Shots per 90
- 3.36
- Key passes per 90
- 0.50
- Average shot distance
- 12.8m
- From set pieces
- 2%
How their chances arrive
- Crosses
- 15%
- Through balls
- 19%
- Own dribble
- 7%
- Headed
- 29%
What they are for
Roles
penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships- When it mattered7 of 11 goals came with the game level or Manchester United behind.
- On the pitch48% of the minutes available to them.
Partnerships
- Fed by Bruno Fernandes14 shots, 3.64 xG
- Fed by Bryan Mbeumo8 shots, 1.31 xG
- Fed by Casemiro5 shots, 0.94 xG
- Fed by Luke Shaw4 shots, 0.64 xG
A share of the attack says how much runs through Benjamin Sesko. These say what would have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker or the corner deliverer is not the same as losing a proportional slice of output, and a partnership cuts both ways: the supplier being absent damages the finisher’s numbers too.
Who they play with
Chances received
who supplies them- Bruno Fernandes3.6 xG14 shots · 4g
- Bryan Mbeumo1.3 xG8 shots · 2g
- Casemiro0.9 xG5 shots · 0g
- Luke Shaw0.6 xG4 shots · 0g
- Joshua Zirkzee0.6 xG3 shots · 0g
Chances created
who they supply- Bryan Mbeumo0.2 xG2 shots · 1g
- Matheus Cunha0.2 xG3 shots · 0g
- Matthijs de Ligt0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
- Luke Shaw0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
- Amad Diallo Traore0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesBenjamin Sesko carries 1.3% of Manchester United’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.09017% of forwards
- Possession value per 900.78388% 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. It is a possession-value measure rather than a passing one: it cannot tell a forty-yard carry from two sideways balls, because no pass or carry record exists in this data.
Tackles, blocks and recoveries
per 90 · 2025/26They account for 2.0% of their club’s recorded defensive work.
- Tackles0.283% of FWD
- Blocks, clearances, interceptions1.1024% of FWD
- Recoveries2.1545% of FWD
- Defensive contribution3.5330% of FWD
Rates from 1,630 minutes, ranked against 33 forwards with a comparable sample. The feed publishes season totals rather than a match-by-match record, so there is no hit rate against a line here. That needs the distribution, which no arithmetic on a total can recover. This statistic begins in 2025/26, so there is no earlier season to compare against.
Match log
most recent first- 3 shots2 OTvs Liverpool1g
- 1 shot1 OTvs Brentford1g
- 1 shot0 OTat Chelsea
- 3 shots2 OTvs Leeds
- 2 shots1 OTvs Aston Villa1g
- 2 shots0 OTat Newcastle United
- 4 shots3 OTvs Crystal Palace1g
- 1 shot1 OTat Everton1g
- 2 shots2 OTat West Ham1g
- 1 shot1 OTvs Tottenham
Solid marks are on target, faded ones off. 6 further appearances produced no shot and are not listed, but are counted in the rates above.