Opta Stats: Manchester United v Stoke

Opta / Michael Lintorn / 30 January 2012 / Leave a Comment

Man United must recover quickly from their FA Cup defeat to Liverpool

Stoke's struggles to make the most of the chances that they create doesn't bode well for a midweek trip to Old Trafford...

Manchester United have opened the scoring in the 27th minute in each of their last three Premier League meetings with Stoke.

Anders Lindegaard has the best saves to shots ratio in the Premier League, keeping out 82% of on target efforts faced.

Stoke have posted the worst shooting accuracy figures in the top division, hitting the target with just 34% of their attempts.

Ryan Giggs has the best minutes per assist rate in the Premier League this season (108).

Stoke have won five penalties this season, the same number as in the previous two Premier League campaigns put together.

Stoke have conceded the highest percentage of first half goals in the top flight this season (55%).

The Potters have conceded a higher percentage of goals from outside the box than any other top flight club (27%).

47% of Stoke's attempts and 57% of their goals overall come from set pieces, both league-high proportions.

Only David Silva (12) has more goal assists than Antonio Valencia (eight) this season.

Manchester United have scored with 19.6% of their shots at goals, second only to Manchester City who have netted with 19.9%.