Matthew Pennington Stats

Club Team :

Bradford City

Position : Defender - Center Back

Nationality : England

Foot : Right

Kit Number : #28

Age : 32 (October 6, 1994)

Height : 185cm

Weight : 77kg

2026/2027

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2024/2025

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2020/2021

2019/2020

2018/2019

2017/2018

2016/2017

2015/2016

2014/2015

2013/2014

This Season (2026/2027) & Career Stats

7.06

Average Rating in the leagueDefender Rank : 2nd / 158 Players

Season Stats

Career Stats

EFL League One

242

240

20673'

Championship

111

5326'

Premier League 2 Division One U23

1730'

1292'

856'

636'

479'

Total 2026/2027

373

414

103

30992'

Above is the career stats for Matthew Pennington. Matthew Pennington has played a total of 373 matches, scored 21 goals, and accumulated 8 assists. Matthew has played the most amount of matches at EFL League One with 242 apperances in England. Stats do not include club and international friendlies.

Per 90 minute stats in the EFL League One

0.28Conceded / 90'

3 Goals in 11 Games

99th Percentile

82%Clean Sheets

9 Clean Sheets in 11 Games

99th Percentile

0.19Cards Per 90'

2 Cards Total

61st Percentile

Matthew Pennington Stats - Detailed

EFL League One Stats for Matthew Pennington

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	11	N/A	73
Minutes	964	88 min' per appearance	78
Matches Started	11	N/A	84
Matches Subbed In	0	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	1	N/A	N/A

Goals Conceded / 90'

Clean Sheets

Goals / 90'

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	3	0.28	99
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	321 min'	N/A	99
Clean Sheets	9	82%	99
Tackles	22	2.05	80
Interceptions	12	1.12	73
Ground Duels	109	10.18	59
Ground Duels Won	73	6.82	84
Aerial Duels Won	41	3.83	87
Dribbled Past	6	0.56	34
Clearances	40	3.73	70
Shots Blocked	7	0.65	81
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, Matthew Pennington has conceded 3 goals and kept 9 clean sheets in 11 matches in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. That means when Pennington is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 321 minutes. Moreover, he's made 2.05 tackles and 1.12 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Pennington is also racking up about 3.73 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	2	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	2	0.19	61
Minutes Per Booking	482 min' / card	N/A	68
Cards Over 0.5	2	18%	73
Fouls Committed	8	0.75	31
Fouled Against	11	1.03	58

Matthew Pennington has received 2 yellow cards and 0 red cards in 11 matches so far in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. He commits 0.75 fouls per 90 minutes.

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	55
Goal Involvement	1	0.09	44
Goals at Home	0	0	66
Goals at Away	0	0	73
Expected Goals (xG)	0.34	0.03	26
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.34	0.03	26
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Matthew Pennington has not scored any goals so far in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. We'll see how he performs in the upcoming games.

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	7	0.65	35
Shots On Target	0/ 7	0.00	25
Shots Off Target	7/ 7	0.65	49
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0.00	83
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	55
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	25
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A

Matthew Pennington has taken 7 shots in 11 matches so far in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. Of the 7 shots, 0 shots were on target and the other 7 shots were off target. That means that Pennington's shooting accuracy is 0.00%. He scores a goal for every 0.00 shots he takes and takes 0.65 shots per 90 minutes on the pitch.

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	1	0.09	62
Expected Assists (xA)	1.40	0.13	56
Passes	452	42.20	74
Successful Passes	325/ 452	30.34	70
Pass Completion Rate	71.90%	N/A	40
Key Passes	3	0.28	25
Crosses	17	1.59	58
Successful Crosses	4/ 17	0.37	62
Cross Completion Rate	23.53%	N/A	69
Minutes Per Assist	964 min' / assist	N/A	N/A

Matthew Pennington has assisted 1 goals in 11 matches so far in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. Looking into his passing aspect of the game, Pennington passes the ball roughly 42.20 times during a game with a pass completion rate of 71.90%. He also plays 0.28 key passes each game which leads to significant scoring chances. Overall, Pennington's xA (Expected Assists) output is 0.13 per 90 minutes. This stat puts him above 56 percent of the players in the EFL League One.

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	3	0.28	25
Successful Dribbles	2	0.19	36
Dribble Success Rate	66.67%	N/A	83
Dispossesed	2	0.19	77
Offsides	0	0.00	56

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

Matthew Pennington has not taken any penalty kicks in his career yet (based on all the season data that we have at FootyStats). His penalty kick stats will be updated once he takes a pen in an official fixture.

League Cup Stats for Matthew Pennington

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	3	N/A	0
Minutes	270	90 min' per appearance	0
Matches Started	3	N/A	56
Matches Subbed In	0	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	0	N/A	N/A

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	0	0	99
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	0 min'	N/A	0
Clean Sheets	3	100%	99
Tackles	5	1.50	72
Interceptions	10	3.00	99
Ground Duels	31	9.30	68
Ground Duels Won	20	6.00	88
Aerial Duels Won	12	3.60	96
Dribbled Past	2	0.60	32
Clearances	18	5.40	84
Shots Blocked	6	1.80	99
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, Matthew Pennington has conceded 3 goals and kept 9 clean sheets in 3 matches in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. That means when Pennington is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 0 minutes. Moreover, he's made 1.50 tackles and 3.00 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Pennington is also racking up about 5.40 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	58
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	58
Cards Over 0.5	0	0%	64
Fouls Committed	0	0.00	24
Fouled Against	3	0.90	60

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	75
Goal Involvement	0	0	42
Goals at Home	0	0	75
Goals at Away	0	0	92
Expected Goals (xG)	0.30	0.09	68
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.30	0.09	68
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	4	1.20	76
Shots On Target	1/ 4	0.30	64
Shots Off Target	3/ 4	0.90	76
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0.00	88
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	72
Shot Accuracy	25.00%	N/A	60
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	0	0	58
Expected Assists (xA)	0.22	0.07	48
Passes	122	36.60	72
Successful Passes	95/ 122	28.50	80
Pass Completion Rate	77.87%	N/A	68
Key Passes	0	0.00	28
Crosses	0	0.00	44
Successful Crosses	0/ 0	0.00	64
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	64
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	0	0.00	36
Successful Dribbles	0	0.00	36
Dribble Success Rate	0.00%	N/A	36
Dispossesed	2	0.60	32
Offsides	0	0.00	64

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

EFL Trophy Stats for Matthew Pennington

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	1	N/A	0
Minutes	22	22 min' per appearance	0
Matches Started	0	N/A	0
Matches Subbed In	1	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	0	N/A	N/A

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	0	0	99
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	0 min'	N/A	2
Clean Sheets	0	0%	63
Tackles	1	4.09	99
Interceptions	1	4.09	99
Ground Duels	5	20.45	99
Ground Duels Won	4	16.36	99
Aerial Duels Won	2	8.18	99
Dribbled Past	0	0.00	99
Clearances	2	8.18	99
Shots Blocked	0	0.00	59
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, Matthew Pennington has conceded 3 goals and kept 9 clean sheets in 1 matches in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. That means when Pennington is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 0 minutes. Moreover, he's made 4.09 tackles and 4.09 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Pennington is also racking up about 8.18 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	69
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	69
Cards Over 0.5	0	0%	78
Fouls Committed	0	0.00	25
Fouled Against	1	4.09	99

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	63
Goal Involvement	0	0	42
Goals at Home	0	0	85
Goals at Away	0	0	76
Expected Goals (xG)	0.00	0.00	28
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.00	0.00	28
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	0	0.00	28
Shots On Target	0/ 0	0.00	54
Shots Off Target	0/ 0	0.00	34
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0.00	97
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	75
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	54
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	0	0	69
Expected Assists (xA)	0.03	0.12	67
Passes	20	81.82	98
Successful Passes	14/ 20	57.27	93
Pass Completion Rate	70.00%	N/A	17
Key Passes	0	0.00	28
Crosses	0	0.00	41
Successful Crosses	0/ 0	0.00	68
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	68
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	0	0.00	30
Successful Dribbles	0	0.00	45
Dribble Success Rate	0.00%	N/A	45
Dispossesed	0	0.00	99
Offsides	0	0.00	76

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	No Pens
Penalties Taken	0	0
Penalties Scored	0	0
Penalties Missed	0	0

Matthew Pennington's Statistical Analysis

Matthew Pennington is a Defender who has appeared in 11 matches this season in EFL League One, playing a total of 964 minutes. Matthew Pennington concedes an average of 0.28 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch. Their Clean Sheets ratio is currently at 82%. That means Matthew Pennington has kept a Clean Sheet in 9 matches out of the 11 that the player has played in. See how they rank against other EFL League One Players.

Matthew Pennington scored a total of 0 goals so far this season in the league, which places him at 14th in the Bradford City squad's Top Scorers list.