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

2025/2026

2024/2025

2023/2024

2022/2023

2021/2022

2020/2021

2019/2020

2018/2019

2017/2018

2016/2017

2015/2016

2014/2015

2013/2014

This Season (2026/2027) & Career Stats

7.00

Average Rating in the leagueDefender Rank : 5th / 168 Players

Season Stats

Career Stats

EFL League One

243

20763'

Championship

111

5326'

Premier League 2 Division One U23

1730'

1292'

915'

636'

479'

Career Total

375

417

104

31141'

Above is the career stats for Matthew Pennington. Matthew Pennington has played a total of 375 matches, scored 22 goals, and accumulated 8 assists. Matthew has played the most amount of matches at EFL League One with 243 apperances in England. Stats do not include club and international friendlies.

Per 90 minute stats in the EFL League One

0.51Conceded / 90'

6 Goals in 12 Games

97th Percentile

75%Clean Sheets

9 Clean Sheets in 12 Games

99th Percentile

0.17Cards Per 90'

2 Cards Total

56th Percentile

Matthew Pennington Stats By Competition

General	Total	Per 90'	Percentile
Matches Played	12	N/A	72
Minutes	1054	88 min' per appearance	78
Matches Started	12	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 Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Conceded	6	0.5	0.51	97
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	176 min'	N/A	N/A	97
Clean Sheets	9	N/A	75%	99
Tackles	22	1.83	1.88	74
Interceptions	12	1.00	1.02	66
Ground Duels	114	9.50	9.73	51
Ground Duels Won	77	6.42	6.57	81
Aerial Duels Won	45	0.00	3.84	86
Dribbled Past	6	0.50	0.51	38
Clearances	42	3.50	3.59	69
Shots Blocked	7	0.58	0.60	78
Penalties Given Away	0	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, Matthew Pennington has conceded 6 goals and kept 9 clean sheets in 12 matches in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. That means when Pennington is on the pitch, his team conceded a goal every 176 minutes. Moreover, he's made 1.88 tackles and 1.02 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Pennington is also racking up about 3.59 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Yellow Cards	2	0.17	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	2	0.17	0.17	56
Minutes Per Booking	527 min' / card	N/A	N/A	73
Cards Over 0.5	2	N/A	17%	67
Fouls Committed	8	8	0.68	27
Fouled Against	11	0.92	0.94	52

Matthew Pennington has received 2 yellow cards and 0 red cards in 12 matches so far in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. He commits 0.68 fouls per 90 minutes.

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	0	54
Goal Involvement	1	0.08	0.09	43
Goals at Home	0	0	0	64
Goals at Away	0	0	0	72
Expected Goals (xG)	0.47	0.04	0.04	31
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.47	0.04	0.04	31
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	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 Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Shots Taken	9	0.75	0.77	41
Shots On Target	0/ 9	0	0.00	24
Shots Off Target	9/ 9	0.75	0.77	54
Hit The Woodwork	1 times	0.08	0.09	88
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	54
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	N/A	24
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A

Matthew Pennington has taken 9 shots in 12 matches so far in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. Of the 9 shots, 0 shots were on target and the other 9 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 0.77 shots per 90 minutes on the pitch.

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Assists	1	0.08	0.09	63
Expected Assists (xA)	1.40	0.12	0.12	54
Passes	488	40.67	41.67	74
Successful Passes	356/ 488	29.67	30.40	70
Pass Completion Rate	72.95%	N/A	N/A	43
Key Passes	3	0.25	0.26	23
Crosses	19	1.58	1.62	58
Successful Crosses	4/ 19	0.33	0.34	60
Cross Completion Rate	21.05%	N/A	N/A	64
Minutes Per Assist	1054 min' / assist	N/A	N/A	N/A

Matthew Pennington has assisted 1 goals in 12 matches so far in the EFL League One 2026/2027 season. Looking into their passing aspect of the game, Pennington passes the ball roughly 41.67 times during a game with a pass completion rate of 72.95%. He also plays 0.26 key passes each game which leads to significant scoring chances. Overall, Pennington's xA (Expected Assists) output is 0.12 per 90 minutes. This stat puts him above 54 percent of the players in the EFL League One.

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Dribbles	3	0.25	0.26	25
Successful Dribbles	2	0.17	0.17	33
Dribble Success Rate	66.67%	N/A	N/A	82
Dispossesed	2	0.17	0.17	80
Offsides	0	0.00	0.00	54

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). Their penalty kick stats will be updated once he takes a pen in an official fixture.

General	Total	Per 90'	Percentile
Matches Played	1	N/A	-1
Minutes	59	59 min' per appearance	-1
Matches Started	1	N/A	-1
Matches Subbed In	0	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	1	N/A	N/A

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Conceded	0	0	0	-1
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	0 min'	N/A	N/A	-1
Clean Sheets	1	N/A	100%	-1
Tackles	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Interceptions	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Ground Duels	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Ground Duels Won	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Aerial Duels Won	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Dribbled Past	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Clearances	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Shots Blocked	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Penalties Given Away	0	0	0.00	-1

As a Defender, Matthew Pennington has conceded 6 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 0.00 tackles and 0.00 interceptions for every 90 minutes he was on the pitch. Pennington is also racking up about 0.00 clearances at the same time.

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	0	-1
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	N/A	-1
Cards Over 0.5	0	N/A	0%	-1
Fouls Committed	0	0	0.00	-1
Fouled Against	0	0.00	0.00	-1

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Scored	1	1	1.53	-1
Goal Involvement	1	1	1.53	-1
Goals at Home	1	1	1.53	-1
Goals at Away	0	0	0	-1
Expected Goals (xG)	0.51	0.51	0.78	-1
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.51	0.51	0.78	-1
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	59 min' / goal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Shots Taken	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Shots On Target	0/ 0	0	0.00	-1
Shots Off Target	0/ 0	0	0.00	-1
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0	0.00	-1
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	-1
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	N/A	-1
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Assists	0	0	0	-1
Expected Assists (xA)	0.00	0.00	0.00	-1
Passes	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Successful Passes	0/ 0	0.00	0.00	-1
Pass Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	-1
Key Passes	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Crosses	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Successful Crosses	0/ 0	0.00	0.00	-1
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	-1
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Dribbles	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Successful Dribbles	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Dribble Success Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	-1
Dispossesed	0	0.00	0.00	-1
Offsides	0	0.00	0.00	-1

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

General	Total	Per 90'	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 Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Conceded	0	0	0	99
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	0 min'	N/A	N/A	1
Clean Sheets	0	N/A	0%	50
Tackles	1	1.00	4.09	99
Interceptions	1	1.00	4.09	99
Ground Duels	5	5.00	20.45	99
Ground Duels Won	4	4.00	16.36	99
Aerial Duels Won	2	0.00	8.18	99
Dribbled Past	0	0.00	0.00	99
Clearances	2	2.00	8.18	99
Shots Blocked	0	0.00	0.00	59
Penalties Given Away	0	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, Matthew Pennington has conceded 6 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 Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	0	70
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	N/A	70
Cards Over 0.5	0	N/A	0%	78
Fouls Committed	0	0	0.00	24
Fouled Against	1	1.00	4.09	99

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	0	70
Goal Involvement	0	0	0	50
Goals at Home	0	0	0	88
Goals at Away	0	0	0	80
Expected Goals (xG)	0.00	0.00	0.00	29
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.00	0.00	0.00	29
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Shots Taken	0	0.00	0.00	29
Shots On Target	0/ 0	0	0.00	55
Shots Off Target	0/ 0	0	0.00	35
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0	0.00	96
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	75
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	N/A	55
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Assists	0	0	0	72
Expected Assists (xA)	0.03	0.03	0.12	69
Passes	20	20.00	81.82	98
Successful Passes	14/ 20	14.00	57.27	92
Pass Completion Rate	70.00%	N/A	N/A	20
Key Passes	0	0.00	0.00	28
Crosses	0	0.00	0.00	41
Successful Crosses	0/ 0	0.00	0.00	70
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	70
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Dribbles	0	0.00	0.00	29
Successful Dribbles	0	0.00	0.00	47
Dribble Success Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	47
Dispossesed	0	0.00	0.00	99
Offsides	0	0.00	0.00	77

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

General	Total	Per 90'	Percentile
Matches Played	3	N/A	0
Minutes	270	90 min' per appearance	0
Matches Started	3	N/A	52
Matches Subbed In	0	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	0	N/A	N/A

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Conceded	0	0	0	99
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	0 min'	N/A	N/A	0
Clean Sheets	3	N/A	100%	99
Tackles	5	1.67	1.50	74
Interceptions	10	3.33	3.00	99
Ground Duels	31	10.33	9.30	65
Ground Duels Won	20	6.67	6.00	87
Aerial Duels Won	12	0.00	3.60	96
Dribbled Past	2	0.67	0.60	35
Clearances	18	6.00	5.40	83
Shots Blocked	6	2.00	1.80	99
Penalties Given Away	0	0	0.00	99

As a Defender, Matthew Pennington has conceded 6 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 Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	0	58
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	N/A	58
Cards Over 0.5	0	N/A	0%	65
Fouls Committed	0	0	0.00	22
Fouled Against	3	1.00	0.90	57

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	0	75
Goal Involvement	0	0	0	42
Goals at Home	0	0	0	75
Goals at Away	0	0	0	92
Expected Goals (xG)	0.31	0.10	0.09	61
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.31	0.10	0.09	61
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Shots Taken	4	1.33	1.20	74
Shots On Target	1/ 4	0.33	0.30	61
Shots Off Target	3/ 4	1	0.90	74
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0	0.00	87
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	70
Shot Accuracy	25.00%	N/A	N/A	57
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Assists	0	0	0	58
Expected Assists (xA)	0.23	0.08	0.07	52
Passes	122	40.67	36.60	70
Successful Passes	95/ 122	31.67	28.50	78
Pass Completion Rate	77.87%	N/A	N/A	70
Key Passes	0	0.00	0.00	26
Crosses	0	0.00	0.00	43
Successful Crosses	0/ 0	0.00	0.00	65
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	65
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per Game	Per 90'	Percentile
Dribbles	0	0.00	0.00	35
Successful Dribbles	0	0.00	0.00	35
Dribble Success Rate	0.00%	N/A	N/A	35
Dispossesed	2	0.67	0.60	35
Offsides	0	0.00	0.00	65

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 12 matches this season in EFL League One, playing a total of 1054 minutes. Matthew Pennington concedes an average of 0.51 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch. Their Clean Sheets ratio is currently at 75%. That means Matthew Pennington has kept a Clean Sheet in 9 matches out of the 12 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.