Premier League: High-profile vs not good enough, at least according to the league table. Manchester United - Everton. Home victory or a surprise result?
- Manchester United have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Premier League
- Everton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
United have less rest than Everton in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Brentford, was also a home game here at Old Trafford. The away team is better rested.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United have performed here at Old Trafford this season with 10 wins from 14 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Manchester United tasted defeat here at Old Trafford, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Manchester United's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Brentford (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. At last, a league victory after three fixtures without one. Midfielder Fernandes was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Fernandes hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 83 successful passes (of 95 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Newcastle United.A fact for those who like to place bets on "both teams to score yes/no: This team have played 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) side finding the net.
United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Old Trafford with 25 goals in 14 league matches. From these home matches, Manchester United have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Everton form and stats
Everton have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-6-7 (14 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Everton's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tottenham Hotspur that finished 1-1. Keane, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.83. Keane scored one goal and won 6 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Chelsea.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Everton have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Manchester United and Everton have faced each other before this season: Everton - Manchester United 1-2. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two teams are: five wins for United, four draws and one win for Everton. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 15 goals |  B. Borges Fernandes 5 goals |  J. Sancho 4 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Everton missing players
| Manchester United | Everton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 42 | 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 37 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 41 |
| 93% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 75% | 71% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 72% |
| 57% | 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 38% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 14% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 45% |
| 43% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 24% |
| 18% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 7.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 16.9 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 22% |
| 12.9 | 11.7 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 16 | 14.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- Everton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Everton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Manchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Manchester United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Everton have scored away.
- Manchester United have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Premier League
- Manchester United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 43 | 72 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 45 | 64 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 53 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -1 | 44 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 43 |
| 9 | Brentford | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 43 |
| 10 | Fulham | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 30 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 28 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 27 |
| 16 | Everton | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 27 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 34 | -28 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -30 | 27 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -11 | 25 |
| 20 | Southampton | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 23 | -24 | 23 |
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