National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester United or West Ham United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Manchester United nor West Ham United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Manchester United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Manchester United are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Old Trafford. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.
Manchester United are confident in defense, having played 222 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Manchester United's previous fixture was a Carabao Cup game also played at their home, finishing 2-0 against Newcastle United. The home side are looking to continue in that form. Wan-Bissaka, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Wan-Bissaka won 8 of 13 duels.
Before that game, a home win hosting Barcelona in the Europa League. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 4 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The manager ten Hag will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Liverpool in only four days.
Manchester United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Old Trafford in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
West Ham United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.There's been little loot from West Ham United's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. West Ham United only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.
Antonio, Rice and Ings (2) scored in West Ham's previous match, the home game against Nottingham Forest that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, West Ham United was the only team on the pitch versus Nottingham Forest in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfielder Rice was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.14. Rice scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 55 successful passes (of 56 total).
Prior to that match, the West Ham United manager Moyes faced defeat when travelling to Tottenham Hotspur and losing 0-2.West Ham have another match away in just three sleeps, a Premier League game versus Brighton & Hove Albion. A grim fixture list for the guests!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting West Ham United as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by West Ham United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: United won seven, West Ham United triumphed in two and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 14 goals |  B. Borges Fernandes 5 goals |  J. Sancho 4 goals |
Manchester United missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Manchester United | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 53 | 36 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.3 | 17.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 14.1 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 11.1 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 25 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 21 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -26 | 21 |
| 20 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 18 |
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