National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wolverhampton Wanderers or Manchester United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Last season, Wolverhampton Wanderers's FA Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.Wolverhampton Wanderers have played 10 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Nuno Espírito Santo led his Wolverhampton Wanderers to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Watford. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Molineux Stadium. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Liverpool (0-1).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wolverhampton Wanderers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won 1 Drawn 0 Lost 0.
A decent goal production from Wolverhampton Wanderers in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Manchester United have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
Two away games in a row for Manchester United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Arsenal in the Premier League. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Burnley.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Manchester United in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Manchester United, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
After this away game Manchester United return home for a Carabao Cup game against Manchester City. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Manchester United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Manchester United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2 draws and 5 wins for Manchester United. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Rashford
12 goals
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R. Jiménez
8 goals
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A. Martial
7 goals
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Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 40 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 330 | 159 | Total Shots | T S | 152 | 382 | ||
| 116 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 138 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 44 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Watford | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 14 |
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