It's looking great for Manchester United at this point, with the 4th place in the Premier League table and anticipating the visit of Crystal Palace (who are in 12th).
- 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 Crystal Palace have scored away.
The hosts Manchester United saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Carabao Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Nottingham Forest, was also a home game here at Old Trafford. The away team is better rested.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Old Trafford. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Manchester United has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Old Trafford. We remember; it was Newcastle United.
United's previous match was a Carabao Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 2-0 against Nottingham Forest. The home side are looking to repeat that performance. Shaw, defender, was given a rating of 7.75/10 in that game, top of the team. Shaw hit two key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.
A win at home ahead of that match, as predicted. The team were solid favourites against Reading and won 3-1. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Manchester United home games with this odds we find 9 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Manchester United, as the Premier League home game vs Leeds United is only four days away.
United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Old Trafford with 17 goals in 9 league matches. Manchester United have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Crystal Palace form and stats
There's been little loot from Crystal Palace's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Crystal Palace only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
There were no winners in Palace's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Newcastle United (placed 3rd). Guaita had red hot gloves after the game against Newcastle United, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made. Guaita (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.42. Guaita topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Manchester United.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Crystal Palace played away with similar odds. This revealed 4 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 3 times.
Stats flash: 8 of the last 10 league games involving this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Crystal Palace have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
United and Crystal Palace have faced each other earlier this season: Crystal Palace - Manchester United 1-1. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Manchester United won four, Crystal Palace triumphed in three and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 9 goals |   W. Zaha 6 goals |  B. Borges Fernandes 4 goals |
Manchester United missing players
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| Manchester United | Crystal Palace | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 32 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 25 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 85% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 70% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 25% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 15% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 5% |
| 55% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 40% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 45% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.3 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.6 | 15.8 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 30% | 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 12 | 10.9 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
- 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 Crystal Palace have scored away.
- 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 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
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