Premier League preview and statistics: Manchester United - Newcastle United at Old Trafford

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 21.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Manchester United supporters in this Old Trafford clash with Newcastle United, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.

Insights:
  • Manchester United has the most scored goals (50) in Premier League
  • Manchester United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Newcastle United have scored away.

Manchester United have less rest than Newcastle United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Real Sociedad, so at least Manchester are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Manchester United form and stats

Manchester United, who have the most scored goals (50) in Premier League, have collected 18 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-3-4.

Manchester United are returning here after visiting Real Sociedad in a Europa League game and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Bruno Fernandes (2), Marcus Rashford and Daniel James scored the goal(s). Preceding that game was the away draw at West Bromwich Albion that finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, Manchester "killed" Real Sociedad in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Manchester United are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found ten matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won seven, drew zero and lost three.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa League game versus Real Sociedad in only four days. This game is also played here at Old Trafford.

Goals decide football matches and Manchester are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 12 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 13 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Manchester defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Newcastle United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Newcastle United so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose).

It might be tough going out on the road again for Newcastle, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Chelsea (placed 4th). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Southampton.

You'll want to know how Newcastle United managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and four home wins.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Newcastle United as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Newcastle have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Newcastle United - Manchester United 1-4 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Manchester six wins, two draws and Newcastle United two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedB. Borges Fernandes
B. Borges Fernandes
14 goals
Newcastle UnitedC. Wilson
C. Wilson
10 goals
Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
8 goals

Manchester United missing players

Newcastle United missing players

Manchester United Newcastle United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
13 5 1 Won W 1 3 7
7 3 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 4 2 Lost L 2 7 13
50 25 3 Scored S 2 10 25
31 18 5 Conceded C 4 19 40
83% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
67% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 92%
62% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 46%
50% 42% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 17%
33% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
62% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 50%
33% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 17%
21% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.2 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.1 15.1 16.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 8.4 9.8
6 5.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.6 3.3
35% 36% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 31%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Manchester United has the most points from losing position (22) in Premier League
  • Manchester United has the most scored goals (50) in Premier League
  • Manchester United has the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Premier League
  • Manchester United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Newcastle United have scored away.
  • Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Manchester City 24 17 5 2 49 15 12 9 2 1 25 7 12 8 3 1 24 8 34 56
2 Manchester United 24 13 7 4 50 31 12 5 3 4 25 18 12 8 4 0 25 13 19 46
3 Leicester City 24 14 4 6 42 26 12 6 1 5 19 16 12 8 3 1 23 10 16 46
4 Chelsea 24 12 6 6 40 24 12 6 4 2 23 11 12 6 2 4 17 13 16 42
5 West Ham United 24 12 6 6 37 28 12 6 3 3 19 14 12 6 3 3 18 14 9 42
6 Liverpool 24 11 7 6 45 32 12 7 2 3 22 14 12 4 5 3 23 18 13 40
7 Everton 23 11 4 8 35 33 12 4 2 6 17 20 11 7 2 2 18 13 2 37
8 Aston Villa 22 11 3 8 36 24 10 5 1 4 19 14 12 6 2 4 17 10 12 36
9 Tottenham Hotspur 23 10 6 7 36 25 12 5 3 4 17 13 11 5 3 3 19 12 11 36
10 Arsenal 24 10 4 10 31 25 12 5 3 4 16 13 12 5 1 6 15 12 6 34
11 Leeds United 23 10 2 11 40 42 11 4 2 5 16 16 12 6 0 6 24 26 -2 32
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 8 6 10 25 32 12 4 4 4 14 14 12 4 2 6 11 18 -7 30
13 Southampton 23 8 5 10 30 39 12 5 1 6 16 15 11 3 4 4 14 24 -9 29
14 Crystal Palace 24 8 5 11 27 42 12 4 3 5 14 21 12 4 2 6 13 21 -15 29
15 Burnley 24 7 6 11 18 30 12 4 3 5 10 14 12 3 3 6 8 16 -12 27
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 5 11 8 25 30 12 1 7 4 11 15 12 4 4 4 14 15 -5 26
17 Newcastle United 24 7 4 13 25 40 12 4 2 6 15 21 12 3 2 7 10 19 -15 25
18 Fulham 24 3 10 11 20 32 12 1 4 7 7 17 12 2 6 4 13 15 -12 19
19 West Bromwich Albion 24 2 7 15 19 55 12 1 4 7 8 32 12 1 3 8 11 23 -36 13
20 Sheffield United 24 3 2 19 15 40 12 2 1 9 9 18 12 1 1 10 6 22 -25 11

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.