Only a win will satisfy the Manchester United supporters in this Old Trafford clash with Sheffield United, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
- Manchester United has the most points from losing position (21) in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Manchester nor Sheffield 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
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Manchester United are 4-2-3 (wins-draw-losses). Manchester has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Arsenal defeat 87 days ago. Manchester are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Manchester's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Liverpool (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Fulham with a 2-1 scoreline.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of O. Solskjær when Bruno Fernandes scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute.
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 eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, zero draws and four defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Manchester after this match as they are travelling to Arsenal for a Premier League game in only three days.
The Manchester fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Sheffield United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sheffield United, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-8 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sheffield United are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Sheffield go into this game after a win, the home game against Plymouth Argyle that ended 2-1. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Tottenham Hotspur.
You'll want to know how Sheffield managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and two home wins.
Sheffield has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Manchester City in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Sheffield are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. Sheffield's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sheffield United - Manchester United 2-3. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Manchester, one draw and zero wins for Sheffield United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Borges Fernandes 11 goals |  M. Rashford 7 goals |   D. McGoldrick 5 goals |
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| Manchester United | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 36 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 25 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 63% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 37% |
| 53% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 63% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 42% |
| 32% | 44% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.8 | 14.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 17% | 19% |
- Manchester United has the most points from losing position (21) in Premier League
- Manchester United have scored more than double the goals of Sheffield United.
- Sheffield United has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest points (1) away in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Premier League
- Sheffield United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sheffield United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sheffield United have yet to win a game away.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 United | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 10 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
- Manchester United
- Manchester Evening News - (local newspaper)
- Man U News - (news aggregator)
- Sheffield United FC
- The Star - (local newspaper)
- The Yorkshire Post - (local newspaper)