Premier League: Top-drawer versus second-rate, at least based on the matches so far. Manchester United - Southampton. Home win or a shock?
- Manchester United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier League
These are hectic days for the team playing at home, as they had a match only three days ago in the Europa League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Real Betis, was also a home game here at Old Trafford. The away team is better rested.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United have performed here at Old Trafford this season with 9 wins from 12 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. The Manchester United fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Old Trafford and will expect new points from this game. United has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Manchester United's previous match was a Europa League game also played at home, finishing 4-1 against Real Betis. The home team hope to to repeat that performance. Midfield player Fernandes got a match rating of 9.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Fernandes scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Heartbreak before that as United lost 0-7 at Liverpool's place.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 10 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 8, drew 1 and lost 1.
Goal party? Who knows the future, but we do know that 10 of the 13 most recent league matches with this side has had at least three goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Manchester United as they are travelling to their away game against Real Betis in the Europa League. That match is four days after this one.
United have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Southampton form and stats
Southampton have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 4-0-9 (13 played).
Alcaraz scored in Southampton's previous match, the home game against Leicester City that ended 1-0. Midfield player Lavia was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Lavia hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A rough loss as clear favourites in the match before that one, the FA Cup fixture home vs Grimsby Town. You'll want to know how Southampton managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 1 draw and 3 home wins.
A new game in only three days for Southampton, the Premier League home match versus Brentford. Busy days.
The attacking power of Southampton when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Southampton struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games. Southampton has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
United have managed a sequence of 14 consecutive games without defeat (7-7-0) when playing Southampton.The duelists have played previously this season: Southampton - Manchester United 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 14 goals |   J. Ward-Prowse 6 goals |  B. Borges Fernandes 5 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Southampton missing players
| Manchester United | Southampton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 41 | 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 35 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | 41 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 54% | 60% |
| 64% | 75% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 54% | 52% |
| 28% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 23% | 24% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 8% |
| 52% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 52% |
| 40% | 50% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 36% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.3 | 17.3 | 20.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 30% | 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 23% |
| 12.7 | 11.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 13 | 12.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 4.2 | 4 |
- 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 more than double the goals of Southampton.
- Manchester United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Southampton have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Southampton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier League
- Southampton have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Southampton 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 | Arsenal | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 58 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 7 | Fulham | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 38 |
| 9 | Brentford | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 26 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 19 | Southampton | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 21 |
| 20 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -27 | 21 |
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