The home side, Manchester United, should be odds-on favourites in this match, but Tottenham Hotspur have revealed both ability and mettle. Read more about the game!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Manchester United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Manchester United have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
United lost their last game at Manchester City (placed 1st) after a 1-4 scoreline. Midfield player McTominay got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. McTominay dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Watford that ended 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Manchester United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Manchester United, as the Champions League home game vs Atletico Madrid is only three days away.
The United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 league matches. On the other hand, Manchester United have conceded 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
The Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 199 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Tottenham Hotspur had fun at their own home (Old Trafford) last time out, beating Everton 5-0. Reguilón, Kane (2) and Son scored. Midfielder Doherty was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.13. Doherty signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 52 successful passes (of 62 total).
Tottenham Hotspur are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Spurs manager Conte as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Tottenham Hotspur find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the match result Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester United 0-3 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (United wins - draws - Tottenham Hotspur wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Son 11 goals |  H. Kane 10 goals |   B. Borges Fernandes 9 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 45 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 40 |
| 38 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 75% | 64% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 73% |
| 46% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 58% |
| 39% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| 61% | 43% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 25% | 29% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 38% |
| 18% | 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 16.1 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 12.2 | 12.7 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 32% | 29% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 29% |
| 13.6 | 12.1 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 14.4 | 13.5 |
| 5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 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 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 50 | 69 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 51 | 63 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 35 | 53 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 47 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Southampton | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 31 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | Brentford | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 27 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 36 | -32 | 23 |
| 17 | Everton | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -14 | 21 |
| 19 | Watford | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -23 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -42 | 17 |
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