Home advantage could prove decisive in Manchester United - West Ham United battle

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 22.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

Old Trafford: Get set for a football jamboree when Manchester United receive West Ham United. Read up on the fixture here at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • West Ham United have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League

These are full days for the home side, as they had a game only three days ago in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Brentford.

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Manchester United form and stats

5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Manchester United have to build on here at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

It's back home for Manchester United, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Brentford away with the result 3-1. Rashford, Elanga and Greenwood found the net in that victory.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Aston Villa the opponent.

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 United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost two.

The Manchester United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the United defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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West Ham United form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, West Ham United have produced an overall stat of 6-2-3 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but West Ham United are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Leeds United with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Fornals got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Fornals scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, West Ham United secured a home win against Norwich City with the score 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where West Ham United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, one draw and two defeats.

West Ham United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. West Ham have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported result involving both these sides is the West Ham United - Manchester United 1-2 played not long ago this season. Stats for the former ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Manchester United, two draws and three wins for West Ham United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedC. Ronaldo
C. Ronaldo
8 goals
West Ham UnitedM. Antonio
M. Antonio
8 goals
Manchester UnitedB. Borges Fernandes
B. Borges Fernandes
7 goals

Manchester United missing players

West Ham United missing players

Manchester United West Ham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 4 11 22
10 5 1 Won W 2 6 11
5 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
6 4 2 Lost L 1 3 7
35 17 3 Scored S 7 19 41
30 15 9 Conceded C 4 12 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 82% 91%
76% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 77%
52% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 64%
43% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 45%
29% 40% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 36% 41%
62% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 68%
19% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 23%
19% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 18%
 
5.4 5.6 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.5 5.8
5.8 5.2 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 5.1
2.1 1.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.3
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.6 15.2 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13.5 13.7
4.9 5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.9 4.8
34% 34% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 35% 39%
 
14 13.1 17.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 15.2 13.5
5.2 4.3 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • West Ham United have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League

  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 22 18 2 2 54 13 11 9 1 1 32 6 11 9 1 1 22 7 41 56
2 Liverpool 21 13 6 2 55 18 10 7 3 0 25 6 11 6 3 2 30 12 37 45
3 Chelsea 23 12 8 3 46 18 11 5 5 1 25 10 12 7 3 2 21 8 28 44
4 West Ham United 22 11 4 7 41 30 11 5 2 4 22 18 11 6 2 3 19 12 11 37
5 Tottenham Hotspur 19 11 3 5 26 22 10 7 1 2 16 10 9 4 2 3 10 12 4 36
6 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 10 7 1 2 18 8 10 4 1 5 15 17 8 35
7 Manchester United 21 10 5 6 35 30 10 5 1 4 17 15 11 5 4 2 18 15 5 35
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 9 4 7 17 15 10 4 2 4 8 8 10 5 2 3 9 7 2 31
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 6 11 4 22 22 11 3 5 3 10 11 10 3 6 1 12 11 0 29
10 Leicester City 19 7 4 8 33 36 10 5 1 4 18 15 9 2 3 4 15 21 -3 25
11 Crystal Palace 21 5 9 7 30 31 11 4 5 2 20 12 10 1 4 5 10 19 -1 24
12 Southampton 21 5 9 7 25 33 10 3 6 1 13 9 11 2 3 6 12 24 -8 24
13 Aston Villa 20 7 2 11 27 32 10 4 2 4 17 16 10 3 0 7 10 16 -5 23
14 Brentford 22 6 5 11 25 36 11 4 1 6 13 15 11 2 4 5 12 21 -11 23
15 Leeds United 20 5 7 8 24 39 10 3 4 3 13 16 10 2 3 5 11 23 -15 22
16 Everton 19 5 4 10 24 34 9 4 1 4 15 16 10 1 3 6 9 18 -10 19
17 Watford 19 4 2 13 23 37 10 2 1 7 11 22 9 2 1 6 12 15 -14 14
18 Norwich City 21 3 4 14 10 45 11 2 2 7 7 20 10 1 2 7 3 25 -35 13
19 Newcastle United 20 1 9 10 20 43 11 1 6 4 14 23 9 0 3 6 6 20 -23 12
20 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 7 1 4 2 8 8 10 0 4 6 8 19 -11 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.