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Manchester United FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Manchester United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sun 1 Nov 2020 · 16:30 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Fred 22' Y
Y 25' Rob Holding
Y 27' Gabriel Magalhaes
Mason Greenwood 71' Y
Y 87' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Harry Maguire 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Anthony Taylor

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
9
Manchester United FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-01 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2020-01-01 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester United FC 2019-09-30 Manchester United FC 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-03-10 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester United FC 2019-01-25 Arsenal FC 1–3 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
28 Oct RB Leipzig H 5–0 W
24 Oct Chelsea FC H 0–0 D
20 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W
17 Oct Newcastle United FC A 4–1 W
04 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–6 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Manchester United FC A 1–0 W
29 Oct Dundalk FC H 3–0 W
25 Oct Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
22 Oct SK Rapid Wien A 2–1 W
17 Oct Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
04 Oct Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Manchester United FC Arsenal FC
#10 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts). Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester United FC to score. At the same time, Arsenal FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester United FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' Manchester United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 25' Rob Holding is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 27' Gabriel picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 47' Manchester United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Arsenal FC's shape.
  • 52' Manchester United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 62' Manchester United FC make a change. Fred trudges off to be replaced by Nemanja Matic on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 69' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Arsenal FC are in front.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mason Greenwood.
  • 75' Edinson Cavani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mason Greenwood on 75 minute.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Eddie Nketiah comes on to replace Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' Ainsley Maitland-Niles has so much to prove this time. He replaces Willian on 86 minute.
  • 87' A moment of madness from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Arsenal FC will be frustrated.
  • 87' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang by Shkodran Mustafi on 87 minute.
  • 90' Harry Maguire is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Rashford 5
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4
Bukayo Saka 3
Cristiano Ronaldo 3
Bruno Fernandes 3
Eddie Nketiah 3
Jesse Lingard 2
Anthony Martial 2

Head to Head

2020-11-01 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2020-01-01 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester United FC 2019-09-30 Manchester United FC 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-03-10 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester United FC 2019-01-25 Arsenal FC 1–3 Manchester United FC

Manchester United FC Form

2020-11-01 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2020-10-28 Manchester United FC 5–0 RB Leipzig W 2020-10-24 Manchester United FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2020-10-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2020-10-17 Newcastle United FC 1–4 Manchester United FC W 2020-10-04 Manchester United FC 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2020-11-01 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2020-10-29 Arsenal FC 3–0 Dundalk FC W 2020-10-25 Arsenal FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2020-10-22 SK Rapid Wien 1–2 Arsenal FC W 2020-10-17 Manchester City FC 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2020-10-04 Arsenal FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.5 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester United FC25% Draw42% Arsenal FC33%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Arsenal FC
75%
Manchester United FC or Arsenal FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC12% Draw70% Arsenal FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 2
6%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
1.3%
2 – 2
1.1%
1 – 3
0.8%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 17% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 23% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.