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

Premier League · 2020-21
Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 16:30 UTC Old Trafford HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Luke Shaw 39' Y
Y 45' Kai Havertz
Fred 46' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Chelsea FCPremier League at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Manchester United FC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Sevilla FC H 0–0 D
17 Oct Southampton FC H 3–3 D
03 Oct Crystal Palace FC H 4–0 W
26 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–3 D
20 Sep Liverpool FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Manchester United FC Chelsea FC
#10 Position #17
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)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Manchester United FC host Chelsea FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester United FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tammy Abraham is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester United FC.
  • 20' Bruno Fernandes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 140 goals in his last 125 appearances.
  • 25' Fred needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Old Trafford. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kai Havertz on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Fred is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
  • 51' Scott McTominay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Harry Maguire has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 60 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Manchester United FCPaul Pogba on, Juan Mata off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Manchester United FC have won 674 goals from 409 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' The travelling Chelsea FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Timo Werner exits the field as Tammy Abraham enters on 71.
  • 72' Mason Mount is replacing Kai Havertz for the Chelsea FC side.
  • 76' Marcus Rashford catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 81' Chelsea FC make a change. Christian Pulisic trudges off to be replaced by Hakim Ziyech on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Scott McTominay is replaced by Mason Greenwood.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.57 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC31% Draw38% Chelsea FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Chelsea FC
69%
Manchester United FC or Chelsea FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC14% Draw66% Chelsea FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
18.1%
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
1.6%
2 – 2
1.4%
1 – 3
1.1%
3 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% 94%
-1 6% 18% 77%
-0.5 23% 77%
+0.5 67% 33%
+1 67% 23% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
49%
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
57%

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