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Manchester United FC vs Fulham FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Fri 16 Aug 2024 · 19:00 UTC Old Trafford 73,297 HT 45' · FT 45'
Joshua Zirkzee 87' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Fulham FCPremier League at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
  • Assistant 2 Simon Bennett

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Fulham FC H 1–0 W
25 May Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
19 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W
15 May Newcastle United FC H 3–2 W
12 May Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
06 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Manchester United FC A 0–1 L
19 May Luton Town FC A 4–2 W
11 May Manchester City FC H 0–4 L
04 May Brentford FC A 0–0 D
27 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D
21 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Manchester United FC Fulham FC
#10 Position #18
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

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts). Fulham FC are 18th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Manchester United FC welcome Fulham FC for this crunch clash at Old Trafford.
  • 5' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Cameroon international Andre Onana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Mason Mount. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 23' Fulham FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Calvin Bassey on 25.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' Harry Maguire picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Fulham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Wilson made 385 appearances and scored 55 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Manchester United FC make a change. Amad Diallo trudges off to be replaced by Alejandro Garnacho on 61 minutes.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Emile Smith Rowe as he leaves the pitch. Tom Cairney steps in for Fulham FC.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Fulham FC player. Andreas Pereira gets a card.
  • 73' Tom Cairney catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
  • 78' Harry Wilson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adama Traore on 78 minute.
  • 81' Noussair Mazraoui makes way for Jonny Evans at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester United FC.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Scott McTominay comes on to replace Kobbie Mainoo.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Joshua Zirkzee — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Harrison Reed is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andreas Pereira at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Manchester United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.71 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 Fulham FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Manchester United FC or Draw 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC42% Draw38% Fulham FC20%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Fulham FC
58%
Manchester United FC or Fulham FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC19% Draw68% Fulham FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
13.3%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Fulham FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% 90%
-1 10% 24% 67%
-0.5 33% 67%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 16% 5%
+1.5 95% 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
60%
Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
50%

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