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

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Premier League · 2020-21

Manchester United FC

6 – 2

Full Time

Leeds United FC

Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 16:30 UTC Old Trafford HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Daniel James 52' Y

Overview

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

Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Leeds United FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee Anthony Taylor
Referee Gary Beswick
Referee Adam Nunn

5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Manchester United FC 8 games · Avg 3.9 goals Leeds United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-20 Manchester United FC 6–2 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	6–2	W
17 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	3–2	W
12 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	0–0	D
08 Dec	RB Leipzig	A	2–3	L
05 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	3–1	W
02 Dec	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	1–3	L

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	2–6	L
16 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	5–2	W
11 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	1–2	L
05 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	1–3	L
28 Nov	Everton FC	A	1–0	W
22 Nov	Arsenal FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Manchester United FC		Leeds United FC
#12	Position	#5
5	Points	9
5	Played	5
1 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 0
8	Scored	7
8	Conceded	3
+0	GD	+4
1.00	PPG	1.80
20%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Leeds United FC this season

Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts). Leeds United FC are 5th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Leeds United FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

Leeds United FC

Dominic Calvert-Lewin	2 G	1 A
Jayden Bogle	2 G
Anton Stach	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester United FC to score. At the same time, Leeds United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' GOAL! Scott McTominay fires home to make it 1-0!
3' Scott McTominay adds to his 1 season tally! Manchester United FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
8' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester United FC in their trying to find a way past Leeds United FC's compact .
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
20' A goal from the Portugal international Bruno Fernandes! He fires home on 20 to make it 3-0!
25' It’s high time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof makes it 4-0.
41' Liam Cooper has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
42' Liam Cooper with the second goal in the match!
46' Pascal Struijk gets the nod from Leeds United FC. He replaces Kalvin Phillips and will look to change the dynamic.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' That is a Yellow card for Manchester United FC. Daniel James will be fuming at that decision.
57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Luke Shaw is replaced by Alex Telles on 60 minute.
65' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Pascal Struijk has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel James makes no mistake. 5-2!
70' Bruno Fernandes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
71' A tactical swap from Manchester United FC — Edinson Cavani on, Marcus Rashford off on 71 minutes.
72' Fresh legs for Leeds United FC! Leif Davis comes on to replace Liam Cooper.
73' Magnificent from Stuart Dallas! That is 18 goals in 361 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
78' It looks like no one’s ball. Leeds United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
83' A quiet spell here at Old Trafford. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
88' Manchester United FC have won 680 goals from 412 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Full Time. Manchester United FC beats Leeds United FC

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Harry Maguire C
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
21
Daniel James
1
David De Gea
17
Fred
10
Marcus Rashford ↓ Edinson Cavani 71'
9
Anthony Martial
2
Victor Nilsson-Lindelof
23
Luke Shaw ↓ Alex Telles 60'
39
Scott McTominay
18
Bruno Fernandes ↓ Donny van de Beek 71'

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fernandes	7
Marcus Rashford	3
Jadon Sancho	2
Luke Ayling	2
Fred	2
Noah Okafor	2
Liam Cooper	2
Scott McTominay	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.64 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 Leeds United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC58% Draw20% Leeds United FC22%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Leeds United FC

42%

Manchester United FC or Leeds United FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC44% Draw35% Leeds United FC21%

Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

6.8%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

1 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Leeds United FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	17%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	19%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

Leeds United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Clean Sheet