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

Premier League · 2024-25
Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 11:30 UTC Saint Mary's 31,144 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Matthijs de Ligt
0–2 41' Marcus Rashford
0–3 90+6' Alejandro Garnacho

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Manchester United FCPremier League at Saint Mary's.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Manchester United FC H 0–3 L
31 Aug Brentford FC A 1–3 L
24 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
17 Aug Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L
26 May Leeds United FC A 1–0 W
17 May West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Southampton FC A 3–0 W
01 Sep Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
24 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L
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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Saint Mary's will turn into a battlefield for Southampton FC and Manchester United FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Russell Martin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Flynn Downes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Diogo Dalot needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a card on 26.
  • 31' Southampton 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.
  • 35' GOAL! Matthijs de Ligt scores on 35. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 41. Assisted by Diogo Dalot
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 348 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christian Eriksen on 57.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ross Stewart. He replaces Cameron Archer on 62 minute.
  • 63' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Chimuanya Ugochukwu departs to be replaced by Maxwel Cornet.
  • 64' Another change for Southampton FC made on 64 minute. Ben Brereton leaves to be changed by Ryan Fraser.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Bruno Fernandes. He receives a card.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Maxwel Cornet. He receives a card.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Manuel Ugarte. He replaces Christian Eriksen on 73 minute.
  • 74' Another substitution for Manchester United FC to replace Noussair Mazraoui by Harry Maguire on 74 minute.
  • 75' Manchester United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Lisandro Martinez is replaced by Jonny Evans.
  • 79' The referee shows Southampton FC player a card on 79.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. Mateus Fernandes is replaced by Taylor Harwood-Bellis on 81 minute.
  • 86' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 87' The whistle greets Matthijs de Ligt as he departs to be replaced by Casemiro.
  • Another three points for Manchester United FC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC26% Draw29% Manchester United FC45%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Manchester United FC
74%
Southampton FC or Manchester United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC18% Draw50% Manchester United FC32%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
11.7%
0 – 2
9.1%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% 76%
+0.5 54% 46%
+1 54% 23% 23%
+1.5 77% 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% 9%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
25%
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
39%

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