Manchester United vs Southampton – Prediction

Manchester United are highly favoured to claim a win against Southampton, whom they face this coming Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Old Trafford seems to be the obvious outcome.

Manchester United vs Southampton Stats

Manchester United vs Southampton Squad lists

Manchester United Squad

The 53-year-old manager of Manchester United, Erik ten Hag, will select the lineup against Southampton from the players listed below:

• Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alejandro Garnacho, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Martial, Antony, Brandon Williams, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, David De Gea, Diogo Dalot, Donny van de Beek, Facundo Pellistri, Fred, Harry Maguire, Jack Butland, Jadon Sancho, Kobbie Mainoo, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Marcel Sabitzer, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Phil Jones, Raphael Varane, Scott McTominay, Tom Heaton, Tyrell Malacia, Victor Lindelof, Wout Weghorst.

Southampton Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Southampton head coach Selles will select from for his starting XI:

• Alex McCarthy, Gavin Bazunu, Wilfredo Caballero, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Duje Caleta-Car, Jan Bednarek, Juan Larios, Kyle Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud, Valentino Livramento, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Carlos Alcaraz, Ibrahima Diallo, James Bree, James Ward-Prowse, Joe Aribo, Kgaogelo Chauke, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Moussa Djenepo, Romeo Lavia, Stuart Armstrong, Adam Armstrong, Che Adams, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Mislav Orsic, Paul Onuachu, Samuel Edozie, Sekou Mara, Theo Walcott.

Manchester United vs Southampton Lineups

Manchester United vs Southampton Preview

Manchester United added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat West Ham by 3-1. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 7-0 defeat against Liverpool, followed up by a 4-1 win against Real Betis. Manchester United showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Old Trafford, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 15 times, while letting in four themselves.

Southampton suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Leeds in a 1-0 defeat. Grimsby also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-2, before Southampton were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Leicester. Southampton won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and five scored.

Manchester United vs Southampton H2H

Southampton claimed just a single win from a possible 15 against Manchester United. The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Manchester United came away with a 0-1 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Old Trafford. Looking back over their last ten encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Southampton claimed a win in zero of the previous ten matches. Hosting side Manchester United won four of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.36.

Current Premier League standings

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Manchester United claimed 49 points after 25 rounds. Meanwhile, Southampton amassed 21 points and rank as number 19 in the Premier League at the moment.

Full Time Betting

Manchester United won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Southampton won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing zero and losing six. Goals should be on the menu at Old Trafford, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Manchester United. The same outcome paid dividends in five of the last 10 away games for Southampton.

Both Teams to Score

The last time the pair played each other, The Red Devils came out the other side as 0-1 winners and surely won’t mind a repeat of that result. Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Manchester United and Southampton would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.95 with the bookies. Manchester United managed to score at least one goal in their last 9 encounters in the Premier League against Southampton. Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Manchester United and Southampton would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.95 with the bookies.

Over/Under Tips

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Manchester United and Southampton. There were over two goals five times, as Manchester United managed an average of 2.3 goals, while Southampton scored 1.1 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals paid out in eight of Manchester United’s ten most recent home matches across the tournaments, and they scored an 2.2 goals on average in the process. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Southampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.