Manchester United vs Southampton Live Stream, Predictions

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Manchester United

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Manchester United are hoping to win again following the 4-1 Europa League success vs Real Betis.

In that match, Manchester United managed 57% possession and 25 shots on goal with 13 of them on target. For Manchester United, the scorers were Marcus Rashford (6'), Antony (52'), Bruno Fernandes (58') and Wout Weghorst (82'). Real Betis got 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Ayoze Pérez (32') was the scorer for Real Betis.

Matches involving Manchester United have usually been exciting ones lately with high scoring being the norm. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum of 24 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 14 of these belonging to Manchester United.

Pre-game facts show that Manchester United:

• have not lost a league tie with Southampton in their previous 13 matches. It's quite some record.
• are unbeaten in their last 11 league matches at home. A run that they'll hope to extend here.

Southampton

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Southampton will come into the clash after a 1-0 Premier League win to defeat Leicester City in their most recent match.

In that match, Southampton had 35% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Southampton was Carlos Alcaraz (35'). At the other end, Leicester City had 11 attempts at goal with 0 on target.

The forward players for Southampton have had real problems scoring goals over their last 6 encounters, contributing the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those fixtures, The Saints have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 8. That pattern won’t necessarily be sustained here, however.

Going into this contest, Southampton have not emerged victorious against Manchester United in away games against them for the last 6 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings going back to 13/07/2020 shows us that Manchester United have won 3 of these & Southampton 0, with the number of draws being 3.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 23 overall at an average of 3.83 goals per match.

🗞️ Team News: Manchester United

Anthony Martial (Hip Injury), Christian Eriksen (Ankle Injury) and Donny van de Beek (Knee Injury) won’t be able to feature for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.

In all likelihood, The Red Devils could opt for a 4-2-3-1 system for this game and select David De Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Fred, Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Wout Weghorst.

ℹ️ Team News: Southampton

We are inclined to think that The Saints will likely begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to Gavin Bazunu, A. Maitland-Niles, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Kyle Walker-Peters, James Ward-Prowse, Romeo Lavia, Theo Walcott, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Che Adams.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that Southampton have the ability to score against this Manchester United outfit, but it realistically won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

Our selection here is for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Manchester United when all is said and done. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

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Peter Guest, 02:28 08/03/2023