Premier League: Manchester United vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 21 match between Manchester United and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Manchester United are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Southampton, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Southampton can push the form at Old Traffordon Thursday.

Placed 13th in the table Manchester United have amassed 23 points after 20 matches. On six points, Southampton rank 20th with 20 matches played this season.

Form: Manchester United vs Southampton

Manchester United Form

Manchester United claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 0-2 against Newcastle. Afterwards, they recorded a 2-2 draw with Liverpool, before also drawing 1-1 with Arsenal. Manchester United claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored ten goals and conceded nine.

Southampton Form

Southampton suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Crystal Palace in a 2-1 defeat. Brentford also proved too hard to handle as they won 0-5, before Southampton were able to strike back in a 3-0 win against Swansea. Southampton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded seven and scored two goals themselves.

Betting facts for Manchester United and Southampton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Manchester United and Southampton played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Manchester United vs Southampton

Bruno Fernandes has been great for Manchester United lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Southampton are optimistic that Tyler Dibling doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Manchester United vs Southampton

Full-time result

Manchester United won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Old Trafford. They drew one and lost three as well, while Southampton won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost seven. Manchester United have not lost to Southampton in 16 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Manchester United only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Southampton should be able to score at least once this coming Thursday as Manchester United failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Southampton managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Manchester United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Southampton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves. Manchester United conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.