Premier League: Fulham vs Manchester United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Fulham and Manchester United who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Fulham hope to live up to their early billing as the Premier League title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome Manchester United over to the Craven Cottage for a round 2 match.

Fulham failed to win their Premier League opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.

Team form: Fulham vs Manchester United

Fulham Form

In has been a bit of everything for Fulham in their previous three matches, where they first beat Brentford by 2-3. This was followed by a disappointing 0-2 defeat against Manchester City, before an encounter with Brighton produced a 1-1 draw. Fulham claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost four, scored seven goals and conceded 11.

Manchester United Form

It is all or nothing with Manchester United, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-0 against Tottenham, before beating Aston Villa 2-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-1 against Arsenal. Manchester United only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to eight.

Betting stats and facts for Fulham and Manchester United

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Fulham and Manchester United. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Fulham vs Manchester United

Raul Jimenez is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Manchester United look to Amad, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Fulham vs Manchester United

Full-time result

Fulham won five of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing five times. Manchester United won two of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and six defeats as well. Manchester United have beaten Fulham in 8 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Fulham scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Manchester United only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Fulham managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Manchester United kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Manchester United have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Fulham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fulham, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Manchester United, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Amazingly, Fulham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.