• Betting tips
  • Match preview

Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester United – Match preview

Getty Images
Advertisement

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

The Premier League clash at Anfield this coming Sunday sees home team Liverpool battling it out for the win against Manchester United.

Liverpool rank six with 39 points to their name from 24 matches, while visitors Manchester United rank three in the table with 49 points.

Team form: Liverpool vs Manchester United

Liverpool Form

In their last three matches, Liverpool lost 2-5 against Real Madrid and drew 0-0 against Crystal Palace, before winning 2-0 against Wolverhampton. The Reds won four of their previous six Premier League games at Anfield. They both drew and lost once, conceding four and scoring ten goals.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Barcelona got left behind in a 2-1 win before Newcastle got hammered in a 2-0 victory. West Ham was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for the Red Devils. Erik ten Hag’s side managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Liverpool and Manchester United

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Liverpool and Manchester United. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.

  • Liverpool have not lost 16 of the last 18 home matches
  • Liverpool have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
  • In the last 7 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 home matches Liverpool played, both teams scored
  • In 6 of the last 8 Liverpool home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Manchester United have scored in 31 of the last 33 matches
  • Manchester United have not lost 16 of the last 17 matches
  • Manchester United have scored in 19 of the last 21 away matches
  • In 7 of the last 9 Manchester United matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Manchester United have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals

Interesting players: Liverpool vs Manchester United

It’s been a great season for Marcus Rashford so far, with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target six times in his last six games, and no doubt Manchester United want him to continue this productive spell against Liverpool on Sunday.

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Anfield across all tournaments, Liverpool won six times, drew two, and lost two times. Manchester United claimed four wins, two draws, and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Liverpool are without defeat in 5 home matches on the spin. The Reds have not lost to Manchester United in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Liverpool scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Manchester United scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Liverpool have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. They have also scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Manchester United.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Liverpool, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in seven of the last ten matches that Manchester United played across all tournaments. They scored 2.3 times on average in the process. Liverpool managed a clean sheet in their last 4 matches. Manchester United managed to score at least once in their previous 15 matches.

Suggested bet: Liverpool vs Manchester United

The match between Liverpool and Manchester United should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Premier League game.

Liverpool vs Manchester United: Who wins the game?

x