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Premier League | Gameweek 2
Sep 19, 2020 at 5.30pm UK
Old Trafford
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Man Utd
1 - 3
Crystal Palace

van de Beek (80')
Fosu-Mensah (58'), Maguire (64')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Townsend (7'), Zaha (74' pen., 85')
Ward (55')

The Match

Match Report

Winger Wilfried Zaha scored twice against his former club at Old Trafford.

Team News

Dutchman is United's only signing so far.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Manchester United could line up for their Premier League opener against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 61.87%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 16.12%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.75%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.44%), while for a Crystal Palace win it was 0-1 (5.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawCrystal Palace
61.87%22.01%16.12%
Both teams to score 47.63%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.51%49.48%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.48%71.52%
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.52%15.47%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.65%44.35%
Crystal Palace Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.35%43.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.17%79.83%
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 61.86%
    Crystal Palace 16.12%
    Draw 22%
Manchester UnitedDrawCrystal Palace
1-0 @ 12.6%
2-0 @ 11.75%
2-1 @ 9.75%
3-0 @ 7.31%
3-1 @ 6.06%
4-0 @ 3.41%
4-1 @ 2.83%
3-2 @ 2.51%
5-0 @ 1.27%
4-2 @ 1.17%
5-1 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 61.86%
1-1 @ 10.44%
0-0 @ 6.75%
2-2 @ 4.04%
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 22%
0-1 @ 5.6%
1-2 @ 4.33%
0-2 @ 2.32%
1-3 @ 1.2%
2-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 1.56%
Total : 16.12%

Head to Head
Jul 16, 2020 8.15pm
Aug 24, 2019 3pm
Feb 27, 2019 8pm
Nov 24, 2018 3pm
Mar 5, 2018 8pm
Crystal Palace
2-3
Man Utd
Townsend (11'), Van Aanholt (48')
Townsend (75')
Smalling (55'), Lukaku (76'), Matic (90')
McTominay (41'), Young (57'), Matic (90')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Aston Villa178452626028
7Manchester CityMan City178362925427
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton163761421-716
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256


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