Man Utd
1 - 0
Fulham

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The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Man City 1-1 Man Utd (7-6 pen.)
Saturday, August 10 at 3pm in Community Shield

Goals
for

Fulham

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Hoffenheim 0-2 Fulham
Saturday, August 10 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

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 45.15%. A win for Fulham had a probability of 32.52% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.12%) and 2-0 (5.69%). The likeliest Fulham win was 1-2 (7.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester United	Draw	Fulham
45.15% ( -0.02)	22.33% ( 0)	32.52% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 66.6% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

66.32% (

-0.01)

33.68% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

44.5% (

-0.01)

55.5% (

0.01)

Manchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.44% (

-0.01)

15.56% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.49% (

-0.02)

44.51% (

0.01)

Fulham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.88% (

21.12% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.03% (

0.01)

53.96% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Manchester United 45.15%

Fulham 32.52%

Draw 22.33%

Manchester United	Draw	Fulham
2-1 @ 8.84% ( -0) 1-0 @ 6.12% 2-0 @ 5.69% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.49% ( -0) 3-2 @ 4.26% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.53% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.55% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.98% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.64% ( -0) 4-3 @ 1.03% 5-1 @ 0.95% ( -0) Other @ 3.08% Total : 45.15%	1-1 @ 9.51% ( 0) 2-2 @ 6.88% 0-0 @ 3.29% ( 0) 3-3 @ 2.21% Other @ 0.45% Total : 22.33%	1-2 @ 7.39% ( 0) 0-1 @ 5.11% ( 0) 0-2 @ 3.97% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.83% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.56% 0-3 @ 2.06% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.49% ( 0) 2-4 @ 1.39% Other @ 3.72% Total : 32.52%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Fulham

Manchester United

65.4%

Draw

20.4%

Fulham

14.2%

Head to Head

Feb 24, 2024 3pm

Gameweek 26

1-2

Maguire (89')
Maguire (36'), Fernandes (90+10')

Bassey (65'), Iwobi (90+7')
Adarabioyo (25'), Pereira (42'), Wilson (45+2'), Leno (90'), Cairney (90+10')

Nov 4, 2023 12.30pm

Gameweek 11

0-1

Robinson (31'), Palhinha (66'), Iwobi (82'), Wilson (85'), Jimenez (90+7')

Fernandes (90+1')
Garnacho (67'), Dalot (88')

May 28, 2023 4.30pm

Gameweek 38

2-1

Sancho (39'), Fernandes (55')
McTominay (87')

Tete (19')
Palhinha (51'), Mitrovic (79')

Mar 19, 2023 4.30pm

Quarter-Finals

3-1

Fernandes (75' pen., 90+6'), Sabitzer (77')

Mitrovic (50')

Nov 13, 2022 4.30pm

Gameweek 16

1-2

James (61')

Eriksen (14'), Garnacho (90+3')