Premier League | Gameweek 17
Jan 19, 2022 at 8pm UK
Brentford Community Stadium
Brentford1 - 3Man Utd
Reaction
Ralf Rangnick plays down Cristiano Ronaldo incident during Brentford match
Manchester United interim head coach Ralf Rangnick says that too much is being made of Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to being withdrawn against Brentford.
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Cristiano Ronaldo questions the decision of Ralf Rangnick to substitute him during Manchester United's Premier League fixture at Brentford.
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The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League clash between Brentford and Manchester United.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Premier League clash between Brentford and Manchester United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Manchester United could line up against Brentford in the Premier League.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Brentford.
We said: Brentford 1-2 Manchester United
This has all the makings of a brilliant game of football, as Brentford will attack Man United in search of three points. The Red Devils will need to be a lot better than they were against Norwich to triumph, and we are backing the 20-time English champions to pick up another huge win courtesy of a 2-1 success. Read more.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 51.87%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 23.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.63%) and 0-2 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a Brentford win it was 1-0 (6.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Brentford | Draw | Manchester United |
| 23.72% | 24.41% | 51.87% |
| Both teams to score 52.32% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
