English Premier League - Manchester United VS Newcastle United

English Premier League - Manchester United VS Newcastle United
Match Time:31-12-2024 04:00 Tuesday (UTC+8)
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Team Analysis
Manchester United will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-0 Premier League defeat in their last game at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In that match, Manchester United managed 49% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For their opponents, Wolverhampton Wanderers got 7 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Matheus Cunha (58') and Hee-chan Hwang (99') scored for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Manchester United have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Manchester United have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 12 goals during that time.

Newcastle United head into the meeting following a 3-0 Premier League win vs Aston Villa in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Newcastle United managed 63% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. For Newcastle United, the scorers were Anthony Gordon (2'), Alexander Isak (59') and Joelinton (91'). On the other side, Aston Villa got 4 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

In as many as 6 out of the previous 6 games involving Newcastle United, three or more goals have been hit. The average goals scored per game during that time is 4.5, with the number of goals averaged by Newcastle United working out to 3.17. Nonetheless, it remains to be seen if such a trend shall persist here in this game.

Going into this one, Newcastle United have not won against Manchester United in away games against them for the last 9 league matches. A very poor run of away results.

Odds Analysis
We’ve got the feeling that Newcastle United and Manchester United could well end up finding themselves trading goals here. A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely - as are goals. That’s why we have predicted a high-scoring affair with a draw when the referee blows the final whistle.

Pick: Draw