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Manchester United vs Arsenal: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 10Kick-off on November 3, 2012 at 12:45 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United
2-1
Arsenal

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What was the result of Manchester United vs Arsenal?

Manchester United won 2-1 on November 3, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 3′Robin van PersieManchester United
  • 67′Patrice EvraManchester United
  • 90′Santi CazorlaArsenal

Official lineup for Manchester United vs Arsenal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester United

  1. 10W. Rooney
  2. 20Robin van Persie
  1. 7A. Valencia
  2. 16M. Carrick
  3. 23T. Cleverley
  1. 2Rafael
  2. 3Patrice Evra
  3. 5R. Ferdinand
  4. 6J. Evans
  5. 18A. Young
  1. 1David de Gea

Arsenal

  1. 9Ł. Podolski
  2. 12O. Giroud
  1. 8Mikel Arteta Amatriain
  2. 10Jack Wilshere
  3. 16A. Ramsey
  4. 19Santi Cazorla
  1. 3B. Sagna
  2. 4P. Mertesacker
  3. 5Thomas Vermaelen
  4. 11André Clarindo dos Santos
  1. 24V. Mannone
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 12 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats; Arsenal have 9, 3 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 31, 2012Chelsea(away)4-5League Cup
Oct 28, 2012Chelsea(away)3-2Premier League
Oct 23, 2012SC Braga(home)3-2UEFA Champions League
Oct 20, 2012Stoke City(home)4-2Premier League
Oct 7, 2012Newcastle(away)3-0Premier League
Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 30, 2012Reading(away)7-5League Cup
Oct 27, 2012QPR(home)1-0Premier League
Oct 24, 2012FC Schalke 04(home)0-2UEFA Champions League
Oct 20, 2012Norwich(away)0-1Premier League
Oct 6, 2012West Ham(away)3-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Manchester United wins, 0 draws, 1 Arsenal win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 22, 2012Arsenal 1-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Aug 28, 2011Manchester United 8-2 ArsenalPremier League
May 1, 2011Arsenal 1-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Dec 13, 2010Manchester United 1-0 ArsenalPremier League

Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Manchester United on Jan 22, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester United score 2.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 2.3 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester United2.51.5410/1512/15
Arsenal2.31.249/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester United sit 18th in Premier League (8 points from 10 matches) and Arsenal sit 1st (27 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Arsenal1090115527
18Manchester United1015414198

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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