Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd: result 1-0 and analysis
FA Cup3rd RoundKick-off on January 9, 2016 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester
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What was the result of Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd?
Manchester United won 1-0 on January 9, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 90′W. RooneyManchester United (pen.)
Official lineup for Manchester United vs Sheffield Utd
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester United
- 9A. Martial
- 10W. Rooney
- 8Mata
- 21Ander Herrera
- 27M. Fellaini
- 31B. Schweinsteiger
- 12C. Smalling
- 17D. Blind
- 36M. Darmian
- 43C. Borthwick-Jackson
- 1David de Gea
Sheffield Utd
- 10B. Sharp
- 18C. Sammon
- 8P. Coutts
- 17Martyn Woolford
- 35Dean Hammond
- 5J. Brayford
- 6C. Basham
- 15N. Collins
- 19J. McEveley
- 34David Edward Edgar
- 25G. Long
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2016 | Swansea(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Chelsea(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Stoke City(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Norwich(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Bournemouth(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2016 | Peterborough(home) | 2-3 | League One |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Bradford(home) | 3-1 | League One |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Scunthorpe(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Dec 13, 2015 | Coventry(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Dec 5, 2015 | Oldham(home) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester United score 0.8 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 0.8 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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