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Manchester United vs Southampton: result 0-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 21Kick-off on December 30, 2017 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United
0-0
Southampton

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What was the result of Manchester United vs Southampton?

Manchester United and Southampton drew 0-0 on December 30, 2017.

Official lineup for Manchester United vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester United

4-2-3-1
  1. 9R. Lukaku
  1. 14J. Lingard
  2. 6P. Pogba
  3. 22H. Mkhitaryan
  1. 31N. Matić
  2. 8Mata
  1. 18A. Young
  2. 23L. Shaw
  3. 2V. Lindelöf
  4. 4P. Jones
  1. 1David de Gea

Southampton

4-2-3-1
  1. 7S. Long
  1. 19S. Boufal
  2. 16J. Ward-Prowse
  3. 23P. Højbjerg
  1. 14Oriol Romeu
  2. 11D. Tadić
  1. 38S. McQueen
  2. 6W. Hoedt
  3. 5J. Stephens
  4. 3M. Yoshida
  1. 13A. McCarthy
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Southampton have 2, 5 and 8.

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

Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2017Burnley(home)2-2Premier League
Dec 23, 2017Leicester(away)2-2Premier League
Dec 20, 2017Bristol City(away)1-2League Cup
Dec 17, 2017West Brom(away)2-1Premier League
Dec 13, 2017Bournemouth(home)1-0Premier League
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2017Tottenham(away)2-5Premier League
Dec 23, 2017Huddersfield(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 16, 2017Chelsea(away)0-1Premier League
Dec 13, 2017Leicester(home)1-4Premier League
Dec 10, 2017Arsenal(home)1-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Manchester United wins, 1 draw, 1 Southampton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2017Southampton 0-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League
May 17, 2017Southampton 0-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Feb 26, 2017Manchester United 3-2 SouthamptonLeague Cup
Aug 19, 2016Manchester United 2-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Jan 23, 2016Manchester United 0-1 SouthamptonPremier League
Sep 20, 2015Southampton 2-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Manchester United on Sep 23, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester United score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 1.1 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester United1.71.149/159/15
Southampton1.11.7110/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Manchester United1015414198

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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

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