Southampton vs Manchester United: result 2-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 3Kick-off on September 2, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire
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What was the result of Southampton vs Manchester United?
Manchester United won 2-3 on September 2, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 16′Rickie LambertSouthampton
- 23′Robin van PersieManchester United
- 55′M. SchneiderlinSouthampton
- 87′Robin van PersieManchester United
- 90′Robin van PersieManchester United
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Southampton have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Manchester United have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2012 | Stevenage(away) | 4-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Wigan(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 19, 2012 | Manchester City(away) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Coventry(home) | 4-0 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Middlesbrough(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2012 | Fulham(home) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 20, 2012 | Everton(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| May 13, 2012 | Sunderland(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| May 6, 2012 | Swansea(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 30, 2012 | Manchester City(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Southampton score 1.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester United score 2.1 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 1.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Manchester United | 2.1 | 0.7 | 8 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy