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Southampton vs Manchester United: result 1-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 22, 2021 at 01:00 PM (UTC)St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire

Southampton
1-1
Manchester United

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What was the result of Southampton vs Manchester United?

Southampton and Manchester United drew 1-1 on August 22, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 30′FredSouthampton (o.g.)
  • 55′M. GreenwoodManchester United

Official lineup for Southampton vs Manchester United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Southampton

4-4-2
  1. 10C. Adams
  2. 9A. Armstrong
  1. 32T. Walcott
  2. 19M. Djenepo
  3. 8J. Ward-Prowse
  4. 6Oriol Romeu
  1. 22M. Salisu
  2. 21T. Livramento
  3. 15R. Perraud
  4. 5J. Stephens
  1. 1A. McCarthy

Manchester United

4-2-3-1
  1. 11M. Greenwood
  1. 9A. Martial
  2. 18Bruno Fernandes
  3. 17Fred
  1. 6P. Pogba
  2. 31N. Matić
  1. 29A. Wan-Bissaka
  2. 23L. Shaw
  3. 5H. Maguire
  4. 2V. Lindelöf
  1. 1David de Gea
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Southampton have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Manchester United have 7, 4 and 4.

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

Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021Everton(away)1-3Premier League
Aug 7, 2021Athletic Club(home)1-3Friendlies Clubs
Aug 4, 2021Levante(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2021Swansea(away)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 27, 2021Cardiff(away)4-0Friendlies Clubs
Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021Leeds(home)5-1Premier League
Aug 7, 2021Everton(home)4-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 28, 2021Brentford(home)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2021QPR(away)2-4Friendlies Clubs
Jul 18, 2021Derby(away)2-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Southampton wins, 3 draws, 3 Manchester United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 2, 2021Manchester United 9-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Nov 29, 2020Southampton 2-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Jul 13, 2020Manchester United 2-2 SouthamptonPremier League
Aug 31, 2019Southampton 1-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Mar 2, 2019Manchester United 3-2 SouthamptonPremier League
Dec 1, 2018Southampton 2-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League

Last archived meeting: Manchester United vs Southampton on Feb 2, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Southampton score 1.4 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester United score 2.4 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Southampton1.41.728/1510/15
Manchester United2.41.6213/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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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