Manchester United vs Southampton. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more
Manchester United will host Southampton in the 25nd round of the English Premier League. The match will take place on February 12, beginning at 18:00 IST.
Manchester United News & Current Form:
MU is in fifth place in the Premier League table with 39 points after 23 Matchdays of the championship. The team is only 1 point behind West Ham.
Over the last 10 matches in all competitions Manchester United delighted their fans with 5 wins, 2 times they lost to their rivals and 3 times were satisfied with the draws.
In the EPL after losing to Wolverhampton (0-1), the Red Devils have not lost four games in a row. United failed to determine the strongest side in matches against Aston Villa (2-2) and Burnley (1-1). The team were victorious against Brentford (1-3) and West Ham (1-0).
There was an unsuccessful start in the FA Cup where, following their 1-0 success against Aston Villa in the first leg, the Mancunians unexpectedly left the tournament, losing their place to a modest Middlesbrough in a penalty shoot-out.
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As for the Eurocups, Manchester United delighted fans in the Champions League, where the team managed to reach the first position ahead of serious rivals such as Villarreal, Atalanta and the Young Boys.
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Southampton News & Current Form:
The Saints are in 12th place in the standings of the championship of England with 25 points in 22 games. The team is only 1 point behind the higher placed Leicester and Aston Villa.
Over the last 10 games in all tournaments the team 4 times could not determine the strongest against their rivals, 2 times they lost and 4 times they pleased their fans with victories.
In the English Premier League Southampton shows unstable results. Two rounds ago, the team defeated Brentford on home soil with a score of 4-1, after that there was a meeting with Wolverhampton, where the Saints suffered a 3-1 defeat. Then, Southampton drew with Man City (1-1) and then heroically snatched victory against Tottenham in the away thriller match (3-2).
As for the cups, the start in the League Cup, for which the team had their own plans, went poorly – the last stage was the 1/8 finals, where Southampton failed to cope with Chelsea. By the way, this particular trophy was the last serious win for this club.
The start in the FA Cup brought a victory over Swansea, after which the team beat Coventry City in extra time and made it to the 1/8 finals of this draw.
The weakest link of the team is the attacking line, which differed only 29 times.
Ljanko Vojnovic and Alex McCarthy will not be on the field.
Manchester United season form guide: W-D-W-W-L-D
Southampton season form guide: W-W-L-D-W-W
Manchester United vs Southampton Head-To-Head Record:
| Manchester United | Draw | Southampton |
| 20 | 6 | 5 |
Manchester United vs Southampton Predicted XI:
Manchester United possible starting lineup: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; Pogba, McTominay; Sancho, Fernandes, Elanga; Ronaldo
Southampton possible starting lineup: Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; S. Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Elyounoussi; Adams, Broja
Statistical preview of the match Manchester United vs Southampton:
- Manchester United are unbeaten in 5 of their last 7 matches.
- Manchester United don’t lose in their last 12 matches against Southampton.
- Southampton are unbeaten in 8 of their last 10 matches.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has not scored in his last five games for Manchester United. The last time the Portuguese had such a streak was in 2010, when he was a player for Real Madrid.
- Southampton have both scored and conceded in 9 of their last 10 Premier League games.
- A year ago, in February 2021, Manchester United thrashed Southampton 9-0 at home.
What has been said before the match:
Ralf Ragnick about set pieces problems and threat from James Ward-Prowse, one of the best set-piece takers in the country:
“Yes, obviously, but we haven’t conceded that many goals, as far as I know, in the last 10 weeks, we’ve not conceded a single goal from set-pieces. I thought we had scored one from a set-piece at Burnley but unfortunately, it was disallowed by the VAR. Of course, we are also working on that and hopefully, we can score ourselves from set-pieces. But when you mention Ward-Prowse, I think you’re referring to not conceding any goals, and the way that we have defended set-pieces in the last weeks and months has been good.”
Ralph Hasenhüttl:
“For us, it is tough to go there and win. Don’t underestimate us, but they are still the favourite in this game. We need a very good performance. Their targets are high and expectations also, so far the results have been good in some moments, not perfect in others, but they are in touch with the Champions League spots and this is what this team should normally get with the quality they have got.”
“We just played against Man City and Tottenham, and I am sure we will need a similarly good performance against them.”
“To be honest, I was never afraid of any team here [Premier League]. We know about the difficulty of every away game, especially the top-six teams. This is the challenge we want to have. I am never afraid to go to any ground. If you are scared going to a ground, you should stay at home. We want to show we are better than last time.”
The Southampton boss added.
Manchester United vs Southampton United Prediction:
In our opinion, the home team has a better chance of success today due to the class of the players and the support of the stands. Moreover, the Mancunians have strong tournament motivation and a desire to open the Champions League playoffs in a good mood. We assume that tonight the favorites will be able to prove their worth and leave no chance for the representatives of Hampshire.
The first leg ended in a draw, and the last encounter at Old Trafford was a 9-0 win for MU. We don’t think we should expect a blowout. We expect the Mancunians to impose their football and win the game with a comfortable score.
On the other hand, Southampton are capable of scoring and taking their chances – especially from standard positions, so there will be a goal exchange in this match. We should all keep their last game against Tottenham in mind.
Parimatch News staff prediction:
We say: 1 option – Asian handicap (-1) on Manchester United. 2 option (сautious) – both teams to score – Yes.
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