Manchester United Vs Fulham prediction
Updated: August 14, 2024
Published: August 14, 2024
The thrills of top tier English football returns on Friday with Manchester United facing Fulham at Old Trafford. Manchester United will be heading to this new season on the back of last season's FA Cup triumph and a dismal league campaign which ended in an 8th place finish.
They will look to put behind them the penalty loss against Manchester City in the Community Shield following a 1-1 draw in normal time.
Hence, Erik Ten Haag will have his eyes set on getting the lads off to a bright start in front of the home fans and begin the new campaign on a winning note.
With 3 wins in their last 4 pre season games, Fulham seem to be in a good shape heading to this opening Premier League fixture. However, they have a tough hurdle to overcome because they have lost their last three opening games away at Manchester United.
Manchester United's desire to avert consecutive home loss to Fulham and Marco Silva's desire to prevent a fourth opening day loss, will certainly make this a hugely contested tie.
Therefore, for our first Manchester United Vs Fulham prediction, we expect a competitive tie with at least 12 corners played. (Over 11.5 Corners)
Manchester United Vs Fulham prediction
Tip 1: Over 11.5 Corners
For our first Manchester United Vs Fulham betting tip, we are expecting an explosive tie with at least 12 corners played. This prediction is based on the following stats;
- The last meeting between both sides produced 19 corners
- Manchester United played an average of 7 corners in their last 2 matches
- We expect a highly attacking fixture
Betano has a competitive betting odd of 1.83 for this prediction. This means there is a 54% chance that the corners will come in as predicted.
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Tip 2: Most Scoring Half 2nd
For our second Manchester United Vs Fulham prediction, looking at the facts and data below, we are expecting a cagey affair in the first half while the second half of this match will produce the most goals.
- 4 of the last 5 meetings between both sides produced more second half goals
- Manchester United's last opening match ended 1-0 against Wolves and the goal came in the second half
- Fulham's first match last season had just one second half goal
1xbet has competitive betting odd of 1.98 for this prediction. This means that there is a 51% chance that the second half will produce more goals than the first.
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Tip 3: Manchester United Win
- Manchester United have won their last 3 opening games against Fulham
- The home crowd will be a huge advantage for the Red Devils
- Fulham have never won back to back away games against Man United
Manchester United Vs Fulham Preview and Team News
Manchester United will begin their campaign for the new Premier League season after what was a not so impressive campaign last time when they finished 8th on the log, their worst finish ever in Premier League era.
The FA Cup win bought some goodwill for Ten Haag and ensured they did not go trophy less. However, the 8th place finish triggered criticisms about the lacklustre display of the team and the continued title drought since Sir Alex Fergusson's exit.
This season, the Red Devils will be optimistic that the new Jim Radcliffe leadership and their summer acquisition will bring some renewed vigour and return the club to its glory days.
For Fulham, the new season presents another chance to better the 13th place finish in the last campaign which was three places worse than the 10th position earned in the 2022/23 campaign.
The Cottagers are in their third consecutive top flight season after they were relegated back in the 2020/21 season.
Here, Marco Silva will be gunning for a first consecutive away win at Old Trafford for the first time. In their last visit to United, Silva's men secured a 2-1 win through a 90th minute strike by Alex Iwobi. That was their first win away at United since 2003.
Manchester United will be bolstered by the fact that they have lost just four matches against Fulham throughout their past league meetings. The Red Devils have won 34 premier league games against the Cottagers and will be happy to continue this run on Friday.
Manchester United Team News
- New addition Leny Yoro is expected to be sidelined following a foot injury in the pre season game against Arsenal.
- Rasmus Hojlund is also expected to miss Friday's season opener due to a hamstring injury
- Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui completed their moves from Bayern Munich this week. Both could make their debut on Friday
Possible starting line up: Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Evans; Mainoo Casemiro; Garnacho, Mount; Fernandez, Rashford
Fulham Team News
- Fulham have no injury concerns heading to this fixture
Possible starting line up: Leno; Castagne, Cuenca, Bassey, Robinson; Cairmey Lukic; Iwobi, Pereira; Wilson, Muniz