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Premier League | Gameweek 1
Aug 16, 2024 at 8pm UK
Old Trafford
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Man Utd
1 - 0
Fulham

Zirkzee (87')
Mount (18'), Maguire (40')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Bassey (25'), Pereira (70'), Cairney (73')

The Match

Match Report

Summer signing Joshua Zirkzee scores a late winner on his Manchester United, condemning Fulham to a 1-0 defeat in Friday's clash at Old Trafford.

Team News

Noussair Mazraoui is named in the Manchester United XI for Friday's Premier League opener with Fulham at Old Trafford.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Premier League clash between Manchester United and Fulham, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester United could line up for Friday's Premier League opener against Fulham.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Friday's Premier League opener against Fulham.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hoffenheim 0-2 Fulham
Saturday, August 10 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 3

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 45.15%. A win for Fulham had a probability of 32.52% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.12%) and 2-0 (5.69%). The likeliest Fulham win was 1-2 (7.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawFulham
45.15% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02) 22.33% (0.0019999999999989 0) 32.52% (0.012 0.01)
Both teams to score 66.6% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.32% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)33.68% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.5% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)55.5% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.44% (-0.012 -0.01)15.56% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.49% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)44.51% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Fulham Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.88% (0.0020000000000095 0)21.12% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.03% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)53.96% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 45.15%
    Fulham 32.52%
    Draw 22.33%
Manchester UnitedDrawFulham
2-1 @ 8.84% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
1-0 @ 6.12%
2-0 @ 5.69% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 5.49% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 4.26% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 3.53% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 2.55% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-2 @ 1.98% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-0 @ 1.64% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-3 @ 1.03%
5-1 @ 0.95% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 3.08%
Total : 45.15%
1-1 @ 9.51% (0.0019999999999989 0)
2-2 @ 6.88%
0-0 @ 3.29% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-3 @ 2.21%
Other @ 0.45%
Total : 22.33%
1-2 @ 7.39% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-1 @ 5.11% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 3.97% (0.0029999999999997 0)
1-3 @ 3.83% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 3.56%
0-3 @ 2.06% (0.0020000000000002 0)
1-4 @ 1.49% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.39%
Other @ 3.72%
Total : 32.52%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Fulham

Manchester United
65.4%
Draw
20.4%
Fulham
14.2%
514
Head to Head
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1-2
Fulham
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Maguire (36'), Fernandes (90+10')
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0-1
Man Utd

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3-1
Fulham
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Mitrovic (50')
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Fulham
1-2
Man Utd
James (61')
Eriksen (14'), Garnacho (90+3')
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