Man Utd vs Southampton: Preview and Prediction

Saturday 2nd March 2019

England Premier League
Saturday 2nd March 2019
Kick off at 3pm GMT
Venue: Old Trafford

Match Preview:

Manchester United won again in midweek in what was seen as possibly a tricky fixture for The Red Devils away to Crystal Palace, but they eased past them 3-1 and it would have been music to the fans ears to see Romelu Lukaku pop up and get the goals again.

United have a real chance to try and obtain 3^rd place. They are currently in 5^th position on 55 points but are just 5 points behind Tottenham and 1 point behind Arsenal and those teams play each other at the weekend, so United will be looking to capitalise on any dropped points.

United have 11 points from their last 15 and are still unbeaten under new boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the league, a run that has continued for 3 months. The club will be fully motivated for this game even though they will be playing PSG in the Champions League four days later, the club are trailing 2-0 from the first leg and that competition could be over for them this year.

Southampton got a massive result over Fulham with both teams struggling and their 2-0 victory means that The Saints are just above the relegation zone. Since then Fulham have sacked Claudio Ranieri after the club look destined for relegation.

The win was Southampton’s first since January and ended 4 games with no victories. Away from home the club have just 1 win in their past four matches and have lost 8 of their 14 games on the road.

Team News:

Manchester United: Matteo Darmian looks set to miss this game with a knock. Ander Herrera is 50/50 with his hamstring injury. Phil Jones is currently ill but will be assessed, Jesse Lingard. Anthony Martial is pencilled in to come back for the weekend but even if fit may not start the game. Juan Mata has a hamstring injury an remains 50/50 for this game

Southampton: No new injuries coming into this game but Danny Ings is fighting to be fit for this match and will be assessed

Man Utd vs Southampton Head to Head:

Earlier this season the reverse fixture ended 2-2.

There have been 3 draws in the last 4 meetings between the teams.

In the last 7 games played at Old Trafford Manchester United has won just 3 of them.

Man Utd vs Southampton Prediction:

Manchester United have found it difficult to play against Southampton and consistently get wins over the years, and it is no surprise that the club are around the 1.44 mark to win when they should be at 1.30 if we take into account the fact they are at home and both teams league standings. United have been superb though and while it may end at one point we think when it does it will be away from home. There are goals in the side and that is the bottom line and so we will take the slight risk and hope that Ole has his team fired up from the beginning and back them to be winning the game at half time. Let’s also stick with Lukaku who has his goalscoring boots back on and have him to score anytime in what should be an eventful win for the home side.

Man Utd vs Southampton Betting Tips:

Half Time: Manchester United to be winning at 2.00

Anytime goalscorer: Romelu Lukaku at 2.20