Manchester United vs Fulham prediction

Following a rather lacklustre Premier League campaign last season, Manchester United have ushered in a new era under Sir Jim Radcliffe and the INEOS group who have injected a dose of optimism within the club circles with an active summer transfer activity –  signing Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee with more additions to the roster expected – as they look to bring back the glory days to Old Trafford. The Red Devils gave a good account of themselves against defending champions Man City in the Community Shield at the weekend, drawing 1-1 at fulltime before losing in penalties. Ten Hag will look to build on that with a solid start to the Premier League calendar in front of their home supporters.

Fulham are happy to compete in the top-flight league for a third consecutive season, though they did end up with five fewer points in 2023-24 than in the 2022-23 season. They almost lost coach Marco Silva to the riches of the Saudi league but he ended up rejecting a reported $40 million deal and ultimately opted to stay put in the Premier League. Fulham have looked decent in their pre-season friendlies, beating Hoffenheim and Benfica but also losing 2-1 to Sevilla in between those wins.

This being the opening fixture of the new Premier League season, we can expect an action-packed match here. Man United will be boosted by the raucous home crowd at Old Trafford while Fulham will be out to play spoilers to the party here. There will be plenty of goalmouth action either way and as a result, we are likely to have plenty of corners. For our opening Man United vs Fulham prediction, we are going for at least 11 total corners to be taken in this clash

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Main Tip: Over 10.5 Corners

Our Manchester United vs Fulham predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: Over 10.5 Corners

Here are 3 reasons why we are backing this match to have at least 10 total corners:

• Their two league meetings last season averaged 16 total corners
• United have had at least 5 corners in 4 of their last 5 matches; the same has occurred in 2 of Fulham’s last 3 matches
• 5 of their last 7 H2H meetings have had at least 11 corners

Odds for this bet

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The odd of 1.48 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 68% chance that this match will have at least 11 total corners taken

Odds comparison for Over 10.5 Corners

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Prediction 2: Over 2.5 Goals

3 reasons why we are backing this match to have at least 3 total goals scored:

• The H2H average in the 10 matches they have played is 3.10 goals
• 4 of their last 5 encounters have had at least 3 goals
• 3 of Fulham’s last 5 matches have also had at least 3 goals scored

Odds for this bet

Paripesa offers competitive odds for “Over 2.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.44 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 69% that there will be at least 3 total goals scored in this match

Odds comparisons Over 2.5 Goals

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Betwinner – odd 1.42

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Prediction 3: Man United Win

Here’s why we feel there is value in picking Man United to win this match outright:

• Man United have dominated this fixture with 7 wins in the last 10 H2H encounters
• Fulham have just 1 win in their last 10 visits to Old Trafford
• The Red Devils going back to the end of last season won 4 of their last 6 home league matches

Statistics for Manchester United vs Fulham Prediction

Team News Manchester United

• Ten Hag has so far welcomed two new signings, Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro. Yoro however picked up an injury during the pre-season and is out for a couple of months.
• The Red Devils have struck an exciting deal to bring Matthijs de Ligt on board from Bayern Munich. The towering defender made his way to Carrington alongside right-back Noussair Mazraoui, both ready to undergo their medicals
• Rasmus Hojlund (hamstring), and Tyrell Malacia (knee) are also on the treatment table and are out of action
• The Red Devils have had a hectic summer, with several players departing including Willy Kambwala, Raphael Varane, Anthony Martial, and most recently Aaron Wan Bissaka who has been signed by West Ham
• Summer signing Joshua Zirkzee has taken part in training this week but did not play in the Community Shield. He could get his debut in the starting lineup here ahead of Jadon Sancho, who started the last three matches as a center-forward

Team News Fulham

• Long-serving Fulham defender Tim Ream has completed a move to MLS side Charlotte FC. He has signed a contract with Charlotte until 2026, with an option to extend by a further 12 months.
• The Cottagers have moved in to strengthen Marco Silva’s defensive options with the addition of Jorge Cuenca from Villarreal and have also been linked to Aston Villa’s  defender Diego Carlos, who has two years left to run on his current contract
• Fulham have completed the signing of England international midfielder Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal in a club-record deal. Smith Rowe is on a five-year contract, and Arsenal are expected to receive an initial £27m fee, which could rise to £34m in performance-related bonuses

H2H statistics

Looking at these teams last 10 meetings:

• Man United have won 7 times, Fulham once and 2 games were drawn
• These matches witnessed an average of 3.10 goals
• Fulham won the last encounter ended 2-1 at Old Trafford

Latest results Manchester United

• 2 wins, a draw and 2 losses in their last 5 matches
• 6 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average of 1.20 goals per match
• Drew 1-1 with Man City before losing 7-6 on penalties in their last match

Latest results Fulham

• 3 wins and 2 losses in their last 5 matches
• 8 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average 1.60 goals per match
• Beat Hoffenheim 2-0 in their last match

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