Will Manchester United’s away-day struggles continue at Molineux?
Wolverhampton vs Manchester United - 01/02/2024
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Having survived an FA Cup scare against League Two outfit Newport County, Erik ten Hag’s men face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Thursday.
Trends show that Manchester United have struggled on the road of late, with the Red Devils failing to win any of their previous four away outings in the league.
By contrast, Wolves have won four of their last five home league games, meaning Forebet’s algorithm gives Gary O’Neil’s side a solid chance of picking up a positive result.
Wolves head into Thursday’s showdown on the back of a 2-0 victory over arch-rivals West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
That win extended the Wanderers’ unbeaten run to seven matches across all competitions, with five wins and two draws coming since their last loss.
Not only have O’Neil’s men won four of their last five home games in the Premier League, but they have also avoided defeat in each of their previous eight.
Better still, Wolves’ scoring stats are impressive, with the hosts netting over 1.5 goals in six of their last nine matches at Molineux.
As for Manchester United, they threw away a 2-0 lead against Newport County on Sunday, but late goals from Antony and Rasmus Hojlund bailed them out.
Still, there is no hiding the fact that Man Utd have struggled in the Premier League of late, recording one win, two draws and three losses in their last six matches.
The Red Devils have also taken a solitary point from their previous four away league outings, losing to Newcastle United, West Ham United and Nottingham Forest in that time.
As a result, United find themselves eighth in the Premier League table – 11 points shy of the top four and only three points above 11th-placed Wolves.
Head-to-head: Manchester United have won six of their last seven Premier League meetings with Wolverhampton Wanderers, keeping five clean sheets.
The H2H statistics also show that United have lost just one of their previous 11 matches against Wolves across all competitions.
Team news: Wolves duo Hwang Hee-Chan and Boubacar Traore are away on international duty, while Pablo Sarabia is an injury doubt for Thursday’s clash.
Man Utd’s injury list contains Anthony Martial, Tyrell Malacia, Mason Mount and Victor Lindelof. Sofyan Amrabat is away at AFCON, while Marcus Rashford is a doubt due to illness.
Having carried out an in-depth analysis of both sides, we believe there is a high probability of the two teams sharing the points on Thursday.
Accordingly, Forebet’s predictive analytics model expects Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United to play out a low-scoring stalemate at Molineux.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
323433
X
1 - 1
2.42
5°
3.60
2.70
3.60
2.40
no
no
no
3 - 4(0 - 2)
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