Manchester United vs Southampton: Prediction and Betting Odds 4.00

Current form

Manchester United have not lost yet in the new year, which, given the numerous failures in December, can be considered a positive moment. In the Premier League, in the previous round, the Red Devils managed to take points away from Liverpool (2:2), where in the end they not only recovered, but could have won, however, the implementation let them down. Next came an away battle with Arsenal in the 1/32 Cup. The game turned out to be dramatic, from the 61st minute they had to play with ten men after Dalot was sent off for a second yellow card. The Gunners equalized the score, plus they did not score a penalty. In extra time, the score remained 1:1, and in the penalty shootout, the Manchester United players were more accurate.

In the Premier League standings, Ruben Amorim team is only in 14th place, with 23 points. Relegation is certainly not a threat, but it will be difficult to get into the European Cups through the championship, as the gap to sixth-placed Manchester City is 12 points. At the moment, Manchester United winless streak in the EPL is four matches - three defeats and a draw.

It is worth noting that the Red Devils have scored 13 of their 23 points at home. At the same time, they have lost their last three Premier League games at Old Trafford, although the matches were against opponents who were in good shape – Nottingham Forest (2:3), Bournemouth (0:3) and Newcastle (0:2).

Disqualifications and injuries

Lindelof, Mount, Rashford and Shaw are on the injury list, with Dalot serving a suspension.

Interesting trends for betting

• Three of Manchester United last four matches have ended 0-0 at half-time
• Manchester United have gone winless in six of their last seven Premier League games (one draw, five defeats)
• The Red Devils have not won in the first half in their last seven Premier League games

Probable line-up: Onana - de Ligt, Maguire, Martinez - Mazraoui, Mainu, Ugarte, Malacia - Garnacho, Fernandes - Hojlund.