Manchester United – Liverpool Prediction & Picks (10.03.2018)

Manchester United and Liverpool meet at Old Trafford, in a match for the 30 th round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 10-14-2017, the two teams tied (0-0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 01-15-2017, in a match for the Premier League that ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by Z. Ibrahimović (84 ‘), for Manchester United, and J. Milner (27′), for Liverpool. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Manchester United presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Manchester United:

The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 62 points won, after 19 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Chelsea, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Crystal Palace, by (2-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 8 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Manchester United has a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 23 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent end result at halftime was 0-0 (5 out of 14 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 matches in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).

Manchester United has been doing good English championship, which is among the first classified, but with virtually no chance of achieving the title. In addition, it arrives of an incredible comeback in the last party, in which it was in disadvantage by 2×0 and obtained the victory like visitor. So, he goes in search of another 3 points to be closer to guarantee the qualification for the next edition of the Champions League. The team is characterized by a good balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, since it scored 56 goals, being the third best attack of the national championship, and suffered 22 goals, having the second best defense, but suffered goals in its last 3 matches by the Premier League. Manchester United has the second best English Championship campaign, lost only 1 of the last 31 home games for the national championship and it should be noted that it did not score goals in only 4 of these games. For the clash with Liverpool, coach José Mourinho has no problems in the team that has been playing in recent days and goes to the field with maximum force.

Liverpool:

The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 60 points won, after 17 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against West Ham United, by (4-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Newcastle United, by (2-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 44 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 38 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last match they played, for the UEFA Champions League, they tied with Porto at home (0-0). In their last away game for the UEFA Champions League, they won by (0-5) against Porto. In the last 10 away matches Liverpool has a record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 22 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 away matches for this competition: they have scored 12 of their 34 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).

Liverpool are making a great campaign in the Premier League, in which they fight at the top of the table, they come in a big phase, with only one defeat in the last 20 rounds and they are looking for another positive result in the fight. for a place in the next edition of the Champions League. The team has a strong attack, which scored 67 goals and is the second best of the competition, while the defense suffered 32 goals and is only the sixth best, so it still needs some adjustments, as it suffered goals in all matches against teams among the first classified. Liverpool has the second best campaign of the English championship, is the team that lost the least as a visitor and it should be noted that it is the team that scored the most goals away from home, with 34 goals in 14 games, an excellent average of goals scored in this kind of situation. For the match against Manchester United, coach Jurgen Klopp can not count on Henderson, due to an injury.