We said: Manchester United 2-1 West Ham United
West Ham's performances have improved in recent matches, but we think that they will fall to a narrow defeat here. United have recorded impressive wins against Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham at Old Trafford, so they should be good enough to get all three points.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 58.38%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for West Ham United had a probability of 18.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.09%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.02%), while for a West Ham United win it was 0-1 (6.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Manchester United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Manchester United.