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Manchester United logo
Club Friendlies
Aug 4, 2024 at 12.45am UK
Old Trafford
Liverpool logo

Man Utd
0 - 3
Liverpool


Fish (69')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Carvalho (10'), Jones (36'), Tsimikas (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's friendly clash between Manchester United and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester United could line up for Saturday's pre-season friendly against Liverpool in the USA.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Man Utd 3-2 Betis
Thursday, August 1 at 3am in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
Thursday, August 1 at 12.30am in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool

Liverpool could perhaps count themselves a tad fortunate to sink Arsenal in midweek as the Gunners were found wanting in the attacking third, but Slot already appears to be stamping his blueprint on the squad, who are in much better shape than their injury-hit foes. Fatigue and the extreme heat should hamper both sets of players, though, so we would not be at all surprised to see another stalemate played out between the long-time adversaries. 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 Liverpool win with a probability of 49.59%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 30.45% and a draw had a probability of 20%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (6.07%) and 2-3 (5.41%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 2-1 (6.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (7.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawLiverpool
30.45% (0.437 0.44) 19.95% (-0.388 -0.39) 49.59% (-0.055 -0.05)
Both teams to score 74.75% (1.84 1.84)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
77.21% (2.203 2.2)22.78% (-2.209 -2.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
58.03% (2.937 2.94)41.97% (-2.943 -2.94)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.19% (1.346 1.35)16.8% (-1.353 -1.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.22% (2.354 2.35)46.77% (-2.36 -2.36)
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.85% (0.765 0.77)10.15% (-0.77 -0.77)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.63% (1.728 1.73)33.37% (-1.735 -1.74)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 30.45%
    Liverpool 49.59%
    Draw 19.95%
Manchester UnitedDrawLiverpool
2-1 @ 6.21% (-0.185 -0.19)
3-2 @ 4.22% (0.196 0.2)
3-1 @ 3.69% (0.055 0.06)
1-0 @ 3.04% (-0.34 -0.34)
2-0 @ 2.71% (-0.173 -0.17)
4-2 @ 1.88% (0.165 0.17)
4-1 @ 1.65% (0.095 0.1)
3-0 @ 1.61% (-0.028 -0.03)
4-3 @ 1.44% (0.168 0.17)
Other @ 4.01%
Total : 30.45%
2-2 @ 7.1% (0.023000000000001 0.02)
1-1 @ 6.96% (-0.532 -0.53)
3-3 @ 3.22% (0.247 0.25)
0-0 @ 1.71% (-0.277 -0.28)
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 19.95%
1-2 @ 7.96% (-0.335 -0.34)
1-3 @ 6.07% (-0.053 -0.05)
2-3 @ 5.41% (0.189 0.19)
0-2 @ 4.46% (-0.399 -0.4)
0-1 @ 3.9% (-0.488 -0.49)
1-4 @ 3.47% (0.082 0.08)
0-3 @ 3.4% (-0.186 -0.19)
2-4 @ 3.1% (0.204 0.2)
0-4 @ 1.95% (-0.041 -0.04)
3-4 @ 1.84% (0.196 0.2)
1-5 @ 1.59% (0.086 0.09)
2-5 @ 1.42% (0.136 0.14)
Other @ 5.02%
Total : 49.59%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Liverpool

Manchester United
29.6%
Draw
12.2%
Liverpool
58.3%
115
Head to Head
Apr 7, 2024 3.30pm
Gameweek 32
Man Utd
2-2
Liverpool
Fernandes (50'), Mainoo (67')
Kambwala (74'), Onana (80'), Mount (90+3'), Antony (90+4'), Casemiro (90+7')
Diaz (23'), Salah (84' pen.)
Bradley (7'), Jones (89')
Mar 17, 2024 3.30pm
Quarter-Finals
Man Utd
4-3
Liverpool
McTominay (10'), Antony (87'), Rashford (112'), Diallo (120+1')
Fernandes (45+3'), Diallo (116')
Diallo (120+2')
Mac Allister (44'), Salah (45+2'), Elliott (105')
Mac Allister (31'), Gomez (60'), Kelleher (109')
Dec 17, 2023 4.30pm
Gameweek 17
Liverpool
0-0
Man Utd
Nunez (21'), Endo (45+2')
Mainoo (27'), Amrabat (35'), Shaw (88'), Rashford (90+1'), Dalot (90+4')
Dalot (90+4')
Mar 5, 2023 4.30pm
Gameweek 26
Liverpool
7-0
Man Utd
Gakpo (43', 50'), Nunez (47', 75'), Salah (66', 83'), Firmino (88')
Aug 22, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 3
Man Utd
2-1
Liverpool
Sancho (16'), Rashford (53')
Varane (27'), Dalot (45'), Fernandes (74')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Manchester CityMan City188463026428
7Aston Villa178452626028
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton173861522-717
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256


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