Club Friendlies
Jul 19, 2023 at 2pm UK
Murrayfield Stadium
Man Utd1 - 0Lyon
van de Beek (49')
FT(HT: 0-0)
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The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's friendly clash between Manchester United and Lyon.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's friendly clash between Manchester United and Lyon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester United could line up for Wednesday's pre-season friendly with Lyon.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Man Utd 2-0 Leeds
Wednesday, July 12 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 1
Wednesday, July 12 at 4pm in Club Friendlies 1
We said: Manchester United 1-1 Lyon
With Ten Hag already cutting a pessimistic figure over the availability of his side's international players for Wednesday's friendly, a makeshift Red Devils XI may not have it all their own way at Murrayfield. Lyon were far from excellent in their opening pre-season battle as well, but with more experienced options available to Blanc, we can envisage the former Red Devil holding his old employers to a score draw. 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 50.26%. A win for Lyon had a probability of 26.24% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.1%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Lyon win was 1-2 (6.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.
Result | ||
Manchester United | Draw | Lyon |
50.26% ( -0.16) | 23.5% ( 0.05) | 26.24% ( 0.11) |
Both teams to score 57.9% ( -0.06) |
Goals |
Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |