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The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's friendly clash between Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's friendly clash between Real Madrid and Manchester United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Real Madrid could line up for Wednesday's friendly clash with Manchester United.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Real Madrid 3-2 AC Milan
Monday, July 24 at 3.10am in Club Friendlies 1
Monday, July 24 at 3.10am in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Man Utd 0-2 Wrexham
Wednesday, July 26 at 3.30am in Club Friendlies 1
Wednesday, July 26 at 3.30am in Club Friendlies 1
We said: Real Madrid 2-2 Manchester United
Thursday's result is of little importance to either team, but Ten Hag and Ancelotti are still determined to see a positive performance from their players against a fellow top European side as they edge closer to the new campaign. While Man United have shown their resilience at the back so far this summer, we can see a new-look Real Madrid finding the net in an entertaining score draw at NRG Stadium. 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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 51.91%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 25.76% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.85%) and 2-0 (7.48%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 1-2 (6.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Real Madrid | Draw | Manchester United |
51.91% ( 0.08) | 22.33% ( -0.04) | 25.76% ( -0.04) |
| Both teams to score 61.54% ( 0.09) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
