Manchester United vs Fulham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th February 2024

Struggling Fulham are in for a tough assignment, when going up against The Red Devils on Saturday at Old Trafford. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Ranked as number six in the Premier League standings, The Red Devils, have so far collected 44 points this season, while Fulham collected 29 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 25 rounds.

Manchester United came away with three points from the latest encounter with Fulham. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.

The Red Devils scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 16 goals against. This is an average of 1.6 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

Fulham managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

Manchester United go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 1-0 the last two times they played Fulham.

Manchester United vs Fulham Prediction

Manchester United Form

In their last three outings, Manchester United won 3-0 against West Ham, beat Aston Villa by 1-2 and hammered Luton 1-2. Manchester United won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded eight and scored 11 goals.

Fulham Form

Fulham added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw with Burnley. A 3-1 win against Bournemouth followed, before a 1-2 defeat against Aston Villa in their most recent match. Fulham came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 16 goals to six.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Manchester United and Fulham.

Manchester United took 30 points from their last 13 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to ten wins after scoring 21 times and conceding 14. Fulham claimed one win and four points in their last eight games against teams from the top six. They scored ten times in these matches, but also conceded 20 goals. Manchester United have a record of 14 wins, two draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Fulham have a record of eight wins, five draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Fulham Squads

Manchester United Squad

ten Hag will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Fulham from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/25), Tom Heaton (0/0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/12), Diogo Dalot (1/23), Harry Maguire (0/15), Jonny Evans (0/16), Lisandro Martinez (0/8), Luke Shaw (0/12), Raphael Varane (1/16), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (1/15), Willy Kambwala (0/2), Bruno Fernandes (3/24), Casemiro (1/12), Christian Eriksen (1/15), Kobbie Mainoo (1/11), Mason Mount (0/8), Scott McTominay (7/22), Sofyan Amrabat (0/12), Alejandro Garnacho (5/23), Amad Diallo (0/1), Anthony Martial (1/13), Antony (0/19), Marcus Rashford (5/24), Rasmus Hoejlund (7/20), Shola Shoretire (0/0).

Fulham Squad

Here is the full team squad of Fulham. The 46 year-old Marco Silva will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bernd Leno (0/25), Marek Rodak (0/0), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/24), Calvin Bassey (0/16), Fode Ballo-Toure (0/5), Issa Diop (0/14), Kenny Tete (1/10), Tim Ream (1/17), Timothy Castagne (0/22), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/11), Andreas Pereira (1/25), Harrison Reed (0/19), Harry Wilson (2/23), Joao Palhinha (3/22), Sasa Lukic (0/13), Tom Cairney (1/23), Adama Traore (0/6), Alex Iwobi (3/19), Armando Broja (1/15), Bobby Reid (5/23), Raul Jimenez (5/19), Rodrigo Muniz (4/13), Willian (4/21).

Manchester United vs Fulham Team News

Manchester United could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Fulham on Saturday. There is no need for Andre Onana to show up in the Manchester United dressing room, as he is suspended.

Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Anthony Martial, Mason Mount, Antony and Tyrell Malacia are all absent from the Manchester United squad that faces Fulham at Old Trafford.

Fulham have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester United this coming Saturday. For instance, Fulham won't be able to field Calvin Bassey as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Kenny Tete and Raul Jimenez most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Manchester United.

Manchester United vs Fulham Lineups

Manchester United vs Fulham H2H

Manchester United go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 1-0 the last two times they played Fulham. Manchester United generally have the upper hand against Fulham, offering a fine 8-2-0 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/20.

Manchester United vs Fulham Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Manchester United and Fulham. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/7 with the bookies on Saturday.

Manchester United vs Fulham Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Rodrigo Muniz, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for Fulham, with a total for the season saying four goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With six goals lately for Manchester United in the Premier League, Rasmus Hoejlund is also a player to look out for.

Manchester United claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Fulham won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Manchester United will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Fulham have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Manchester United and Fulham, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Manchester United scored 2.1 goals on average, while Fulham pulled 0.8 goals on average. Manchester United saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Fulham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.