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Fixture details

VenueOld Trafford, Manchester
Referee TBC
StatusNot Started
Referees are typically only confirmed a few days before kickoff.

Recent form

MUN LWDLD
TOT LLDDL
Last 5 league results · 33% vs 13% of points taken

Head to head

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
9
Manchester United wins
4
Draws
7
Tottenham Hotspur wins
From 20 meetings on record

Goals scored (avg)

Model's expected goals (λ) for this fixture, adjusted for attack/defence/form/h2h/injuries
1.69
Manchester United
1.13
Tottenham Hotspur
Prediction
Predicted score
Our Poisson model weighs each team's attack and defence ratings (blended with last season's early on), head-to-head history and injuries to calculate the most likely outcome.
Manchester United
2 1
Tottenham Hotspur
Model's expected scoreline · 9.6% probability of this exact score
PROVISIONAL This prediction locks on 09 Oct, 16:30 UTC, 24 hours before kickoff, using the latest data.
Outcome certainty
50.4%
Medium
ScorelineProbability
Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur 11.4%
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 10.1%
Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur 9.6%
Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur 8.5%
Manchester United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur 6.7%

Key factors in prediction

Statistics baseline: 2026 season
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Attack strength
1.14 / 0.79
Defence strength
0.95 / 0.98
Form factor (off)
1.0 / 1.0
Head-to-head
0.99 / 1.01
Injury factor
0.97 / 1.03
Weather (preview)
– / –

API-Football's own prediction

Reference only — not used by our model
Home45%
Draw45%
Away10%
AdviceWinner : Manchester United
Their engine hits the same matchday-1 zero-current-season-data gap our model works around by falling back to last season — treat this as a low-confidence data point, not a benchmark.

Win probability

Manchester United win50%
Draw24%
Tottenham Hotspur win25%

Odds comparison — 1x2

34 bookmakers · 34 offering 1x2 odds · market overround 6.32%
OutcomeModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Manchester United 50.4% 56.2% -5.8% OVERPRICED
Draw 24.1% 22.6% 1.5% —
Tottenham Hotspur 25.5% 21.2% 4.3% VALUE

Betting value

Value bet
Tottenham Hotspur
Odds 4.45
Our odds3.93
Bookmaker avg.4.45
Edge+4.0%

Odds comparison — total goals

Line 2.5 · 3 bookmakers · avg odds Over 1.5 / Under 2.5
SideModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Over 2.5 53.5% 62.6% -9.1% OVERPRICED
Under 2.5 46.5% 37.4% 9.1% VALUE
Line 3.5 · 10 bookmakers · avg odds Over 2.22 / Under 1.61
SideModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Over 3.5 31.2% 42.1% -10.9% OVERPRICED
Under 3.5 68.8% 57.9% 10.9% VALUE

Injuries

PlayerTeamReason
T. HeatonManchester UnitedInjury
M. UgarteManchester UnitedKnee Injury
M. de LigtManchester UnitedBack Injury
C. BalebaManchester UnitedAnkle Injury
A. DialloManchester UnitedInjury
B. SeskoManchester UnitedInactive
L. ShawManchester UnitedInjury
D. KulusevskiTottenhamKnee Injury
W. OdobertTottenhamKnee Injury
X. SimonsTottenhamKnee Injury
M. MudrykTottenhamAnkle Injury
RicharlisonTottenhamInactive

Weather conditions

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Confirmed lineups

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Live match stats

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Result

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The match hasn't been played yet. This card will show the final score once the match finishes. Expected: 2026-10-10T16:30:00Z kickoff, plus ~2 hours.
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