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16.01.2025 - 21:00 - Old Trafford
England England Premier League
1 1.30
X 6.00
2 9.50

Absolute must win game for ManU at home against Southampton. Prediction, 16.01.25

Manchester United urgently need the 3 points in the Premier League

Published on 14.01.2025 15:03.

Manchester United are still in a serious situation and urgently need points in the Premier League to catch up with the top half of the table. The home game against bottom-placed Southampton FC is therefore a game that they absolutely have to win. Their form in recent games has been on the up again, with a draw against Liverpool and knocking Arsenal out of the FA Cup. The visitors can only dream of such successes so far. Despite a change of manager, they have lost all of their last three games and are already 10 points behind a non-relegation place. The Saints will probably be able to play freely, as staying up would already be a minor miracle.

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Betting tips today

Manchester United

  • 13th place in the table
  • Last win against Arsenal
  • Haven't won in the league for 4 games

FC Southampton

  • 20th place in the table
  • One win from 20 games
  • Only 12 goals scored
Ergebnistipp
2:0
Manchester United are struggling in attack, but now face the team bottom of the table who have yet to win a game away from home.
Racket England Premier League
#Place Team WGames WWins DDraw LDefeats GoalsGoals +/- PointsPoints
1 FC Liverpool 18 14 3 1 45:17 28 45
2 FC Arsenal 19 11 6 2 38:17 21 39
3 Nottingham Forest 19 11 4 4 26:19 7 37
4 FC Chelsea 19 10 5 4 38:23 15 35
5 Newcastle United 19 9 5 5 32:21 11 32
6 Manchester City 19 9 4 6 32:26 6 31
7 AFC Bournemouth 19 8 6 5 29:23 6 30
8 FC Fulham 19 7 8 4 28:25 3 29
9 Aston Villa 19 8 5 6 28:31 -3 29
10 Brighton 19 6 9 4 29:28 1 27
11 Tottenham 19 7 3 9 41:28 13 24
12 FC Brentford 19 7 3 9 33:35 -2 24
13 West Ham United 19 6 5 8 23:35 -12 23
14 Manchester United 19 6 4 9 21:26 -5 22
15 Crystal Palace 19 4 8 7 20:27 -7 20
16 FC Everton 18 3 8 7 15:24 -9 17
17 Wolverhampton 19 4 4 11 31:42 -11 16
18 Ipswich Town 19 3 6 10 18:33 -15 15
19 Leicester City 19 3 5 11 22:42 -20 14
20 FC Southampton 19 1 3 15 12:39 -27 6

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Last 5 games Manchester United home vs. FC Southampton away
Manchester United Home FC Southampton Away
Newcastle United 0:2 2:1 Crystal Palace
AFC Bournemouth 0:3 0:0 FC Fulham
Nottingham Forest 2:3 1:0 Aston Villa
FC Everton 4:0 1:1 Brighton & Hove Albion
FK Bodø/Glimt 3:2 2:0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Manchester United have some hope after the last few games

The Red Devils are having a very poor season and have fallen far short of their own expectations. Despite a change of manager, results have not settled so far and they have lost more of their last 13 games than they have won. They have slipped to 13th place in the league and are already 5 points off the top half of the table. Their recent performances give some hope. They have remained unbeaten so far in 2025, even though their opponents have been Liverpool and Arsenal. In the Premier League, they picked up an almost sensational draw away to league leaders Liverpool FC. In the FA Cup, they prevailed against Arsenal FC in a penalty shoot-out. The team put in an impressive performance in both games. In the league, they will now be looking for their first win in four games against Southampton FC

Last 5 results Manchester United
Date League Home Visitor Result Form
12.01.2025 FA Cup
FC Arsenal
Manchester United
1:1 (0:0) U
05.01.2025 England Premier League
FC Liverpool
Manchester United
2:2 (0:0) U
30.12.2024 England Premier League
Manchester United
Newcastle United
0:2 (0:2) N
26.12.2024 England Premier League
Wolverhampton
Manchester United
2:0 (0:0) N
22.12.2024 England Premier League
Manchester United
AFC Bournemouth
0:3 (0:1) N

They are still looking for a goal scorer in the offense

However, their real weakness this season is clearly their offense, as Manchester United simply lack a reliable goalscorer. In 20 games in the Premier League, they have scored just 23 goals, making them the 5th worst offense of all teams. Their top scorers are Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, who has been ruled out. Mason Mount, an important attacking player, is currently out through injury and is therefore unavailable.

Manchester United

System: 4-2-3-1.

André Onana
Matthijs de Ligt Harry Maguire Lisandro Martínez Noussair Mazraoui
Casemiro Christian Eriksen
Diogo Dalot Amad Diallo Joshua Zirkzee
Rasmus Højlund
With less than 2.5 goals in the match, odds of 2.45 are waiting for you

Southampton already need a minor miracle

The promoted team is by far the one that is struggling the most in the Premier League this year. The Saints have picked up just 6 points from 20 games so far and have won just one game. They have lost 16 of their 20 games and have by far the weakest offense in the league. They have only scored 12 goals in 20 games and not a single player has scored more than twice. Since the 1-0 home win against Everton FC on November 2, 2024, they are without a win and have only picked up 2 points. Most recently, there were 3 defeats in a row against West Ham, Crystal Palace and Brentford. They have scored just one goal in their last 6 Premier League games. They have only managed to score more than one goal in 2 out of 20 games. Away from home, they have at least managed to keep the last few games open and have drawn 2 out of 4. They have also not lost any of these 4 games by more than one goal. One of the few bright spots this season is 18-year-old Tyler Dibling. He has already scored 4 goals and assisted 2 more in all competitions.

Last 5 results FC Southampton
Date League Home Visitor Result Form
12.01.2025 FA Cup
FC Southampton
Swansea City
3:0 (2:0) S
04.01.2025 England Premier League
FC Southampton
FC Brentford
0:5 (0:1) N
29.12.2024 England Premier League
Crystal Palace
FC Southampton
2:1 (1:1) N
26.12.2024 England Premier League
FC Southampton
West Ham United
0:1 (0:0) N
22.12.2024 England Premier League
FC Fulham
FC Southampton
0:0 (0:0) U

Only team yet to win away from home

They are the clear underdogs in the clash against Manchester United, as they are the only team without an away win after 10 away games. They have picked up 2 points from 10 games so far. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 17. On average, this equates to 0.5 goals per game. No team has scored fewer goals here. Their last away game so far was a narrow 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace, before which they drew 0-0 with Fulham FC.

Southampton FC

System: 4-2-3-1.

Aaron Ramsdale
Taylor Harwood-Bellis Jan Bednarek Nathan Wood James Bree
Lesley Ugochukwu Joe Aribo
Kyle Walker-Peters Tyler Dibling Paul Onuachu
Kamaldeen Sulemana
5 last games in direct comparison
Date League Home Visitor Result
14.09.2024 England Premier League
FC Southampton
Manchester United
0:3 (0:2)
12.03.2023 England Premier League
Manchester United
FC Southampton
0:0 (0:0)
27.08.2022 England Premier League
FC Southampton
Manchester United
0:1 (0:0)
12.02.2022 England Premier League
Manchester United
FC Southampton
1:1 (1:0)
22.08.2021 England Premier League
FC Southampton
Manchester United
1:1 (1:0)

Comparison statistics last 10 events

Manchester United : FC Southampton

2

Wins

1

2

Draw

2

6

Defeats

7

12

Goals scored

7

21

Goals received

22

12

Shots on target

8

Manchester United
56%
Ball possession
86%
Accuracy of passes
48%
Duels
won
FC Southampton
50%
Duels
won
85%
Accuracy of passes
47%
Ball possession
Manchester United
15
Corners
9
Shots on target
17
Goal kicks
next to the goal
15
Goal kicks
blocked
24
Goal kicks
in the penalty area
17
Goal kicks
outside the penalty area
6
offside
8
yellow cards
0
red cards
FC Southampton
18
Corners
16
Shots on target
14
Goal kicks
next to the goal
13
Goal kicks
blocked
36
Goal kicks
in the penalty area
7
Goal kicks
outside the penalty area
9
offside
9
yellow cards
0
red cards

Comparison of goal statistics of the last 10 matches

Manchester United
12
Goals scored
21
Goals received
ø 1,20
per game
-9
Goal difference
6 / 10
Games with goals
FC Southampton
7
Goals scored
22
Goals received
ø 0,70
per game
-15
Goal difference
5 / 10
Games with goals
Odds probabilities
under 2.5 goals 37.76%
over 2.5 goals 62.24%
under 3.5 goals 58.24%
over 3.5 goals 41.76%
under 4.5 goals 75.41%
over 4.5 goals 24.59%
both teams to score - yes 49.91%
both teams to score - no 50.09%

ManU will fulfill their duty - Our forecast

Manchester United have again cut a much better figure in the last two games and should therefore win their home game against Southampton. A home win is a good tip for a combination bet. However, too many goals are not to be expected due to the weak offense. We would take a small risk here and bet on under 2.5 goals.

Odd comparison Manchester United - FC Southampton

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