Sheffield United vs Manchester United Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 14/12/2020, 23:20  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 15/12/2020 at 18:43 in Premier League Predictions

It is 12 matches on and Sheffield United are still in search of their first win of the season. Things are set to get tougher for them with a run of four difficult games coming up in December; first of them a home game against Manchester United. Sheffield head to this game stuck at the bottom of the standings with one point while Manchester United are eighth with 20 points. So far in the league, Sheffield is the only side yet to win a game and have lost each of the last seven matches. They have trailed at half time in four of their last five matches and failed to score in seven of their 12 league matches this season. The team has conceded two or more goals in three of its last five matches and has the poorest attack in the league, having scored just five goals. They have conceded 21 goals in the 12 league matches played this season and head to face a side they have lost to in seven of the last eight meetings.

Manchester United on the other hand, have not won any of their last two matches, but with an eight-game unbeaten streak against Sheffield United, they will be confident of a return to winning ways. In their last game, they played a 0-0 draw with Manchester City and though they were at home, they’d be pleased to have taken a point in a game they were outplayed for the better part. In their last meeting with Sheffield United, Anthony Martial scored three and after a slow start this season, he will hope to open his league scoring account in this clash. United’s hopes will be favored by the fact that they have had a good run in the league ahead of this match; they are unbeaten in the last five league games, winning four, but with just two clean sheets in the five matches. They have scored three goals in three of the last five league matches and failed to score completely in just one of the five. The Red devils’ fighting spirit has been commendable in their recent matches, as they came from behind three times in the last five league matches and won. They haven’t led at half time in their last four league matches but are unbeaten in their last 12 away league matches, and heading to this game they are on nine straight away wins. The team has scored two or more goals in 10 of the last 12 away league games. Perhaps what they’ll need to work on more is the defence, having failed to keep a clean sheet in five away league matches, where they have conceded two goals in two of the five matches. The last two meetings between these sides have produced nine goals.