In one of the matches of the stage 1/16 of the English League Cup, the players of Manchester United and West Ham will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in the upcoming confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Manchester United
The Manchester team performs quite powerfully in the domestic championship, and after five rounds has 13 points in its asset. It is worth noting that this result allows the " red devils "to share the first line with Chelsea and Liverpool, conceding to their rivals only in additional indicators. In the last round, Manchester United beat their current opponents in the cup competition in the face of West Ham on its field (2: 1). The "Red Devils" started their way unsuccessfully in the group stage of the LCH, where they lost to the" Young Boys " (1:2).
West Ham
The Hammers were able to earn 5 points in their asset for five rounds of the Premier League. Now the guest team is in the 8th place in the national championship standings. The London team has not won for three matches already. Having drawn with Crystal Palace and Southampton, West Ham lost in the last round to Manchester United (1:2), not realizing an 11-meter shot at the end of the meeting. In the Europa League, the team started very briskly, and in the first meeting of the group stage of the tournament was able to defeat Dinamo Zagreb with a result of 2:0.
Statistics and figures:
- Manchester United - the favorite of the meeting;
- The Manchester team has 3 wins in 5 meetings;
- West Ham have lost only once in 5 matches;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of the "red devils";
- "West Ham" did not win any of the 5 previous matches against United in the main time of the matches.
Forecast
I believe that in this meeting we will witness a productive game. The winner of this match will be the one who will take better advantage of the opponent's mistakes and own scoring situations. Analyzing the face-to-face meetings of the opponents, we are waiting for the breakdown of the basic betting total of 2.5 goals.
