H2H: Manchester United vs Chelsea London - Prediction (Premier League

H2H: Man Utd vs Chelsea – Comparison.

Three (W2, L1) of Man United’s last five competitive games (including the midweek win vs PSG) have seen Bruno Fernandes net a penalty and give his side a one-goal lead at the time scored. Finally in form, Timo Werner netted a double inside the opening half-hour of Chelsea’s last league game. In turn, four of his last five goals have been scored within that early period. Man Utd’s all-time PL home record vs Chelsea (Apr 1993-present) is: W11, D11, L6, with all of those victories seeing at least one half won/lost by a 1-0 scoreline.

Manchester United Insights.

Unbeaten in seven home league matches vs Chelsea (W3, D4) Manchester United are buoyant after an excellent midweek win (2-1 vs PSG). However, they are winless in the last three Premier League (PL) matches (D2, L1) to be played after European involvements, conceding first inside the opening half-hour each time. Should the ‘Red Devils’ lose, they will have done so in three consecutive top-flight home games for the first time since the 1978/79 campaign. Overall, they are on a run of four PL home games without victory (D2, L2 – GF 5, GA 12), with 25% of their goals conceded therein coming from the penalty spot. Three of the matches saw them trail by one goal at the 15-minute mark.

Chelsea Insights.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard oversaw a 4-0 defeat in this fixture last term, for a traumatic league debut as the Blues’ manager. At present, his all-time PL record vs other permanent managers representing a former club since the start of 2019/20 is poor: W1, D3, L4. Five (62.5%) of those matches saw the host of the day score first inside 30 minutes. Additionally, Chelsea conceded an average of 1.29 goals after the hour mark across the matches drawn/lost in the above sequence. However, the damage has been done much earlier across Chelsea’s last three PL away games drawn/lost overall, with the ‘Blues’ conceding an average of 2.67 goals before HT (1-30’: 1.67) across that trio.