Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 18

Jan 20, 2021 at 8.15pm UK

Craven Cottage

Fulham
1 - 2
Man Utd

Lookman (5')
Zambo Anguissa (12'), Bryan (62'), Aina (69')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Cavani (21'), Pogba (65')
Pogba (10')

Reaction

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani celebrates scoring against Southampton in the Premier League on November 29, 2020

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Edinson Cavani struck United's opener as they returned to the top of the Premier League with victory at Fulham.

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Manchester United's Paul Pogba celebrates scoring against Fulham in the Premier League on January 20, 2021

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Edinson Cavani and Paul Pogba struck after Ademola Lookman opened the scoring for the hosts.

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The Match

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 58.8%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Fulham had a probability of 19.17%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.05%) and 1-2 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.42%), while for a Fulham win it was 1-0 (5.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Fulham	Draw	Manchester United
19.17%	22.03%	58.8%

Both teams to score 53.44%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.26%

44.74%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.9%

67.1%

Fulham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.79%

37.22%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26%

74%

Manchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.12%

14.88%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.77%

43.23%

Score Analysis

Fulham 19.17%

Manchester United 58.79%

Draw 22.02%

Fulham	Draw	Manchester United
1-0 @ 5.47% 2-1 @ 5.15% 2-0 @ 2.71% 3-1 @ 1.7% 3-2 @ 1.62% Other @ 2.52% Total : 19.17%	1-1 @ 10.42% 0-0 @ 5.54% 2-2 @ 4.91% 3-3 @ 1.03% Other @ 0.13% Total : 22.02%	0-1 @ 10.54% 0-2 @ 10.05% 1-2 @ 9.93% 0-3 @ 6.38% 1-3 @ 6.31% 2-3 @ 3.12% 0-4 @ 3.04% 1-4 @ 3.01% 2-4 @ 1.49% 0-5 @ 1.16% 1-5 @ 1.15% Other @ 2.62% Total : 58.79%