📏 Form Guide

West Ham United

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West Ham United, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-2 Premier League success versus Burnley.

In that match, West Ham United had 47% possession and 6 shots at goal with 4 on target. For West Ham United, the scorers were Crysencio Summerville (13') and Valentín Castellanos (26'). On the other side, Burnley got 18 shots at goal with 5 on target.

At least three goals per match were seen in 6 of the last 6 fixtures where West Ham United have taken part. Their opponents scored 11 times in these games while West Ham United managed a tally of 10.

Ahead of this clash, West Ham United haven't been beaten in the league by Manchester United in their last 3 matches.

Manchester United

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Manchester United will come into the match following a 2-0 Premier League win in the defeat of Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Manchester United had 65% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. For Manchester United, the scorers were Bryan Mbeumo (38') and Fernandes (81'). On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur had 7 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

Proving their predisposition for productive matches, goals have been celebrated 20 times in the previous six matches in which Manchester United have taken to the field, yielding an average of 3.33 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have got 8 of these goals. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, however.

Analysis of their past results shows that Manchester United:

• have not emerged victorious against West Ham United when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 07/05/2023 tells us that West Ham United have won 4 of these & Manchester United 1, with the number of draws standing at 1.

A sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 8 from The Hammers and 5 for The Red Devils. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The last league encounter between these sides was Premier League match day 14 on 04/12/2025 which ended up with the score at Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United.

That time, Manchester United managed 65% possession and 17 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was Dalot (58').

For their opponents, West Ham United got 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Soungoutou Magassa (83') scored.

The match was refereed by Andrew Kitchen.

📋 Team News: West Ham United

It looks as if The Hammers should use a 4-3-3 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Mads Hermansen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, K. Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Malick Diouf, Tomas Soucek, Freddie Potts, Mateus Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen, Valentin Castellanos and C. Summerville.

📰 Team News: Manchester United

We’re of the thinking that The Red Devils might elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup of Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that West Ham United are likely to find the back of the net against this Manchester United team, however a single goal is unlikely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Therefore, we’re predicting a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 winning margin for Manchester United at the end of the match. Should be a good one.

Lucas Pereira, 20:02 10/02/2026