Manchester Utd vs Fulham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-02-23 15:00.
[p]Manchester United may be in their best form of the season and closing in on the top-four, but manager Erik ten Hag remains a frustrated figure on the touchline. After racing into a two-goal lead at Luton on Sunday, the Red Devils passed up several opportunities to expand their advantage and were the width of the woodwork away from being pegged back at the death.[/p]
[p]Despite that, the mood around Old Trafford is as positive as it has been all season with United winning four consecutive league matches and with the news that Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s deal to buy a 27.7% stake in Manchester United has been completed. Just five points separate them from fourth place pre-round, and the hosts will certainly be confident of closing that gap further as Fulham come to town considering that they’re unbeaten in each of the last 18 H2Hs (W15, D3), including four successive wins under Ten Hag.[/p]
[p]There can hardly be a fixture that the travelling Cottagers faithful fear more, as Fulham haven’t tasted victory on Old Trafford’s hallowed turf since October 2003 (D2, L14)! And while Marco Silva’s men sit comfortably in mid-table, a mediocre run of just one win from their last eight in all competitions (D3, L4) hardly inspires confidence of an upset here.[/p]
[p]Adding to that will be Fulham’s dreadful away form in 2023/24. Only basement boys Sheffield United (five) have accumulated fewer points on their Premier League travels than the Cottagers (seven), with Silva’s side going 11 league games without a win on the road since beating Everton in August (D4, L7).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: United forward Rasmus Højlund has well and truly hit his stride, becoming the youngest-ever player to score in six successive Premier League matches. Of his 13 goals across all competitions this term, nine have arrived before half-time. Opposite number Rodrigo Muniz is one of few forwards in Europe that can keep up with the Dane at present having netted four times in his last three games.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fulham have failed to score in a joint-league high ten matches this season.[/p]