Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Analysis and Prediction

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The Premier League will be returning to action on Monday evening when Manchester United will be welcoming Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Old Trafford.

The Red Devils will be looking to make it back-to-back wins after they deeated Burnley 3-1 last time out, while Wolves’ fixture against Arsenal was postponed due to coronavirus outbreak.

Manchester United’s failure to properly dominate games under Ralf Rangnick hurt them during their encounter with Newcastle United at St James’ Park, but they managed to beat off opposition when Burnley visited the Old Trafford in midweek.

A 3-1 victory at home extended their unbeaten streak to eight mathces across all competitions, a run which leaves them 7th in the Premier League standings, four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal with two games in hand.

Former manager Sir Alex Ferguson enjoyed tributes to his 80th birthday at the Old Trafford on Thursday, as the Red Devils are now set to make it four home wins on the bounce in the Premier League.

Wolves were due to take on Arsenal less than 48 hours after the Gunners Boxing Dya fixture with Norwich City, but coronavirus outbreak in Bruno Lage’s camp led to the encounter at the Emirates in midweek to be postponed.

With Monday’s fixture at Old Trafford set to go ahead as scheduled at the moment, Lage must continue to search for the optimal goalscoring formula for Wolves, but definitely not at the expense of their remarkable defensive discipline.

Wolves’ European race lost momentum in recent weeks, as they sit 8th in the standings, six points below Manchester United.

The visitors have also scored just one goal in their last four away matches in the Premier League and do not have the likeliness of winning at the Old Trafford, losing 1-0 in their last travel there throgh Rashford’s 93rd-minute goal.

Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

The two English clubs have previously met on 91 encounters across all competitions, where Manchester United have won in 43 while Wolves have 31 wins, and they have drawn in 17. Manchester United have won four of their last five encounters home and away, and they have drawn in one.

Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15/01/20

Manchester United 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 01/02/20

Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29/12/20

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Manchester United 23/05/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester United 29/08/21

Manchester United latest home form

Manchester United have most recently been on a good form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last four matches. Their last defeat came on November 6 when they lost 2-0 to Manchester City. In their last five, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City 06/11/21

Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal 02/12/21

Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace 05/12/21

Manchester United 1-1 Young Boys 08/12/21

Manchester United 3-1 Burnley 30/12/21

Manchester United latest away form

Manchester United have most recently been of a good form on the road, as they have recorded two victories and two draws in their last four away matches. One of the victories came 2-0 against Villarreal in the Champions League. Their last loss came 4-1 against Watford on November 20.

Watford 4-1 Manchester United 20/11/21

Villarreal 0-2 Manchester United 23/11/21

Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United 28/11/21

Norwich City 0-1 Manchester United 11/12/21

Newcstle United 1-1 Manchester United 27/12/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers latest home form

Wolves have recently been on a good form at home, as they have lost just once in their last six matches, with the loss coming 1-0 against Liverpool on December 4. In their last five, they have won two, drawn two and lost one, scoring 3 goals and conceding 2.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Everton 01/11/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 West Ham United 20/11/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Burnley 01/12/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool 04/12/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Chelsea 19/12/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers latest away form

Wolves have been on a relatively good form on the road, having lost just two of their last seven away matches. They have recently lost to Crystal Palace and Manchester City. In their last five away matches, they have won one, drawn two and lost two in the process.

Leeds United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23/10/21

Crystal Palace 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 06/11/21

Norwich City 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27/11/21

Manchester City 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11/12/21

Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15/12/21

Manchester United news

Bruno Fernandes is back from a yellow card suspension served in midweek, while Jadon Sancho could lose his place in first XI after Mason Greenwood impressed in midweek.

Eric Bailly is scheduled to travel for the African Cup of Nations, while Paul Pogba and striker Anthony Martial also remain sidelined.

Wolverhampton Wanderers news

Wolves’ Pedro Neto and Jonny are making progress in their recoveries but remain in the treatment room alongside Hwang Hee-chan, Willy Boly and Yerson Mosquera.

Rayan Ait-Nouri is also expected to remain out with a groin issue, while Ruben Neves, Joao Moutonho and Leander Dendoncker are likely to start in the middle.

Prediction and Odds

Wolves will be heading into this match well-rested, and will be looking for a victory to improve their position in the standings.

However, Manchester United have recently been on an upturn of form, and with their home record, we see them overcoming the visitors to take the victory of the day.

Odds: 1 1.60 X 2.45 2 2.97