Manchester United vs. Liverpool: EPL Game Preview

 
Manchester United hosts Liverpool in what should be a very entertaining Premier League game next Monday. Manchester United is coming off a 4-0 road loss against Brentford on Saturday while Liverpool had a 1-1 home draw against Crystal Palace on Monday.

As of this writing, Manchester United is in last place in the Premier League standings with zero points in two games while Liverpool is in 12th place with two points in two games.

The player to watch in this game is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has zero goals and zero assists in two Premier League game this season. AccuScore gives Ronaldo a 32.24 percent chance to score against Liverpool. He has 6 SCA and 0 GCA in two Premier League game this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Manchester United: 5.80
• Liverpool: 1.50
• Draw: 4.70

Spread
• Manchester United +1, +1.5: 1.80
• Liverpool -1, -1.5: 2.02

Total
• Over 3, 3.5: 2.02
• Under 3, 3.5: 1.80

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on April 19 and Liverpool won 4-0.

Projected Leaders

For Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo has a 32.24 percent chance to score. He averages 1.63 shots overall per sim, 0.89 shots on goal per and 0.39 goals per sim.

For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has a 50.5 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.54 shots overall per sim, 1.46 shots on goal per and 0.7 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Liverpool Moneyline.

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Liverpool 1.87 to Manchester United 1.2.

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