Manchester United vs Southampton

3 - 1
🕒 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 15 · Southampton 20
Referee Stats
16 matches · 5.31 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.31
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 63%
Home wins 69%
Draws 19%
Away wins 13%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (23-13).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (60%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 28
Avg: 1.21 / 1.47

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8
Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-3-15

Goals For / Against

13 / 39
Avg: 0.68 / 2.05

Points

6
Avg: 0.32

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.26
PPG
0.32
1.21
GF
0.68
1.47
GA
2.05
53%
O2.5
53%
37%
BTTS
58%
37%
Score 1st
21%

League-position context

Manchester United rank15th
Southampton rank20th
Manchester United points42
Southampton points12
Manchester United: #15 · 42 pts · GD -10
32 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Southampton: #20 · 12 pts · GD -60
62 pts off the top 2. 49 pts off the play-off line. 30 pts from safety.
30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W L L D D
Points5/15
Weighted index40
Goals3-4
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Southampton last 5 away

L L D L L
Points1/15
Weighted index7
Goals3-11
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home58%
Manchester United clean sheet at home26%
Southampton score away58%
Southampton clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first37%
Manchester United win after scoring first71%
Southampton score first21%
Southampton win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 18% · Southampton 14%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 53.4' · Southampton 34.3'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.21 vs 1.51
Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.42
Southampton score away0.68 vs 1.42
Southampton concede away2.05 vs 1.51
Manchester United score 20% below league average, while Southampton score 52% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 4% above league average at home, and Southampton are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
0-15 6
61-75 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3

Southampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 13
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
0-15 5
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
5
Total Shots
23
13
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
12
5
Shots Inside Box
17
7
Shots Outside Box
6
6
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
7
10
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
6
Total Passes
594
406
Passes Accurate
504
323
Passes %
85%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
43'
43' Goal · 0-1
M. Ugarte
Own Goal
44'
44' T. Dibling
45+1'
45+1' Mateus Fernandes
46'
46' K. Mainoo
1st substitution · For: Antony
52'
52' Lisandro Martínez
53'
53' R. Højlund
2nd substitution · For: J. Zirkzee
53'
53' M. Ugarte
3rd substitution · For: Tobias Christopher Collyer
63'
63' T. Dibling
1st substitution · For: W. Smallbone
73'
73' Mateus Fernandes
2nd substitution · For: A. Armstrong
73'
73' J. Aribo
3rd substitution · For: F. Downes
79'
79' F. Downes
82'
82' Goal · 1-1
A. Diallo
Normal Goal
82'
82' N. Mazraoui
4th substitution · For: C. Eriksen
82'
82' L. Yoro
5th substitution · For: H. Maguire
83'
83' L. Ugochukwu
4th substitution · For: P. Onuachu
83'
83' J. Bednarek
5th substitution · For: N. Wood-Gordon
90+4'
90+4' Goal · 2-1
A. Diallo
Normal Goal

Manchester United vs Southampton 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Southampton 3-1 on Thursday, 16 January 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by John Brooks. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Southampton took the lead at 43' when M. Ugarte scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. T. Dibling received a yellow card for Southampton at 44'. Mateus Fernandes received a yellow card for Southampton at 45+1'.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Mainoo replacing Antony. Lisandro Martínez received a yellow card for Manchester United at 52'. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 53', with R. Højlund replacing J. Zirkzee. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 53', with M. Ugarte replacing Tobias Christopher Collyer. Southampton made their 1st substitution at 63', with T. Dibling replacing W. Smallbone. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Mateus Fernandes replacing A. Armstrong. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Aribo replacing F. Downes. F. Downes received a yellow card for Southampton at 79'. Manchester United leveled the score at 82' when A. Diallo scored, making the score 1-1. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 82', with N. Mazraoui replacing C. Eriksen. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 82', with L. Yoro replacing H. Maguire. Southampton made their 4th substitution at 83', with L. Ugochukwu replacing P. Onuachu. Southampton made their 5th substitution at 83', with J. Bednarek replacing N. Wood-Gordon. Manchester United took the lead at 90+4' when A. Diallo scored, making the score 2-1.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Southampton used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Southampton got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (23-13).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (60%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins10
Draws8
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals9 (45.0%)
BTTS10 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)

Manchester United vs Southampton Head-to-Head History by Season