Manchester United vs Everton Matchday Stats Preview

Manchester United vs Everton Matchday Stats Preview 

Manchester United have won their last four Premier League games against Everton, last having a longer such run between December 1999 and February 2004 (9).

Everton have won just one of their last 31 Premier League away games against Manchester United (D8 L22), picking up a 1-0 victory in December 2013.

Manchester United have won 41 Premier League games against Everton, more than any side has beaten another in the competition’s history.

No side’s Premier League games have seen fewer goals scored this season than Manchester United’s (26). Only Southampton (9), Crystal Palace and Everton (10) have netted fewer goals than the Red Devils (13), while only Liverpool (8) and Arsenal (12) have conceded fewer (13).

Both of Everton’s last two Premier League games have finished 0-0 – only once in their league history have they had three consecutive goalless draws, doing so in February 1982.

Everton have failed to score in more different Premier League games than any other side this season (6), while only Liverpool (6) and Manchester United (5) have kept more clean sheets than the Toffees (4). Everton have already had three 0-0 draws this term, last having more in 2015-16 (4).

Manchester United have scored 13 goals from an xG of 18.3 in the Premier League this term, netting around five goals fewer than the quality of their chances suggests. No team is underperforming compared to their xG more than the Red Devils (-5.3).

This is Ruben Amorim’s first home league game in charge of Manchester United. Since the start of last season, the Portuguese has won all 22 of his home league games in charge of Sporting CP by an aggregate score of 72-13.

Marcus Rashford – who scored Manchester United’s first goal under Ruben Amorim last time out – has been involved in five goals in his last seven Premier League games against Everton (2 goals, 3 assists), scoring in his last two. He is two goals away from becoming the sixth player to score 50 in the Premier League at Old Trafford for the Red Devils.

Including crosses, only Andreas Pereira (103) has played more passes into the opposition box in the Premier League this season than Everton’s Dwight McNeil (101). McNeil’s 30 chances created this term is almost twice as many as any other Toffees player (Ashley Young, 16).