Opta Stats: Huddersfield v Manchester United

Dan Fitch
19 October 2017

Can Jose Mourinho point Manchester United to victory over Huddersfield?

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Manchester United could move back to the top of the Premier League with a win at Huddersfield. Opta rates their chances.

"Since losing 4-0 to Chelsea on MD9 last season, Manchester United have conceded fewer goals (19) and kept more clean sheets (21) in the Premier League than any side to have played in both seasons."

Manchester United are 2.09 to win to nil.

This will be the first meeting between these sides since the top-flight campaign of 1971-72, with Manchester United winning both games that season. United are 1.384/11 to win again.

Indeed, the Red Devils are unbeaten in their last 10 league games against Huddersfield (W7 D3 L0). They are 2.111/10 to win half-time/full-time.

Before 2017-18, two of the last five clubs in their debut Premier League season have beaten Manchester United at home - Burnley in 2009-10 and Bournemouth in 2015-16. Huddersfield are 10.519/2 to pull off a shock.

Since losing 4-0 to Chelsea on MD9 last season, Manchester United have conceded fewer goals (19) and kept more clean sheets (21) in the Premier League than any side to have played in both seasons. Manchester United are 2.09 to win to nil.

The Red Devils have kept seven clean sheets in their first eight Premier League games this season - no side in top-flight history has ever kept eight clean sheets in their first nine games of a season. The only other side to keep seven in their first eight were Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side in 2004-05. Under 2.5 goals is 1.9620/21.

Huddersfield have failed to score in four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since August 2004 - they last went five matches without scoring back in October 2002. Under 1.5 goals is 3.613/5.

Jose Mourinho has lost only two of his 39 previous Premier League games against newly-promoted sides (W33 D4); both with Chelsea against Crystal Palace in 2013-14, and Bournemouth in 2015-16. The draw half-time/Manchester United full-time double result is 4.47/2.

Romelu Lukaku has scored a Premier League goal versus the "big six" on average every 289 minutes, compared to one every 136 minutes against the rest of the Premier League. Lukaku is 1.738/11 to score.

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