Sheffield United vs Manchester United 21.10.2023 Prediction: Premier League

Match Overview

Manchester United travel to Bramall Lane in Sheffield to play against their historic rivals Sheffield United in a match in the Premier League on 21 October. It has to be said that Sheffield United will back themselves to do well against the Red Devils given the sort of poor form that the latter are going through at the moment. Playing away from home will not help either.

Key Highlights 

There have been a total of five games recorded between these two teams in the past, out of which Manchester United have won three. Sheffield United have only been victorious on one occasion while the other game was played out as a drawn encounter between the two teams. When these two teams last met in 2021, Sheffield beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford.

Injury Report

Both Sheffield and Manchester United have a long list of injured players in their ranks. This includes the likes of Tom Davies, Max Lowe and John Egan for the home team whereas the Red Devils will have to make do without the services of Luke Shaw, Tyler Malacia and Lisandro Martinez among others.

Prediction

It has to be remembered that Sheffield United have not had the best of times this season and are ranked 18th in goals scored per match (0.8 goals). They have also not kept a clean sheet in their last 5 matches. Manchester United, for their part, are ranked 11 in goals scored per match (1.1 goals). We expect Manchester United to win this game.