Overview
Tottenham and Manchester United are having almost similar results in the Premier League this season. Both have won five and lost three of their 10 games, scoring all 17 goals.
The only difference lies in the defense. Spurs have only conceded 8 goals - half of Man United's 16 goals conceded. Will that make a difference in this confrontation?
That is entirely possible if the match is held at Old Trafford. Tottenham are currently top of the Premier League away, but are only 17th in their home record.
Spurs' poor form in North London has lasted until the 2025-2026 season. No team has lost more home Premier League games in 2025 than Tottenham (9). In the history of the tournament, only in 1994 and 2003 did they reach double digits in terms of home losses (10 matches per year).
Although most of this poor run of results has come under Ange Postecoglou, his successor Thomas Frank has yet to improve the situation. Including his time in charge of Brentford and now at Spurs, the Danish coach has lost 9 of his last 16 home matches in the Premier League, winning only 3.
Tottenham have hit rock bottom in their home form after a defeat last weekend. Spurs scored just 0.1 expected goals (xG) in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea - the lowest tally ever recorded by a Premier League side this season.
They also only had an average of 9.7 shots per game in 2025-26, Tottenham's lowest tally in a Premier League season since 1997-1998.
The victory over FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League in midweek will certainly give Spurs more confidence. However, the grounds for them to be optimistic in this match were overshadowed by two unfavorable factors.
First, Tottenham are facing the longest injury list in the Premier League at the moment, with 10 players sidelined. Mohammed Kudus could return, but Lucas Bergvall, Yves Bissouma, Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison are all likely to be absent.
Spurs' second problem lies in the attacking power that Man United are showing. So far, only Liverpool (156) have had more shots than Man United (153) in the Premier League this season, and no team has had more shots on target than them (54).
66.7% of Man United's shots come from the box (102/153) - their highest rate since 2012-13 (66.8%). That was also the last season that the "Red Devils" won the Premier League.
Although there are still 8 teams with an average xG (excluding penalties) higher than Man United per shot, this is still a sign that Ruben Amorim's team is on the right track.
In terms of force, the Portuguese captain has almost the strongest squad, with Lisandro Martinez the only player chac chan to be absent for Man United. The two names expected to make the difference in this match are Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes.
Head-to-head record
Man United have failed to win in their last seven meetings with Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions, losing five. Of which, there were 4 consecutive failures. The last team to beat the "Red Devils" in five consecutive games was Liverpool, between 2000 and 2002.
Last season alone, Spurs surprised fans when they defeated Man United four times, the most notable of which was the victory in the UEFA Europa League final.
In the Premier League, they won 1-0 at home, and beat their opponents 4-3 in the Carabao Cup.
Score prediction: Tottenham 2-2 Man United
The match between Tottenham and Man United takes place at 19:30 on November 8 (Vietnam time).
