After failing to make the top four last season, both Man United and Tottenham will start the 2024-25 campaign with the main goal of qualifying for the Champions League next year. However, after five matches, the performances of both teams have not shown that they are worthy of the leading position.
With seven points, Man United and Spurs are 11th and 10th respectively in the table. Both coaches Erik ten Hag and Ange Postecoglou are under pressure after this start, and if either of them suffers a defeat at the weekend, the criticism will only increase.
The Red Devils' familiar mistakes in attack cost them dearly in a goalless draw against Crystal Palace last week. Ten Hag's players dominated their opponents but failed to capitalise on any of their chances.
However, the rather optimistic statistic for Man United is that they have not lost to Spurs at home since October 2020, when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's army suffered a shocking 1-6 defeat.
On the other side of the front line, Tottenham are also having problems. Coach Postecoglou has warned that Spurs will not be able to get to the top of the table overnight. However, the first thing to do is probably to improve their poor away form.
The "Roosters" won 14 points after their first 6 away games in the Premier League under Postecoglou (4 wins, 2 draws), but only earned 14 points in the next 15 away games (3 wins, 5 draws, 7 losses).
If they want to get points at Old Trafford, captain Son Heung-min could be the hope, as he has contributed to 5 goals in his last 7 appearances against Man United in the Premier League (4 goals, 1 assist).
The Opta supercomputer predicts that Man United are the favorites in this big match, but not by a large margin. Accordingly, Man United will win with a 41.1% chance, while Spurs have a 34.9% chance of winning. The chance of the match ending in a draw is 24%.
Score prediction: Man United 2-2 Tottenham
