Pre-match statistics
Man United are having a terrible season in the Premier League, but in the FA Cup, they are still playing well. In round 5, Ruben Amorim's team will host Fulham at home, with the goal of reaching the quarter-finals for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons.
Bruno Fernandes' home advantage and good form in the FA Cup promise to help Man United a lot. Statistics show that Bruno has been involved in 11 goals in his last 11 appearances in the FA Cup, scoring 7 goals and providing 4 assists.
In those 11 matches, he only did not score or assist in 2 matches. The Portuguese midfielder scored twice against Fulham for the last time in the FA Cup, contributing to a 3-1 win in the quarter-finals of the 2022-23 season.
Alejandro Garnacho, meanwhile, has attracted attention as he headed straight into the tunnel after being substituted in midweek in the 3-2 win over Ipswich.
Coach Amorim spoke to Garnacho and gave the Argentine midfielder a small punishment by forcing him to invite the whole team to dinner.
The last time they met Man United in the FA Cup, Fulham took a 1-0 lead. However, vian's hand job to block the goal completely turned the situation around. vian was then sent off, while Fulham were awarded a penalty. With subsequent overreactions, Aleksandar Mitrovic was also sent off. With a big disadvantage in terms of personnel, Fulham lost 1-3 to Man United.
Fulham have played well this season, but they have often had bad results against Man United. The London side have won just one of their last 21 meetings in all competitions (D3 L17). The Red Devils have beaten Fulham 1-0 twice this season.
But Fulham will head into this match in high spirits, winning against Wolves, thereby bringing the total number of wins in their last six away matches in all competitions to 5, including 4 consecutive recent wins.
Silva has shown tactical flexibility at Molineux, with his key players Antonee Robinson, Raul Jimenez, Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi taking turns resting.
The left-back Robinson will be the key to Fulham's hope. His total of 10 assists in the Premier League this season has far surpassed other defenders, including Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Man United vs Fulham head-to-head record
Man United have beat Fulham in their last nine FA Cup meetings, since a 1-2 quarter-final defeat in 1908.
This is the fourth time Fulham have faced the reigning FA Cup champions in this tournament, having been eliminated in all three previous times.
Man United have won both of their Premier League games this season against Fulham with a score of 1-0.
Prediction of Man Utd vs Fulham
Supercomputer Opta rates United as the team with the best chance of winning in the 90 minutes with a probability of up to 45.3%. Meanwhile, Fulham have a 27.8% chance of beating the Old Trafford team in the two official matches.
However, if the match goes into extra time or has to determine a winner in a penalty shootout, the away team has a 54.7% chance of winning the match.
The Man United vs Fulham match takes place at 11:30 p.m. on March 2.
