The 19th-round Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place on 30 December at Old Trafford. Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Manchester United
Manchester United secured a hard-fought home victory over Newcastle United in the last round (1:0). Before that the club had failed to win in two consecutive league matches (one draw and one defeat). Also note that the loss to Aston Villa (1:2) is the only defeat for Manchester United in their last six Premier League matches (three wins and two draws). At the same time the team has scored in 13 of their previous 14 Premier League matches. Manchester United have caught up with Chelsea on points (29) and are only three points behind the Champions League places.
- Both teams scored in 9 of the club's last 11 Premier League matches.
- Manchester United have avoided defeat in 10 of their last 12 league matches (6 wins and 4 draws).
- The side have not been beaten in the first half in five of their last Premier League matches (2 wins and 3 draws).
Potential Manchester United Lineup
Senne Lammens – Aiden Heven, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot – Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro – Matheus Cunha, Patrick Dorgu, Mason Mount – Benjamin Sesko.
Out injured are defenders Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt, as well as midfielders Mason Mount, Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes. On AFCON duty are defender Noussair Mazraoui and midfielders Brian Mbemo and Amad Diallo.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
No matter how much the visitors have tried, the losing run in the league grows with each round. In the last Premier League match the club played a decent away game against Liverpool but lost 1:2. That was already the 11th consecutive defeat in the Premier League. In total Wolverhampton Wanderers have not experienced a victory in the top division of England for 22 matches (3 draws and 19 defeats). The team have also conceded the most in the Premier League – 39 goals.
- No more than three goals were scored in 8 of the club's last 9 league matches.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers are on a run of 6 away defeats in the Premier League.
- The team conceded at least two goals in 5 of their last 6 away Premier League matches.
Potential Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup
Jose Sa – Ladislav Krejci, Erison Mosquera, Santiago Bueno – Matt Doherty, Joao Gomes, Hugo Bueno, Andre Neto – Hwang Hee-chan, Mateusz Mane, Tolu Arokodare.
Out injured are defenders Hugo Bueno, Tote Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Rodrigo Gomes, midfielder Marshall Munetsi and goalkeeper Dan Bentley. Defenders Emmanuel Agbadu and forward Tawanda Chirewa have gone to national team duty. Midfielder Andre Neto is suspended.
Referee
Thomas Bramall (England)
Matches – 10 (Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 33;
Average yellow/red cards per match – 3.3;
Red cards shown – 1;
Fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 30%.
Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: Match Prediction
If there are no surprises, Manchester United will take the win in this confrontation. Despite problems with injuries and players away at AFCON, the hosts should have no problem collecting 3 points against a clear outsider. At Old Trafford Manchester United have not lost in 7 of their previous 8 league matches, recording 5 wins and 2 draws.
As for the visitors' results, they have set numerous negative records for both the club and the Premier League. The club appear resigned to relegation to the Championship and are not demanding emergency measures from Robert Edwards to fix the situation. The main problem for Wolverhampton Wanderers is their lack of cutting edge in attack – the team have taken just 1 point in their last 11 away Premier League matches, failing to score in that run on 7 occasions. We therefore expect the visitors to fail to score again, as happened in 4 of their last 6 visits to this stadium in the Premier League.
Prediction: Wolverhampton Wanderers Under 0.5 goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is the one used in their previous match in this competition.
