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Manchester United v Bournemouth

Manchester United
14:00Upcoming
Bournemouth

Premier League · SUN 25 OCT · Old Trafford

The match pulse

BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

Manchester UnitedDrawBournemouth
Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 14:00
Before kick-off · Match result · Manchester United 47%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Manchester United are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Manchester United 47%, draw 25%, Bournemouth 28%. Over 2.5 goals 57%, both teams to score 59%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off

Manchester United win47%
Draw25%
Bournemouth win28%

Kick-offSUN 25 OCT · 14:00

RoundMatchday 8

VenueOld Trafford

RefereeJarred Gillett

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Manchester United

Bournemouth

4Days since last match3

Last match: 21 Oct · UEFA Champions League

Last match: 22 Oct · UEFA Europa League

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
15Manchester United707
17Bournemouth7−46

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · manchester united winFirst published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off
47% The market43%
Us47%
Market43%

We make Manchester United a 47% chance to win. The market has them at 43%. We are 4 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Manchester United v Bournemouth1.71 – 1.28
Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 29 AugW1 D4 L1 · W1 D3 L2
Table places · points 7 v 615 v 17
The market · Manchester United win43% · ours 47%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50%55% 19 OCT 01:3725 OCT 03:55
Our probability · Manchester United win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 43% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Manchester United win47%43%+4
Draw25%26%−1
Bournemouth win28%31%−3
Over 2.5 goals57%58%−1
Both teams to score59%61%−2
Over 1.5 goals80%79%+1
Over 3.5 goals35%37%−2
Manchester United or draw72%69%+3
Manchester United clean sheet28%––
Bournemouth clean sheet19%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.4%
0123450 5.7 6.1 4.2 1 8.2 11.4 7.0 3.0 2 7.3 9.2 5.9 2.5 3 4.2 5.3 3.4 4 2.3 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Manchester United down, Bournemouth across0–5 goals a side shown (98.9% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.67
Over 2.57 of 9
Both scored5 of 9
Last meetingsBOU 2–2 MAN · MAN 4–4 BOU · MAN 4–1 BOU · BOU 1–1 MAN

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Premier League this season · since 29 Aug

MANCHESTER UNITED

WDLDDD5–2 · 2–2 · 0–1 · 1–1 · 1–1 · 1–1

BOURNEMOUTH

DDDLLW1–1 · 2–2 · 2–2 · 0–1 · 1–5 · 2–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Manchester City8+1121
2Arsenal8+821
3Brighton7+1816
4Chelsea8+213
5Liverpool7+112
6Aston Villa8−311
7Brentford7+510
8Leeds7+310
9Everton8−110
10Ipswich8−410
11Hull City7+19
12Tottenham8−29
13Fulham8−28
14Newcastle7−48
15Manchester United707
16Crystal Palace7−87
17Bournemouth7−46
18Nottingham Forest8−46
19Coventry8−96
20Sunderland7−84

The competition's standings before kick-off.