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Manchester United v Tottenham

61%Manchester United
23%Draw
16%Tottenham

Manchester United ahead.

Tested

Manchester United win about 61 times in 100. The other 39: a draw (23) or a Tottenham win (16).

Forecast by Vesta, published Saturday 3 October 2026, 18:43 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals59%
Both teams score57%
Expected goals2.0 v 1.0
Most likely score1-111% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Manchester United4-2-3-14-2-3-1Tottenham

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots17.710.7
Shots on target5.63.4
Corners5.94.3
Fouls10.811.9
Yellow cards1.72.3

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Manchester United v Tottenham changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowManchester United winDrawTottenham win
Manchester United
Title1%1%1%<1%
Top 435%39%31%26%
Tottenham
Bottom 352%57%49%40%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals95%
2 or more goals82%
3 or more goals59%
4 or more goals36%
5 or more goals18%

Exactly

0 goals5%
1 goal13%
2 goals23%
3 goals23%
4 goals18%
5 goals10%
6 or more goals8%

Goals by team

Tested
Manchester United: 1 or more88%
Manchester United: 2 or more61%
Manchester United: 3 or more33%
Tottenham: 1 or more64%
Tottenham: 2 or more26%
Tottenham: 3 or more7%
Both teams score57%
At least one team does not score43%

Winning margin

Tested
Manchester United by 3 or more18%
Manchester United by 219%
Manchester United by 124%
Draw23%
Tottenham by 111%
Tottenham by 24%
Tottenham by 3 or more1%

Result combinations

Tested
Manchester United win or draw84%
Either team wins (no draw)77%
Tottenham win or draw39%

Clean sheets

Tested
Manchester United keep a clean sheet36%
Tottenham keep a clean sheet12%
Manchester United win without conceding31%
Tottenham win without conceding7%
No goals at all5%

The first goal

Model estimate
Manchester United score first64%
Tottenham score first31%
No goals5%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1535%
Minutes 16-3023%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6010%
Minutes 61-756%
Minutes 76-90+5%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Manchester United goals down, Tottenham goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
04.64.12.10.60.1·
19.211.34.81.50.30.1
210.010.75.71.60.30.1
36.87.23.51.20.2·
43.33.51.70.50.1·
51.21.30.60.2··

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half74%
A goal in the second half82%
Manchester United ahead at half-time45%
Level at half-time38%
Tottenham ahead at half-time17%
Manchester United win the second half50%
Second half level33%
Tottenham win the second half17%
More goals in the first half31%
More goals in the second half45%
Same goals in both halves24%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Manchester United ahead at half-time, Manchester United win39%
Level at half-time, Manchester United win19%
Tottenham ahead at half-time, Manchester United win4%
Manchester United ahead at half-time, draw5%
Level at half-time, draw13%
Tottenham ahead at half-time, draw5%
Manchester United ahead at half-time, Tottenham win1%
Level at half-time, Tottenham win6%
Tottenham ahead at half-time, Tottenham win9%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
Manchester UnitedTottenham

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Manchester United
Manchester United: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Bryan Mbeumo9035%7%13%44%2.7
Bruno Fernandes9031%5%35%55%2.8
Marcus Rashford7227%4%16%38%2.9
Matheus Cunha8326%4%12%34%3.1
Benjamin Sesko bench1310%<1%<1%10%0.5
Patrick Dorgu bench348%<1%7%14%0.7
Youri Tielemans828%<1%11%18%1.3
Harry Maguire906%<1%6%11%0.9
Kobbie Mainoo725%<1%7%12%0.9
Diogo Dalot705%<1%8%12%0.8
Andrey Santos bench163%<1%1%4%0.2
Lisandro Martínez722%<1%2%4%0.6
Luke Shaw682%<1%4%6%0.3
Ayden Heaven bench18<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Noussair Mazraoui bench20<1%<1%<1%1%0.1
Senne Lammens90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Tottenham
Tottenham: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Omar Marmoush6918%2%9%26%1.7
Dominic Solanke bench369%<1%2%10%0.6
Sávio488%<1%5%13%0.7
Mathys Tel527%<1%6%12%0.9
Jan Paul van Hecke907%<1%3%10%0.5
Richarlison bench145%<1%2%6%0.3
Micky van de Ven725%<1%2%6%0.3
Archie Gray634%<1%4%8%0.3
Andrew Robertson734%<1%6%9%0.4
Rodrigo Bentancur764%<1%3%6%0.4
Sandro Tonali874%<1%7%10%0.9
Conor Gallagher bench273%<1%1%5%0.3
Mateus Fernandes513%<1%4%7%0.4
Mikey Moore bench183%<1%2%5%0.3
Mohammed Kudus bench222%<1%3%5%0.3
Pedro Porro bench402%<1%3%5%0.4
James Maddison bench102%<1%<1%2%0.1
Lucas Bergvall bench151%<1%1%3%0.1
Marcos Senesi bench18<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Iyenoma Destiny Udogie bench17<1%<1%<1%1%0.0
Antonín Kinsky90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0