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Premier League · Matchday 6 Match report

Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Old Trafford, Manchester

Our picks against the result

5 of 13 right

  • Result Manchester United win56% 1-1
  • Double chance Manchester United or draw (1X)80% 1-1
  • Both teams to score Yes60% Yes
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.560% 2 goals
  • More corners Manchester United62% Level (4-4)
  • Yellow cards Around average 7 yellow cards · league 3.8
  • Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 2.5 Over72% 3.5 Over51% 4.5 Under68%
  • Corners Above average 8 corners · league 9.4
  • Corners 8 corners 8.5 Over64% 9.5 Over54% 10.5 Under57%

Match stats

Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur
  • 1 Goals 1
  • 4 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 1
  • 4 Corners 4

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday 10 October 2026: our model favours a home win, with a double chance of Manchester United win or draw.

Why this pick?

Our model makes Manchester United the pick to win, mainly because it rates them clearly stronger than Tottenham Hotspur on its long-run, xG-based strength rating, with Manchester United above the Premier League average. The strongest counter is Tottenham's recent head-to-head record: they have won three of the last five meetings. But that is offset by home advantage at Old Trafford and Manchester United's recent attacking play – shots, big chances and time in the opponent's box – which is clearly above the league average, while Tottenham have taken two points from five games and scored twice. The overall case for a home win is clearly more compelling, and the call is moderate.

Both teams to score: Our model expects both teams to score because Manchester United's attack is strong and they have home advantage, while Tottenham's attack is above average and their defence concedes more than the league average. The case for goals at both ends is clearly heavier.

Form guide

Manchester United

  • D 1-1 at Fulham (A) Premier League · 20 Sep
  • L 2-3 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
  • L 0-1 vs Manchester City (H) Premier League · 13 Sep
  • W 4-0 vs Sabah FK (H) Champions League · 10 Sep
  • D 2-2 at Everton (A) Premier League · 6 Sep

Tottenham Hotspur

  • L 2-3 vs Aston Villa (H) Premier League · 19 Sep
  • L 1-3 at Liverpool (A) EFL Cup · 15 Sep
  • D 0-0 vs Everton (H) Premier League · 12 Sep
  • D 0-0 at Nottingham Forest (A) Premier League · 5 Sep
  • L 0-2 vs Newcastle United (H) Premier League · 29 Aug

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur
Attack 74 47 1.6 goals per match this season0.4 goals per match this season
Defence 47 16 1.6 conceded per match this season1.6 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

15Manchester United wins
8draws
12Tottenham Hotspur wins

35 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 7 Feb 2026 · Premier League Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 8 Nov 2025 · Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Manchester United
  • 21 May 2025 · Europa League Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United
  • 16 Feb 2025 · Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United
  • 19 Dec 2024 · EFL Cup Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Manchester United

Premier League so far

Premier League records before the match
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
12 Manchester United 5 122 8:8 0 5
20 Tottenham Hotspur 5 023 2:8 -6 2

Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Premier League, Matchday 6
Kick-off
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester

Questions and answers

What was the score of Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur?

Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League (Matchday 6) on Saturday 10 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur right?

No: our result pick was Manchester United win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-1. 5 of our 13 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur?

7 yellow cards (Manchester United 4, Tottenham Hotspur 3), 1 red card (Manchester United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1) and 8 corners (Manchester United 4, Tottenham Hotspur 4).

Other Premier League results that day

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Times are UTC.