Premier League·Regular Season - 30Full time
VenueOld Trafford
RefereeAnthony Taylor, England
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Manchester United0′—96′Match timelineAston Villa
53'
64'
71'
81'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90+6'Harry MaguireYellow
- 90+1'
- 86'
- 82'
- 82'
- 81'B. SeskoGoal · Normal Goal
- 75'
- 72'Leny YoroYellow
- 71'M. Cunhaassist B. Fernandes
- 69'Emiliano BuendíaYellow
- 64'R. BarkleyGoal · Normal Goal
- 61'
- 60'CasemiroYellow
- 60'
- 53'Casemiroassist B. Fernandes
- 41'Ollie WatkinsYellow
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats53%
Possession
Manchester United53|47Aston Villa
Shots on goal
6goals
Manchester United
2goals
Aston Villa
Total shots
16shots
Manchester United
9shots
Aston Villa
- 16Total shots9
- 6Shots on goal2
- 6Shots off goal5
- 11Shots inside box6
- 479Total passes426
- 85%Pass accuracy85%
- 6Corners6
- 10Fouls5
- 3Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Offsides1
- 4Blocked shots2
- 5Shots outside box3
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 409Passes accurate360
- 1.07Expected goals (xG)1.02
- -0.82Goals prevented-0.82
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Double chance : Manchester United or draw
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Manchester United50%
Draw50%
Aston Villa0%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
67%
33%
Attack
64%
36%
Defense
67%
33%
Goals model
60%
40%
Head-to-head
71%
29%
Manchester United · league form
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Aston Villa · league form
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Lineups
4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1
Manchester United4-2-3-1Michael Carrick
vs
Aston Villa4-2-3-1Unai Emery
Manchester United bench
9
A. BayindirGoalkeeper1
M. MountMidfielder7
N. MazraouiDefender3
J. ZirkzeeForward11
T. MalaciaDefender12
M. UgarteMidfielder25
B. SeskoForward⚽ 81′30
T. FletcherMidfielder39
A. HeavenDefender26
Aston Villa bench
9
M. BizotGoalkeeper40
V. LindelofDefender3
L. BaileyForward31
P. TorresDefender14
Douglas LuizMidfielder21
I. MaatsenDefender22
H. ElliottMidfielder9
T. AbrahamForward18
A. GarciaDefender16
Recent form
Last 5 matches
Manchester UnitedW3-1
D2-2
L1-2
W1-0
W2-1
Aston VillaL0-1
L0-1
W4-3
W4-0
D1-1
Head-to-head
10 previous meetings10 previous meetingsManchester United leads 6-2
Manchester United6wins
Drawn
2draws
Aston Villa2wins
60%20%20%
Aggregate goals10 matches
19
13
Recent meetings
5- 15 Mar 26Manchester United3–1Aston VillaPremier League
- 21 Dec 25Aston Villa2–1Manchester UnitedPremier League
- 25 May 25Manchester United2–0Aston VillaPremier League
- 06 Oct 24Aston Villa0–0Manchester UnitedPremier League
- 11 Feb 24Aston Villa1–2Manchester UnitedPremier League
Injuries & suspensions
7 reportedManchester United
3
P. DorguHamstring InjuryOut
L. MartinezCalf InjuryOut
M. de LigtBack InjuryOut
Aston Villa
4
M. CashKnockOut
B. KamaraKnee InjuryOut
J. SanchoLoan agreementOut
Y. TielemansAnkle InjuryOut
Standings
Premier League 2025Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 34 | 22-7-5 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 33 | 21-7-5 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 17-10-7 | +14 | 61 |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 34 | 17-7-10 | +13 | 58 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 17-7-10 | +5 | 58 |
| 6 |  Brighton | 34 | 13-11-10 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 34 | 11-16-7 | 0 | 49 |