Premier League Round 9 2026-10-31 · 12:30 UTC scheduled
Prediction
41% Chelsea (home)
28% Draw
32% Manchester United (away)
Expected goals 1.61 — 1.34 Over 2.5 goals: 56% Both teams to score: 59%

Model: history/v2-w1460-r150. Probabilities are produced by our own model from public match data. They are not odds and not betting advice.

Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Chelsea Manchester United
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 0.961.11
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.321.77
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 76
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 14.4 12.5
Matches in the last 7 days 13
Matches in the next 7 days 12
Travel to this match (km) 0262

What the data says

Match data Moderate evidence

Chelsea vs Manchester United: what the data says

Home last five: 1.40 points, 1.10 xG for, 1.87 against per game. Away: 0.80 / 1.18 / 1.47.

ChelseaManchester United
2.00 Goals per match 1.00
1.40 Points per game 0.80
3.4 Big chances faced per match 2.4

What is worth noting before kickoff?

What could go against this prediction

The model's top probability for this match is below 50% (backtest hit rate for this band is 42.7%%).

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Chelsea

  • injured Emiliano Martínez return: Early November 2026
  • injured Emmanuel Emegha return: About a week
  • injured Jamie Gittens return: About a week
  • injured João Pedro return: doubtful
  • injured Pep Chavarría return: About a week
  • injured Reece James return: Mid January 2027

Manchester United

  • injured Benjamin Sesko return: Late October 2026
  • injured Kobbie Mainoo return: About a week
  • injured Luke Shaw return: A few days
  • injured Manuel Ugarte return: Early April 2027
  • injured Marcus Rashford return: doubtful
  • injured Patrick Dorgu return: Late October 2026

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Chelsea 13 · 14 14 draws · 16 Manchester United

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-04-18Chelsea 0 - 1Manchester United
2025-09-20Manchester United 2 - 1Chelsea
2025-05-16Chelsea 1 - 0Manchester United
2024-11-03Manchester United 1 - 1Chelsea
2024-04-04Chelsea 4 - 3Manchester United
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Data coverage

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