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Manchester United and Wigan play at Old Trafford in a FA Cup match (Round 4). In the last 3 years there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 16-07-2016, which ended with Manchester United winning by 0-2 and the most recent 11-08-2013, Which ended with Manchester United’s (2-0) win. It is necessary to analyze with particular attention the home / away condition as Manchester United presents different results at home and away.
Manchester United
The home team arrives at this stage of the FA Cup (Round 4) after a (4-0) home win with Reading. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 17 conceded, against 10 wins and 5 draws At home with 30 goals scored and 8 conceded. In the last game that disputed, for the Glass of the League, lost with Hull City outside by (2-1). In the last 10 home games Manchester United have recorded 7 wins and 3 draws. His attack has been marked with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
The Manchester United team come to this round with a 2-1 defeat at Hull City, however, this defeat had a special flavor as they managed to advance to the League Cup final. Another goal of Manchester United for this competition is the FA Cup, and the league is increasingly complicated for the home team. Still, it is important to note that the team of the house presents a collective of great technical and tactical quality, however, the game mentality has not been the best: the team favors the organization of its defensive system, abdicating, in some moments, Attack in the game. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the great highlight of Manchester United with 14 goals and 3 assists. Eric Bailly is back after playing CAN, however, may be absent from Jose Mourinho’s choices.
Wigan
The visiting team arrives at this stage of the FA Cup (Round 4) after having eliminated Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win at home on the previous tie. This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with a total of 15 goals scored and 19 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, with a total of 12 goals scored and 17 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a home win with Brentford by (2-1). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Wigan won 3, drew 4 and lost 3. The team allowed their opponents to score 7 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need to be improved. In 15 games, he never got around to scoring in the eight games in which he conceded the first goal.
The Wigan Athletic team are having a good time this season, having added several consecutive defeats in the championship. It is important to emphasize that the primary objective will be maintenance in the English second division and this task is increasingly complicated. Visitors have shown several crucial flaws in their playing style during the current season and this has been reflected in the result: ball possession and finishing are the team’s most fragile points. Still, offensive Will Grigg can earn a spotlight with 5 goals scored. For this game in the FA Cup, coach Warren Joyce can not count on Daniels, Kellett, James, Knoyle, Garbutt, Powell, Bogdan and Burke, players who recover from injury.
Prediction: under 4.5 goals @ 1.30