Man United are a really difficult team to back at the moment, but we just have a feeling for the Red Devils here. The players should be fired-up to bounce back from what was a poor defeat against Brighton, and although Brentford are capable of causing plenty of issues, we believe that the visitors will have enough quality to just about get over the line in this contest.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 44.67%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 28.97% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.97%) and 0-2 (8.16%). The likeliest Brentford win was 1-0 (8.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.