Manchester United vs Fulham. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (May 18, 2021).

The Red Devils have already completed their objective for the season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team has already earned the ticket to the Champions League for the next season, and three points scored in the final two rounds will guarantee Manchester United second place in the standings. At the moment, Man United are in the second position, ahead of the third Leicester by four points. It is unlikely that the Red Devils will lose this margin. The main game of the season is still ahead for them - on May 26 in the Europa League final, they will face Villarreal.

In the last two rounds, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men no success: they lost both of the home games. First Leicester beat them at Old Trafford (1:2), and then to Liverpool (2:4). However, this wasn't surprising, given the tight schedule of the Red Devils, who played four games in one week.

It is unlikely that Manchester United will let the opponents beat them at home for the third time in a row, especially because this will be the last home game of the season for them. This season United won exactly half of their home games - nine, they also drew three and lost six. The Red Devils are one of the most productive home teams, by the way: they scored 37 goals, it is the second-best result in the League after Manchester City (38).

Manchester United will play without defenders Harry Maguire and Phil Jones, as well as striker Anthony Martial. Daniel James is also injured and will miss the game.

The Cottagers are already packing their bags to leave the Premier League. There was a moment when it seemed that Fulham would be able to avoid relegation, Scott Parker's team failed the finishing part of the season. In eight previous rounds, Fulham earned just one point, drawing Arsenal (1:1). In the rest of the games, the Cottagers hopelessly lost.

Fulham is ranked 18th in the Premier League standings. Scott Parker's team has 27 points, which is 11 points less than Brighton in 17th place.

Fulham are the worst home team in the league, but away they have earned 17 points - this is 63% of all points they have. In this season Fulham won three out of 18 away games, got eight draws, and lost seven times. The Cottagers only scored 17 away goals, and this is one of the worst results as well: only Wolverhampton and Sheffield United scored less.

Defender Terence Kongolo and midfielder Tom Cairney will not play due to injuries.