Manchester United v Southampton result

Full-time · Manchester United 0–0 Southampton

Premier League · Sat, 30 Dec 2017 17:30 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester United · Southampton

Manchester United 0–0 Southampton — this Premier League match was drawn.

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The numbers

Result: Manchester United 0–0 Southampton · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Manchester United 1 · draws 0 · Southampton 0 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 2D 1L · Southampton 0W 2D 3L

Manchester United 0–0 Southampton (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 2 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 6.25

Corners

against 6.29 / 4.88 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.71 / 4

Shots on target

against 6.14 / 6.63 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.43 / 1.5

Cards

against 3 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Southampton for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 15.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.71 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.86 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.63 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Craig Pawson, England.

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	47.1	1.9 6/1	2.6 7/2	S. Boufal
P. Pogba n 8	82.5	1.8 6/6	2.6 8/7	S. Boufal
Marcos Rojo n 8	70.5	1.8 6/4	0.6 3/1	—
A. Valencia n 8	84.8	1.7 6/4	0.5 3/1	—
Jesse Lingard n 8	72.8	1.7 7/3	1.2 6/2	S. Boufal

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Z. Ibrahimović n 6	19.7	4.6 4/2	0.8 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	52.3	3.7 7/4	1.3 3/2
P. Pogba n 8	82.5	2.6 8/6	0.7 4/1
Jesse Lingard n 8	72.8	2.6 7/6	1.7 5/4
L. Shaw n 5	62.2	2.3 2/2	0.9 2/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jesse Lingard n 8	72.8	0.9 4/2	0.3 2/0
Juan Mata n 8	74.5	0.3 1/1	0.6 4/0
M. Rashford n 8	52.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
P. Pogba n 8	82.5	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
R. Lukaku n 8	88	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ander Herrera n 8	52.5	3 6/3
A. Young n 8	79.5	1.8 6/4
N. Matić n 8	85.5	1.6 7/3
A. Valencia n 8	84.8	1.6 6/4
P. Pogba n 8	82.5	1.5 4/4

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	4.3 5/4
Sergio Romero n 8	88.5	2.3 6/2

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Long n 8	39.6	2.8 4/3	2.8 4/2	—
S. Boufal n 8	50.8	2.4 6/4	1.8 5/3	Jesse Lingard
Dušan Tadić n 8	69.1	2.3 6/4	1.8 7/3	—
M. Lemina n 8	65.5	2.1 6/2	0.3 2/0	—
C. Austin n 8	62	1.6 4/3	0.9 3/2	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Austin n 8	62	4 7/6	2.4 6/6
S. Boufal n 8	50.8	2.7 3/3	0.7 2/1
S. Long n 8	39.6	2 5/2	0.6 2/0
Maya Yoshida n 8	79.3	1.1 5/2	0.3 2/0
Dušan Tadić n 8	69.1	1 4/1	0.7 4/0

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Austin n 8	62	0.9 4/1	0 0/0
Dušan Tadić n 8	69.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
R. Bertrand n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.4 2/1
S. Boufal n 8	50.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
N. Redmond n 8	71.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Boufal n 8	50.8	3.5 6/4
M. Lemina n 8	65.5	3.4 7/4
Oriol Romeu n 8	84.4	3.3 8/6
S. Long n 8	39.6	3.1 4/3
P. Højbjerg n 7	61.4	2.7 6/4

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Forster n 8	90	4.3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Southampton
54%	Possession	46%
15	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	4
7	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside the box	7
10	Corners	7
1	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
500	Passes	423
85%	Pass accuracy	78%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Young	90	1	0	3	4	0	7.6
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
P. Jones	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
L. Shaw	90	1	0	1	0	0	7
P. Pogba	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
N. Matić	90	4	1	1	2	Y	6.9
Juan Mata	90	1	1	3	1	0	7.3
Jesse Lingard	90	2	0	0	2	Y	6.6
H. Mkhitaryan	65	1	1	3	1	0	7.3
R. Lukaku	14	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Rashford sub	76	3	0	1	1	0	6.4
A. Martial sub	25	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.9
Maya Yoshida	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
W. Hoedt	90	1	0	0	2	Y	7
S. McQueen	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
Oriol Romeu	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
P. Højbjerg	90	0	0	0	5	Y	6.7
J. Ward-Prowse	90	2	2	2	0	Y	7.1
S. Boufal	85	1	0	1	1	Y	6.5
Dušan Tadić	82	2	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Long	80	1	1	1	0	0	6.8
M. Gabbiadini	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Lemina	8	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
N. Redmond	5	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Southampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWWLDD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

SouthamptonDLLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Manchester United 1 · 0 draws · Southampton 0 · 1 goals/game

2017-09-23 Southampton 0–1 Manchester United

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#2 pos81 pts38 pl+40 GD

Southampton#17 pos36 pts38 pl-19 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.79

Southampton scored0.97

Manchester United conceded0.74

Southampton conceded1.47

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Southampton?: In their last 1 meetings, Manchester United won 1, Southampton won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Southampton?: Recent form — Manchester United 2W 2D 1L; Southampton 0W 2D 3L.

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