{"id":295820,"date":"2023-11-02T11:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T11:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295820"},"modified":"2023-11-02T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T11:24:17","slug":"optas-supercomputer-predicts-man-uniteds-final-league-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/optas-supercomputer-predicts-man-uniteds-final-league-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Opta&apos;s Supercomputer predicts Man United&apos;s final league position"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Opta&#8217;s Supercomputer predicts Man United&#8217;s final league position&#8230;\u00a0 with the team&#8217;s chances of making the top four revealed after dismal start to the season for Erik ten Hag&#8217;s men<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United have lost 3-0 at home twice in the space of three days this week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An Opta Supercomputer has predicted where they will finish in the league<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for breaking news<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Opta&#8217;s Supercomputer has predicted where Manchester United will finish in the Premier League table this season after another dire week for the Old Trafford club.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s men were soundly beaten 3-0 at home by Manchester City on Sunday, and lost by the same scoreline against Newcastle on Wednesday as their defence of the Carabao Cup came to a tame end.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have lost eight of their 15 matches in all competitions this season, and currently sit eighth in the Premier League, eight points adrift of the top four.<\/p>\n<p>According to Opta&#8217;s Supercomputer, their hopes of clawing that margin back are almost over already, as they have been given just a 2.1 per cent chance of making the top four.<\/p>\n<p>United finished third last term, but have only a 0.7 per cent chance of repeating that feat, while their prospects of sealing fourth aren&#8217;t much better at 1.4 per cent. They have been given no chance at all of a top-two finish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/10\/77313357-12701661-image-m-42_1698921136670.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik Ten Hag saw his Manchester United side dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/10\/77313359-12701661-image-a-40_1698921124251.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United have now lost eight of their first 15 matches in across all competitions this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/10\/77313603-12701661-image-a-43_1698921314226.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Opta&#8217;s Supercomputer thinks they have just a 2.1 per cent chance of finishing in the top four<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A top-five placing could be enough to get the club back into the Champions League with the competition introducing a new format next season that could see the Premier League take an extra spot.<\/p>\n<p>United are not expected to achieve that either, though, as their chances of finishing fifth are down at just 4.9 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>They are most likely to remain eighth according to the Supercomputer, which has their chances of finishing in that position at 21.3 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Things could also get a lot worse than they currently are, with the Supercomputer predicting there is a 14.9 per cent possibility that United finish in the bottom half of the table.<\/p>\n<p>The club&#8217;s worst-ever Premier League finish is seventh in 2013-14.<\/p>\n<p>That was the team&#8217;s first season following Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s retirement, with David Moyes replacing him and then being sacked in the final weeks of the season before Ryan Giggs was placed in interim charge for the remainder of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Opta&#8217;s Supercomputer now feels it is likely that United will finish even lower down the table this year as the pressure ramps up on Ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/10\/77313653-12701661-image-a-44_1698921394828.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville has hinted Ten Hag could get sacked soon after his side&#8217;s poor start to the season<\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville hinted after Wednesday&#8217;s loss to Newcastle that the Dutchman could be sacked soon as he posted on social media &#8216;we know how it ends&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, fellow pundit Paul Merson believes Ten Hag has &#8216;lost the players&#8217; leading to &#8216;toxic&#8217; performances on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a dismal week for United, but they will get the chance to finish it on a high when they travel to Fulham in Saturday&#8217;s lunchtime kick-off at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n<p>They then face FC Copenhagen next Wednesday in a crucial match that could go a long way to determining their Champions League fate before hosting Luton in their final game before the international break.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12701661\/Optas-Supercomputer-predicts-Man-Uniteds-final-league-position-teams-chances-making-four-revealed-dismal-start-season-Erik-ten-Hags-men.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opta&#8217;s Supercomputer predicts Man United&#8217;s final league position&#8230;\u00a0 with the team&#8217;s chances of making the top four revealed after dismal start to the season for Erik ten Hag&#8217;s men Man United have lost 3-0 at home twice in the space of three days this week An Opta Supercomputer has predicted where they will finish in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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