Supercomputer Forecasts Manchester United to End Season in Bottom Half with Record Low Points Total
If a gleaming new supercomputer forecast for the potential results of the remaining 2024/25 Premier League campaign is what you desire for Christmas, you’re in luck.
Fans of Manchester United may want to look away. The supercomputer has generated an unexpectedly bleak outlook for the Red Devils for the season ahead, even after they replaced Erik ten Hag with Ruben Amorim.
On the other hand, there’s more positive news for Liverpool and Wolves, although Nottingham Forest’s expected drop to tenth position marks them as the Premier League’s most significant movers after crunching the numbers.
Supercomputer predicts a gloomy future for Manchester United in 2025
The sports betting platform BetVictor has utilized artificial intelligence to forecast the final Premier League standings by analyzing trends from past seasons following the initial 16 matches.
The algorithm also incorporated current performance, squad strength, managerial talent, and the usual paths of clubs in similar standings at this point in the season, resulting in a predicted table that places the newly crowned champions Liverpool four points ahead of Chelsea at the summit.
Arsenal and Manchester City round out the top four, with Aston Villa just missing the cut. Leicester City and Ipswich Town are set for relegation alongside Southampton, whose managerial switch is expected to add 15 points to their current tally of five—remaining 15 points adrift of safety and still at the bottom.
Yet, it’s Manchester United who are most eager to disprove the supercomputer’s predictions. The forecast has them finishing in 13th place, precisely where they currently reside in the actual Premier League standings.
Finishing the season with 45 points, while they haven’t reached the halfway mark yet, would be unthinkable for the supporters and management of the Red Devils. This total would represent their lowest since the 1978/79 season when 45 points earned them a ninth-placed finish between Villa and Coventry City in the old First Division.
During that time, Amorim’s predecessor in management was Dave Sexton, who was followed by Ron Atkinson a few years later. Steve Coppell and Jimmy Greenhoff shared the title of top scorer for the Old Trafford side.
Wrapping up the season in mid-table would be just as unappealing now as it was back then. United seemed to have halted their poor performance after gathering four points from the first six available under Amorim but have since stumbled, suffering back-to-back losses against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
The new manager will take heart from a victory over Man City in the Manchester derby last weekend. Man United achieved a 2-1 triumph at the Etihad Stadium while staying in 13th place.
They will return to Premier League action on Sunday, facing Bournemouth—who the supercomputer predicts will finish ten points ahead of United and who won the corresponding matchup 3-0 last season—at Old Trafford.
