Everton v Manchester United Betting Tips
Manchester United sit fourth in the Premier League table and they're warm favourites to win this north-west showdown on Monday night. Under Michael Carrick, the Red Devils have collected thirteen points from five games although they nearly suffered a defeat at London Stadium before Benjamin Sesko was able to score at the death to land a point.
Therefore, you could make a case that the 1.95 is a value bet based on recent form. Alternatively, you could say that it's a bit on the skinny side considering only four wins have been recorded in thirteen away clashes. The team have scored twenty-two times on the road but have also conceded that many goals.
United have recorded away wins at Liverpool and Arsenal this term, with other victories being landed at Palace and Wolves. However, they weren't able to win at Turf Moor recently when drawing 2-2 and we have also seen the Red Devils lose to Everton when being beaten 1-0 towards the end of November.
Everton's home form has been far from convincing. Whether it's a new stadium situation or simply the competitive nature of the division, only four wins have been landed in thirteen home encounters. Since beating Nottingham Forest at the beginning of December, there have been six games without a victory.
Arsenal, Brentford and Bournemouth have all left Merseyside with a maximum haul and there have been 1-1 draws played out against Wolves, Sunderland and Leeds. Indeed, the price about the match ending all square is probably the most appealing selection of all. It could be a tight encounter and the Everton defence might be capable of snuffing out a side who struggled to fashion chances against West Ham.
Goals Under/Over
The Premier League betting sites are leaning towards Over 2.5 Goals with their prices. That is priced at around the 1.72 mark compared to Under trading at a shade of odds-against. There's clearly scoring power from a Manchester United team who scored three goals apiece against Manchester City and Arsenal when operating under Michael Carrick.
There was then a 3-2 success against Fulham before a 2-0 victory against a Tottenham side reduced to ten men. The latest clash saw a 1-1 draw at West Ham in a cagey encounter. It's entirely possible that we'll see a similar type of game considering that Everton will be defending deep and looking to deny clear scoring chances.
There have been thirty-four goals scored across thirteen Everton home games, with David Moyes' side having been involved in five straight BTTS No games throughout January and many of those games ended in a 1-1 scoreline. More recently, there was a 2-1 reverse at home to Bournemouth although a total of ten shots on target were registered.
BTTS
Seven of the past eight Everton matches have seen BTTS Yes happen. It's a very high ratio although 1-1 scorelines have occurred on four of these occasions. This score leaves little margin for error compared to higher-scoring affairs and the Toffees have only managed to score sixteen times across thirteen games which is not a huge return.
As for Manchester United, they have twenty-two goals on the road and they can find the net through a number of players. Bruno Fernandes is playing in a more advanced position and you have to go back to that 1-0 home defeat against Everton at the end of November to find the last time that the Red Devils failed to find the net.
Only three of the past fifteen United games have involved BTTS No and that means we can back against this option with confidence. As the home team, Everton will adopt an attacking approach and we know that their opponents are keen to go in search of goals under Michael Carrick as they bid to qualify for next season's Champions League.
The odds of 1.61 for BTTS Yes look pretty fair and you might want to combine that with one of the teams to win in order to get a bigger price.
First Goalscorer
Bryan Mbuemo is scoring goals at a steady rate during his first season at Manchester United and the former Brentford man could be a decent wager to find the net. He opened the scoring against Tottenham two games ago, with Matheus Cunha also posing a lively threat from open play and the ex-Wolves forward clearly has an eye for goal.
We know that Bruno Fernandes is on penalties and also free-kicks for the Red Devils, with his chances of scoring drastically improved considering that the Manchester United captain is operating in an advanced midfield position. Casemiro can score with his head from corners and has been regularly among the goals recently.
Everton also have a number of potential goalscorers, with James Tarkowski available at a big price to find the net for the Toffees. Thierno Barry might be given the nod to lead the line and can cause problems for the opposition who are not always watertight at the back. Iliman Ndiaye is on penalty duties and recently converted a spot kick against Bournemouth, with the former Sheffield United man also capable from open play.