Tottenham v Manchester United Match Result
Essentially, the Premier League betting sites have Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United evenly matched when it comes to Sunday’s encounter. Spurs are slight favourites although that’s on account of them being the home side. The fact that they have only won 33% of their home matches is not going to inspire a lot of confidence, with the team’s last home win in the top flight being at the start of November.
Crazily enough, that was a 4-1 victory against Aston Villa where Spurs came from behind to score four unanswered second half goals. However, the season has now started to go off a cliff and the supporters have recently seen the London outfit go out of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in quick succession.
Injuries have clearly played a big part in this downturn in form, with the team getting thumped 4-0 at Anfield before losing at Villa Park in the FA Cup. However, they did previously beat Liverpool in the first leg of the semi-final encounter, while they did beat Manchester United in an earlier round of the competition.
On that occasion, it was a 4-3 win and Manchester United are hard to back principally because they have only won three of their eleven away clashes. They’re not full of goals on the road and their results have been such a mixed bag all season. Although five of the past seven encounters have ended in a victory, it doesn’t tell the full story.
A 2-1 FA Cup win over Leicester City involved a late Harry Maguire winner, although that was preceded by a 2-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace. This run has also included slender Europa League wins against Rangers and FCSB, with a 1-0 win at Fulham coming about due to scoring from their only shot on target.
Goals Under/Over
The Premier League betting sites anticipate that there will be Over 2.5 Goals and that is currently trading at around the 1.50 mark. It’s easy to see three or more being scored and let’s not forget that seven goals were scored in that December Carabao Cup meeting. On that occasion, Spurs had six shots on target and United managed to get five on target.
However, three of United’s previous four encounters have involved Under 2.5 Goals and it would have been four on the bounce but for Harry Maguire’s late FA Cup winner against former club Leicester. Therefore, it’s not certain that we’ll see a goalfest, even if Tottenham do play an attacking brand of football.
We do have to concede that fifty goals have been scored in twelve home matches involving Spurs and this average of more than four suggests that Over 3.5 Goals wouldn’t be the worst shout, especially at odds-against.
BTTS
If you thought the Over 2.5 Goals price was particularly short, the BTTS Yes quote is even skinnier. Tottenham’s first two Premier League home matches of the season involved a 4-0 win against Everton and a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal. However, the ensuing ten clashes have seen both teams find the net, with some crazy scorelines taking place.
Most notably, there was a 6-3 home reverse against Liverpool and that came after a 4-3 defeat against Chelsea where Tottenham raced into a 2-0 lead before losing the game. Aside from that 4-0 Carabao Cup defeat at Anfield, Spurs have been able to score in their previous twelve encounters and they still have played like Son Heung-Min and Dejan Kulusevski available.
On the flip side, Dominic Solanke is a big miss up top and they’re also without Brennan Johnson, Richarlison and James Maddison. There are also defensive absences which makes it more of a likelihood that Manchester United will score a goal, with the Red Devils involved in five recent BTTS Yes games although three of their past four have been BTTS No.
First Goalscorer
It’s definitely an open betting market when it comes to First Goalscorer, with Heung-Min Son among the betting favourites to find the net. The South Korean is likely to be on penalty duties although he only has thirteen goals in all competitions this term and he’s failed to find the net in the previous five matches. There were two goals against Hoffenheim and a strike at Arsenal, although it’s just been three in fourteen encounters.
Mathys Tel scored at Villa Park in the FA Cup and the teenager might be able to operate well in an attacking midfield position, with Dejan Kulusevski being an outstanding operator for Tottenham this term and the Swede might represent the best first scorer bet of all.
Joshua Zirkzee came off the bench to score in the FA Cup against Leicester although this was the youngster’s first goal since actually finding the net at Tottenham in that December League Cup encounter. Bruno Fernandes bagged recently against Arsenal, Brighton and Rangers, with the Portuguese on spot kicks for his team and probably the player who is most likely to score.