English Premier League: Manchester United vs. Tottenham Preview, Odds, Prediction

Manchester United and Tottenham clash on Wednesday night, and that is the most important game of the entire EPL round. The Red Devils haven’t performed well recently, but they don’t lose games. Meanwhile, Tottenham is going up, playing better and better, though we have to see how they will react to Richarlison’s injury. Old Trafford is a venue where Tottenham had one of its biggest wins in the past few years when they smashed the Red Devils, 1-6 two years ago. A lot has changed since, but the fans on both sides don’t forget that result.

Preview

Manchester United (+140) failed to beat Newcastle on Sunday. The game ended without goals, with the home fans leaving Trafford frustrated once again. United’s recent displays at home haven’t met expectations, as Ten Hag’s crew lost to Sociedad and defeated Omonia, both 1-0, before Sunday’s game.

The offense is problematic, but the defense hasn’t been well either, despite them keeping clean sheets in the past two events. There are many issues in all the lines, and for the moment, the inconsistency is killing this unit.

As you can see, three of United’s last games at home were all with under 2.5 goals, with only one side netting. The reason for that is the struggle on the offensive side, with even Ronaldo failing to change anything.

Tottenham (+187) beat Everton this weekend 2-0, which was the third victory in a row for the Spurs. Some would say that it came at a high cost, because they lost Richarlison, who could even miss the World Cup due to an injury picked up in this event.

The Spurs managed to keep back-to-back clean sheets in the English Premier League; after beating Brighton on the road, 0-1, they stopped Everton, yet in the meantime, they did play against Eintracht Frankfurt and defeated them 3-2.

Conte’s crew showed inconsistency on the road, with the record of two wins, two losses, and three draws, with five of those events, ending with under 2.5 scores.

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Greenwood, Wan-Bissaka, Williams, and van de Beek are all out, while Maguire and Martial are listed as questionable.

On the other side, Richarlison is unavailable, while Tanganga stands as questionable. There are certain rumors that Kulusevski could start this one following his hamstring injury, but that isn’t confirmed, so keep an eye on that.

Head to Head Games

The Red Devils had more success in the previous season, winning on both occasions. The first meeting was in London when United won 0-3, and the second at home saw the Red Devils edging out the rivals, 3-2.

Prediction

The situation in Manchester is tense, and there is no way that the hosts would attack right away. Ten Hag is aware of Tottenham’s counter-attack, and he isn’t willing to experience their power. Tottenham’s style on the road is to wait and seek a chance from some set piece or transition because, overall, Conte also prefers that. So the bottom line is that this game shouldn’t see too many goals; therefore, under 2.5 is our pick.

Pick: Under 2.5 goals +120