UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. Young Boys Preview, Odds, Prediction

Manchester United secured the advance to the UEFA Champions League‘s knockout stage, but they sure don’t want to lose vs. Young Boys this Wednesday. The Red Devils still remember the defeat back in the first round in Bern. It was an unpleasant experience for Ronaldo and the boys, and the start of Ole’s end in Manchester. The Swiss side comes to Trafford hoping that they might surprise the favorites once more, and then hope to hear positive news from Bergamo. If Atalanta loses and Boys win in England, they will continue the international adventure in the UEFA Europa League.

Preview

Manchester United (-295) began a new chapter in its long history this Sunday. Ralf Rangnick debuted with a win, creating a positive atmosphere before a very tough schedule in December. It wasn’t easy against Crystal Palace, but in the end, the Red Devils won minimally, getting their hands on three points.

Rangnick will have certain problems with injuries before this event, but that won’t change his tactics and style of play. The German will probably keep a few players on the bench, because no team from this assembly can endanger their top spot in the group.

The match vs. Palace was the fourth in which they haven’t lost, and all of them took place after Solskajer’s departure. During that period, United won three times and had one draw, in London against Chelsea, 1-1.

Young Boys (+600) have been falling apart since late October, and they simply can’t deliver a single decent performance ever since. Something happened to this unit, and not even the domestic media can explain that.

In the last 11 meetings, the Swiss champs won twice, had three draws, and lost six times. The defense looks extremely pale, allowing two or more goals in seven matches during this stretch, which is something a solid attack can’t cover-up.

Nine of the meetings from the above-mentioned interval were with both teams scoring, and seven with three or more hits. So overall, Young Boys are playing efficient and entertaining football.

Latest News

Paul Pogba and Raphael Varane are injured and won’t play this game for sure. Meanwhile, Edinson Cavani, Nemanja Matic, Luke Shaw, and Aaron Wan -Bissaka are questionable.

Among the guests, Fassnacht, Monteiro, Zesiger, Ballmoos aren’t even in the protocol, while Nsame and Petignat stand as doubtful.

Head to Head Games

The first game saw United taking the lead through Ronaldo, but Wan-Bissaka received a red card, allowing the hosts to come back and flip the result, 2-1. Siebatcheu scored in the 95th minute of the game to hand the Boys a big win.

Prediction

United won’t play with the strongest lineup, but even so, we are positive about their win here. Furthermore, the Red Devils will defeat the Swiss unit by at least a two-goal margin, and the odds on that happening are at +105. Playing at Old Trafford is too big of a challenge for the guests, who are in one very nasty position right now.

Pick: United -1.5 +105

Here are the previews for other UEFA Champions League games

• Real Madrid vs. Inter Milan
• Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona
• Borussia Dortmund vs. Besiktas
• RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City
• Atalanta vs. Villarreal
• AC Milan vs. Liverpool