Manchester United vs Tottenham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th September 2024

Manchester United enjoy home advantage, when visitors Tottenham swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Manchester United are placed 11th with seven points after five matches. Tottenham occupy a position as tenth in the league on seven points.

Manchester United need a good result here against Tottenham, if they wish to climb the Premier League table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Old Trafford.

Manchester United only average a modest 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Tottenham travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 14 goals against. An average of 1.4 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Prediction

Manchester United Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Manchester United managed to beat Barnsley 7-0, before drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace. Most recently, they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Twente. Manchester United won three of their previous six matches at Old Trafford in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to nine against.

Manchester United enter the season as candidates for a top three finish, but more than a third place would in the end would be a rather big surprise.

Tottenham Form

Tottenham look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Coventry, who were defeated by 1-2. Then, Brentford got outclassed in a 3-1 win, before beating Qarabag FK by 3-0. Tottenham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to seven.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Manchester United a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Tottenham could turn out a bit slippery for Manchester United. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Sunday.

Manchester United only drew once so far this season after five games played, in stead recording two wins and two defeats in the Premier League. Tottenham have a record of two wins, one draw and two defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Squads

Manchester United Squad

ten Hag will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Tottenham from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/5), Tom Heaton (0/0), Diogo Dalot (0/5), Harry Amass (0/0), Harry Maguire (0/4), Jonny Evans (0/2), Leny Yoro (0/0), Lisandro Martinez (0/5), Luke Shaw (0/0), Matthijs de Ligt (1/5), Noussair Mazraoui (0/5), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (0/0), Bruno Fernandes (0/5), Casemiro (0/4), Christian Eriksen (0/3), Daniel Gore (0/0), Kobbie Mainoo (0/5), Manuel Ugarte (0/2), Mason Mount (0/2), Toby Collyer (0/1), Alejandro Garnacho (1/5), Amad Diallo (1/5), Antony (0/0), Ethan Wheatley (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (1/5), Marcus Rashford (1/5), Rasmus Hoejlund (0/1).

Tottenham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Tottenham players that the manager Ange Postecoglou will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alfie Whiteman (0/0), Brandon Austin (0/0), Fraser Forster (0/0), Guglielmo Vicario (0/5), Ben Davies (0/0), Cristian Romero (1/5), Destiny Udogie (0/5), Djed Spence (0/2), Micky van de Ven (0/4), Pedro Porro (1/5), Radu Dragusin (0/1), Sergio Reguilon (0/0), Archie Gray (0/3), James Maddison (1/5), Lucas Bergvall (0/4), Pape Sarr (0/5), Rodrigo Bentancur (0/4), Yves Bissouma (1/3), Brennan Johnson (1/5), Dejan Kulusevski (0/5), Dominic Solanke (1/3), Heung-Min Son (2/5), Richarlison (0/2), Timo Werner (0/3), Wilson Odobert (0/3).

Manchester United vs Tottenham Team News

At the time of writing, Manchester United have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Tottenham on Sunday. There is no need for Andre Onana to show up in the Manchester United dressing room, as he is suspended.

Antony and Tyrell Malacia nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester United against Tottenham at Old Trafford.

Tottenham have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Yves Bissouma is ineligible for selection in the Tottenham squad, as he is suspended.

Alfie Whiteman is too injured to face Tottenham.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Lineups

Manchester United vs Tottenham H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Manchester United played against Tottenham. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. The Red Devils were a little more successful than Tottenham in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-3-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Manchester United has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 13/10.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Results

The past ten matches between Manchester United and Tottenham have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Marcus Rashford will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. The Lilywhites hope Heung-Min Son can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Manchester United claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Tottenham won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Manchester United managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Old Trafford, Tottenham kept their hosts from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Manchester United managed an average of 1.9 goals, while Tottenham averaged 1.7 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Manchester United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Tottenham. They performed an average of 2.1 goals in these.