As part of the fourth round of the main stage of the Champions League, Manchester United will host Roma. The hosts are in a protracted crisis and are close to the relegation zone in the Premier League, and they managed to win the Champions League only once. The guests have been much more successful so far. Will the Romans be able to take victory away from Manchester on November 3rd? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Manchester United
Current form
For Manchester United, the second season under Michael Carrick is turning out to be a nightmare. In the English Premier League, the Red Devils were only able to beat Ipswich (5-2), and they managed to draw four more times. With seven points in the asset, the hosts occupy 17th place in the standings and only thanks to the goal difference they bypass Crystal Palace from the relegation zone. In the last two rounds, the Mancunians could not do anything against Bournemouth (0:3) and Chelsea (0:2).
The situation in the Champions League also leaves much to be desired. In the first round, we managed to deal with the Azerbaijani Sabah (4-0), but there was no question of a winner, but the following matches turned out to be failures. The club first lost to Atletico (0:2), and then received an away defeat from Como (1:4). Failure in the match with Roma may well send the head coach of the hosts to resign.
Disqualifications and injuries
Rashford, Sheshko, Shaw and Ugarte are in the infirmary.
Interesting betting trends
The team has not won nine matches in a row already
Four of the last five matches of the hosts ended in defeats.
The club has failed to score in the last four home games.
Under the leadership of Gianpiero Gasperini, Roma is breaking performance records. In the last two matches of the Italian championship, the Roman team was able to destroy the defense of Cagliari (4:2) and Udinese (5:2), and in the last match of the Champions League, the Italians left no chance for Bratislava Slovan (4:0). In the Serie A standings, the guests are in third place and only four points behind the leader.
In the Champions League, the team occupies the 15th place and is in the playoff zone, ahead of today's opponent by one point. Before the crushing victory over Slovan, the club missed points in the home match with Real Madrid (3:4), and in the first round there was a draw with Turkish Fenerbahce (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Dybala, Kone, Pellegrini and Svilar will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
In each of the last three matches, the visitors conceded at least two goals.
The team has never lost in the last five matches.
Roma have not lost on the road so far this season.
Approximate line-up: Gollini - Hermoso, Ndika, Mancini - Wesley, Pisilli, De Ron, Molina - Mora, Soule - Malin
Manchester United is in terrible shape, but the bookmakers still don't consider the hosts an underdog. Recent matches have shown that the hosts need serious changes, which are unlikely to be made for the match with Roma. The visitors are playing much better now, including in the Champions League. Gasperini's team has so far lost only to Real Madrid, but even there the Romans were close to victory. The current MU is much weaker, so we believe that an away victory for Roma is very likely.
Our betting tip is an Asian handicap (0) for Roma in 2.05
Despite the serious attacking potential, the game of the hosts in attack leaves much to be desired. At the same time, it is not possible to act reliably in defense, so Roma will certainly have many opportunities in attack, and the Romans have already shown their brilliant implementation skills in previous matches. The hosts will have to respond with their own counter-attacks, so we expect high performance from the rivals.
Our betting tip is a total of more than three goals in 1.75
A bet on a player's goal
The visiting forward, Donell Malen, is in great shape and scores in almost every match. In the Champions League, the 27-year-old Dutchman scored a double in a duel with Real Madrid, and then scored against Slovan. Most likely, he will be able to break through Manchester United's not the most reliable defense.
Our betting tip is that Donnell Malen will score in 2.05
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