Manchester United will play Aston Villa in the tenth round of the Premier League on November 8. The Mancunians broke a long-running streak without a win the day before, and made a powerful comeback in the Champions League home game against Roma. Will the Red Devils be able to build on their success today against Birmingham, who they beat at home in six previous face-to-face meetings? We suggest you read our betting tip and choose your exact bets
Command Analysis
Manchester United
Current form
Manchester United has not been able to win in the Premier League since August 30, when they managed to beat lowly Ipswich (5:2). In the Champions League last week, the Mancunians broke a series of setbacks, defeated Roma (3:2) on their own field. After the first half, the Red Devils lost 0:2, but made an impressive comeback: first Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty, and then Cunha scored a double in three minutes. Perhaps such a victory will give confidence to the players. In the Premier League standings, Michael Carrick's team is in 18th place in the relegation zone with seven points in the asset.
Disqualifications and injuries
Manchester United's injured list includes Baleba, Shaw, Ugarte and Sheshko. Martinez has been disqualified, and the appearance of Rashford and Dorga is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
In three of Manchester United's last five matches, no more than one goal has been scored in the first half.
In four of the previous five matches, Manchester United players fouled less often than their opponents.
Approximate line–up: Lammens – Yoro, Maguire, Haven, Dalot - Mainu, Thielemans – Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Cunha – Mbeumo.
Aston Villa
Current form
Aston Villa has improved noticeably after a disastrous start, but now it seems that there is a decline again. In the last three matches, taking into account all tournaments, Birmingham did not win. The unsuccessful streak began with a 0-3 defeat to Brighton in the League Cup. Then they failed to beat Fulham (1-1) on their own field in the Premier League. On the eve of the Champions League, nothing turned out to be opposed to Barcelona (0:3). It should be noted that the lions suffered two defeats on the road, and did not score a single goal. In the Premier League standings, Unai Emery's men occupy a modest 12th place with 12 points scored.
Disqualifications and injuries
Onana and Ruggeri will miss the game due to injuries. Cash has too many yellow cards, Van Bissaka is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
On the road, Aston Villa suffered two defeats in a row with the same score 0:3
In seven of Aston Villa's previous nine matches, more than three offsides were recorded.
The strong-willed victory in the Champions League over Roma demonstrated that the Manchester United players are ready to fight for the coach and to improve their results. Now it is important to play the match in the Premier League with the same attitude and emotions. There is nowhere to retreat, as the Red Devils are already in the relegation zone.
Aston Villa seem to be on the decline right now, they haven't won in the last three matches, they haven't even managed to beat Fulham on their own field. There is a game ahead at Old Trafford, where Birmingham have consistently lost since 2022. We believe that the Mancunians will be able to build on their success today after defeating Roma.
Our prediction is that Manchester United will win by a factor of 2.14
Aston Villa have scored only one goal in the last three matches, taking into account all the tournaments, and there are clearly problems in attack again, which were at the very start of the season. We don't think Birmingham are ready to score at least two goals at the moment in a game against an uncomfortable opponent.
The second bet is Aston Villa's individual goal total of less than 1.5 with a coefficient of 1.67
Betting on corners
When choosing an angular bet, we start from the trend of the home team. In three of the four previous matches involving Manchester United, no more than nine innings were served from the corner flag. We are not expecting an abundance of corners today either.
The betting tip is that the total number of corners is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 2.07
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