Manchester United VS Tottenham Hotspur Match Prediction

Spurs have met Manchester United a total of 182 times so far this season.  So far, they have been trounced overall with 37 wins, 39 draws, and 82 losses so far. They have traded wins this season as well as having done so of late.  Here's a look at the last five results:

Jan 31, 2018: Spurs 2-0 United
Oct 28, 2017: United 1-0 Spurs
May 14, 2017: Spurs 2-1 United
Dec 11, 2016: United 1-0 Spurs
Apr 10, 2016: Spurs 3-0 United

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Manchester United vs Tottenham Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Manchester United are at 11/5 to win, a draw is at 23/10, and a Tottenham win is at 5/4.

In terms of the league at the moment, both sides are very much safe in the battle for the Champions League places.  United are in second right now, four points ahead of Liverpool in third.  Spurs are a further two points back, but most crucially they are eight points above Chelsea, who do have an extra match, at the moment. They should be able to make it in quite easily, so they each should be fully focused on this meeting here.

In the FA Cup this season, Manchester United have went through four rounds and four matches total. They have looked very professional all the way through, scoring ten times across the four games while failing to give up a single goal so far.  They have won at home over Derby County, away to Yeovil and Huddersfield, and back at home over Brighton in the quarterfinal to book their place.  Spurs, meanwhile, have also played four rounds, but they have taken a circuitous route to the semi-finals.  They won their opening round over Wimbledon easily, but they went through a replay against both Newport County and Rochdale after timid away results in the original ties.  They saw off Swansea, in Wales, by three goals in the quarterfinal to get here.

For this match, it is worth looking at experience in matches of this magnitude.  This season, neither side have been the greatest in the big tournament matches.  Both teams laid eggs in the round of 16 Champions League, bowing out at that stage.  So that is a draw.  But when it comes to the managers, there is a big difference.  Pochettino is the new kid on the block and he has raised eyebrows across Europe, but he is still yet to win a single trophy.  Mourinho, however, has countless ones on his shelf and that could just be the difference maker in the end of this semi-final.

United to reach the final is at 5/4 via Ladbrokes.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Prediction

The head and the heart say two different things entirely in regards to this meeting.  The heart says that the younger Spurs side will finally get over the hump, but the head believes that Mourinho and his United team will grind it out.  The head prevails in the end.

Correct Score Prediction: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham

Team News

Jose Mourinho has a lac of injuries to field players that will worry him for this match, but goalkeeper Sergio Romero is set to be touch-and-go for this tie, meaning that it is likely to see David de Gea remain in net for the Red Devils. In addition to that bit of news, look for United to rotate fairly heavily with the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku returning to their starting roles.

Key Man

In spite of having perceived bigger names in the team, the man to watch in this match has got to be Jesse Lingard.  The young Englishman has grown up in front of our very eyes this season, producing marvelous showings time and time again.  He was once again at the forefront of the attack in midweek with an assist on the opening goal, and he has shown a knack for scoring big goals in big games.  Look for him to play the unlikely role of hero yet again.

Team Form

United have four wins and a loss in their last five matches:

0-2 win at Bournemouth
0-1 loss at West Brom
2-0 home win vs Swansea
2-0 home win vs Brighton (FA Cup)
1-2 home loss vs Sevilla (UCL)

Manchester United Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

Team News

Mauricio Pochettino has a couple of worries ahead of this huge clash at 'home' with United.  Left back Danny Rose looks set to remain out with a calf strain, and looks to be a major doubt to play a role. Young right back Kyle Walker-Peters is in the same boat as well, while young midfielder Harry Winks is a definite no-go.  Meanwhile, it is expected that attacking midfielder Dele Alli will be fit to go for Hotspur.

Key Man

The last time these two sides met, also at Wembley, United were beaten in the very first minute through a long punt forward, a ball that failed to be cleared, and a ferocious strike from Christian Eriksen.  They never recovered that day, not looking up to the challenge, and that is the sort of pressure that Spurs will be looking to heap upon the backs of them immediately from the first whistle here.  The Dane will be vital from set pieces and the run of play in general, so look for him to be a massive influence of this result.

Team Form

Spurs have a draw, a loss, and three wins in their last five matches:

1-1 draw at Brighton
1-3 home loss vs Manchester City
1-2 win at Stoke
1-3 win at Chelsea
0-3 win at Swansea (FA Cup)

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-2-3-1

If either of these teams want to win silverware this term, this is their final option to do so. So that brings an added bit of pressure to the table. Jose Mourinho has won trophies, plenty of them, and we all know what he is willing to do in order to arrive as the ultimate victor. The same, though, cannot be said of his counterpart Mauricio Pochettino. The youngish Argentine is still new to the scene, and he will have to have a monumental day in London to overtake the veteran Portuguese.

The winning side has kept a clean sheet in six of the last seven meetings between these two sides.