Manchester United vs Tottenham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th January 2024

Manchester United take on visitors Tottenham at Old Trafford in a Premier League tie on Sunday.

Placed eighth in the table Manchester United have amassed 31 points after 20 matches. On 39 points, Tottenham rank fifth with 20 matches played this season.

The Lilywhites will be fired up and ready to take on The Red Devils, despite being the underdogs. If they can pull off an unlikely victory, they will leapfrog their opponents in the standings.

The Red Devils are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Tottenham travel to their next away match this coming Sunday, having performed a tolerable average of two goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 20 goals, whilst shipping 20 goals against. An average of two goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheet in this streak.

The last time the pair played each other, Spurs came out the other side as 2-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Prediction

Manchester United Form

Manchester United beat Aston Villa by 3-2, lost 2-1 against Nottingham Forest, before defeating Wigan 0-2. Manchester United managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded ten times.

Tottenham Form

Tottenham look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Brighton, they were left empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Bournemouth in a 3-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Burnley in their most recent outing. Tottenham won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding ten.

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 have taken seven points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of seven goals to 17. Tottenham took three wins from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected 11 points, scored 18 goals and conceded 19. Manchester United only drew once so far this season after 20 games played, in stead recording ten wins and nine defeats in the Premier League. Tottenham so far pulled off 12 wins, three draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Squads

Manchester United Squad

The 53-year-old Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, will select the lineup against Tottenham from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/20), Tom Heaton (0/0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/11), Diogo Dalot (1/18), Harry Maguire (0/11), Jonny Evans (0/12), Lisandro Martinez (0/5), Luke Shaw (0/8), Raphael Varane (1/11), Sergio Reguilon (0/9), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (1/12), Bruno Fernandes (3/19), Casemiro (1/8), Christian Eriksen (1/14), Facundo Pellistri (0/9), Hannibal Mejbri (1/5), Jadon Sancho (0/3), Kobbie Mainoo (0/6), Mason Mount (0/8), Scott McTominay (5/17), Sofyan Amrabat (0/10), Alejandro Garnacho (3/18), Anthony Martial (1/13), Antony (0/16), Marcus Rashford (3/19), Rasmus Hoejlund (1/15).

Tottenham Squad

Below is the full team squad of Tottenham. The manager Postecoglou will pick his starting XI against Manchester United from these players:

Alfie Whiteman (0/0), Brandon Austin (0/0), Fraser Forster (0/0), Guglielmo Vicario (0/20), Ben Davies (1/14), Cristian Romero (3/15), Emerson Royal (1/15), Eric Dier (0/4), Iyenoma Udogie (1/17), Micky van de Ven (1/11), Pedro Porro (0/19), Dejan Kulusevski (5/19), Giovani Lo Celso (2/10), Ivan Perisic (0/5), James Maddison (3/11), Oliver Skipp (0/14), Pape Sarr (2/18), Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg (0/19), Rodrigo Bentancur (0/5), Ryan Sessegnon (0/0), Yves Bissouma (0/15), Alejo Veliz (1/8), Brennan Johnson (1/17), Bryan Gil (0/8), Heung-Min Son (12/20), Manor Solomon (0/5), Richarlison (6/17).

Manchester United vs Tottenham Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Manchester United, as they prepare to meet Tottenham, since 12 could be missing. Manchester United have to alter their line-up, as both Sofyan Amrabat, Andre Onana and Jadon Sancho get a day in the shade.

Rasmus Hoejlund, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Victor Lindelof, Mason Mount, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Antony, Mason Mount and Tyrell Malacia nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester United against Tottenham at Old Trafford.

Tottenham could have up to five players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Sunday atOld Trafford Heung-Min Son, Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma and Yves Bissouma racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Tottenham travelling party for their next match.

Names like Cristian Romero, James Maddison, Manor Solomon, Ivan Perisic and Alfie Whiteman most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Manchester United.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Lineups

Manchester United vs Tottenham H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, The Lilywhites ran out 2-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Old Trafford. Manchester United were a little more successful than Tottenham in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-2-2 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 23/20.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Results

In the previous ten matches between Manchester United and Tottenham, both teams found the back of the net six times.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Betting Tips

Scott McTominay netted twice in his six last Premier League matches for Manchester United, who look to him to add a third this coming Sunday. Richarlison racked up five goals in his past six Premier League games going for Spurs.

Manchester United claimed five wins in their previous 10 matches at Old Trafford across all tournaments. They lost five as well, while visitors Tottenham won five of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost two. Manchester United have seen seven of their previous 10 matches at Old Trafford offer over 2.5 goals. Of these 10 matches, three also went over 3.5 goals. In seven of the last 10 league games away for Tottenham the match had over 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came up five times.

Over 2.5 goals happened six times in the past ten encounters between Manchester United and Tottenham, with Manchester United scoring 1.8 goals on average per game. Tottenham averaged 1.5 goals, while both teams scored six times. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Manchester United saw five of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Tottenham played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process.