Tottenham meets the only unbeaten team in the Premier League, Manchester United at home.
Tottenham is currently 4th in the table with 36 points in 21 games, home record of W6 D4 L1, scoring 17 goals in those games and conceding 9. The team is unbeaten in the last 7 home games, achieving 4 victories and 3 draw games.
Manchester United are currently first with 44 points in 20 games, still unbeaten away record of W2 D7 L0. In their last visit to West Bromwich United achieved their second away victory after 3 consecutive draw games away from Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson has said that this game will be a real test for his team.
Tottenham has gotten a new attacking midfielder this season, Rafael Van Der Vaart, a very successful transfer. Vaart already has 9 goals in the season and is the top scorer for Tottenham.
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Tottenham already broke one bad record this year, the failing to beat Arsenal away since 1993, by grabbing a victory from 0:2 to 3:2. Against Manchester United the stats look very similar. Tottenham hasn’t been able to win over the Red Devils here in 10 years since 2001, when the team won with 3:1.
Jermain Defoe is appointed by the bookmakers as the player with highest chance to score in this game, odds of 2.10, Premier League top scorer and United’s top scorer Dimitar Berbatov is priced at 2.25.
Ten out of the seventeen games here in the past 17 years have ended Over 2.5 Goals. That bet has the odds of 1.85 for this game.
New transfer David Beckham will have to watch the game from the stands, since Harry Redknapp is still not ready to let him join the squad in such a short notice.
Obviously United is appointed as the favorite in this game, odds to win at 2.50, because of the long stats in their favor. However it’s a fact that the team although unbeaten is far from best shape when it comes to away games. Tottenham has showed some great games against good opponents like Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City.
Either team can grab the victory here from my point of view, the draw is also a logical choice, having in mind that United has 7 draw games away from home. While the home victory looks tempting with odds of 2.87, I am not really sure if I want to go with it. The draw is the highest bet here with 3.30, but an 8th draw for United, isn’t that a bit too much?
Personally I think I will go with Tottenham on this one, as they have shown only excellence at home, and seems that they have what it takes to beat United this year, especially at home.
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Tottenham to win @ 2.87 (Bet365)
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