Man Utd vs Bournemouth: Preview and Prediction

Sunday 30th December 2018

England Premier League
Sunday 30th December 2018
Kick off at 4.30pm GMT
Venue: Old Trafford

Match Preview:

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had an incredible start with Manchester United where he has won his first 2 games as caretaker manager. Not only have United got off to a 100% start with the Norwegian but they are scoring goals again, 8 in their last two games.

Having said that Solskjaer has been fortunate with the fixtures on his arrival but the team are playing for him unlike their previous manager Mourinho, so much so that even Paul Pogba is scoring again and he got a brace in the clubs last game against Huddersfield.

United stay at Old Trafford and play an opponent that lost 5-0 away to Tottenham last weekend. This all means that they will be big odds on to win on Sunday.

The Red Devils are unbeaten in their last five games at home and have picked up 18 points from the 27 available. The good news for them on Boxing Day was that Arsenal drew meaning that they have closed the gap to just 6 points over them. It is clear that United have not given up a top 4 place even if they remain outsiders.

Bournemouth as aforementioned were destroyed at Tottenham in their last game. They have lost 3 of their last four games and are now 12^th in the league. However if they were to get an unlikely win they would be just three points behind United. Recent form has been incredibly poor for Eddie Howe’s team and they come into this game having lost their last 4 games in a row.

Team News:

Manchester United: Romelu Lukaku is available again after missing the last two games for personal reasons. He will be assessed for this game. Anthony Martial had an illness but has recovered and could be back in the squad. Scott McTominay and Marcos Rojo both have knocks and are 50/50 to make this game. Alexis Sanchez has made a speedy recovery from a hamstring injury after his visit to Chile and could feature in this game

Bournemouth: No new injuries coming into this game but have 4 players out with long term injuries

Man Utd vs Bournemouth Head to Head:

Manchester United have won the last 3 meetings between the teams.

Bournemouth have not beaten United in any game since 2015.

3 of the last 4 meetings have been under 2.5 goals.

Man Utd vs Bournemouth Prediction:

Manchester United all the way here. The club are in a fantastic moment and it is clear that the players are overjoyed that Jose Mourinho is no longer the manager. Solskjaer is the type of coach at the right time for the club and they have responded very well. It’s best to back them to be leading at half time as their value for full time will not be for every punter where they are around the 1.40 mark. United will start dropping points at one stage this season, but it isn’t now and that is why we need to back them.

Man Utd vs Bournemouth Betting Tips:

Half Time Result: Manchester United to be leading at 1.91

Manchester United to score 3+ goals at 2.20

Anytime goalscorer: Jesse Lingard at 2.50