Manchester United vs Valencia Betting Odds, Preview & Tips – Tuesday, December 7

Manchester United v Valencia Betting Tip & Odds: A pretty good match to round out Group C. A battle for the top spot. United lead the way with three points, but with Valencia scoring nine goals in their last two Champions League matches, with a win at Old Trafford the Spaniards can take top spot. Both teams are safe, so it’s a matter of who gets seeded for the knockout stage. You have to look at United and their strong home record in the Champions League, but then you look at Valencia, who are a pretty strong side themselves, sitting fifth in La Liga. So who is going to come out on top? Manchester United will, well, from the point of view that they will be good enough to at least get the draw they need. Valencia aren’t in great form really, with just two wins in their last eight domestic matches, and trips to United are never easy for any European side. Probably will be another close match with not too much to chose between them at the end of the day. Manchester United -1 Asian Handicap 7/5 at Victor Chandler

Manchester United to win: 3/4 at Unibet
Draw: 13/5 at Bet365
Valencia to win: 17/4 at Victor Chandler

Champions League Match Preview: Well, United have had a good rest after their Saturday Premier League fixture was called off due to a frozen pitch in Blackpool. What it does mean that United still have to pick themselves up from a shock 4-0 hammering at the hands of West Ham last Tuesday in the Carling Cup. That unexpected result away at Upton Park, may have just highlighted a problem with United’s challenge in Europe this season. It may just have shown that the depth of their squad really is not as high of a quality as it possibly should. Probably not high enough to carry them all the way to the Champions League final either. But, the next step that United can take, will be to beat Valencia at Old Trafford on Tuesday, which will at least secure them top spot in Group C. It has been an extremely protracted and labouring group stage for Manchester United, scoring just six goals in their five matches so far. Those six goals have bee enough, simply because they have not conceded a goal so far. However, their lack of ambition, and Alex Ferguson’s decisions to field weaker teams, could come back to bite them if they suffer a defeat against the Spaniards. However, this is Manchester United at Old Trafford and slips don’t happen too often. They were shut out by Rangers there, and that was largely down to a uninspired performance from the home team. If they are that uninspired again, then Valencia will have the firepower to undo them. But remember for your football betting that United are coming off the back of a defeat, and seeing them lose matches in succession (in whatever competitions) is something which should be out of the question.

It could be another Manchester United side which is not at full strength on Tuesday night. This is because United have a big month ahead of them in the Premier League, with matches coming up against Chelsea and Arsenal. Manchester United have simply done enough in the Champions League so far, and that is all. Nothing more, nothing less. In their last match at Ibrox against Rangers, it took a late penalty to secure victory. They were held by Rangers at Old Trafford to a 0-0. They only managed a 1-0 win at home over bottom side Bursaspor. It has not been inspiring stuff from Manchester United thus far, but such is the quality of the group stage, they haven’t had to push any harder. They are still undefeated this season, and just a point on Tuesday would secure top spot for them. Manchester United are the only team which have not conceded a goal in the Champions League this season, and that says a lot about they way they have been approaching games. Cautious and unadventurous. While Manchester United’s home record in the Champions League is something for a lot of clubs to be envious about, is there a twist to come in the final match of the group stage for them? Their record against Spanish opposition at Old Trafford is pretty good as well, having won eight, drawn eight and suffered just two losses against Spanish visitors. So it could be all about just getting the job done. The hard work, not that is has been particularly hard, has been completed already in qualifying for the knockout stage. It’s just time to wrap things up.

Valencia have banged in a remarkable 14 goals in their five matches, more than doubling United’s tally. When the two sides met in Spain, it was a late goal from Javier Hernandez who broke the deadline to steal all three points for United. However, the game was a lot different to what the scoreline suggested, as the Spaniards really had the better of the entire game, and had the chances to pick up the win comfortably. IT didn’t turn out that was as United simply dug deep and caught the Spaniards out on the counter attack. Valencia are a strong side, which should cause teams a lot of problems in the latter stages. They really have the potency to cause upsets, and if they produce a good performance at Old Trafford, it would be enough to take top spot in the group, because they have a far superior goal difference than Manchester United’s, and it won’t change on the night. A win for Valencia seals top spot, and books an easier passage in the draw for the first knockout stage. They have faced United twice before in the Champions League, once in 1999/2000 which produced a 3-0 loss for the Spaniards at Old Trafford, and a draw back Mestalla. In 2000/01 they met again in the competition, and picked up two draws against the English side. Valencia though do have a pretty good away record in Europe. They have not lost a match in their last five visits to England, and since 2007 they have only lost one out of fourteen away trips.

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Manchester United 2010/11 Champions League Form: DWWWW
Valencia 2010/11 Champions League Form: WLDWW