Middlesbrough v Manchester United Betting Preview – Premier League 19th March 12.00pm
Boro are in big trouble now having fallen into the Premier League relegation zone after their long winless streak in the top flight. It has caught up with them and they won’t be backed to get three points out of this one having failed to win any of their last four at the Riverside against United. It’s busy times for United, but a good three points on the road keeps their hopes of a top four finish ticking along.
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Middlesbrough v Manchester United Betting Tips
Boro have pulled the trigger on firing Aitor Karanka and at this stage, they don’t have anything left to lose. They have put together a ten match winless streak in the top flight (D4 L6) which has seem them crash into the bottom three. It’s been a terrible slide and even if they were to pull off an upset in this one, it may not be enough to get them out of the bottom three. Middlesbrough have failed to score in six of their last ten games and they are without a league goal in their last four outings now. Boro have scored 19 league goals only this season, the same tally as what Everton’s Romelu Lukaku has managed on his own this season. Boro have had fewer shots on target in the Premier League this season than anyone else and they are winless in their last 12 against Man Utd in all comparison (D5 L7). They have been resilient at home, with a W1 D3 L1 record in their last five on home soil, with three clean sheets in that sequence. Under 2.5 goals at William Hill is trading at 7/10 as 38% of Boro’s home games this season have gone under the goal line. Overall this season at home in the top flight, Boro have gone just W3 D4 L6.
The Red Devils are a price of 11/2 on them in the William Hill correct score market for a 1-0 result. They faced Chelsea on Monday and then Rostov on Thursday, and this is a noon kick off. It’s been a busy week and that has to be taken into consideration. They have scored in each of their last 14 away games against Boro but there is no Zlatan Ibrahimovic out for this one. That leaves Marcus Rashford as 6/4 anytime goalscorer favourite at William Hill. United have won four of their last six Premier League visits to the Riverside (D1 L1) and are unbeaten in their last seven (W5 D2) against newly promoted sides, keeping five clean sheets. They are currently running on a seven match unbeaten streak away from Old Trafford with a W5 D2 record and have taken a clean sheet in three of their last four on the road. Man Utd to win to nil at William Hill is 6/4. United are currently on the longest unbeaten run in the Premier League (17 games), while opponents Middlesbrough are on the longest current winless run in the competition (10 games).
Middlesbrough v Manchester United Betting Odds
Boro 11/2, Draw 14/5, Man Utd 4/7
Middlesbrough v Manchester United Predictions
Manchester United away win: The Red Devils will probably grind this one out as they tend to do. Mourinho’s men have won four of their last five on the road and can see off the limited Boro challenge comfortably enough.
