Rostov v Manchester United Betting Preview – UEFA Europa League 9th March 8.00pm
The Russians look pretty lightweight and Manchester United couldn’t really have gotten much better of a draw. Of course they have a long way to go on Thursday night for this one and they will likely be rotating their squad because of big games coming up on the domestic front. The Red Devils have been trundling along in good form in the Europa League and have won their last four games in the competition to nil. So they should be able to avoid defeat out on the road even if they rest some key players. This is just about getting a professional job done before finishing the job comfortably back at home.
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Rostov v Manchester United Betting Tips
There are certainly much tougher ties that Manchester United could have gotten in the UEFA Europa League, but the thing they won’t be happy about is the long trek out to Russia and the turf there doesn’t look very good either. For Rostov, this is their first ever European tie against a side from England, so it’s a big occasion for them in taking on one of England’s top sides. They haven’t done bad at home this term at all, losing just one of their seven European home games with a W3 D3 L1 record (against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League group stage). Rostov have never been to the spring phase of a European campaign and this isn’t easy as they have been on winter break and only returned to domestic action last weekend. This will only be Rostov’s fourth game in 2017 so they aren’t likely going to be match sharp. In the last round they they hammered Sparta Prague 4-0 at home before running out 5-1 winners on aggregate in the time. It’s been a long campaign, with this being their 13th European game of the season.
Manchester United don’t have a great record against Russian sides, as it reads only W2 D6 L1 and the away part of that for them reads W1 D3 so at least they are unbeaten out there. They have won each of their last four Europa League games with a clean sheet so are ticking along in solid fashion in this one and you have a price of 13/8 on Manchester United to win to nil at online betting site Bet365. Only once before has a side made it to five clean sheets on the bounce in the competition and that was Napoli. Manchester United made it to this stage in the 2015/16 campaign before getting knocked out and of course this is the only major trophy that they have never won as a club. It’s a long, long trek of around 3,000km trip to get to Rostov and then they will be back for Monday’s FA Cup quarter final against Chelsea. The last time that Jose Mourinho coached in the tournament, he won the trophy with FC Porto in the 2003 Final.
The good news for Zlatan Ibrahimovic is that his three match ban is a domestic one and so he will be available for this one. So they may as well play him before he heads to the standings. It’s likely he will see some action and if the big man starts then he is trading at a price of 3/1 in the Bet365 First Goalscorer market. He will want to do all he can to help United as the final of this season’s UEFA Europa League is in Stockholm, Sweden. In the Bet365 correct score market there is a 9/2 quote on a Manchester United 1-0 while the 0-0 is a 7/1 punt. Manchester United are beaten in their last nine games in all competitions with a W& D2 record and they have gone W6 D2 in their last eight Europa League games as well and six of those they have taken clean sheets in. Under 2.5 goals is a price of 8/13 at online betting site Bet365. This is just about a tidy performance and then finish the job back at on home soil. Don’t expect a cracking match up.
Rostov v Manchester United Betting Odds
Manchester United 3/4, Draw 13/5, Rostov 4/1
Rostov v Manchester United Predictions
It’s a long haul trip for the Red Devils on Thursday night, one of the worst things they could have faced in the Europa League. Still, this is an easy draw for them and they should be good enough, even with starting eleven changes to put a win on the board in the game. Nothing wrong with having a punt on a Manchester United 1-0 correct score if you are looking for a bit of value. This isn’t likely to be a memorable match up.
