Southampton v Manchester United Predictions & Betting Odds – 17th May 2017

Saints to edge out the Red Devils

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Southampton v Manchester United Betting Preview – Premier League 17th May 7.45pm

Nothing really at stake in this one now. After back to back defeats in North London in the league, Manchester United’s chances of a top four finish have gone and while they have an outside chance of a top five finish, that’s extremely slim. The Saints can only finish one place higher than where they are starting this game, but with United struggling for wins at the moment, the Saints may sense a chance to land a win in their penultimate home game.

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Southampton v Manchester United Betting Tips

The Saints can finish the season in a decent position of eighth in the league but they have found winning a hard thing to come by lately. They have only produced a W1 D2 L3 in their last six Premier League games. However, the win in that sequence did come on the weekend when they went to Middlesbrough and earned a 2-1 victory. Southampton have produced a W6 D5 L6 record at home, which is a little bit disappointing from them really. St Marys used to be a fortress for them, but not so much this season and they have taken one win in their last six home games now in the Premier League with a W1 D2 L3 record. The Saints have failed to score in four of their last five home games. Under 2.5 goals at Bet365 looks pretty likely at a price of 8/11. Southampton are winless in their last five home Premier League games against Manchester United too, losing four of those by a single goal margin (D1).

In the Bet365 correct score market, a Southampton 1-0 or a Man Utd 1-0 option is an 8/1 quote, whichever way you would want to swing. As a positive, while they haven’t scored a lot of goals lately, the Saints have conceded just the one goal in their last three league games. Their last home win in the league against the Red Devils was back in August 2003, so it’s been a while for them. The Saints lost 2-0 at Old Trafford earlier in the season and 3-2 in the EFL Cup final against United this season. Manolo Gabbiadini netted both of Southampton’s goals in that cup final and he is a quote of 13/8 in the anytime goalscorer market for this one with Charlie Austin and Shane Long at 2/1. Both teams to score at Bet365 in this fixture will return you a price of 4/5 and that has happened in each of the last five between these two on the south coast.

Manchester United’s focus is elsewhere and not in the Premier League. They are likely going to just end up in sixth place in the top flight, and they are going all out for next Wednesday’s all-important UEFA Europa League Final, so may rest players again for this one. The Red Devils have slipped back to a poor W2 L2 record in their last four league games so you can see where their focus is. Away from home the Red Devils have a good W10 D4 L4 record for the season (which is more points than they have picked up at Old Trafford) but they are winless in their last three road games now (D1 L2). They have scored just the one goal in their last three away games too. United would have to win both of their remaining Premier League games in 2016-17 to avoid it being their lowest tally of wins in a single Premier League season. Marcus Rashford is a 15/8 Bet365 anytime goalscorer option for them.

Southampton v Manchester United Betting Odds

Southampton 17/10, Man Utd 13/8, Draw 12/5

Southampton v Manchester United Predictions

Draw: Neither look likely to really go out and bust a gut in this one. Southampton will want some kind of positive in their final home game of the season and they can hold off a Manchester United side who have little interest in their league run-in. Draw.