West Brom v Manchester United Betting Preview – Premier League 17th December
This should be a good game at the Hawthorns to round off Saturday night in the Premier League. West Brom are flying along at the Hawthorns right now having put together a three match winning streak and having scored at least three goals in each of those wins as well. But Manchester United are starting to see the rewards of better performance from Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Red Devils are looking for their third win on the bounce. With back to back wins, are they starting to learn how to close out games?
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West Brom v Manchester United Betting Tips
There was a big three points for West Brom in this corresponding fixture last season as they took out the Red Devils with a 1-0 win. A 1-0 correct score at Sky Bet for the Baggies this time around will return a price of 14/1. West Brom have a little form going against Red Devils as they have won three of their last six league games against Manchester United (W3 D1 L2) and that was after having gone 18 league games without a win against them. However, United have only lost one of their last 12 trips to Hawthorns, that game last term. But there is enough to suggest that West Brom will push Manchester United hard in this one and they are looking for their fourth home win on the bounce. Their last three home wins have seen them score at least three goals in each. Those were wins over Burnley, Watford and Swansea, all poor away sides, so they will naturally get a tougher time of things against the Red Devils. The Baggies could be value for a point though as they have lost just one of their last seven home games in the top flight.
You can take a price of 8/11 at Sky Bet on under 2.5 goals for the match up. West Brom’s Salomon Rondon netted a hat-trick in midweek against Swansea and he is a price of 11/5 in the anytime goalscorer market for this one. He has scored 16 goals in the Premier League since the start of last season – 11 more than any other Baggies player (James Morrison on five). The Baggies have netted a joint-league high nine headed goals this season (with Crystal Palace) so they will have their moments in the game against a United defence which does at times rely heavily on keeper David de Gea. Even though West Brom have been carrying some decent form lately, there is a caveat to that, because five of their six matches this season against sides from the top half of the table they have lost, including defeats against Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea this term. So they haven’t performed against the top clubs.
The Red Devils have claimed back to back wins in the top flight now in a good week for them. After seeing off Spurs at Old Trafford last weekend, they battled to a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace in midweek. That means Mourinho’s men have lost only one of their last ten Premier League games now (W3 D6 L1). Their attacking output really isn’t all that high though and they are relying heavily on Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The big man has netted four of United’s last six away goals in the top flight and he is trading at a price of 20/21 at Sky Bet in the anytime goalscorer market. Just to highlight how important he has been, Ibrahimovic’s nine goals in the league this term have won Manchester United eight points this season. No other United player has seen their goals win the side more than two points. Wayne Rooney is a 15/8 anytime goalscorer option and has scored seven goals and assisted four more in his last nine Premier League appearances against the Baggies. United have gone W4 D2 L2 have won just two of their last six and there has been just the one clean sheet in their last six Premier League games and both teams to score at Sky Bet is a price of 19/20.
West Brom v Manchester United Betting Odds
West Brom 9/2, Draw 11/4, Manchester United 8/11
West Brom v Manchester United Predictions
This is likely to be a tight game as West Brom will fancy their chances given their recent home form, as they take on a United side who don’t pose a great deal of attacking threat apart from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Even though West Brom have yet to prove themselves against the better sides in the league this term, there is a good chance of them landing a point in this one. There’s probably nothing wrong with a West Brom Draw No Bet for 11/4 in this one actually.
