MANCHESTER UNITED vs PARTIZAN BELGRADE 
Thursday 7thNovember 2000hrs
Football – Europe – Europa League
Pick Partizan AH+1.5
Bookmaker Bet Victor
Odds: 1.67 (odds taken 01:59 GMT, 07 November )
Matchday 4 of the Europa League also continues on Thursday night and our next preview features the clash between Manchester United and Partizan Belgrade in Group L as the betting tips continue at Old Trafford.
Manchester Utd vs Partizan Belgrade Live Stats & Betting Odds
Manchester United Prediction – Can Manchester Utd remain top?
Having won their previous 3 matches on the trot with victories over Norwich City in the Premier League, a League Cup win over Chelsea and a Matchday 3 win away from home at Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League, it came as something of a shock for United when they suffered a 1-0 defeat down on the south coast against Brighton last weekend.
However, Manchester United will be looking to respond to that unexpected defeat on Thursday night when they play host to Serbian visitors, Partizan Belgrade, in order to remain unbeaten and keep their position at the top of Group L intact.
United have made a solid start to their Europa League campaign this season following 1-0 wins over Astana (at home) and the aforementioned win at Partizan Belgrade, along with a point in a 0-0 draw away at Dutch outfit, AZ Alkmaar.
But the hosts are not the side of past glories under Sir Alex Ferguson and although the Red Devils are unbeaten in their last 14 matches overall in the Europa League, their margins of victory are much more slender now, if indeed, they win at all. Only 4 of these last 14 ties have seen United beat the -1.5 asian handicap line.
Partizan Prediction – Can Partizan frustrate United at Old Trafford?
Partizan gained 4 points from their first 2 matches in Group L in what was a solid start to their group campaign in the Europa League thanks to a 2-2 draw with AZ Alkmaar and a subsequent 2-1 win away from home at Kazakhstan side, Astana.
Although they lost on Matchday 3 at home to tonight’s opponents, Manchester United, the margin was only by a single goal so Partizan may well fancy their chances of stifling and frustrating their hosts at Old Trafford in this corresponding fixture at Old Trafford,
Partizan have performed reasonably well on their travels in the Europa League in recent times as the visitors have lost just 2 out of their last 8 away ties in this competition which were defeats at Besiktas and Yeni Malatyaspor.
However, Partizan have since drawn at Molde and beaten Astana on the road in the Europa League and they may well prove to be a stubborn opponent for United on Thursday night in what could turn out to be another low-scoring affair.
Key-Facts – Manchester Utd vs Partizan Belgrade
- Manchester Utd still remain unbeaten in Group L
- Partizan have lost just 2 of their last 8 away ties in the Europa League
- Manchester Utd have beaten the -1.5 asian line in just 4 of their last 14 ties
Betting Tips Verdict
Manchester United may well edge this one but I can’t see an overwhelming landslide win for the hosts here.
