Cardiff v Manchester United Predictions & Betting Odds – 22nd December 2018

Red Devils can win first post-Mourinho game

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Cardiff v Manchester United Betting Tips – Premier League, 22nd December 3.00pm

Cardiff still need points to aid their Premier League survival and the ones that they have been getting lately have all been on home soil. It will be interesting to see just what they can come up with in this one. Manchester United took their fifth loss of the season last weekend on a visit to Anfield to face Liverpool. It cost Jose Mourinho his job. Can they respond in South Wales? Read our predictions for Cardiff v Manchester United.

Cardiff v Manchester United Betting Odds*

Manchester United 8/13
Draw 11/4
Cardiff 9/2
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on December 18th, 2018 at 1:37 p.m.)

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Cardiff News and Form

The Bluebirds suffered a 3-2 loss at Watford last weekend

On home soil, they have gone W4 D1 L4 this season in the EPL

They are on a three-match winning streak at home at the moment

Cardiff are W4 L1 in their last five league home games

The Bluebirds have returned 12 goals from their home fixtures so far

They have conceded fifteen home goals in the EPL

67% of their home games have gone over 2.5 goals

Cardiff have earned two clean sheets at home this season in the Premier League

The Bluebirds have been level at the half time break in seven of their nine home games

They have not drawn any of their last fourteen league games

Despite the good home form, they have opened the scoring in just one of their nine home games

Only Burnley and Fulham have conceded more league goals than the Bluebirds

Cardiff v Manchester United Head to Head

This is the first meeting since the 2013/14 EPL season
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last seven against Cardiff
The Red Devils have won three of their last four visits to Cardiff (D1)
Cardiff conceded exactly two goals in each of their previous EPL games against United

Manchester United News and Form

The Red Devils lost 3-1 at Liverpool last weekend in another heavy hit

On Tuesday, they sacked manager Jose Mourinho

Manchester United have taken a W3 D2 L4 record on their travels this season

They are winless in three away from Old Trafford in the EPL (D1 L2)

United have scored 15 away goals, conceding 18

Only four teams have conceded more league goals than United have done this season

United have scored in every away game in this season’s EPL

Each of their last seven away games has seen over 2.5 goals

89% of their EPL away fixtures this term have gone over 2.5 goals

There has been no clean sheet for United in any of their last seven away games

United have conceded 61% of their away goals in the first half of matches

They have opened the scoring twice on their travels only

They have been winning at the half time break in just two of their road games this season

Cardiff v Manchester United Tips & Odds

Both teams to score 4/5
Man Utd to win by a 1 goal margin 13/5
* (betting odds taken from bet365 on December 17th, 2018 at 11:21 pm)

Cardiff v Manchester United Predictions

Man Utd to win: Manchester United are getting the shake up that they need. Cardiff’s home successes have come against side who are struggling with them at the wrong end of the table. The visitors may just find a way to win this.