Manchester United v Chelsea Betting Tips – Premier League 25th February 2.05pm
It will be pretty interesting to see what goes down at Old Trafford on the weekend. Both of them had midweek UEFA Champions League action and it also brings together Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte who have had a war of words dragging on between them this season. The three points up for grabs in the fixture are huge in that tight top-four race and Chelsea will be looking to make up ground and draw level on points with the Red Devils with an away victory.
Manchester United News and Form
Manchester United have had a really good season at home in the Premier League and more often than not are a banker when playing there. Their record on home turf reads W10 D2 L1 and they have won their last two there with a clean sheet as well. Their defence has been tremendous with only the five goals given up at Old Trafford and Manchester United to win to nil with bet365 for this big duel is at 5/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 4:30 p.m. on February 21st, 2018).
They have been pretty efficient going forward as well with an average of over two goals per home game behind them and they have taken a clean sheet in 77% of fixtures at Old Trafford. They have won their last three home games in the top flight without having shipped a single goal. However, they looked really poor in a defeat out at Newcastle in their last away game, suffering a 1-0 reverse. It added to the sequence of seven of their last eight games going under 2.5 goals. They will have had a day’s less rest than Chelsea ahead of this one and looking at the recent history between them, under 2.5 goals at Bet365 has some big appeal for the fixture. Romelu Lukaku has scored in his last two home fixtures.
Chelsea News and Form
Antonio Conte produced a tactical masterclass in midweek as Chelsea held Barcelona 1-1 draw at the Bridge against Barcelona. However, back on the domestic scene, the Blues have not been travelling all that well with just the one victory in their last four on the road (D2 L1). In their last away game in the top flight, they went to Vicarage Road to face Watford and put in a shocker of a performance to lose 4-1. Overall this season the Blues have a healthy W7 D3 L3 record away from Stamford Bridge but they have been off the boil away from home recently. Going forward they have returned a healthy average of 1.9 goals per game and they have been leading at half time in six of their thirteen away games. They have Alvaro Morata back from injury and have the added option of Olivier Giroud now and they are both at 9/4 in the bet365 anytime goalscorer market for the game* (Betting Odds taken at 4:30 p.m. on February 21st, 2018). Chelsea really needs the three points to strengthen their position in the top four race this season. But with them only having gone W2 D2 L2 in their last six league games they are going to have to come up with another of those tactical masterpieces of Conte’s.
Manchester United v Chelsea Head to Head
Chelsea have been dominating the Premier League head to head for the last few years against the Red Devils. Including their 1-0 success over United at Stamford Bridge earlier this season, the Blues are W5 D4 L1 against the Red Devils in the top flight. At Old Trafford, United won this corresponding fixture last season and they are undefeated in four at home against the Blues, but only W1 D3 against Chelsea in the league there. Both teams have scored in just one of the last seven match ups in all competitions.
Manchester United v Chelsea Betting Odds*
Man Utd 6/5, Draw 23/10, Chelsea 12/5* (Betting Odds taken at 11:30 p.m. on February 20th, 2018)
Manchester United v Chelsea Predictions
Draw: There is not likely going to be much between the two sides on the day. Both have had some uninspiring results recently in the top flight and this will likely be a tight game at OT. The two sides may just end up cancelling each other out on the day and a 1-1 correct score has plenty to offer.
