Manchester United vs AC Milan Betting Tips

Manchester United are hosting AC Milan at the Old Trafford, Manchester on 11th March 2021 Thursday at 23:25 IST. The first leg of the Round of 16 matches of the Europa League between two of the biggest clubs in history promises to be a cracking contest. Manchester United and AC Milan are all set to reignite their age-old rivalry at Old Trafford.

Manchester United Form & Team News

Manchester United qualified as the first-placed team from Group L in the league stage of the Europa League this season. They were placed third in Group H of the Champions League due to which they couldn’t qualify for the next round. They got relegated to the Europa League in the process and played the round of 32 matches against Real Sociedad which they went on to win 4-0 on aggregate. In the Premier League, Manchester United are the second-placed team with 54 points from 28 games. They have an 11 point deficit with leaders Manchester City who are quite likely to win the title this season. At home, Manchester United have been sluggish winning only six out of the 13 league games played here. They would want to erase the Champions league memories by nothing less than the Europa League title this year.

Edinson Cavani, Donny Van de Beek, Marcus Rashford, David De Gea, Juan Mata, Paul Pogba, and Phil Jones are the injured players in the Manchester United squad. Ole’s team have broken the 21 matches winning streak of Manchester City earlier last weekend which will give them a lot of confidence going forward. Since Rashford who started the last game against Manchester City is injured, Mason Greenwood might probably get a nod into the first XI. Bruno Fernandes has been carrying this team with everything he can do. He has scored 16 goals and assisted on 10 occasions in the Premier League while in the Europa League, he has hit the target on two occasions scoring. The absence of Rashford will be a big blow but the likes of Greenwood and Martial might do just enough to make up for it in the next game.  

AC Milan Form & Team News

AC Milan qualified as the number one team from Group H with four wins from six games in the league stage of the Europa League this season. They beat FK Crvena Zvezda in the round of 32 on away goal count after having scored two away goals which proved to be vital at the end. In Serie A, They are the second-placed team with 56 points from 26 games. They have won 17 games and lost just four games in the process. Playing away, Milan have the best record in Serie A this season with as many as eleven wins from 13 games losing just one game. Milan are on a four-match unbeaten streak with two wins and two draws in the last four matches. AC Milan are all set for a Champions League re-entry next season given they continue their brilliant Serie A season.

Daniel Maldini, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mario Mandzukic, Ismael Bennacer, Ante Rebic, and Hakan Calhanoglu are the injured players in the Ac Milan squad. Pioli would be happy with the fact that even without the likes of senior players like Zlatan and Mario, AC Milan have managed to put up a brave show in the last few games and would want to continue the same going forward. Jens Petter Hauge and Brahim Diaz have both scored three goals in the Europa League alone while Diogo Dalot, Theo Hernandez, and Ante Rebic have all assisted on two occasions. Considering everyone mentioned above are playing, AC Milan also who have an enviable away record will cause an upset or two in the Europa League this season and may as well win the championship.

Odds by Casumo

Manchester United are favorites to win this game according to the Casumo sportsbook. They are placed at 1.65 and AC Milan at 5.00. The odds for a draw is 3.90.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams will be high on confidence given their respective wins in the previous games, But beating a team who were on a 21 game winning streak is something different and Manchester United have managed to do it against arch-rivals Manchester City, So naturally Manchester United will hold all aces against a Milan side without Zlatan and Mandzukic. Considering AC Milan’s away record which is staggering, they will fight it out no matter what but Manchester United are expected to take back advantage after the match. 

Tip 1: Manchester United To Win

In the last four head to head matches between the two sides, Manchester United have won all four games against AC Milan, two of which were at home and two were away across all competitions. At home, they have lost just one game in the last four matches against AC Milan with the last three matches all going in favor of Machester United. Manchester United are unbeaten in the last eleven matches across all competitions. At home in the last five matches, they have won three and drawn two matches. They are unbeaten in this tournament as well winning one game and drawing the return fixture against Real Sociedad. So considering Manchester United’s stellar form leading into this game and the injuries to key players of AC Milan, Manchester United may most likely win here and carry the lead on to Milan when they play the second leg. The odds for Machester United to Win is 1.65 according to the Casumo Sportsbook.

Tip 2: Both Teams To Score

In the last four head-to-head matches between Manchester United and AC Milan, three have had both teams scoring. Playing at Old Trafford, in the last three games, two matches have seen both teams scoring. AC Milan in the last four matches have had three matches where both teams scored. Playing away, Both teams have scored in two out of three matches that AC Milan last played. Playing away in this tournament, AC Milan have seen two out of the last three where both teams have scored. Considering the above with the inconsistent record at Old Trafford for Manchester United this season, Manchester United are expected to concede some away goals and also score from their end as well in the match. Thus it is most likely that Both teams might score. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for Both teams to score is 1.78.

Conclusion

It’s more likely to be a high-scoring game. A contest that has seen two sudden death penalty shootouts in the last two head to heads, it’s an intense rivalry this and quite likely to be a rough game. Manchester United may come out on top but AC Milan might gain some away goal advantage going forward. Summarizing on a couple of tips from above.

1. Manchester United To Win @ 1.65
2. Both Teams To Score @ 1.78

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