Man Utd v Club Brugge Betting Tips: Utd to progress before tougher tests?
Published:Odds, tips and insights ahead of the Europa League clash
After drawing 1-1 in the first leg, Manchester Unitedonly require a clean sheet to progress to the Europa League round of 16. Canopponents Club Brugge overcome several key injuries to stop the Red Devils intheir tracks?
Kick-off is at 20:00, with the action live on BT Sport 2 andwe’ve got all the pre-match odds and info right here…
Match Odds
Unbeaten in four games, Man Utd go into the tie as heavy favourites at 4/9 for the win.
Missing key personnel and having failed to win away in England in 12 attempts, Club Brugge are 15/2 to take the tie, or you can back the draw at 13/4.
Man Utd have also conceded just once in their last six games in all competitions and you can back them to win to nil at 11/10, with both teams to score coming in at 6/5.
Form
Man Utd have finally found some form under Ole GunnarSolskjær after a season plagued by inconsistency.
While progressing in the Europa League will be expected atthis point, they may have one eye on the tough tests that lie ahead in thePremier League. They face Everton, Man City, Tottenham and Sheffield Utd in thecoming weeks.
While Club Brugge failed to capitalise in the home leg,they’ve opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Belgian Pro League andare unbeaten in competitive games in 2020.
Unfortunately for the Belgian side, both their captain RuudVormer and the scorer of their first-leg goal Emmanuel Dennis are set to missout tonight through injury.
Likely XIs
Man Utd have no fresh injury worries, with only Paul Pogbaand Marcus Rashford missing from their squad with long-term injuries.
Tonight could be an opportunity to give January loan signingOdion Ighalo some much-needed minutes, but with Anthony Martial scoring in eachof his last three games, he’s expected to continue up front.
Club Brugge will be forced into changes tonight thanks toinjuries to forward Dennis and Vormer.
Nigerian David Okereke is expected to start up front inplace of Dennis, having recently recovered from injury himself, while MatsRits, Éder Balanta and Percy Tau are likely to make up their midfield three.
Key Battles
Both sides struggled to find fluidity in the first leg,perhaps thanks to a conservative team selection from Man Utd manager Solskjær.That game saw Andreas Pereira paired with Nemanja Matic in the middle of thepark, supporting Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard – with Martial as a lone striker.
After a sensational performance against Watford, Man Utdfans will be keen to see what January signing Bruno Fernandes can do if given90 minutes against their Belgian opposition. Against Watford, the Portugueseran the show, winning and scoring a penalty, before laying on two goals for histeam-mates.
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet provided thelong-ball assist that allowed Dennis to score in the first leg, predictablyearning the acclaim of fans of his old club. It’s likely he’ll be busier at theother end of the pitch tonight, with the in-form Martial and Mason Greenwoodproviding the goal threat.
Goalscorer Odds
With three goals in his last three games, Martial can be backed to score first at 11/4, or at 21/20 to net anytime.
Man Utd January signing Ighalo may not start but will almost certainly enter the fray at some point. Find him at 5/4 to score anytime. If you’re expecting a late cameo, you can find him at 16/5 to score the last goal of the game.
The returning Club Brugge striker Okereke missed out on the first leg but can be backed at 4/1 to score anytime tonight, with top scorer Hans Vanaken 11/1 to score first or 9/2 anytime.
All odds and markets correct as of date of publication
