Man United vs Tottenham Predictions: Bet Builder Tips and Best Bets Preview

Next up here at bettingexpert is a Man United vs Tottenham bet builder predictions preview pieced together by our expert, Sam Ingram. After the small matter of an FA Cup third round weekend which both navigated successfully, attentions now turn to this weekend’s sizeable Premier League clash.

Can Richarlison continue his head-turning goal-scoring streak? Just how much will Spurs miss Son Heung-Min? Will Erik ten Hag begin 2024 with a much-needed Premier League victory at Old Trafford?

Man United vs Tottenham Bet Builder Tips and Predictions

1. Man United vs Tottenham Tip 1: Richarlison to Score Anytime
2. Man United vs Tottenham Tip 2: Both Teams To Score and Over 2.5 Goals 

Bet Builder Odds: 3.50

Also In this article:

• Man United vs Tottenham Tip 3: Tottenham +0.25 Asian Handicap
• Man United vs Tottenham Team News
• The Predicted Premier League Table
• How to watch Man United vs Tottenham
• Safer Gambling

 

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Man United vs Tottenham Tip 1: Richarlison to make it six in six?

England, Premier League, Sunday, January 14th, 16:30 (UK)

The Brazilian is starting to kick into gear for Tottenham Hotspur. Under Ange Postecoglou, like the majority of his teammates, Richarlison’s form is on a trajectory that might take Spurs to the promised land of Champions League football. 

That is if they can navigate a period where absentees on the sidelines, and, more specifically, at The Asia Cup, threaten to alter squad dynamic and points returns in the Premier League.

Richarlison’s last five games reads as follows:

• Tottenham vs Newcastle: x2 Goals
• Forest vs Tottenham: x1 Goal
• Tottenham vs Everton: x1 Goal
• Brighton vs Tottenham:
• Tottenham vs Bournemouth: x1 Goal

Before his recent five-game scoring streak, Richarlison had managed just one strike in the Premier League. His goal against Sheffield United in a 2-1 victory in September was his solitary goal.

Here, Spurs will need to operate without their captain and main creative force, Son Heung-Min. That, of course, will, in turn, affect Richarlison, Kulusevski, Johnson and Co. The Tottenham skipper has told his players to ‘step up’ in his absence – something I think they’ll have a good go at.

However, what it does mean is that there is a greater responsibility on Richarlison’s shoulders. He needs to continue recent form if Tottenham are to flourish in January like they have been doing throughout the season’s early stages. First up, Tottenham face Burnley in the FA Cup (bettingexpert betting preview here), then, all eyes on United away.

 

• Man United vs Tottenham Tip 1: Richarlison to Score Anytime
• Best Odds: 2.75
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 5/10

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Man United vs Tottenham Tip 2: Ange won’t change his tune 

Tottenham have scored in the first half in each of their last eight Premier League home games – only once have they had a longer such run in the competition, scoring before half-time in nine in a row at White Hart Lane between May and November 1999. 

The loyal Spurs support following their team this season is being treated to a brand of full-throttle football – the stat above highlights exactly that. Even with so many players on the sidelines or unavailable for selection, we can expect more of the same. Ange won’t change his tune.

If we do see the same brand of front-footed football, and Spurs find the net, it’s hard to envisage a 90-minute period where Man United fail to break down a makeshift Spurs defence consisting of two full-backs in central defence. 

United are experiencing a rather poor patch, though this Spurs side, who have shipped a fourth-highest xGA total in the league this season, will allow goal-scoring opportunities here. Suppose Man United takes one of those opportunities early on, and I’d bet that BTTS and Over 2.5 Goals selection has legs.

There have been 29 goals in matches at Old Trafford this season, averaging 2.90 goals per90 each time the Old Trafford turnstiles open for business. Seven out of ten Tottenham away games – 70% – have seen BTTS and Over 2.5 Goals bank for punters. For United at home: 5/9 at Old Trafford.

 

• Man United vs Tottenham Tip 2: Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals
• Best Odds: 1.66
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 10/10

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Man United vs Tottenham Tip 3: Absentees make United favourites

If Spurs had a full cohort of players to pick from for their visit to Old Trafford, there’s a chance they’d go off as favourites here. But that’s not how the cookie has crumbled for Ange, frustratingly for him.

Regardless of their being no Son, Bissouma, Sarr, and all those central defenders sidelined through injury, I’d expect Spurs to make life uncomfortable for United. Erik ten Hag’s side has proved susceptible defensively time and time again, both at Old Trafford and away from home.

If Spurs take their chances when they come (Richarlison, please), then the Asian Handicap has legs with additional security of the Draw on our side. Don’t just take my word for it – Jimmy The Punt has a Spurs-based selection even braver than mine.

• Man United vs Tottenham Tip 2: Tottenham +0.25 Asian Handicap
• Best Odds: 1.95
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 10/10

Man United vs Tottenham predictions odds correct from 18:00, January 5th, 2024. Odds may now differ.

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Man United vs Tottenham Team News Preview: Two growing injury lists

Spurs saw Oliver Skipp and Rodrigo Bentancur feature in the recent win over Bournemouth, which will be a big positive for Ange Postecoglou. However, the Spurs’ head honcho will be without centre-back pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, which leaves a void in the backline.

Emerson Royal and Ben Davies started at CB in Spurs’ last league game against the Cherries. It could be the same again away at Old Trafford, which is far from ideal, in the same week where reports are surfacing linking Eric Dier with a move out of the club to Bayern Munich.

Maddison, Sessegnon, Whiteman, Solomon, Perisic and Veliz are also out of contention for the trip to Manchester. In the home corner, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Martinez and Malacia should all miss out here. That’s a real defensive headache for Erik ten Hag. 

In midfield, Casemiro and Amrabat won’t feature, and neither will Mason Mount. Last time out in the Premier League, both Antony Martial and Rasmus Hojlund were left out of the squad, leaving United without a recognised number nine. The latter is tipped to feature against Spurs.

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The Predicted Premier League Table: BETSiE has United flirting with the bottom half

Our in-house predictive model, BETSiE, has had a go at predicting how the Premier League table will play out after 38 matches. The two teams involved here, both Man United and Tottenham, end up missing out on Champions League football by some distance.

It’s Aston Villa and Newcastle who fill the two gaps in between Spurs’ 6th place and fourth. For United, it’s a much bigger stretch to reaching the top four – nearly twenty points adrift of Unai Emery’s Villa side.

Man United vs Tottenham table predictions – Updated: 18th December 2023

Position	Club	Games	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Arsenal	38	24.9	7.4	5.7	75.4	33.4	42.1	82.1
2	Manchester City	38	22.9	8.2	6.9	83.2	40.4	42.9	76.8
3	Liverpool	38	22.5	9.3	6.2	77.9	40.4	37.5	76.8
4	Aston Villa	38	22.5	6.4	9.1	76.1	49.1	27.0	73.8
5	Newcastle	38	21.0	6.1	10.9	80.9	46.7	34.2	69.2
6	Tottenham	38	19.0	7.4	11.6	72.4	56.9	15.5	64.4
7	Chelsea	38	16.8	8.3	12.9	69.5	55.0	14.5	58.7
8	Brighton	38	15.8	9.7	12.5	67.9	62.0	6.0	57.1
9	Manchester Utd	38	16.8	5.6	15.7	51.1	56.4	-5.3	55.9
10	West Ham	38	14.9	7.5	15.6	58.7	66.9	-8.2	52.1
11	Brentford	38	14.1	8.8	15.2	57.9	53.3	4.6	51.0
12	Bournemouth	38	12.7	8.8	16.4	53.4	67.0	-13.5	47.1
13	Everton	38	16.3	6.7	14.9	53.9	51.0	2.8	45.7
14	Fulham	38	12.4	7.9	17.7	53.3	64.4	-11.1	45.1
15	Crystal Palace	38	10.8	9.9	17.2	43.6	57.3	-13.7	42.4
16	Wolverhampton	38	11.1	8.6	18.3	47.2	65.8	-18.6	42.0
17	Nottingham	38	9.1	10.2	18.7	40.7	62.1	-21.4	37.5
18	Burnley	38	6.7	6.7	24.6	36.6	73.2	-36.6	26.8
19	Luton	38	6.3	7.3	24.4	39.7	79.1	-39.4	26.2
20	Sheffield Utd	38	5.0	6.0	27.0	28.8	88.2	-59.4	21.1

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Man United vs Tottenham OPTA Stats Preview: How blunt are Spurs without Son?

• United’s seven points in six games places them 13th in the six-game form table.
• Tottenham? They’re in 6th place in the same timeframe.
• Spurs’ 34.7xGA is the fourth-highest figure in the top flight this season.
• Richarlison is averaging 2.3 shots per90 in the league.
• Son Heung-Min has contributed 12 goals and five assists in 20 games. That’s a huge loss.
• Rasmus Hojlund has scored just one goals in 15 Premier League appearances since his switch from Serie A side, Atalanta.

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How to watch

• Man United vs Tottenham, Premier League.
• Date and Time: Sunday, January 14th, 16:30 (UK)
• How to Watch or Stream on TV (UK): Sky Sports Main Event

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