Manchester Utd – Bournemouth Prediction & Picks (30.12.2018)

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Manchester Utd – Bournemouth SOCCER PICKS

In the previous one, the “Reds Devils” start as favorites due to the offensive potential they possess, which remains high despite the poor performance exhibited under the Mourinho era. For this reason and knowing that the Portuguese coach is no longer there, we believe that the local has what it takes to score a pair of goals and win the game on this occasion. Of course, it paints to be a duel even and closed due to the rough style of Bournemouth, a team that will surely try to repeat what was done a few days ago against Chelsea for the Capital One Cup (1-0 defeat with a few minutes left until the end ).

Manchester United:

The Reds Devils beat Huddersfield 3-1 at home and added 32 points in the general standings. They have added 2 wins in a row since the departure of Mourinho, being their goal to sneak into Europa League posts. They have scored 37 goals and have given 31 on their fence, costing them to be balanced between the lines. Its objective is to improve the brand and when making collective transitions. On this occasion, incumbents are expected to risk, as they will collide with an extremely inferior opponent in all aspects of the game.

As a local at Old Trafford, Manchester United has reaped diverse results so far, product of 5 victories, 3 equalities and 1 defeat. He has converted 17 goals and has yielded 12 against so far. He defeated Everton 2-1, equalized 0-0 with Crystal Palace, drew 2-2 with Arsenal, beat Fulham 4-1 and beat Huddersfield 3-1 as mentioned in the previous paragraph. If we analyze these games, we can affirm that the team was irregular in its stadium. Now he is expected to change this situation and take full advantage when facing the weakest rivals in the English league.

Bournemouth :

The present of the team is not good after losing 5-0 against Tottenham to visit. These days, he has 26 points in the general standings, reaching 3 losses in his last 4 league games. He has scored 27 goals and has given 33 on his fence, ratifying his balance problems. The goal of the squad is to cut the bad run that it has and recover from the soul. Of course, despite this, is far from the direct decline.

As a visitor, Bournemouth has alternated good and bad results due to its defensive irregularity (3 wins and 6 falls, of which, 4 have been followed). He has scored 11 goals and has yielded 19 on his fence, costing him to be reliable when making collective transitions (defense-attack and attack-defense). He came from thrashing 0-3 at Fulham and losing 4 innings in a row (2-1 with Newcastle, 3-1 with Manchester City, 2-0 with Wolves and 5-0 against Tottenham). Apparently, the holders have reduced their collective production notably, noticing this by conceding 12 goals in their last 4 outings.

In the last 3 years, Manchester United and Bournemouth have met 3 times at Old Trafford. These were the results of those encounters: Triunfo 3-1 of Manchester United in May 2016, draw 1-1 in March of 2017 and win 1-0 of Manchester United in December 2017. Apparently, the “Reds Devils” They have won 2 of the 3 matches played by both teams so far. On this occasion, the pattern is expected to repeat itself once again, as Manchester United is a renewed and offensive team after the departure of coach Mourinho.


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