Manchester United vs Tottenham Prediction, Odds & Match Preview

Below, bettors can find Premier League odds and a Manchester United vs Tottenham prediction for their fixture at Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Tottenham: Premier League Odds

Tottenham vs Manchester United Prediction

If Jan Paul van Hecke, Pedro Porro and Micky van de Ven start for Tottenham on Saturday, my Manchester United vs Tottenham prediction is the Total Under 2.5 Goals (+145).

Only one outcome would shock me here: a high-scoring Tottenham win.

Save for that occurrence, the match profiles as a lower-scoring one due to how these teams match up.

Concern exists around the Manchester United defense. Michael Carrick’s side has yet to keep a clean sheet through five matches, but it has run slightly unlucky.

The Red Devils surrendered eight goals compared to seven expected goals against. Improvement has come lately, too, with United allowing 3.2 xG over the last three.

Tottenham scored twice against Aston Villa, ending a four-match goalless streak. However, the two goals came at a misleading 3-0 deficit that likely fails to repeat in this spot.

Tottenham surrendered its first goal (worth 0.97 post-shot xG) briefly playing down a man. It placed them in a less-than-desired game state, from which Villa scored two unlikely goals.

Tottenham, over its last four matches with Micky van de Ven available, have kept every opponent under 1.2 xG and 1.8 post-shot xG.

Manchester United, outside a five-goal blitz against Ipswich Town, failed to create much in attack.

Across the other four matches, the attack averaged 1.28 expected goals and 0.73 post-shot xG per 90.

If this match goes over the total, it likely requires an unexpected performance from United’s attack. In relation to the odds available, it appears less likely than the price suggests.

Accordingly, I predict the match finishes as a lower-scoring contest to close Saturday’s slate.