Europa League: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur - Betting Tips, Odds & Prediction

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur head to the Europa League final at San Mames on Thursday morning following disastrous domestic league campaigns. 

The Premier League sides occupy the last two spots above the relegation zone in the standings. However, they will be keen to grab a get of jail free card at each other's expense when they fly to Spain midweek. 

Betting sites NZ are offering enticing odds for this clash and we have cherry picked the best to bring you our top football betting tips. 

Manchester United

Manchester United’s Premier League miseries continued on Saturday as a Marc Cucullera goal drew the line between them and Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge. 

The result dragged United’s winless run to eight matches in the English top-flight. Under Ruben Amorim, who replaced Erik ten Hag mid-season, United have now amassed only 0.92 points per game, which is the worst points ratio for a manager who has managed more than 24 Premier League games for a club. 

But United have compensated for that dismal run with a brilliant Europa League campaign. Football betting sites are offering shorter odds for them to lift the trophy on Thursday.

Team News: Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt are injury doubts ahead of the Europa League final in Bilbao, though Amorim is keeping his fingers crossed for their return.

Predicted Lineup: Onana; Yoro, De Ligt, Maguire; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu; Diallo, Hojlund, Fernandes.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur is the only non-relegated team that has a worse Premier League record than United this season. 

Ange Postecoglou is on course to be remembered for Tottenham’s worst-ever Premier League season, with the club suffering 22 defeats and slumping to 17th in the table.

But he can rectify that by ending Tottenham’s 17-year wait for silverware by winning the Europa League final beating United. 

Injuries have been unkind to Postecoglou’s men the whole season and they could suffer for it once again in this clash. They are set to fly to Bilbao without key names like James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall. 

Team News: Son Heung-Min might not be fit enough to start the game after a fresh return from a foot injury. 

Predicted Lineup: Vicario; Pedro Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma, Bentancur; Johnson, Solanke, Richarlison.

• Manchester United have lost all three matches they have played against Spurs this season.
• As Tottenham boss, Ange Postecoglou has faced Manchester United five times — winning four and drawing the other.
• The last five games between these two teams have produced 17 goals.
• Both teams have scored in five of the last 10 matches between these two sides. 
   

Manchester United had no answer to James Maddison’s first half strike when these two sides last met. Before that February defeat, United had bowed out of the EFL Cup quarter-finals with a 4-3 loss to the Lilywhites. Spurs also had the last laugh in their first meeting of the season, when they demolished the Red Devils 3-0 at home. 

This time, Tottenham will face United with an injury-struck squad. That said, United have suffered dealing with Tottenham’s high-intensity press all season. Betting apps believe that Tottenham will be the underdogs here, but Postecoglou’s tactical approach can spell trouble for the Mancunians again. 

We’re going against the grain here and backing Tottenham to take the title home on Thursday. 

Tottenham 2-1 Manchester United @ $11.00 

United will hope for another magical Bruno Fernandes performance to get the result in this clash. But the Portuguese native has not had enough support from the United attack all season. Even though Spurs have a dismal defensive record, they have the ammunition to grind out a 2-1 win in this one. We recommend getting behind a 2-1 win for Tottenham at odds of $11.00 on Bet365.