Manchester United host Chelsea in the English Premier League on Wednesday night at Old Trafford and we take a closer look at how the two sides have been performing recently.
United disappointingly lost 1-0 away from home against Newcastle United in the league in their most recent game, and it was a very lacklustre display from Erik ten Hag’s side.
Chelsea fought hard and picked up three points on Sunday, beating Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 at home thanks to an Enzo Fernandez brace and a goal from Levi Colwill.
Manchester United vs Chelsea
Wednesday 6 December, 21:15
Old Trafford
The hosts come into this fixture in poor form winning just three times out of their last eight games in all competitions and the victories were all against sides in the bottom six of the Premier League table.
Ten Hag’s side have already lost six out of their opening 14 league games, and this leaves just eight sides in the top flight of England that have lost more times than them.
Chelsea have picked up some decent form as of late, losing just once out of their last five games in all competitions, and they have faced opposition such as Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United along this run.
The Blues currently find themselves 10th in the league standings, meaning there has evidently not been much improvement from last term despite the drastic amount of money that has been spent over the past 12 months.
Mauricio Pochettino will not be happy with the recent disciplinary record that his side has, as both Reece James and Conor Gallagher have received red cards in the past two games and they will be without the later against United.
Bet9ja Tips
Given the recent form of the two sides, we predict that Chelsea will win this one and at Bet9ja you can get odds of 2.40 for this to happen. Enzo Fernandez found the back of the net twice in his last game and you can get odds of 2.25 for him to have over 0.5 shots on target, or 8.0 to score anytime. Moises Caicedo has already received three yellow cards this season in the league and you can get odds of 3.25 for him to be shown a card in this one.
Booking Codes:
Chelsea win 2.40: 5TDQMW9
Fernandez anytime scorer, Caicedo anytime booking 26: 5TDQYGG
