Chelsea – Man Utd Betting Preview
bookies.com’s resident blogger was at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to watch Chelsea dominate proceedings against Bordeaux. The home side never really hit top gear, but were a class apart from their French counterparts. Manchester United, however, were held to a bore draw by Spanish outfit Villarreal.
It’s not just the European form that points in Chelsea’s favour, Manchester United have only managed to score 5 goals in their last 8 games, and find themselves 14th in the table – albeit with a game in hand. Chelsea are cruising at the top of the league, and are worthy 5/4 favourites for this crunch match.
Chelsea have been boosted by their successful appeal of Terry’s red card, Drogba is set to take part but the real question mark is over Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation. Ronaldo looked promising on Wednesday, and I’d expect him to at least be used as a substitute. With doubts over Ronaldo and Berbatov starting the match, I can’t be tempted by the 8/1 on offer for either to score first. Chelsea have scored first in the last seven games, so I’m more interested with Lampard and Anelka, 9/1 and 7/1 respectively with Ladbrokes.
Chelsea haven’t lost in 25 league games, and with United’s dismal display against Liverpool, I cannot see United winning this, especially with Vidic suspended. Chelsea have led Man U in five of the last six encounters at Stamford Bridge and I hope they can buck the trend. The choice of bet is between Chelsea to be winning at both HT and FT (3/1 with Ladbrokes) or Chelsea to win the first half at 2/1 with Betfred. I will cover myself with the 1-1 scoreline at 11/2, currently available with a number of firms.
Recommendation:
5pts at 2/1 Chelsea to win First Half
1pt at 11/2 1-1 Correct Score
½ pt at 9/1 Lampard to score first
½ pt at 7/1 Anelka to score first
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