Hull City

vs

Manchester United

Preview

Hull City

• Hull are a tough nut to crack at home, remaining unbeaten in 2 games (Won 1, Drawn 1).
• The Tigers have been solid across all competitions with five wins, three draws and two defeats across their last 10 matches.
• Hull have also shown solid form in all competitions, beating Caykur Rizespor 2-1, drawing 1-1 at Kasimpasa SK and losing 2-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Manchester United

• The visitors have been stronger across all competitions, remaining unbeaten in 4 matches (Won 2, Drawn 2).
• The Red Devils have been in good shape lately with three wins, one draw and one defeat in their last five.
• Carrick's side overcame Atletico Madrid 2-1 at Old Trafford, before a 1-1 draw in Paris against PSG and then a 1-1 draw with Leeds last weekend in a game which United won 5-4 on penalties.

Key Players

• Bryan Mbeumo has been a spark for United with 3 goals in their last 5 games.
• Oli McBurnie remains Hull's most potent finisher with 3 in 5.

Betting Insights

• Manchester United have been afforded odds of around 1.4 for their trip to Hull City and the hosts look like a good bet to get a result at around 7.6 with the draw available at 4.5.
• Goals do look likely and Over 2.5 goals is a tempting bet at 1.7.
• Both teams to score - No at 1.8 is still a decent play.
• It may be a tougher game than the odds suggest, so back the hosts in the double chance bet.

Prediction

• Hull will make this difficult for United.
• However, United are slightly sharper in possession and are quicker in transition, so back them to nick it.