Manchester United v LASK Betting Tips & Predictions - bettingexpert
Manchester United v LASK Prediction
Manchester United welcome LASK to Old Trafford for a long-awaited second-leg of this Europa League round-of-16 tie. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men hold a commanding 5-0 lead from the first leg in Austria but they must now see out this tie as they sit their sights on the quarter-finals. United will be aiming to continue their impressive form in the league.
Manchester United v LASK Recent Form
Manchester United are one of the form sides in Europe right now. They’ve lost just one of their last 22 matches in all competitions and that was an FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea in July. LASK, meanwhile, are on a woeful run of form. They lost each of their last three domestic matches as well as a friendly against the Slovakian side FK Senica in preparation for this match.
Manchester United v LASK Recent Matchups
The only time these two sides have met before was in the first-leg in Austria. Manchester United obviously won that match by five goals to nil but interestingly, each of them was scored by a different player. Odion Ighalo, Dan James, Juan Mata, Mason Greenwood, and Andreas Perreira all bagged one each at Linzer Stadion.
Manchester United v LASK Stats & Analysis
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer essentially split his squad in half for much of the campaign. Many of his biggest stars were rested for the early stages of the Europa League. Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, and Bruno Fernandes have made just six Europa League starts between them this campaign but that will soon change. With no Premier League or FA Cup to focus on, the attention for United turns to European competition.
This will be especially troubling for LASK fans considering the form that United’s starting players have been in. When Kasper Schmeichel gifted Jesse Lingard a goal in the match against Leicester on the final day, it was just United’s second Premier League goal since December that wasn’t scored or assisted by one of the club’s front four. Rashford, Martial, Greenwood, and Fernandes have been in inspired form on the pitch since the four started playing together. Ironically, the only other goal in that run was scored in a similar fashion to Lingard’s when Ederson gave the ball away to Scott McTominay to score.
But Manchester United’s Europa League successes have been built in a different way. They’ve got this far on the back of their dominant defensive performances so far in the competition. No side has kept more Europa League clean sheets than United this season with an impressive seven from nine. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will expect that to continue against a LASK side that have lost their seven of their last 11 matches in all competitions.
Manchester United v LASK Bets
The bookies certainly back United to get the job done and progress to the next stage with ease. They are 2/7 on to win the match in 90 minutes with a draw out at 11/2. You’ll get odds as high as 12/1 for LASK to secure the victory at Old Trafford which isn’t surprising considering the aggregate score of 5-0. It will take a quite incredible turnaround for LASK to progress. A five-goal margin is huge and would require an almighty collapse from the home side. You’ll get odds as high as 649/1 for LASK to win 5-0 in normal time and equalise the aggregate score.
But in all likelihood, we can expect another comfortable win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men here at Old Trafford. As previously mentioned, United have built on their defensive solidity in Europe this season. No side has kept more Europa League clean sheets and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see that continue here. They are 1/1 to win to nil if you fancy them to continue this trend.
The best bet may be to back a big home win with United to win against a European handicap. They’re no strangers to big wins in Europe this season. They weren’t even the top-scorers in their group in the first stage of the competition but they’ve scored more goals than any other team in the knockout stages. United to win with a European handicap of 0-2 is 2-1 and 0-3 is 5/1. You’ll get odds of 25/1 if you fancy United to outdo the first leg and overcome a European handicap of 0-5.
