Manchester United v Fulham Premier League Betting Tips 16/08/2024

Manchester United and Fulham will go head-to-head at Old Trafford to start the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, so here’s our Manchester United v Fulham Premier League Betting Tips. Erik Ten Hag and his United side will be eager to put a disappointing eighth-placed finish from last season behind them. Fulham finished mid-table in the 2023/24 season and had a strong pre-season. The Cottagers then may not rollover for a United win on Friday evening. We look at the betting picks ahead of this Premier League curtain-raiser. This fixture kicks off at 8 p.m. It will be shown live on Sky Sports.

Form and Team News

Man United finished an otherwise under-par 2023/24 season in good form. United won their final three matches of the campaign and beat rivals Man City in the FA Cup final (2-1). But a patchy pre-season followed. The Red Devils lost three of their five friendly matches, including two defeats against Premier League sides Arsenal (2-1) and Liverpool (3-0). Ten Hag’s side looked stronger in their Community Shield clash with City on Saturday, holding them to a 1-1 draw before losing on penalties. Fulham ended last season 13th in the Premier League table and followed a steady campaign with decent pre-season results. The Cottagers beat Benfica (1-0) and Hoffenheim (2-0) either side of a close-fought defeat against Sevilla (2-1).

Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia, Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw and Will Fish are out for this opening match for United. Fulham, however, come into this match with a fully fit squad and no suspensions.

Match Winner Bet

The pre-match Man United vs Fulham odds favour one side in this Premier League clash. Despite some decent pre-season wins, Fulham are considered the outsiders. Marco Silva’s team finished last season in inconsistent form, with just two wins from their final nine fixtures. Fulham did also beat Man United at Old Trafford last season, which will provide some confidence. Although this was their only win against the Red Devils since December 2009. As a result, the Cottagers are seen as long shots to beat Man United again, and 888Sport are offering 9/2. A draw has shorter odds, with Betfair providing 7/2. This could be a better pick, as Fulham drew two of their last four top-flight fixtures last season. United also had home frailties and dropped points in three of their final five home matches. After several new additions to the squad, including top-level defenders, we feel United have enough to edge this clash. Ten Hag has led his side to some confidence-boosting results recently, most notably against Man City. The Red Devils can carry momentum into the new season, and we are tipping a home win. At 4/6, Betfred has decent value in this market.

BTTS Betting

Neither of these sides was short on goals in pre-season, and we expect BTTS yes at Old Trafford. United have kept just one clean sheet in six matches and scored eight. Fulham also found the net often, striking four goals in three pre-season fixtures. Man United vs Fulham is also a fixture that has a history of high scorers. The last eight meetings at Old Trafford have ended with a BTTS scoreline, and 31 goals in total have been scored in this spell. BTTS seems a solid pick and Midnite have the best potential returns at 8/13.

Anytime Goalscorer Bets

In terms of goalscorers, we expect these two players to provide a serious goal-scoring threat. Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz had an electric second half to the Premier League campaign in 2023/24. The Brazilian had a purple patch late in the season and notched nine goals in 13 league games. Muniz can carry that form into the new season, and he is backed at 11/4 by Bet365 to strike at Old Trafford. But our main goalscorer pick is United’s reliable captain, Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder scored 15 goals in all competitions last season, with 10 in the Premier League. Fernandes has also scored twice in his last three appearances against Fulham. At 21/10, Bet365 also has the best potential value for a Fernandes anytime goal in this Premier League opener.

Our Manchester United v Fulham Premier League Betting Tips –

Match winner bet — Manchester United — 4/6 with Betfred

BTTS (Both teams to score) — Yes — 8/13 with Midnite

Anytime goalscorer — Rodrigo Muniz — 11/4 with Bet365

Anytime goalscorer — Bruno Fernandes — 21/10 with Bet365

All 4 bets acca combo bet — 28.57 with Bet365

The new season gets underway on Friday. Will United start to turn things around and find some rhythm under Ten Hag? Or will the Cottagers upset the Red Devils on their home patch for a second year running? If you are using one of our picks in our Manchester United v Fulham Premier League Betting Tips preview, please remember that they are just tips and not guaranteed winners. Our aim always remains the same, to bring you genuine betting tips with betting value, to hopefully bring you long term betting profits. You’ll notice that we also find you the best possible betting odds at the time of writing our betting tips, so you can make as much betting profit as possible.

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Last Updated on August 16, 2024