22nd Oct 2012 | Football
Man Utd v Braga Tip
The Portuguese are free-scoring while the hosts are set to rest key defenders for this one.
Manchester United have scored in their last 18 European matches in a row and with Rooney, Van Persie and Welbeck all in goalscoring form you wouldn’t expect that run to come to a juddering halt on Tuesday.
However, the bookies are less convinced that the visitors to Old Trafford will also find the net but I think there’s value in backing both teams to score at best odds of evens with BetVictor
Braga are tucked in just behind Porto and Benfica in Portugal’s Primeira Liga and are scoring freely at the moment. They have netted 10 goals in their last three league outings and a 2-0 Champions League victory over Galatasaray in Turkey was noteworthy earlier this month.
The Red Devils have kept just three clean sheets in 11 matches across all competitions in 2012-13. Furthermore, Sir Alex Ferguson is set to rest Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra with a crunch clash with Chelsea coming up at the weekend. It will be a big ask for probable deputies Alexander Buttner and Scott Wootton to shut out lively opponents given their lack of European experience.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 18:16 22nd Oct, 2012 but subject to change
