Blackburn vs Man United betting tips and predictions for the FA Cup clash on Sunday 19th February including the best odds, team news and head to head stats.
FA Cup holders Manchester United travel to Ewood Park on Sunday as they try to progress to their third quarter final in three years in this competition. Here are some tips and predictions for the game live on BT Sport.
Blackburn Rovers are in the relegation places in the Championship and are in real danger of slipping into the third tier of English football. This game has given the players and fans something else to think about and there will be no pressure on them on Sunday as they are expected to get nothing from the game which could help them massively. The problem for Blackburn Rovers this season has been defensively as they have only failed to find the next once in the last ten matches and Danny Graham has been a good signing scoring eleven goals so far this season. With issues defensively, it seems unlikely that they will be able to keep out Mourinho’s men on Sunday.
Manchester United are continuing to progress under Jose Mourinho even though they are still in sixth place in the Premier League. They have one foot in the last sixteen of the Europa League after a Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick helped them to a 3-0 victory over Saint-Etienne on Thursday night and they have an EFL Cup final on the horizon at the end of February. They also seem to be putting in better performances than they did at the start of the season and with such a strong squad, Jose Mourhino will be able to rotate on Sunday and still come out with a positive result and performance. Although this is a FA Cup tie where anything can happen, I can only see one outcome on Sunday afternoon.
Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United Predictions
My first Blackburn vs Man United betting tip is going to be for Manchester United to win and there to be over 2.5 goals in the match. This has happened in three of their last four victories and with Blackburn being shaky at the back I think we will see a few goals on Sunday. Paddy Power are offering evens for this to happen.
FA Cup Enhanced Odds
6/1 Man Utd to win at Paddy Power – Claim
My second FA Cup tip is going to be for Manchester United to score 3+ goals. This links in with my first tip as I think there will be goals in this game and the majority (if not all of them) will be for the Premier League side. Jose Mourinho has named a strong side in the last two rounds of this competition and I can see him doing the same here and with a cup final in just over a week’s time I think everyone will be looking to put in a strong performance so they are on the team sheet at Wembley. Coral are offering 11/8 for United to score three or more goals.
FA Cup Enhanced Odds
25/1 Man Utd to win at Coral –Claim
My third and finalBlackburn vs Man United prediction is going to be in the correct score market. Manchester United have won 4-0 in their last two FA Cup meetings this season against Championship opposition and I wouldn’t be surprised if the same happened again. 4-0 to the Red Devils is a huge 15/1 at BetVictor and this is certainly worth a pound or two.
FA Cup Free Bet
£60 at Bet Victor – Claim
Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United Team News
Blackburn midfielder Hope Akpan will be missing for this game as he picked up a red card against Sheffield Wednesday in midweek. Wes Brown was part of a Champions League winning side at Manchester United and will be hoping to play against his old club on Sunday. Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick weren’t involved in the Europa League game in midweek and both could come in from the start on Sunday.
Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United Head to Head
Manchester United clinched the title on this ground in 2011 thanks to a Wayne Rooney penalty. Blackburn will be buoyed by the fact they beat United 3-2 at Old Trafford in the same year and will be hoping to produce another heroic performance.
Blackburn vs Manchester United Betting Odds
Manchester United are 4/11 to win the match with most bookies with the draw at 9/2 with Betfred. If you fancy a Blackburn win then this is best priced 9/1 at Betfair. I would recommend waiting for the team news before putting any goal scorer tips on but unsurprisingly Zlatan leads the way and is 7/2 to open the scoring with Paddy Power and if you are a Rovers fan and fancy a shock then Danny Graham is 11/1 to open the scoring at Bet365.
Blackburn vs Manchester United Betting Tips
Manchester United to win and over 2.5 goals – Evens at Paddy Power: Bet
Manchester United to score 3+ goals – 11/8 at Coral: Bet
Manchester United to win 4-0 – 15/1 at Bet Victor: Bet
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