Football ManUtd120Villarreal and Manchester United will contest the final of the Uefa Europa League in Gdansk on Wednesday, United start as the bookmakers favourites and we take a look at a number of betting options available to punters

 

 

 

Villarreal

 

Villarreal knocked Arsenal out at the semi final stage. They won the first leg 2-1 on home turf and then played out a 0-0 draw in the return in London. Former Arsenal coach Unai Emery is the man in charge and his side have been a model of consistency in this season's Europa League winning all their matches barring one group stage draw and the stalemate in second leg of the semi final.

 

In the early knockout rounds the La Liga side beat Salzburg away (2-0) and at home (2-1) before seeing off Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 away and 2-0 at home. In the quarter finals they beat Dynamo Zagreb 1-0 away and won the return 2-1 on home turf.

 

In La Liga Villarreal finished seventh with a record of 15 win, 13 draws and 10 defeats so they need a victory in this final if they are to qualify for the Champions

League next season.

 

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Manchester United

 

United took control of their semi final match up with Roma with a thumping 6-2 win in the first leg at Old Trafford and although they lost the return 3-2 they were never in danger of letting that advantage slip.

 

United joined this competition after failing to make it to the Champions League knockout rounds and they sealed a semi final spot with a 4-0 aggregate win over Granada, winning both legs by a 2-0 scoreline. A Round of 16 clash with AC Milan saw the first leg in Manchester finish all square at 1-1 and United edged the return 1-0. In the Round of 32 a 4-0 win in the first leg away to Real Sociedad put the tie to bed ahead of a 0-0 draw in Manchester.

 

United's EPL campaign saw them finish as runners up to Manchester City, 12 points in arrears. They fielded a second string side at Wolves on Sunday and won 2-1 to go through the whole season unbeaten away from home. Key defender Harry Maguire missed the last 4 league games through injury and faces a race against time to prove his fitness. Watch the media for news of his well being.

 

 

The Betting

 

Villarreal are currently trading at around 33/10 to win the game in 90 minutes with the draw at 23/10 and Manchester United can be backed at around 17/20

 

A game of 3 goals or more is even money and it's 9/10 for both teams to score in 90 minutes

 

Cavanai and Fernandes are 7/2 joint favourites to score the first goal with Villarreal's Moreno a 4/1 chance

 

To lift the trophy under any method of victory United are priced at 4/10 and Villarreal are 1.75/1

 

Note, odds are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change

 

Verdict:

 

United look significantly stronger to me but they have have had a hectic end to the season and the possible absence of Maguire is a concern. However I still think they will get the job done in regulation time and will go with over 1.5 in their total goals market.

 

United to win 2-1 is a speculative correct score pick and Bruno Fernandes is my idea of an anytime goalscorer.

 

Bets: United total goals over 1.5 at 19/20

90 min correct score, United win 2-1 at 8/1

Anytime goalscorer (90 mins) Bruno Fernandes at 1.63/1

 

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Note all prices quoted are subject to change

 

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