Preston North End vs Manchester United Prediction and Football Tips
FA Cup football tips – Preston North End vs Manchester United prediction
Preston enter the fifth round of the FA Cup, following a good away victory over Sheffield United in the previous round. Since that match, Preston have won 2 League One matches and find themselves fully in the promotion picture.
Manchester United, despite only losing 1 of their previous 18 games, are still coming in for plenty of criticism, especially regarding their style of play under manager Louis van Gaal. It’s the away form and performances that are giving the most cause for concern and the 0-0 draw away to League Two side Cambridge United, only served to increase the pressure on the team.
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Preston have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goal per game.
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Manchester United have scored an average of 1.5 goals and conceded an average of 0.5 goals per game.
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Preston’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Manchester United’s previous 10 matches.
- The last time the two teams met, was in a friendly match back in 2006, which Preston won 2-1.
Both of these teams are doing well in their respective leagues but will want to go as far as they can in this season’s FA Cup competition. For Manchester United, this will be their only chance of lifting a trophy and that will be something that Louis van Gaal will be determined to see happen. However, their last away performance in the FA Cup, away to lower league opposition, was poor and the same can be said regarding the displays against West Ham and Burnley. This will give Preston manager Simon Grayson, who caused an upset to knock Manchester United out when in charge of Leeds in 2010, confidence his team can at least get a lucrative replay. Preston come in to the match with nothing to lose and will be confident of causing an upset.
Predictions:
The match to finish in a draw at 100/30 with Skybet
The match to finish in a draw and under 2.5 goals at 4/1 with Skybet