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Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 19th Dec, 20:00 BST, The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Thursday night sees Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur and Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United go head to head in a League Cup clash at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. Here we've gone for over 2.5 goals, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As you can see, our prediction for Thursday's fixture is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Spurs and Man Utd to score 3 goals or more between them during the traditional 90 mins. 2 goals or less would mean a losing bet but, with statistics below suggesting both teams have goals in them, we think it looks like a great bet.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Spurs are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Spurs
43%
13/10
7%
13/10
12%
Draw
22%
27/10
3%
29/10
11%
Man Utd
35%
7/4
11%
7/4
21%
Draw 1-1
9%
7/1
7%
13/2
15%
Spurs 2-1
8%
9/1
5%
15/2
6%
Man Utd 2-1
8%
10/1
8%
17/2
5%
Draw 2-2
7%
9/1
9%
17/2
5%
Spurs 1-0
5%
14/1
25%
11/1
26%
Spurs 3-1
5%
14/112/1
8%
Spurs 2-0
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
18%
Man Utd 1-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Spurs 3-2
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
Man Utd 3-1
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
21%
Man Utd 2-0
4%
18/114/1
12%
Man Utd 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
14/1
21%
Spurs 3-0
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
27%
Draw 0-0
3%
20/1
24%
14/1
25%
Spurs 4-1
2%
28/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
69%
4/9
6%
2/5
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
31%
17/10
13%
17/10
17%
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
21/20
7%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
20/1
24%
-
BTTS - Yes
69%
2/5
3%
2/5
7%
BTTS - No
31%
7/4
5%
9/5
14%
BTTS - Home Win
27%
5/2
3%
23/10
2%
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/116/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
23%
3/1
20%
29/10
26%
Home/draw
65%
2/5
3%
4/9
11%
Away/draw
57%
4/7
6%
8/13
7%
Home/away
78%
2/71/4
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1/9
3%
1/8
5%
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
11/2
18%
9/2
22%
Over 3.5 Goals
48%
1/1
11%
1/1
13%
Under 3.5 Goals
52%
8/11
10%
8/11
12%
Over 4.5 Goals
29%
12/5
15%
11/5
18%
Under 4.5 Goals
71%
3/10
7%
3/10
7%
Over 5.5 Goals
15%
5/1
25%
9/2
21%
Under 5.5 Goals
85%
1/8
4%
1/8
4%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/66
1%
1/100
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/1
24%
14/1
25%
Home DNB
58%
8/11
10%
7/10
15%
Away DNB
50%
1/1
11%
21/20
18%
Spurs win to nil
16%
9/2
22%
-
Man Utd win to nil
12%
6/1-
Spurs / Spurs
22%
13/5
3%
5/2
8%
Spurs / Man Utd
4%
20/1
9%
18/1
10%
Spurs / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Spurs
13%
11/2
8%
19/4
20%
Draw / Man Utd
12%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
14%
Man Utd / Spurs
4%
20/116/1
Man Utd / Man Utd
19%
10/3
13%
16/5
24%
Man Utd / Draw
7%
12/110/1
8%
bet365
Win / draw / win form
Spurs
20 games
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Man Utd
20 games
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
Games at Spurs since 1998
Spurs
Man Utd
Goals: Scored
3
1
Games: Scored
1 / 1
1 / 1
Clean sheets
0 / 1
0 / 1
TOT
1
Games at Man Utd since 1997
Man Utd
Spurs
Goals: Scored
11
3
Games: Scored
5 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
1 / 6
D
1
MNU
5
Goal Statistics

Tottenham Hotspur have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive League Cup outings. Their PG of 1.9 against Manchester United on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Spurs Man Utd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Spurs will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Man Utd will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Spurs
PG (predicted goals)
Man Utd
1.9
1.7
Attack rating
5%
better
TOT
MNU
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Games scored17
16
Failed to score3
4
Scored first10
12
Goals scored40
41
Avg. goals scored2
2.1
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
18
Avg. XG for1.9
1.7
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
TOT
MNU
14%
better
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Games conceded16
13
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first10
6
Goals conceded25
23
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+14%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Spurs v Man Utd will show here when available.

Spurs League Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2131
R DrăguşinP SarrD KulusevskiP Sarr
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Udogie DEF2
-
R Drăguşin DEF2
-
B Davies DEF2
-
P Sarr MID21
1
-
A Gray MID2
1
-
D Kulusevski MID23
-
R Bentancur  MID21
-
D Solanke FWD2
-
B Johnson FWD21
-
T Werner FWD21
-
G Vicario GLK1
-
F Forster GLK1
-
C Romero DEF1
-
D Spence DEF11
-
M Ven DEF1
-
J Maddison MID1
1
-
L Bergvall MID1
-
Y Bissouma  MID1
1
-
W Odobert FWD1
-
H Son FWD1
-
Richarlison FWD1
-
Man Utd League Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2330
A BayındırA GarnachoA Garnacho
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Bayındır GLK2
-
M Ligt DEF2
-
N Mazraoui  DEF2
-
D Dalot DEF21
-
B Fernandes MID222
-
M Ugarte MID2
-
Casemiro MID22
-
J Zirkzee FWD2
-
A Diallo FWD2
-
A Garnacho FWD233
-
M Rashford FWD221
-
L Martínez  DEF1
-
V Lindelöf DEF1
-
J Evans  DEF1
-
H Maguire DEF1
-
T. Collier MID1
-
C Eriksen MID121
-
Antony FWD11
-
R Höjlund FWD1
-