Real Betis vs Manchester United Predictions

• Manchester United have won seven of their nine Europa League games this season.
• Eight of Manchester United’s last 11 games have gone over 2.5 goals.
• Both teams have scored in seven of Real Betis’ last eight matches in all competitions.

Job done for United?

Manchester United’s indifferent league form across the last couple of rounds (D1, L1) looks to have taken a back seat as far as their continental commitments are concerned as Erik ten Hag’s men have one foot in the quarter final after a resounding 4-1 win in the first leg.

That commanding scoreline will leave this game wide open as Real Betis must score first to have any hopes of mounting an unthinkable comeback, whilst United are within their rights to think that just a goal will be enough to knock the stuffing out of their Spanish hosts.

Former Man City boss and current Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini spoke bullishly ahead of the return about the knockout tie never really being over. So that alone gives us an insight into how Betis will come out here, with the possibly misplaced belief in their squad contributing to what should be an exciting game.

Go for goals

It’s always difficult to call an outright winner in the second of a two-leg affair when the first-leg was such a large scoreline. While United are rightful favourites, even money looks a little skinny for the Red Devils to come out on top on the night against a Betis side unbeaten across their last five La Liga games.

Instead, we’re going for a BTTS selection on this game – both teams have scored in seven of Betis’ last eight matches in all competitions and that could be the right way to bet this encounter too. For smaller stakes, we’re completing our selections by siding with United to get the job done by a narrow 2-1 scoreline.