Roma vs Manchester United Betting Tips 07/05/2021

15:19, 4 May 2021

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15:19, 4 May 2021

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Roma will host Manchester United for the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 7th May 2021 at 00:30 IST. The odds are still in favor of Manchester United despite thrashing Roma 6-2 in the first leg at Old Trafford.

Teams Status

Roma will go all-in in this second leg of this tie as they are trailing by four goals. They finished at the top of the group with 13 points from six matches in the group. Also, they were exceptional in the knockouts as they defeated some quality teams like Braga, Shakhtar Donetsk and Ajax before losing to Manchester United. They have won nine matches, drew two and lost two matches in the Europa League so far. They have scored as many as 27 goals and have conceded 15 goals in the 13 matches. They are having a poor outing in Serie A, they are struggling to keep their seventh spot as Sassuolo is breathing up their necks. This is because they have a lot of key players who are out due to injuries including Leonardo Spinazzola, Jordan Veretout, Pau Lopez, Stephan El Shaarawy, Pedro Rodriguez and Marash Kumbulla. In the Europa League, Borja Mayoral is the team’s leading goal scorer with seven goals and also has two assists to his name.

Manchester United on the other hand are coming into this fixture with a seven-match unbeaten streak on their backs. Currently, they are the only active team in the Europa League that has come from the Champions League. They were exceptional in the knockout matches as they won five and drew two matches. They have scored 16 goals and have conceded just three goals in seven matches that they have played so far. In the Premier League, they are sitting pretty in second place with 67 points from 33 matches. Out of the 16 goals, Bruno Fernandes has scored five goals and is the team’s leading goal scorer in the Europa League. He also has three assists to his name. Manchester United does not have many injuries to deal with as Anthony Martial and Phil Jones are out with knee injuries.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
3.65	4.00	1.97
3.60	4.00	1.90
3.50	3.75	1.86

According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Manchester United are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.97, Roma are placed at 3.65 and the draw is at 4.00 odds. Manchester United are placed at 1.86 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, Roma are placed at 3.50 and the draw is at 3.75 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Manchester United are placed at 1.90, Roma are placed at 3.60 and the draw is at 4.00 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

Manchester United already have a four-goal cushion, so we could see them taking this match lightly. Roma on the other hand could come out all guns blazing. Manchester have been great recently, so they have an edge over Roma.

Tip: Manchester United To Win @ 1.97

In the last seven head to head matches, Manchester United are unbeaten with three wins and three draws. Also, Manchester United are on a four-match winning streak against Roma across competitions. In the last 12 matches, Roma has won three, drew three and lost six matches. In the last four home matches, Roma has won one, drew two and lost one match. They haven’t won a single match in their last five matches. In the last 11 matches that Manchester United has played across competitions, they have won eight, drew two and lost just one match. In the last five away matches that Manchester United, they have just lost one match. So, it is very likely that Manchester United will win the match at 1.97 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Under 3 @ 2.17

In the last six head to head matches, under three goals were scored in four of those matches. Also, under three goals were scored in two of the last three head to head matches played in Rome. In the last 12 matches that Roma has played across competitions, under three goals were scored in six of those matches. In the last four home matches that Roma has played had under three goals scored in them. In the last 11 matches that Manchester United has played across competitions, under three goals were scored in six of those matches. Even, under three goals were scored in three of the last five matches that Manchester United has played on the road had under three goals. So, it is very likely that under three goals will be scored at 2.17 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Conclusion

It looks like a dead contest as Manchester United are leading by as many as four goals. But Roma got two away goals, and if they could get a couple of early goals, that could make the tie very interesting.