Valencia - Manchester United - Tips by users and experts on football, 12 December 2018: UEFA Champions League

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Manchester United Win • 2.76

Manchester United still has a chance to finish in first place.

FC Valencia have nothing left to play in this group.

The Red Devils have not lost in five games.

José Mourinho's men have won their two trips to the Champions League, including one on Juventus (2-1).

Manchester United has come back well since a few meetings.

Conclusion
Manchester United should do everything to take the three points in Valencia. If the task does not look simple, the men of José Mourinho will be well motivated.

Valencia Win • 2.54

Valencia vs Manchester United, Paul Pogba is likely to start against Valencia having been benched at the weekend.
Valencia have failed to score in six of their last eight CL ties, but I feel the La Liga side can win in the Mestalla although United can still, mathematically, top the group if they win in Spain and Juventus fail to do so in Switzerland against Young Boys.
United are guaranteed a place in next Monday’s draw for the last 16 and have won their two previous away games in the competition so far this season. They were, arguably, fortunate to win in Turin, however, and I feel Valencia will end their CL campaign with a win before embarking on a Europa league challenge in 2019.

Source: Daily Post

Draw • 3.34

Already qualified for the round of 16 in the Champions League, Manchester United can still claim first place if: the Red Devils win against Valencia and Juventus loses in Bern. For its part, Valencia is qualified for the 16th round of the Europa League and can no longer be joined by the Young Boys since the Valencian club has 4 points ahead of the Swiss team. For our prognosis, we bet on a tie between Valencia and MU.

Under 2.5 Goals • 1.82

Valencia’s 1-0 defeat at Juventus in the last round of Champions League games saw their hopes for progression in the competition die. They are now guaranteed the Europa League qualification that comes with 3rd place in the group, but the 5 points between them and 2nd place is an unbridgeable gap going into the final game of the group stages.

Truth be told, Los Murcielagos are having a dreadful season. Their apparent lack of winning spirit has left them in a disappointing 15th position in the La Liga table, and they are only 7 points clear of the drop zone currently. 9 of their 15 league games have ended as draws, and they have scored a meagre 12 goals in the league.

This lack of goalscoring ability has transferred into the Champions League too. Valencia have only scored 4 goals in their 5 group games so far, and their overly defensive strategy makes for entertainment on a par with watching paint dry.

At times, Manchester United haven’t been much better this season. They managed to put in an excellent performance as they hammered Fulham at the weekend, but all too often they have played a frustratingly slow style of attacking play. It may not bring results in the Premier League, but in the Champions League they have secured qualification to the knockout stages and still have a small shot at the top spot in Group H.

Jose Mourinho knows that it’s very unlikely that they can take Juventus’ spot at the top. They are 2 points behind them and the Italian champions face the winless Young Boys on Wednesday, so the chances are that we’ll see wholesale changes throughout the visiting team.

We’re expecting this to be a rather dour affair to be honest. Valencia have seen a total of 9 goals in their 5 Champions League group games, and all but one of them has seen fewer than 3 scored in total. Manchester United have seen just 8 goals in their games, and the history between the teams doesn’t make us more optimistic about the entertainment value.

The last 6 competitive meetings between Valencia and Manchester United have yielded just 5 goals in total, and with 18 of Valencia’s 22 competitive games this season ending with fewer than 3 goals scored I am backing Under 2.5 Goals along with a 1-1 correct score predictions.

Under 2.5 Goals • 1.88

They did it, finally we won. Ahead is almost meaningless match. MU may be the first in the group, but Juventus is unlikely to lose in Switzerland, so I think Mourinho will not try to take the victory. There are more important matches ahead. The match will be because you need.
I have no expectations, but I want high-quality football in a calm environment.