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Yeovil Town will look for a historic upstet against the Manchester giants in the FA Cup, but the Devils will surely be 100% focused for this after being humiliated by MK Dons in the Capital One Cup earlier this season.
Few things have went well for Yeovil this season and the hosts are on track for relegation into the League Two. Yeovil is on the last place in League One, just 20 points in 23 matches and their recent form gives them no reason for optimism – 3 consecutive losses, 1-6 goal difference. Last time out it was a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Leyton Orient. Yeovil is obviously way below par in terms of quality even for League One standards, so hosting United will be a real challenge for the minnows.
United is playing better and better under Van Gaal and after the recent results they could even go on and challenge for the title. Indeed, United has just one win in the last 4 games, but they played 3 times on the road, not easy matches and they are undefeated in 10 matches in all competitions. When they were struggling earlier in the season they managed to lose 4-0 with MK Dons in the League Cup, so there`s no doubt about the fact that they will take this game seriously – Van Gaal and Ryan Giggs will not have it any other way.
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Team news & lineups:
United will miss important players like Rojo, Valencia, Blind and Young, but it`s not such a big handicap for the visitors in this type of game. Angel Di Maria is back and he will probably take the field in the second half. Van Gaal is set to make some changes to the lineup, but he will still field a pretty solid first 11. Dawson, Grant and possibly Moore are out for Yeovil.
Yeovil Town: Steer – Smith, Ofori-Twumasi, Nugent, Arthurworrey – Edwards, Foley, Gillet – Hayter, Leitch-Smith, Moore
Man United: De Gea – McNair, Blackett, Evans – Rafael, Fletcher, Herrera, Januzaj – Mata – Rooney, Wilson
Given Yeovil`s poor quality and struggles, I can`t see them even keeping this close. The fact that Yeovil is in horrible form is a huge factor here, as this always helps avoiding the upset – for example, you want to bet against the last place in League One than against the 6th place in League Two. There`s also the fact that United has the bad experience with MK Dons, so I really feel there are no arguments for an upset in this match. The Devils are in fine form, they will field a perfect mix of reserves and regulars and I expect them to get an easy win. We know United can score, so they should find it rather comfortable to cover a 1 goal handicap as well. I am going with maximum stakes on this tip. Prediction: Yeovil Town – Manchester United 0-3.
Pick: Manchester United -1,5
Odds: 1.63 @ Bet365
Stake: 10
Possible profit: 6.3
Event date: 4 January
