Bristol City will be looking to cause a major upset as they welcome Jose Mourinho’s high-flying Manchester United to Ashton Gate. United are second in the Premier League table and Mourinho is notorious for taking cup competitions seriously. The Robins look to be sustaining a Premier League promotion push and will be relishing the opportunity to test themselves against England’s most famous club.
EFL Carabao Cup – Ashton Gate – Wednesday 20th December 2017 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 4 at Coral |
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Bristol City
Manchester UnitedBristol City
The Robins have had a sensational start to the campaign and sit in 3rd place in the Championship table, 8 points behind runaway leaders Wolves. Having only suffered two defeats all season, morale is high at Ashton Gate as they look for a second Premier League victim having already knocked out Watford in round 2, Stoke in round 3 and Crystal Palace in the 4th round. Bobby Reid tops the scoring charts for Lee Johnson’s men having scored 11 goals already this term and he averages a goal every 177 minutes.
Manchester United
Manchester United now sit 11 points behind Manchester City at the top of the league and look to have it all to do in the Premier League title race. The reds have 39 points from their opening 17 games and are 3 points clear of Chelsea in 3rd place – with the joint best defensive record in the league. They dispatched Burton Albion and Swansea to reach the last 8 – a trophy they are defending after winning it last season. Marcus Rashford could be rotated into the starting line-up for the reds and he will be looking to add to his impressive tally of 9 goals this season.
Head to Head
Manchester United boss the head to head record with 15 wins to Bristol City’s 10 with an additional 10 games ending in draws between the teams.
Remarkably, this is the first meeting between the teams since 1980 – a game that United won 4-0 at Old Trafford.
Odds and Predictions
United are notoriously difficult to break down but Bristol City are the third highest scorers in the Championship.
Both teams to score – YES – looks an ambitious move at 1/11 with Sporting Bet.
Marcus Rashford has pace to burn and looks in good form of late.
Marcus Rashford to score anytime is overpriced at 23/17 with Uni Bet.
Bristol City are sure to relish the opportunity to play against a Premier League side and will take the game to Jose Mourinho’s men.
Over 2.5 goals in the game is a strong bet at 8/15 with William Hill.
Manchester United are a very professional outfit and should have too much for the Robins.
Manchester United to win the game is a banker bet at 6/17 with Unibet.
Score Prediction
Bristol City 1 – 3 Manchester United – 10/1 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip
Bristol City are a decent side but Manchester United should have too much quality in key areas. Manchester United to win the match and both teams to score is a great bet at 2/1 with Betway.