Football
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United Preview: Tips, Odds, and Prediction
Date: 16 February 2025 Kickoff time (UK): 14:00 Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United in a Premier League tie that could prove vital for both teams’ season. After a season to forget for both teams, both Spurs and United could end the campaign well, should they get a positive result on Sunday. The London outfit are coming into the clash off the back of a morale boosting win against Brentford. A Vitaly Janelt own goal and a late Pape Matar Sarr goal clinched victory for Ange Postecoglou’s men.
SportsBoom offers honest and impartial bookmaker reviews to help you make informed choices. While we may earn commissions through affiliate links, our content remains independent and free from promotional influence. For more information, see our Content Transparency and How We Review pages.
Bruno Fernandes and Pedro Porro//Getty Images
The visitors, on the other hand, have been just as poor. Manchester United have only regressed post Eric Ten Haag and have been way too easy to turn over in the Premier League. They have had recent big scalps of Liverpool and Manchester City in the league and even knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup but since then have been subpar in the league.
Pre-Game Odds and Win Probability
Home (Tottenham): 29/20 (2.45) – 40.8%
Draw: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%
Away (Manchester United): 13/8 (2.63) – 33.6%
Odds courtesy of Betway , subject to change.
Head-to-Head Record
19/12/24 – Tottenham 4-3 Manchester United
29/09/24 – Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham
14/01/24 – Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham
19/08/23 – Tottenham 2-0 Manchester United
27/04/23 – Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur Current Form – LLLLW
Spurs claimed a massive win last time out against London rivals Brentford to stop the rot of four successive defeats. The home team are in a difficult position and Big Ange certainly is under pressure. While the win did lift spirits within the dressing room, 14th place and 27 points at this stage of the season is not where they would have envisaged themselves at the start of the campaign.
Dominic Solanke of Tottenham Hotspur//Getty Images
Key Players to Watch
- Pedro Porro: The lung-busting right-back has one of the most educated right foots in the Premier League. The Spanish full-back has five assists and two goals this campaign.
- Dejan Kulusevski: Dejan Kulusevski has proved his versatility this season. The 24-year-old is capable of playing across the front three. The Swede has been one of Spurs’ main source of goals this season, contributing six goals and four assists.
- Archie Gray: The talented youngster has been one of Big Ange’s best performers in his debut season! The right-back has been tasked with slotting in at centre-back due to the injuries in the squad and has been sensational at the back.
Tottenham Team News
Centre-backs Cristian Romero and Micky van der Ven are both back in training, however, James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner and Dominic Solanke remain on the injured list along with first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Manchester United Current Form – DWLWL
The inconsistency in form has haunted Manchester United all season. They have struggled to put together at least a couple of victories all campaign. Their most recent win at Fulham was sandwiched between two losses at home against Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace respectively.
Amad Diallo of Manchester United//Getty Images
Key Players to Watch
- Amad Diallo: The right-winger has been one of the only saving graces for Manchester United in a really poor season. The academy graduate has double figures for goals (6) and assists (6)
- Bruno Fernandes: Bruno has taken on a lot of the responsibility since being handed the captains armband. His stats has suffered this season in an underperforming United team however.
- Alejandro Garnacho: The Argentinian had been linked with a move away all January and is one of the danger men for United on the counter. The 20-year-old has four goal contributions in the Premier League this season.
Manchester United Team News
United has most of the squad to choose from with just Mason Mount, Jonny Evans, and Luke Shaw unavailable.
Predicted Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Onana, Yoro, Martinez, Maguire, Mazroui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot, Fernandes, Diallo, Garnacho
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3): Kinsky, Porro, Romero, Gray, Davies, Sarr, Bentancur, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Son, Richarlison
Suggested Bets
Over 2.5 goals: Both teams have goals in them, despite being in poor form. Expect the net to ripple a few times in the encounter. (142/100 with Stake)
First Half draw: With both teams desperate for the points, it could be all guns blazing and no separating them at the first half interval. (89/100 with Stake)
Value Bets
Over 1.5 in the first half: Another value bet is over 1.5 goals in the first half. Both teams play high-octane football so goals is on the cards here. (146/100 with Betway)
Tottenham to win either half: The home team will have the advantage of the home supporters and coming off the back of their first win in four will be spurring their team on. (189/100 with Betway)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United Prediction: Draw and Both Teams to Score
Both United and Spurs come into the game under pressure. It is really difficult to split these two teams. Both have been extremely poor all season and a draw looks on the cards here with both teams to score.
With a decade of sports writing expertise, Nigel Naicker has crafted compelling content across football leagues like the Premier League and UEFA Champions League, as well as cricket and UFC. A passionate storyteller since 2014, Nigel joins the SportsBoom team, ready to deliver insightful narratives across various sports disciplines.
Related Content
- Bournemouth vs Burnley Preview
- Brighton & Hove Albion vs Sunderland Preview
- Manchester United vs Chelsea Prediction
- Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Preview
- Brentford vs Aston Villa Prediction
- Brentford vs Newcastle Preview
- Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Preview
- Crystal Palace vs Brentford Preview
- Manchester United vs Brighton and Hove Albion Preview
- Brentford vs Liverpool Prediction
- Tottenham vs Aston Villa Preview
- Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth Preview
- West Ham vs Brentford Preview
- Brighton vs Newcastle Preview
- Manchester City vs Everton Preview
- Liverpool vs Manchester United Preview
- Fulham vs Arsenal Preview
- Bournemouth vs Fulham: Odds, Tips and Prediction
- Arsenal vs West Ham Preview
- Chelsea vs Liverpool Preview: Odds, Tips, and Prediction
- Chelsea vs Brighton Preview
- Brentford vs Manchester United Preview
- Tottenham vs Wolves Preview
- Crystal Palace vs Liverpool Preview
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton and Hove Albion Preview