Manchester United vs Tottenham Prediction and Tips: Corners
Nadia Ferreira has seen Tottenham win corners in bunches away from home this season and asks whether that continues at Old Trafford.
The prediction is at the end of the analysis ↓Tottenham's corner habit on the road
Tottenham's league position says relegation candidate, but their corner count says something different: they have won at least five corners in every one of their last three Premier League games, home and away, regardless of the result.
Away from home specifically - which is where they travel to on Saturday - Tottenham won nine corners in the 1-3 defeat at Liverpool. They added eleven in the home defeat to Aston Villa and five in the goalless draw with Everton. That is a side that keeps crossing and keeps forcing the ball behind even when the scoreline is against it, consistent with a team playing with wingers and full-backs pushed on under Thomas Frank.
Manchester United have not kept a clean sheet in their last three league games and have looked second best for long spells against both Brighton and Everton, which points to spells of Tottenham pressure rather than parity.
At 1.79, the pick is Tottenham Hotspur over 4.5 corners.
Form guide
Key numbers
- Tottenham corners won, last 3 PL games (newest first)11, 9, 5
- Tottenham corners won in their last away game (1-3 at Liverpool)9
- Games below the 4.5 line in Tottenham's last 30 of 3
Team news
We could not confirm the starting line-ups for either side this far out. Nothing found points to Tottenham changing their usual wide setup.
Corner counts swing on game state - if United score early and Tottenham end up chasing with long balls rather than crosses, their corner count could dip below the recent pattern.
Verdict
Tottenham over 4.5 corners at 1.79 implies a 56% chance. They have cleared that line in all three of their last league games, home and away, which is the kind of consistency this market doesn't always price correctly.
- ESPN match report: Liverpool vs Tottenham (3-1) - 9 corners for Tottenham
- ESPN match report: Tottenham vs Aston Villa (2-3) - 11 corners for Tottenham
- ESPN match report: Tottenham vs Everton (0-0) - 5 corners for Tottenham
- ESPN match report: Manchester United vs Brighton (2-3)
Bets corners only. Reads matches through width, pressure and blocked shots: teams that attack down the flanks and pin opponents back win corners regardless of the score.
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