2010 CARLING CUP FINAL MANCHESTER UNITED VS ASTON VILLA BETTING TIPS
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We've got the first big cup final of the year ready to kick off in just a few hours with Sir Alex Ferguson bringing his side to Wembley with Wayne Rooney capturing the bulk of the pre-match attention. You can't take anything away from Martin O'Neill who has turned Villa into a group of real contenders.
In regards to the outright odds for the match, United are considered the odds-on favourites to win the match with a 5/6 price to win within the first 90 minutes. Aston Villa's odds to win the Carling Cup in 90 minutes are 7/2. The draw, sending us to extra-time, pay out at 12/5.
Villa are at 7/4 to win the match at any point (including extra time and penalties) while United are currently trading at around 1/2, but I expect these odds to fluctuate before the match actually starts.
The favoured correct score margin is 1-0 to United at 9/2 with a 1-1 draw paying out at 5/1. Villa to win 1-0 pays out at 17/2 while a 2-1 victory for Martin O'Neill's side pays 12/1. United are a mere 13/2 to win 2-1. A 2-2 draw is a lengthy 14/1.
Wayne Rooney's odds to score anytime in the 2010 Carling Cup are 6/5 while he commands a 4/1 price to score first and a 9/2 to score the last goal. Wayne Rooney is 25/1 to score a hat-trick and 7/1 to score 2 or more. Dimitar Berbatov is listed at 6/4 anytime and 11/2 first or last. Michael Owen is at 6/1 first or last and 7/4 anytime while Luis Antonio Valencia trades at 9/4 anytime and 15/2 first or last.
Aston Villa will be turning to John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor to do the bulk of the work in front of goal and both are listed at 9/4 anytime and 15/2 first or last. Emile Heskey is 10/3 anytime and 9/1 first or last.
I think we could see a penalty or an own goal in this match and you'll find 3/1 odds for a penalty to be awarded at any point while you can get 15/4 on that penalty to be converted and 12/1 on it to be missed. An own goal to be credited at any point in the match is 8/1.
I think the first goal is going to be crucial and I'm not ruling out a red card in this one either. I'm confident that Wayne Rooney will be awarded a start, but I don't see him playing a full 90 minutes if United are leading. These are the type of games that Park Ji-Sung tends to thrive in and if he gets the start then I think he could be a decent punt at 7/2 to score anytime. I think United are justifiable favourites and anybody looking to put a large sum on Villa will likely benefit from holding out for the first twenty minutes or so to gauge the tempo of the game.