CHIVAS GUADALAJARA VS MANCHESTER UNITED LIVE BETTING TIPS
We're just a few hours away from kick-off in today's most widely-anticipated friendly clash and there's a very interesting spin on this one as Javier Hernandez aka Chicharito is going to be playing 45 minutes for his old club and 45 minutes for his new club. The fixture itself was part of the deal that sent the high-flying Mexican International to Old Trafford.
According to popular bookmaker Betfair, the evenings entertainment begins at 02:45 UK Time and 9:45 Eastern Time in the United States.
Chicharito has clearly set the Manchester United faithful abuzz by notching an incredible long-range goal during his 20 minute cameo in the MLS All-Stars vs Manchester United fixture. In my opinion, he looks like the exact type of player United need- a pacey hitman with a low-centre of gravity and the ability to play off the shoulder. I'm relishing the prospect of him running at Premier League defenses.
Grabbing a good selection of odds on this unconventional fixture is difficult and there doesn't appear to be goalscorer betting anywhere online, at least pre-match. There are still plenty of interesting selections available though with Ladbrokes and Betfair being the better options.
In regards to the outright odds on the match, you can currently back Manchester United to win at a 1.56 price with Betfair. Guadalajara trade as high as 7.0 and I think that price might climb shortly before kick-off. The draw trades at 1.44.
It's clear that everybody is expecting goals here as the over/under has been set at 2.5 and the over is short-priced at 1.52. You can back the under at 2.88. Looking to up the ante? Try backing over 3.5 goals at a 2.22 price.
If you're feeling particularly saucy, over 6.5 goals will pay out at 16.0.
United are available at slim odds to score the first goal of the match with a 1.41 price while Guadalajara are available at a 2.9 listing. No goals in the match is a whopping 28.0.
A sending off at any point is listed at 8.0 but referees are usually pretty lenient in matches like this. You never know with Paul Scholes out there though.
I think that this could be one that favours the in-play punter. The Betfair market will be rocking and rolling for the entire 90 minutes and I expect some big fluctuations. I think this might be a trickier fixture than you would normally think for United as Guadalajara will be in front of their home fans and playing with plenty of verve. Additionally, Hernandez may not want to score against his old side in front of their own fans so he may not be particularly dangerous in the 2nd half.
Always think two moves ahead when you're betting live and I would be locking in some pre-match bets on the higher-scoring correct score draws as the odds will drop sharply once we kick-off.