Manchester United vs San Jose Earthquakes Betting Tips PT 2
- By A.J. Ryder on July 21, 2015 20:36 GMT
The draw can be backed at a price of about 33/10 and the San Jose Earthquakes (who are somehow playing as the visitors here despite the match taking place in San Jose) will be trading at a lengthy listing of 15/2 right now.
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The two big variables when you’re betting on pre-season football matches are the starting line-up and whether the match is going to be an absolute blowout. When you have European sides taking on the not-so-hot MLS teams, you can sometimes get some pretty lopsided scoring results but the fact remains that MLS players are genuine professionals and don’t like being embarrassed 7-0 by their higher-quality European counterparts.
It’s always important to pay attention to the team sheets and be aware that if United are 2-0 up going into half-time then it’s probably not a great idea to back Wayne Rooney to score the next goal in-running since he’s unlikely to even play the second half. With no limit on substitutions and managers usually not wanting to risk their crucial marquee players for 90 minutes, you have to pick your spots wisely in regards to goalscorer wagering.
Wayne Rooney is, unsurprisingly, the betting favourite to grab an anytime goal and he’s also the only player trading at an odds-on price. He’s a 10/11 shot to grab a goal at any point in the match while he trades at 7/2 to open or close the scoring - which is actually the exact same price as Memphis Depay.
James Wilson looks like his role might be growing significantly this year and while he has been shown to be easy to knock off the ball, he has shown plenty of skill and he does have pace, which United could certainly put to good use. You’ll find Wilson trading at a 6/4 price to score anytime while he’s a 9/2 shout to score first or last in this particular match.
Juan Mata is sitting at 15/8 to score anytime and 11/2 to score first or last while Andreas Pereira is a very interesting option here if he gets the start - he is trading at 2/1 for the anytime goal and a 6/1 price to score first or last.
