Pre-match analysis and betting tips for FC Sheriff vs Manchester United

FC Sheriff are back in Europe for the first time since 2008, having defeated FC Steaua Bucuresti 2-1 on aggregate over two legs in the Europa League playoff round. They will take on an in-form Manchester United side, fresh from their 3-1 victory over Arsenal in their Premier League opener and looking to win the UEFA Super Cup for the third year running. Here’s our pre-match analysis of this exciting clash and some betting tips to help you win money on it!

Preview

FC Sheriff v Man Utd is a match that should not be missed as it will most likely provide us with some interesting pre-match analysis. On paper, it looks like FC Sheriff have a great chance of beating the new competition, Man Utd but can they make use of this opportunity? Of course they can! But whether they are able to perform the way they would like remains to be seen. This is why it is always good to have our bets ready before the match starts.

Key Players

Manchester United will be without the services of Phil Jones, who is ruled out with a hamstring injury that he picked up on international duty. Chris Smalling will likely start in defence alongside Daley Blind with Matteo Darmian in reserve. David de Gea should make his competitive debut in goal.

Head to Head

FC Sheriff have been in good form this season and are only looking stronger with time. After their heroics against Nice in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, they took on Portugal's Porto in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League. It was a closely fought game with no real winner emerging, but FC Sheriff emerged with a point. When pitted against them are Manchester United, the pre-match analysis is that the two teams could very well cancel each other out or create an exciting battle of offense versus defense.

Best Bet

This will be the second game in a row that FC Sheriff will play without their goalkeeper, Stanislav Kulik. They lost to Man Utd in the Europa League just last week. Even if it's a tough match for them, as always you can try betting on them to win at 10/11 odds Odi Bets . But don't forget about the draw option which is at 12/5 odds with Ladbrokes because after all we have three points between these two teams and anything could happen!