Betting tips for West Brom vs Manchester United - 17.12.2017

The Baggies receive in The Hawthorns the second classified, Manchester United, in one of the highlights of this 18th round of the Premier League.

West Bromwich occupies the 18th position, adding 2 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses in the first 17 games. The team had a great start to the season, in which they added their two victories against Bournemouth (1-0) and Burnley (0-1), but since then, the Baggies have added 15 days without winning, which cost them the put Tony Pulis, who has replaced Alan Pardew, former coach of Crystal Palace.

The team aspired to go one step further and not only do not have problems to keep up, but to get closer to the positions that give the right to compete in European competitions the following season. With 105 million euros of budget, the Baggies maintain the solid base of the equipment of the last seasons, one of the less thrashed of the championship. To improve one of its main problems, the success with the goal, the WBA has signed for 13.7 million euros to center forward Jay Rodriguez, from Southampton and gets via assignment to the Egyptian center Ahmed Hegazy. In addition, in the hours before the market was closed, the transfer of Polish Krychowiak, from PSG, and the signing of left-back Kieran Gibbs, from Arsenal. Veteran Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher and midfielder Craig Gardner are the team's two most sensitive casualties, leaving Belgian side Sebastien Pocognoli free to leave for Standard Liege.

The Baggies come from a week-long draw at Anfield Road (0-0) against Liverpool.


Manchester United is second in the English league with 38 points, to 11 of Manchester City. The team starts the second season with José Mourinho on the bench demonstrating a huge economic potential.

José Mourinho's men made their debut at West Ham (4-0) and Swansea at home (0-4), before defeating Leicester at Old Trafford (2-0). The following Saturday they gave a draw in their visit to Bet365 Stadium (2-2 against Stoke City by Jesé Rodríguez), before returning home and thrashing Everton (4-0). In between, the team made its debut in the Champions League with a solid 3-0 win against Basel. This week, the team had no problems eliminating Burton Albion in the EFL Cup (4-1) and adding an important victory in Southampton (0-1). Before the break, Mourinho's team won in Moscow in the Champions League (1-4 against CSKA) and thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0. After the break, the Red Devils tied Anfield Road (0-0) in the great English football classic, won in Lisbon to SL Benfica (0-1) but fell to the Terriers of Huddersfield Town (2-1), their first defeat in the season without counting on the final of the European Supercup against Real Madrid. During the week, the team eliminated Swansea in the last 16 of the EFL Cup (0-2), but again in the league, the Red Devils took the victory against Tottenham (1-0), falling by 1- 0 during your visit to Stamford Bridge before the break. The previous day, they beat Newcastle 4-1, suffering to win at Brighton & Hove Albion (1-0). In the three following games, the Old Trafford team has won 3 wins against Watford (2-4), Arsenal (1-3) and Bournemouth (1-0) three days ago, but the loss against the unstoppable Citizens (1- 2) Last Sunday has left them unattached from the fight for the title.

West Brom vs Manchester United  Prediction: X/2 5.00

West Brom vs Manchester United betting tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80

West Brom vs Manchester United final score recommendations: 1-2 10.00