FA Cup Fourth Round Betting Tips & Predictions

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5 August, 2024

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Arsenal v Man Utd

The first of our FA CUP Fourth Round betting tips takes us to possibly the biggest of all – Arsenal v Man U. Arsenal and Manchester United meet in London on Friday night in front of the BBC cameras in what will be the pick of the Fourth Round fixtures. The Premier League sides haven’t clashed in this competition since March 2015 when playing out a thrilling 2-1 Arsenal win at Old Trafford. A Wayne Rooney goal was bettered by strikes from Nacho Monreal and Danny Welbeck. The home side would surely settle for a repeat performance; however, much has changed in both camps since that day. Neutrals will be hoping for a few more goals to brighten things up a bit.

This tie gives The Gunners a chance to leave their sketchy league form at the door and enjoy playing knockout football without the burden of chasing points as they battle against the odds to land a top-four finish and return to the Champions League. The North Londoners remain in the hunt for a prize this season; however, they have won only two of their last five, that run made up of draw-loss-win-loss-win. Unai Emery’s troops suffered a shock defeat at West Ham but bounced back to keep their dreams alive with a stunning 2-0 win over Chelsea at this venue last time out. They needed it too.

United Reborn

Manchester United has been like a new team since Jose Mourinho was sacked and replaced by former player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The squad have responded to the change and the rookie manager has made a record-breaking start to life back at the theatre of dreams, winning each of his first six league games. That has catapulted The Red Devils back into contention for a Champions League finish and they enjoy a break sitting level on points with Arsenal and just three points off Chelsea in fourth. It’s shaping up to be a dramatic chase with six teams looking to squeeze into four places come the final count.

The visitors’ best performance since Solskjaer took charge came on their penultimate start when beating Tottenham 1-0 at Wembley; this result was achieved thanks to a Rashford goal just before the break; the striker repaid the confidence placed in him by his gaffer, himself a man who knew how to put the ball in the net on a big occasion. That narrow, yet important win was followed by an entertaining 2-1 at Old Trafford when hosting Brighton last weekend. A match they were expected to win, they landed the three points thanks to goals from Pogba and Rashford, the latter notching his 41^st for the club. There’s sure to be many more for this progressive young attacker.

Bookies with a Home Win

Despite that impressive start, bookies set-up against Man Utd in this one and have had no problem marking the home win as favourite. Those who agree will get their hands on a tempting 6/4 with 888sport and many backers will see that as a fine way to start the weekend. The draw can’t be easily overlooked, especially with 5/2 sent out by 888sport. Fancy another Man Utd win as they keep themselves in the race for silverware? Backers of the away day will get 17/10 with many firms, including Bet365.

We’re happy to avoid predicting the match-winner in what’s sure to be a competitive cup tie and will, instead, put our trust in the stats. Flicking through the head-to-head results we see both teams have scored in each of the last three meetings of these age-old rivals, including a 2-2 at Old Trafford on league duty back in December. Both have also found the net in five of the last six and that’s more than enough to catch our attention. Back both teams to score in your multiples at 8/15 – best price when playing through Bet365.

Our Tip: BTTS – 8/15 at Bet365