Tony Pulis is continuing to do excellent work in Stoke as his side is placed at the 9th spot of the EPL and it could be said he deserves the most credit that his side still hasn’t been in the relegation battle ever since they got back to the elite league. They’re still the better side when playing on their Brittania stadium than on the road. They’ve started the season with 3 defeats but since then they were undefeated in the past 4 matches, out of which they’ve won 3. Dean Whitehead is suspended, while Ricardo Fuller could find himself on the bench after recovering from an injury.
Focusing on the good results
The past 48 hours have been crazy at the Old Trafford as the dust had risen up about Rooney has finally got calmed won and the English international has signed a 5-year deal with the United. It seemed like Rooney would’ve surely be gone from the Old Trafford but now it’s all worked out and we can again focus on football in Manchester. Focusing on that is exactly what’s needed the most for the Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, which has wasted a 2-goal lead for the 3rd time this season. The Red Devils are 4th in the EPL standings, 5 points behind the leading Chelsea, and on the road so far they’ve seemed quite vulnerable this year as they have 4 draws out of 4 matches they’ve played there this year.
Another narrow away win?
United won all of their 4 encounters played over the past 2 seasons, and it should also be noted that Stoke hasn’t scored a single goal during those clashes. Two wins they’ve recorded on their Brittania stadium have been very narrow, 1:0 and 2:0 each so something similar is expected this time as well. The odds for an under 2.5 are tempting and it’s really rare to see Stoke conceding more than 2 goals at home.
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Prediction:
Tip: Under 2.5
Odd: 1.94
Bookie: Bwin
Stake: 6 /10
Tipster: Kather
