Stoke City Manchester United betting prediction

After 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in the 11^th position, havinf won 23 points so far. In the last match, they have lost at home against Crystal Palace by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have tied (0‑0) an away match against West Ham United. For the league, Stoke won 10 points out of 24 possible points, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 8 home matches. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). They have presented defensive consistency, since they have only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 8 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 7 of their 17 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Stoke comes to this match after loosing at home against Crystal Palace by 1-2. Ireland, Cameron, Muniesa, Crouch and Shay Given won't be available for this match because of injuries. Despite being at good shape, Stoke is a little agressive team with several difficulties to score goals and to play aerial game. So, we expect thart against a strong aerial opponent, the tactical approach will be crucial.

Confirmed Lineup: Jack Butland, Geoff Cameron, Erik Pieters, Ryan Shawcross, Philipp Wollscheid, Glen Johnson, Glenn Whelan, Ibrahim Afellay, Xherdan Shaqiri, Marko Arnautović, Bojan Krkić.
Coach: M. O'Neill.