Manchester United vs Crystal Palace Stats-Based Bet Builder Tips: Sesko to strike in 12/1 shot

Manchester United are hoping to continue their bright upturn in form under Michael Carrick on Sunday as they welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford in the Premier League (14:00 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event). The Eagles have managed two wins from their last three outings in the top flight but are up against the form side in the division.

Below I have provided my Manchester United vs Crystal Palace stats-based bet builder tips, which formulate a 12/1 price.

Premier League Odds

Manchester United -1 handicap

United are the best team in the Premier League on current form. No one has achieved better results than the Red Devils since Carrick took charge of his first game on January 17 against Manchester City.

He has led his players to five victories from six matches, only dropping points in a draw with West Ham United. On home turf, they should be able to defeat a Crystal Palace side that has deteriorated in recent months.

The Eagles may have two wins in their previous three appearances in the league, but they have still lost seven from 12, which has taken them from fourth in the standings to a very familiar 13th.

I think United are capable of winning this game by a two-goal margin given their attacking options and Palace's struggles in recent months. Two of the hosts' past three league fixtures at Old Trafford have been won by 2-0 scorelines - against Man City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Both Teams To Score - No

I believe there is value in backing at least one team to not get on the scoresheet in this contest. This has been the case in three of United's last five Premier League fixtures at Old Trafford.

BTTS - No has also been a winning selection in six of Palace's previous 12 outings in the top flight. It's also worth noting that one of these sides has blanked in five of the past six competitive meetings, including three of the last four.

Football Odds

Benjamin Sesko to score anytime

United invested a lot of money into striker Benjamin Sesko in the summer from RB Leipzig. The Slovenian had goalscoring pedigree but it seems that there was an emphasis of being patient with him for long-term success.

Given the last centre-forward to move to the Premier League for big money from Leipzig didn't work out (sorry Timo Werner), you can kind of understand this stance. Sesko's first year as a Red Devil started slowly. He only had two league goals in the first half of the campaign.

Since the turn of the year, the 22-year-old has bagged five in six games, three of which have come in his previous four appearances. Carrick's arrival has had a positive impact on the front man. Sesko has been clinical coming on from the bench, and he's likely earned himself a start on Sunday. I have to back him in his current mood.

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace Odds

Adam Wharton to commit 2+ fouls

I think Manchester United's midfield of Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro is going to give Palace's Adam Wharton a lot of work to do in the middle of the park.

The former Blackburn Rovers man has committed the most fouls (27) of any Palace player this season in the Premier League. Five of them came in last week's cagey 1-0 victory at home against bottom-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers.

If Wharton struggled to make legal challenges against the Old Gold, I expect he will have a tough time of it against the current best-performing side in the division.

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