FA Cup Final Tips And Stats: Man City Vs Man Utd Big Odds Bets

Man City Vs Man Utd Big Odds Bets:

• Rodri to be the first player booked at 14/1 with BetVictor
• Josko Gvardiol to be first goalscorer at 18/1 with SpreadEx
• Man Utd to win on penalties at 20/1 with BoyleSports

The FA Cup final is English football’s traditional season finale which draws a massive global TV audience. 

It’s also one of the biggest sporting events in terms of betting and this year promises to be no different. 

The two finalists are the same as 12 months ago when Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley en route to the club’s historic treble. 

City were overwhelming favourites on the best betting sites and that is the case this time around as Pep Guardiola’s chase a Premier League and FA Cup double.

Whatever market you like to bet on, you’ll surely find it on the numerous football betting sites we have reviewed. 

We’ve decided to steer clear of the low-priced bets to provide you with better value-for-money bets from this year’s final.

Rodri To Be The First Name Taken

Player bookings in any football match are among the most popular markets on betting apps, as it doesn’t rely on the outcome of the game. 

Predicting the first booking offers increased value and we have a great value bet for Saturday’s FA Cup final. 

Rodri is our selection to be the first player to have his name taken by referee Andy Madley, who booked Rodri when he refereed City's 3-1 win at West Ham early in the season.

The midfielder, who scored the winning goal in the final of the Champions League to seal last season’s treble, was also booked in last season’s FA Cup final.

No City player has been booked more in the Premier League this season than the Spaniard, who has had his name taken eight times.

In three of those eight games, Rodri was the first player booked, including his caution in City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool in their title run-in. 

It certainly makes sense to consider City’s midfielder to be booked first at 14/1 with BetVictor.

Gvardiol To Continue Hot Streak

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are the only players to have scored more goals for Manchester City than Josko Gvardiol in the closing stages of the season.

The Croatian defender has found himself in more advanced positions than he would have expected, and his composure in front of goal is as good as any forward in the Premier League. 

Gvardiol failed to score in his first 32 league and cup appearances, but five goals in his final nine games have helped City win their sixth league title in seven seasons.

Much of United’s attention will be directed at stopping Haaland and Foden which will create space and opportunities for others to prosper like Ilkay Gundogan did last season, when he scored twice in the final. 

Gvardiol clearly has an eye for goal in recent weeks and 18/1 on betting apps to be the first goalscorer in this season’s cup final offers great value.

United To Win On Penalties

City finished 31 points clear of their neighbours in the Premier League table, but Saturday’s final is a one-off game.

Anything can happen in the 90 minutes, or 120 minutes, if the scores are level at the end of normal time.

Recent Manchester derbies have been dominated by City, who have won six of the last seven league and cup meetings in the last three seasons. 

Taking the game beyond extra-time might be United’s best chance of beating their arch rivals to deny them a league and cup double.

City have lost three of their last four penalty shootouts, including one with Real Madrid to deny them a place in this season’s Champions League semi-finals.

The Cityzens also lost the season-opening Community Shield to Arsenal in a penalty shootout in August. 

United have won their last two penalty shootouts, both at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup. Last season they beat Brighton 7-6 and this season they beat Coventry 4-2 to set up cup final clashes with City.

United are 20/1 on new betting sites to win the FA Cup final after a penalty shootout.