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Carling Cup Final Odds Reflects Man Utd Superiority

It may surprise many to know that reigning Carling Cup champions, Man Utd have only ever won the this competition three times in the past, while Villa, who were the first ever winners in 1961, when it was known simply as the League Cup, have a total of five wins, the last coming in 1996.

That however is about the only statistical area that Villa do have superiority over United, the rest of them firmly stack up in favour of United who are 4/5 odds on favourites to win the Cup, with Villa the outsiders at 7/2 and the draw a 5/2 option. These odds are available from bet365

Having said that United have the superiority over Villa, this did not take into account that Villa have already beaten United in the Premier League this season at Old Trafford and held them to a 1-1 draw in their second match at Villa Park, just a couple of weeks ago.

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Those recent performances by Villa will give Martin O’Neill and his team great heart and confidence when they step out on the hallowed Wembley turf this Sunday, confidence which is further justified by the fact Villa have not been beaten in any competition so far this year and that they have the best defensive record in the Premier League.

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United of course have never lacked confidence under Sir Alex Ferguson, nor have they ever lacked desire to win. This was absolutely proven the other day when, after being well beaten by Everton last weekend, they bounced straight back and hammered West Ham by 3-0 in midweek, putting their Premier League ambitions back on track. United of course also have the mercurial Wayne Rooney up front, who scored yet another two goals against West Ham to add to his formidable tally this season. He is in great form at the moment which is why we would advise punters to take the 7/2 about him, offered by bet 365 to score the opening goal of the final.

Despite the continued absence of Rio Ferdinand at the back, we take United to win the Carling Cup final this Sunday and suggest that a 2-1 scoreline, with odds of 7/1, possibly after extra time will be not far off the mark. The odds for that scoreline and other options are listed below.

Carling Cup Final Betting

4/5 United
5/2 Draw
7/2 Aston Villa

Correct Score Betting Options

1-1 Draw – 6/1
1-0 United win – 6/1
2-1 United win – 7/1
2-0 United win – 13/2
1-0 Aston Villa win – 9/1
0-0 Draw – 10/1
2-1 Aston Villa win – 14/1

Odds Kindly provided by Bet365.

Posted: Friday, 26th February 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: carling cup, wembley, manchester united, aston villa, bet365,

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