Bet on Man Utd - get a refund if they lose
Manchester United have won their last five home knockout ties in the Champions League and have already done the hard task with regards to their semi-final against Schalke by winning the away leg 2-0, so it's difficult to fault odds of [1.5] on them finishing the job with victory at Old Trafford.
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The Red Devils have won 14 consecutive games as hosts and there is no real reason to believe that this will be the fixture in which that fine feat is ended as Schalke's season appears to be drifting to a dissatisfactory conclusion, their 4-1 weekend loss to Bayern Munich being their third in succession.
Those that can't see Sir Alex Ferguson's side showing mercy to their exit-bound opponents but want heftier odds should consider both teams to score at [1.99], as while they have kept five straight domestic clean sheets in front of their fans, they have conceded in their last three outings in Europe.
Schalke of course have previous for scoring at some of the continent's biggest venues having stuck five past holders Inter at the San Siro last time out and also struck at Benfica and Valencia's grounds, and will be striving to regain momentum ahead of their German Cup Final later this month.
Manchester United's last two home encounters in the competition both ended 2-1 in their favour and it is [9.4] that this one ends the same way. On both occasions, the Premier League leaders were 1-0 up at half-time and it is [3.35] for this trend to continue.
Manchester United v Schalke
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Live on ITV1
Think Schalke can triumph at Old Trafford? They are [8.0] to win...
Published: 4 May 2011
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