We all know it’s been more interesting watching paint dry than Manchester United this season, but just how have spread betters been trying to profit from the inadequacies of the Red Devils?

In their last 10 games, Louis van Gaal’s men have scored just three times in the first half (it’s actually zero first-half goals for United in their last 10 home matches) which is perhaps why spread betters have been flocking to the Time of 1st Man United goal market with Spreadex.

This market offers a spread of the time our traders think Manchester United will score in each game and the table below shows how a buy of Time of 1st Manchester United Goal in each of the last 10 games would have returned a profit of 149 times the stake.



It’s worth noting that if Manchester United fail to score in a game, the market settles at 90 rather than 0. Also if United score in injury time, as they did against Sheffield United last week, then the market settles at 90 rather than 90 plus the added minutes.

The Red Devils journey to struggling Newcastle tonight with the Time of 1st Man United goal priced at 47 – 50. Again we’ve seen buyers indicating that Spreadex clients think United will either score later than the 50th minute, or not at all.

In fact spread betters have been getting against Man United in their droves for tonight, selling en masse on a Goal Supremacy spread of Man United/Newcastle (h) 0.65 – 0.85 meaning they think United are likely to draw or lose the game.

So if the betting patterns we’re seeing here ahead of the St James’s Park clash are anything to go by, it looks like being yet another night of boredom and misery for Manchester United fans.

Elsewhere tonight Bournemouth host West Ham for the first time since 1989 hoping to have record signing Benik Afobe and fellow new arrival Juan Iturbe in action.

Both sides are in decent nick with the Cherries having lost just one of their last nine and West Ham unbeaten in eight.

The Spreadex Goal Supremacy gives a reasonably strong advantage to the hosts at Bournemouth/West Ham 0.4 – 0.6.

Spread betters clearly think the Spreadex traders are siding too strongly with Bournemouth here and we’ve seen strong selling action here indicating our clients are getting with West Ham so backing either a draw or an away win.

Our customers do fancy goals here however and we’ve seen plenty of buys of Total Goals at 2.65, Total Goal Minutes, Shirts and a fair few fluttering on Dmitri Payet Goal Minutes and Super Mega Goal Minutes with the Frenchman and fans’ favourite poised to make his first start after injury for the Irons.

Tonight’s other Premier League game sees simply abysmal Aston Villa host Crystal Palace with the Spreadex Goal Supremacy giving a slender advantage to the Eagles at Crystal Palace/Aston Villa (h) 0.1 – 0.3.

Spread betters clearly smell blood here and again we’ve had punters piling in to buy on this price meaning they think Palace will win by at least a goal.

When you look at the respective form of the two teams you’d have to think this doesn’t look too unlikely with Villa still just boasting the one league win on the opening day and Palace with just one defeat in eight, suggesting yet more misery for the suffering Villa faithful.