Man Utd vs. Reading Betting Tips: Tom Ince an attractive price in the shots market

The FA Cup is back this weekend where Manchester United welcome Reading to Old Trafford in the fourth round live on ITV4. Dean Woodward is on hand with his best bets for the game. 

After facing their first defeat since November in a 3-2 loss to Premier League leaders Arsenal, Manchester United bounced back nicely in midweek with a 3-0 Carabao Cup Semi-final first leg victory over Nottingham Forest, with one foot in the final and a step closer to winning their first silverware since 2017.

Ten Hag revealed that he will announce a strong side against Reading but there could still be room for the likes of Alejandro Garnacho, Facundo Pellistri, Kobbie Mainoo and Anthony Elanga to gain minutes. Jadon Sancho could be named in the matchday squad for the first time since October after he returned from his independent training, now back training with first team this week. Diogo Dalot, Donny van de Beek and Axel Tuanzebe remain sidelined due to injury, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial both doubtful for Saturday and unlikely to be risked. 

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Reading have failed to maintain momentum in the Championship after their 2-0 third round victory over Watford earlier in the month. Picking up just one point in their following two matches, conceding six goals along the way isn’t ideal when travelling to Old Trafford to face a side who have recorded ten straight wins on home soil.

Paul Ince will still have injuries to deal with on his Old Trafford return, with Naby Sarr, Sam Hutchinson, Andy Carroll and Liam Moore all sidelined with injury. Third round goalscorer, Kelvin Abrefa, could feature again here after recovering from injury and featuring recently for the under-21s on Monday

The Reading number ten has been instrumental in their performances this season, registering the most goals (6) and most assists (3) of any player, along with the highest average WhoScored rating of 6.95. 

When it comes to his shots, he is averaging 1.8 shots per game in the Championship, again, the highest per game of the entire squad. Of his 28 Championship appearances this season, he has managed a shot in all but three games, a strike rate of 89% over a lengthy period. 

With the high value on offer for danger man Tom Ince to register a single shot, almost doubling your money, the two shot line also offers very generous value.

Of his 28 Championship games, he has registered two or more shots on 17 occasions, a very impressive strike rate of 60%. Of course against better opposition than what he normally faces at Championship level, but with the potential of leading the attack at Old Trafford, its hard not to take the two shots when they have an implied chance of just 18%!