The fourth round group stage match of the 2024/25 Europa League between Manchester United (England) and PAOK (Greece) will take place on November 7th at Old Trafford Stadium. Manchester United vs PAOK: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Sweden)
Matches – 8 (International meetings, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow/red cards shown – 31;
Average yellow/red cards per match – 3.9;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 13%.
Probable line-ups for the Manchester United vs PAOK match
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Andre Onana – Matthijs de Ligt, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof – Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte – Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Noussair Mazraoui – Joshua Zirkzee.
PAOK (4-2-3-1): Dominik Kotarski – Hooni, Omar Colley, Tomas Kedziora, Joan Sastre – Tiemoue Bakayoko, Mohamed Kamara – Tyson, Ioannis Konstantelias, Andrija Zivkovic – Brandon Thomas.
The starting line-ups for each team are based on their last match in this tournament.
Manchester United
The English side has not yet secured a win in the main round of the Europa League, drawing all three matches. The Mancunians started with a home draw against Twente (1:1), followed by away draws with Porto (3:3) and Fenerbahce (1:1). It's worth noting that Viktoria Plzen also showcased a tendency for draws, sharing 20th place with Manchester United in this stage of the competition. The club has been unable to secure a victory in the tournament for five matches now (4 draws and 1 defeat).
The club management has dismissed Erik ten Hag. Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of the upcoming match, after which the Mancunians will be led by Ruben Amorim, formerly of Sporting.
- Both teams have scored in 7 out of Manchester United's last 9 Europa League games.
- The English team has suffered only one defeat in their last 14 matches in this tournament (8 wins and 5 draws).
- The Mancunians have not won in the second 45 minutes in their last five Europa League matches (1 draw and 4 defeats).
PAOK
The Greeks have just one point to their name, which they earned in the last round, hosting Viktoria Plzen. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, with Razvan Lucescu's men coming back from a two-goal deficit to score in the final ten minutes. Before that, PAOK lost away to Galatasaray (1:3), and then at home to FCSB (0:1).
- The club has not won in 6 of their last 8 Europa League games (2 draws and 4 defeats).
- PAOK has conceded in 13 of their last 15 away matches in the tournament.
- No more than one goal was scored in the first half in 10 of PAOK's last 13 matches in this competition.
Manchester United vs PAOK: Match Prediction
The dismissal of head coach Erik ten Hag has been beneficial for the English club. The Mancunians thrashed Leicester in the League Cup (5:2), and also drew with Chelsea in the Premier League (1:1). I am confident that in the Europa League, the team will make every effort to secure a victory, and do so with a convincing scoreline. Manchester United currently needs positive momentum to showcase their abilities not only in the Europa League but also in the championship.
At home, the Mancunians have solid performance records in this tournament – in the last 25 matches, they have lost only once in regular time (17 wins and 7 draws). However, the Greeks show weak football away from home. In their previous 8 away Europa League matches, they have suffered 6 defeats.
I predict that the English side will take control of the ball from the outset and will score at least one goal in the first 45 minutes, which will be enough to secure a victory in that segment of the match.
Our prediction is
"1st Half: Manchester United win" with odds of 1.63.
