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Manchester United v Athletic Bilbao : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 8th May, 20:00 BST, Old Trafford, Manchester

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor pays counterpart Ruben Amorim a visit on Thursday night in the Europa League, as their Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United teams go head to head at the Old Trafford. Below you'll find predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all using the tabs below.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Man Utd
44%
--
Draw
24%
--
A.Bilbao
32%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Man Utd 2-1
9%
--
Man Utd 1-0
8%
--
A.Bilbao 2-1
8%
--
Man Utd 2-0
6%
--
A.Bilbao 1-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Man Utd 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
A.Bilbao 2-0
5%
--
Man Utd 3-0
4%
--
Man Utd 3-2
4%
--
A.Bilbao 3-1
4%
--
A.Bilbao 3-2
3%
--
Man Utd 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
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BTTS - Home Win
24%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
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Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
49%
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Man Utd win to nil
20%
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A.Bilbao win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Europa League table
 

A.Bilbao lay in 2nd place on 19 points in the Europa League league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. A.Bilbao have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

A.Bilbao have played 6 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Man Utd
A.Bilbao
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lazio86111219 
-
-
-
-
2
A.Bilbao Away8611819 
May 8
May 1
-
-
3
Man Utd Home8530718 
-
-
May 1
May 8
4
Spurs8521817 
-
-
-
-
5
E.Frankfurt8512416 
-
-
-
-
6
Lyon8431815 
w
 
5-4F
d
 
2-2A
-
-
7
Olympiakos8431615 
-
-
-
-
8
Rangers8422614 
w
 
2-1F
-
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
9
Bodø8422314 
w
 
3-2F
-
-
-
10
Anderlecht8422214 
-
-
-
-
11
FCSB8422114 
-
w
 
0-2F
-
-
12
Ajax8413813 
-
-
-
-
13
R.Sociedad8413413 
w
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
-
-
14
Galatasaray8341313 
-
-
-
-
15
Roma8332412 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
16
Plzen8332112 
-
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-1F
-
17
Ferencvaros8404012 
-
-
-
-
18
Porto8323211 
-
d
 
3-3F
-
-
19
AZ Alkmaar8323011 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
-
20
Midtjylland8323011 
-
-
-
-
21
Union SG8323011 
-
-
-
-
22
PAOK8314210 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
23
Twente8242-110 
d
 
1-1F
-
-
-
24
Fenerbahce8242-210 
-
d
 
1-1F
-
w
 
0-2F
25
Braga8314-310 
-
-
-
-
26
Elfsborg8314-510 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
-
27
Hoffenheim8233-39 
-
-
-
-
28
Besiktas8305-59 
-
-
-
l
 
4-1A
29
M. Tel-Aviv8206-96 
-
-
-
-
30
Slavia8125-45 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
-
31
Malmö8125-75 
-
-
-
-
32
Rigas Futbola Skola8125-75 
-
-
-
-
33
Ludogorets8044-74 
-
-
-
w
 
1-2A
34
Dynamo Kyiv8116-134 
-
-
-
-
35
Nice8035-93 
-
-
-
-
36
Qarabag8107-143 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
6
Man Utd have not lost in 6 consecutive home european games
Man Utd 3RD
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Man Utd2 - 2Lyon
Man Utd4 - 1R.Sociedad
Man Utd2 - 1Rangers
Man Utd3 - 2Bodø
Man Utd2 - 0PAOK
Man Utd1 - 1Twente
Man Utd0 - 1Bayern
Man Utd1 - 0Kobenhavn
Man Utd2 - 3Galatasaray
Man Utd2 - 2Sevilla
Man Utd4 - 1Real Betis
Man Utd2 - 1Barcelona
Man Utd3 - 0Sheriff
Man Utd1 - 0Omnia Nicosia
Man Utd0 - 1R.Sociedad
Man Utd0 - 1A.Madrid
Man Utd1 - 1Young Boys
Man Utd3 - 2Atalanta
Man Utd2 - 1Villarreal
Man Utd6 - 2Roma
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMan Utd2 - 2Lyon
AMan Utd2 - 2Lyon
HMan Utd4 - 1R.Sociedad
AMan Utd1 - 1R.Sociedad
AMan Utd2 - 0FCSB
HMan Utd2 - 1Rangers
AMan Utd2 - 1Plzen
HMan Utd3 - 2Bodø
HMan Utd2 - 0PAOK
AMan Utd1 - 1Fenerbahce
AMan Utd3 - 3Porto
HMan Utd1 - 1Twente
HMan Utd0 - 1Bayern
AMan Utd3 - 3Galatasaray
AMan Utd3 - 4Kobenhavn
HMan Utd1 - 0Kobenhavn
HMan Utd2 - 3Galatasaray
AMan Utd3 - 4Bayern
AMan Utd0 - 3Sevilla
HMan Utd2 - 2Sevilla
A.Bilbao 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rangers0 - 0A.Bilbao
Roma2 - 1A.Bilbao
Besiktas4 - 1A.Bilbao
Fenerbahce0 - 2A.Bilbao
Ludogorets1 - 2A.Bilbao
Roma1 - 1A.Bilbao
Marseille3 - 1A.Bilbao
Spartak M1 - 3A.Bilbao
Luhansk0 - 2A.Bilbao
Ostersunds2 - 2A.Bilbao
H.Berlin0 - 0A.Bilbao
Apoel2 - 0A.Bilbao
Rapid Wien1 - 1A.Bilbao
Genk2 - 0A.Bilbao
Sassuolo3 - 0A.Bilbao
Sevilla1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valencia2 - 1A.Bilbao
Marseille0 - 1A.Bilbao
Augsburg2 - 3A.Bilbao
P. Belgrade0 - 2A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA.Bilbao2 - 0Rangers
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Rangers
HA.Bilbao3 - 1Roma
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Roma
HA.Bilbao3 - 1Plzen
AA.Bilbao1 - 4Besiktas
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Fenerbahce
HA.Bilbao3 - 0Elfsborg
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Ludogorets
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Slavia
HA.Bilbao2 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Roma
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Marseille
AA.Bilbao1 - 3Marseille
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Spartak M
AA.Bilbao3 - 1Spartak M
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Luhansk
HA.Bilbao3 - 2H.Berlin
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Ostersunds
AA.Bilbao2 - 2Ostersunds
Goal Statistics

Manchester United have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 12 consecutive Europa League matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Man Utd 3rd A.Bilbao 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Man Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that A.Bilbao will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Man Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
A.Bilbao’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Man Utd
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
1.7
1.4
Attack rating
MNU
ATH
4%
better
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Games scored15
14
Failed to score5
6
Scored first7
9
Goals scored28
31
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for1.7
1.8
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
MNU
ATH
28%
better
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Games conceded16
12
Clean sheets4
8
Conceded first12
7
Goals conceded24
17
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1
KickOff rating
+28%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Man Utd v A.Bilbao will show here when available.

Man Utd Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11543
D DalotR HöjlundA GarnachoB Fernandes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Dalot DEF123
1
-
A Garnacho FWD1214
1
-
R Höjlund FWD1252
-
N Mazraoui  DEF111
1
-
B Fernandes MID1153
2
1
A Onana GLK10
1
-
Casemiro MID102
2
-
J Zirkzee FWD1021
-
C Eriksen MID922
-
M Ligt DEF8
2
-
L Martínez  DEF81
1
-
M Ugarte MID812
2
-
A Diallo FWD82
-
M Mount  MID6
1
-
L Yoro DEF51
1
-
H Maguire DEF521
1
-
K Mainoo MID521
1
-
P. Chinazaekpere Dorgu DEF4
-
V Lindelöf DEF4
-
T. Collyer MID4
1
-
A Bayındır GLK2
-
L Shaw DEF2
-
J Evans  DEF2
-
A. Heaven DEF1
-
A.Bilbao Europa League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11533
N WilliamsN WilliamsÁlex BerenguerY Álvarez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Álex Berenguer FWD123
1
-
N Williams FWD1253
2
-
J Agirrezabala GLK11
-
I Galarreta MID11
2
-
B Prados MID1111
1
-
U Gómez MID1111
1
-
G Guruzeta FWD1112
-
I Williams FWD1151
2
-
Óscar de Marcos DEF102
1
-
D Vivian DEF10
2
-
A Paredes DEF911
-
Y Berchiche DEF911
2
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID9
1
-
A Gorosabel DEF7
2
-
O Sancet MID722
2
-
M Vesga MID6
1
-
Álvaro Djaló FWD6
1
-
Y Álvarez DEF51
2
1
I Lekue DEF4
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD41
2
-
U Núñez DEF32
-
U Simón GLK1
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF111
-