Manchester United vs PAOK: prediction & betting odds November 7, 2024

The match of the 4th round of the group stage of the 2024/25 Europa League between Manchester United (England) and PAOK (Greece) will take place on November 7 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; Fouls on average per match – 23; Penalties – 13%.

Probable line-ups for the match Manchester United vs PAOK

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, Tomasz Kedziora, Joan Sastre – Tiemoue Bakayoko, Mohamed Kamara – Tyson, Ioannis Konstantelias, Andrija Zivkovic – Brandon Thomas. The line-ups listed for each team are from their last match in this tournament.

Manchester United

The English side has yet to secure a win in the main round of the Europa League, having drawn all three matches. The Mancunians first shared points at home with Twente (1:1), followed by away draws with Porto (3:3) and Fenerbahce (1:1). Notably, Viktoria Plzen also showed compromise in this stage of the European competition, sharing the 20th place with Manchester United. In total, the club has been unable to claim victory in the tournament over the course of five matches (4 draws and 1 loss). The club's management has dismissed Erik ten Hag. For the upcoming match, the team will be led by Ruud van Nistelrooy, after which the Mancunians will be taken over by Ruben Amorim, previously of Sporting.

Both teams have scored in 7 out of Manchester United's last 9 Europa League games.

The English team has lost only once in their last 14 encounters 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 losses).

PAOK

The Greeks have just one point to their name, which they earned in the last round, hosting Viktoria Plzen. The game ended 2:2, with Razvan Lucescu's men coming back from two goals down, scoring in the last 10 minutes. Prior to that, PAOK lost away to Galatasaray (1:3), and then at home to FCSB (0:1).

The club has not won in 6 out of their last 8 Europa League games (2 draws and 4 losses).

PAOK has conceded in 13 out of their last 15 away matches in this tournament.

No more than one goal was scored in the first half in 10 out of the last 13 matches of the Greeks in this competition.

Manchester United vs PAOK: match prediction

The dismissal of head coach Erik ten Hag has benefited the English club. The Mancunians thrashed Leicester City in the EFL Cup (5:2), and also shared points with Chelsea in the Premier League (1:1). I am confident that in the European competition, the team will make every effort to win, and to do so with a convincing scoreline. Manchester United now needs positive emotions to assert themselves not only in the Europa League but also in the league. At home, the Mancunians have solid performance in this tournament – in the last 25 matches, they have lost only once in regular time (17 wins and 7 draws). The Greeks, however, show weak football away from home. In their previous 8 away Europa League matches, they suffered 6 defeats. I presume that the English side will take control of the ball from the first minutes and will score at least one goal in the first 45 minutes, which will be enough to win that segment of the match. My prediction is First Half: Manchester United to win with odds of 1.63. Author: