Manchester United and FC Copenhagen get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Manchester United form and stats
3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Manchester United so far this season.
Happy days for United in their previous game, a fixture away at Sheffield United that ended with a 2-1 victory. Fernandes (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.13/10. Fernandes hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Manchester United won a home game hosting Brentford (2-1).Manchester United are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 11, drew 2 and lost 0.
The United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. On the other hand, Manchester United have conceded 7 goals.
FC Copenhagen form and stats
FC Copenhagen's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed FC Copenhagen collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Superliga. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
FC Copenhagen had fun at their own home (Old Trafford) last time out, beating Vejle 2-1. Achouri and Elyounoussi scored. Midfield player Jensen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.42/10. Jensen hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 97 successful passes (of 107 total).
A 1-1 draw at AGF's stadium before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Copenhagen are hosting Hvidovre in the Superliga only four days away.
FC Copenhagen have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 13 goals from 6 away matches. As opposed to that, Copenhagen have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding three meetings): Manchester United won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and FC Copenhagen have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Bardghji 6 goals |  D. Cupido Gonçalves 5 goals |   S. McTominay 3 goals |
Manchester United missing players
FC Copenhagen missing players
| Manchester United | FC Copenhagen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 30 | Scored | S | 34 | 56 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15.1 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 14.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 36% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FC Copenhagen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -16 | 4 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 3 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -17 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Copenhagen | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Silkeborg | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Brøndby | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Nordsjælland | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Midtjylland | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Lyngby | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | AGF | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Randers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 9 | Viborg | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | OB | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Vejle | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Hvidovre | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -17 | 3 |
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