LASK Linz host the first leg in this deciding Europa League 8th Finals game. Manchester United will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Old Trafford before the return leg in 10 days.
It's no vacation for neither LASK Linz nor Manchester United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Manchester United have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
LASK Linz form and stats
LASK Linz participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 3rd qualifying round and lost against Besiktas.LASK Linz have played 11 Tipico Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, LASK Linz has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as LASK Linz has won four games in a row. The Sturm Graz match was the last time out without a victory. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Linzer Stadion.
A strong away win for LASK Linz against Mattersburg the last match, as Klauss were on target. Heartbreak before that as LASK Linz lost 0-1 at Salzburg's place.
The match schedule is unforgiving for LASK Linz as they have a new game in only three days, a Tipico Bundesliga match thankfully also at home. Hartberg are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and LASK Linz are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 11 league matches. LASK Linz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester United form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Barcelona drew the shortest straw.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Manchester United have produced an overall stat of 4-4-6 so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
Manchester United had fun at their own home (Linzer Stadion) last time out, beating Manchester City 2-0. Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay scored. Prior to that result Manchester United won their away game at Derby County in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 3-0.
The schedule is very tough for Manchester United now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Tottenham Hotspur is waiting in only three days.
Manchester United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Manchester United have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 14 goals |  A. Martial 11 goals |  J. De Mello 9 goals |
LASK Linz missing players
Manchester United missing players
| LASK Linz | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 62 | 44 | Scored | S | 18 | 48 | ||
| 24 | 17 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 427 | 244 | Total Shots | T S | 165 | 395 | ||
| 182 | 96 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 143 | ||
| 34% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | LASK Linz | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 30 | 54 |
| 2 | Salzburg | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 48 | 48 |
| 3 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 40 |
| 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 38 |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 6 | Hartberg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 32 | -14 | 29 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Admira | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | -21 | 19 |
| 10 | Wattens | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -24 | 19 |
| 11 | Mattersburg | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -26 | 18 |
| 12 | St. Pölten | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -33 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -17 | 34 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 | Watford | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -27 | 21 |
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