Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League 8th Finals between Manchester United and LASK Linz. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
LASK Linz have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Champions League. Barcelona was too strong.The story so far in the Premier League for Manchester United at their home stadium (Old Trafford) is 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Manchester United has recorded two wins in a row here at Old Trafford, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A good away victory last time out for Manchester United, who won 5-0 against LASK Linz. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Manchester City.
As mentioned above, Manchester United "killed" LASK Linz in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Manchester United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Old Trafford with 29 goals in 15 league matches. Manchester United have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
LASK Linz form and stats
LASK Linz's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 3rd qualifying round against Besiktas.Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of LASK Linz so far, with 11-0-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Tipico Bundesliga statistics. Total Europa League statistics for LASK Linz: 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. LASK Linz are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played twelve in a row without losing. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. LASK Linz hope to make it five in this match.
Home advantage was not enough for LASK Linz in their previous game, as they lost their Europa League-match, hosting Manchester United, 0-5. Preceding that game was the away Tipico Bundesliga victory against Mattersburg with the score of 1-0.
LASK Linz lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, LASK Linz are regular goalscorers on their travels. LASK Linz are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Manchester United and LASK Linz have met before this season: LASK Linz - Manchester United 0-5.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Rashford 14 goals | ![]() A. Martial 11 goals | ![]() J. De Mello 9 goals |
Manchester United missing players
LASK Linz missing players
| Manchester United | LASK Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 51 | 28 | Scored | S | 18 | 55 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.7 | 7.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 404 | 218 | Total Shots | T S | 183 | 419 | ||
| 146 | 81 | Shots on Target | S O | 86 | 173 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 53 |
| 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 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 25 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -27 | 21 |
| 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. Polten | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -33 | 17 |
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