It's Europa League time and the hopeful contenders are Manchester United and Milan

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 11.March
Match begins: 17:55 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

It's game one of two in the Europa League as Manchester United host Milan. This is a 8th Finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.

It's no vacation for neither Manchester United nor Milan 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.

It's quite the trip for Milan when visiting Manchester as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.

W D D D W

Manchester United form and stats

Last season, Manchester's Europa League journey ended in the semi-finals.

6 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Manchester United have to build on here at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

Manchester are confident in defense, having played 324 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Manchester enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Manchester City's place. The match ended 2-0 with Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw scoring. 0-0 away at Crystal Palace before that.

Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson did an outstanding job against Manchester City with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Manchester's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won four matches, drawn zero and lost zero.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus West Ham United in only three days. This game is also played here at Old Trafford.

Goals decide football matches and Manchester are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 13 league matches. Manchester have conceded 19 in these home matches.

W D W D L

Milan form and stats

Milan have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 34 points collected from 13 Serie A games. 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 6W-4D-1L. This is both home and away. Milan has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

It's the second away game in a row for Milan, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Hellas Verona in the Serie A last time out. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Udinese in the Serie A.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Napoli in just three days.

Milan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 13 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - two - one (Manchester wins - draws - Milan wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedB. Borges Fernandes
B. Borges Fernandes
16 goals
MilanZ. Ibrahimović
Z. Ibrahimović
14 goals
Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
9 goals

Manchester United missing players

Milan missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester United Milan
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
14 8   Won W   8 13
9 3   Drew D   3 7
2 2   Lost L   2 5
47 30   Scored S   21 41
19 13   Conceded C   13 30
76% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
60% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 92%
44% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 56%
32% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 28%
20% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
40% 46%   BTTS BTTS   62% 56%
56% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 32%
28% 23%   Failed to Score F T   8% 16%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.4
0 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
14.2 16   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 13.6
6 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.3
31% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 31%

  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 28 20 5 3 56 19 15 11 2 2 31 11 13 9 3 1 25 8 37 65
2 Manchester United 28 15 9 4 55 32 13 6 3 4 28 19 15 9 6 0 27 13 23 54
3 Leicester City 28 16 5 7 48 32 13 6 1 6 20 19 15 10 4 1 28 13 16 53
4 Chelsea 27 13 8 6 42 25 13 6 5 2 23 11 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 47
5 Everton 26 14 4 8 39 33 13 5 2 6 18 20 13 9 2 2 21 13 6 46
6 Tottenham Hotspur 27 13 6 8 46 28 14 7 3 4 25 14 13 6 3 4 21 14 18 45
7 West Ham United 26 13 6 7 40 31 13 7 3 3 21 15 13 6 3 4 19 16 9 45
8 Liverpool 28 12 7 9 47 36 15 7 2 6 22 18 13 5 5 3 25 18 11 43
9 Aston Villa 26 12 4 10 38 27 12 5 2 5 20 16 14 7 2 5 18 11 11 40
10 Arsenal 27 11 5 11 35 28 13 5 3 5 16 14 14 6 2 6 19 14 7 38
11 Leeds United 26 11 2 13 43 44 13 5 2 6 19 17 13 6 0 7 24 27 -1 35
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 9 8 11 28 37 13 5 4 4 15 14 15 4 4 7 13 23 -9 35
13 Crystal Palace 28 9 7 12 30 47 14 4 5 5 14 21 14 5 2 7 16 26 -17 34
14 Southampton 27 9 6 12 33 44 13 5 2 6 17 16 14 4 4 6 16 28 -11 33
15 Burnley 28 7 9 12 20 36 15 4 6 5 12 16 13 3 3 7 8 20 -16 30
16 Newcastle United 27 7 6 14 27 44 13 4 3 6 16 22 14 3 3 8 11 22 -17 27
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 5 11 11 27 35 14 1 7 6 13 19 13 4 4 5 14 16 -8 26
18 Fulham 28 5 11 12 22 33 14 2 4 8 8 18 14 3 7 4 14 15 -11 26
19 West Bromwich Albion 28 3 9 16 20 56 15 2 5 8 9 33 13 1 4 8 11 23 -36 18
20 Sheffield United 28 4 2 22 16 45 15 3 1 11 10 22 13 1 1 11 6 23 -29 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 25 18 5 2 62 25 12 10 1 1 35 14 13 8 4 1 27 11 37 59
2 Milan 26 17 5 4 50 30 13 6 4 3 25 19 13 11 1 1 25 11 20 56
3 Juventus 25 15 7 3 51 21 13 10 2 1 29 9 12 5 5 2 22 12 30 52
4 Roma 26 15 5 6 51 38 14 10 3 1 33 15 12 5 2 5 18 23 13 50
5 Atalanta 25 14 7 4 60 32 13 7 3 3 35 19 12 7 4 1 25 13 28 49
6 Napoli 25 15 2 8 55 29 13 9 1 3 33 11 12 6 1 5 22 18 26 47
7 Lazio 25 13 4 8 39 35 12 7 2 3 18 14 13 6 2 5 21 21 4 43
8 Hellas Verona 26 10 8 8 34 29 13 6 3 4 18 14 13 4 5 4 16 15 5 38
9 Sassuolo 25 9 9 7 40 39 12 3 6 3 18 18 13 6 3 4 22 21 1 36
10 Sampdoria 26 9 5 12 36 39 13 5 2 6 21 21 13 4 3 6 15 18 -3 32
11 Udinese 26 8 8 10 29 34 13 5 3 5 12 12 13 3 5 5 17 22 -5 32
12 Bologna 26 7 7 12 33 41 12 5 3 4 21 20 14 2 4 8 12 21 -8 28
13 Genoa 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 4 4 5 19 20 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 27
14 Fiorentina 26 6 8 12 29 41 14 5 5 4 18 16 12 1 3 8 11 25 -12 26
15 Spezia 26 6 8 12 33 47 13 2 5 6 15 22 13 4 3 6 18 25 -14 26
16 Benevento 26 6 8 12 26 48 13 2 5 6 12 24 13 4 3 6 14 24 -22 26
17 Cagliari 26 5 7 14 29 43 13 3 3 7 14 21 13 2 4 7 15 22 -14 22
18 Torino 24 3 11 10 35 45 11 0 7 4 14 19 13 3 4 6 21 26 -10 20
19 Parma 26 2 10 14 23 52 13 1 5 7 6 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -29 16
20 Crotone 26 4 3 19 28 64 13 4 1 8 18 26 13 0 2 11 10 38 -36 15

Manchester United:
Milan:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 25 18 5 2 62 25 12 10 1 1 35 14 13 8 4 1 27 11 37 59
2 Milan 26 17 5 4 50 30 13 6 4 3 25 19 13 11 1 1 25 11 20 56
3 Juventus 25 15 7 3 51 21 13 10 2 1 29 9 12 5 5 2 22 12 30 52
4 Roma 26 15 5 6 51 38 14 10 3 1 33 15 12 5 2 5 18 23 13 50
5 Atalanta 25 14 7 4 60 32 13 7 3 3 35 19 12 7 4 1 25 13 28 49
6 Napoli 25 15 2 8 55 29 13 9 1 3 33 11 12 6 1 5 22 18 26 47
7 Lazio 25 13 4 8 39 35 12 7 2 3 18 14 13 6 2 5 21 21 4 43
8 Hellas Verona 26 10 8 8 34 29 13 6 3 4 18 14 13 4 5 4 16 15 5 38
9 Sassuolo 25 9 9 7 40 39 12 3 6 3 18 18 13 6 3 4 22 21 1 36
10 Sampdoria 26 9 5 12 36 39 13 5 2 6 21 21 13 4 3 6 15 18 -3 32
11 Udinese 26 8 8 10 29 34 13 5 3 5 12 12 13 3 5 5 17 22 -5 32
12 Bologna 26 7 7 12 33 41 12 5 3 4 21 20 14 2 4 8 12 21 -8 28
13 Genoa 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 4 4 5 19 20 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 27
14 Fiorentina 26 6 8 12 29 41 14 5 5 4 18 16 12 1 3 8 11 25 -12 26
15 Spezia 26 6 8 12 33 47 13 2 5 6 15 22 13 4 3 6 18 25 -14 26
16 Benevento 26 6 8 12 26 48 13 2 5 6 12 24 13 4 3 6 14 24 -22 26
17 Cagliari 26 5 7 14 29 43 13 3 3 7 14 21 13 2 4 7 15 22 -14 22
18 Torino 24 3 11 10 35 45 11 0 7 4 14 19 13 3 4 6 21 26 -10 20
19 Parma 26 2 10 14 23 52 13 1 5 7 6 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -29 16
20 Crotone 26 4 3 19 28 64 13 4 1 8 18 26 13 0 2 11 10 38 -36 15

More from Europe - Europa League

Read more about Europa League

The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.