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Manchester United FC vs AZ, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Manchester United FC
4 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Thu 12 Dec 2019 · 20:00 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Jordy Clasie
Y 58' Fredrik Midtsjo
Ethan Laird 82' Y
Y 84' Teun Koopmeiners

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs AZ — Europe at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Fedayi San
  • Referee Stephane De Almeida
  • Referee Sandro Scharer
  • Referee Bekim Zogaj

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Manchester United FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-12 Manchester United FC 4–0 AZ 2019-10-03 AZ 0–0 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec AZ H 4–0 W
07 Dec Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
04 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Aston Villa FC H 2–2 D
28 Nov Astana FK A 1–2 L
24 Nov Sheffield United FC A 3–3 D
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Manchester United FC A 0–4 L
07 Dec PEC Zwolle A 3–0 W
01 Dec VVV Venlo H 1–0 W
28 Nov FK Partizan Beograd H 2–2 D
23 Nov FC Utrecht A 3–0 W
10 Nov FC Emmen H 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Old Trafford. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester United FC and AZ.
  • 5' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' James Garner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Stijn Wuytens is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester United FC tonight.
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordy Clasie.
  • 33' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andreas Pereira, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester United FC and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' What composure from Ashley Young! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 58' What a moment for Mason Greenwood! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' Fredrik Midtsjo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Tahith Chong comes on to replace Anthony Martial.
  • 62' What a strike from Juan Mata! The score is 3-0.
  • 63' Ferdy Druijf gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Dani de Wit and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Mason Greenwood gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Manchester United FC — Phil Jones on, Harry Maguire off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' The whistle greets Oussama Idrissi as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Ouwejan.
  • 82' Ethan Laird picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Teun Koopmeiners will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' A quiet spell here at Old Trafford. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AZ.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.77 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 AZ xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC55% Draw25% AZ20%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
80%
Draw or AZ
45%
Manchester United FC or AZ
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC39% Draw45% AZ16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.