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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 Plzen 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
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Old Trafford. Manchester United FC are looking to make home advantage count against AZ.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 415 games and scored 686 goals.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Manchester United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Ouwejan, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 38' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' Manchester United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' Nemanja Matic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 39 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ashley Young makes it 1-0.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Mason Greenwood has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Fredrik Midtsjo is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' Tahith Chong is replacing Anthony Martial for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 62' GOAL! Juan Mata scores on 62.
  • 63' Another substitution for AZ to replace Dani de Wit by Ferdy Druijf on 63 minute.
  • 64' What a strike from Mason Greenwood! The score is 4-0.
  • 68' Manchester United FC ring the changes. Harry Maguire has done his job and it is now time for Phil Jones to step up.
  • 73' Manchester United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Ouwejan is hanging Oussama Idrissi on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' Ethan Laird picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Teun Koopmeiners on 84.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 4-0 the final result. AZ will be bitterly disappointed.

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.