Manchester United FC vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
Overview
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Manchester United FC vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC — Europe at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 games · 12 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
4 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 3.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompie | 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 | Ferencvarosi 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 | Fenerbahce 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Nov | Chelsea FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Oct | West Ham United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Oct | Fenerbahce SK | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct | Brentford FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Oct | Aston Villa FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov | Manchester United FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Oct | FC Viktoria Plzen | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Oct | FCSB Bukarest | H | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Sep | Galatasaray SK | A | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Aug | Malmo FF | H | 3–4 | L |
| 06 Aug | Malmo FF | A | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
30%
Clean Sheets
PAOK Thessaloniki FC this season
PAOK Thessaloniki FC this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester United FC and PAOK Thessaloniki FC has kicked off!
- 5' Joshua Zirkzee has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' The travelling PAOK Thessaloniki FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Manuel Ugarte suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Tiemoue Bakayoko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' GOAL! Amad Diallo scores on 50. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes
- 55' Manuel Ugarte is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
- 57' It’s a booking for PAOK Thessaloniki FC player. Tarik Tissoudali gets a card.
- 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
- 66' The whistle greets Tarik Tissoudali as he departs to be replaced by Fedor Chalov.
- 71' Andrija Zivkovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 75' The whistle greets Mohamed Mady Camara as he departs to be replaced by Kiril Despodov.
- 77' Amad Diallo with the second goal in the match!
- 81' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Amad Diallo departs to be replaced by Mason Mount.
- 84' The PAOK Thessaloniki FC manager makes a substitution. Taison departs to be replaced by Shola Shoretire.
- 86' Manchester United FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Rasmus Hojlund is replaced by Joshua Zirkzee on 90 minute.
- With this win, Manchester United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Manchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 35
- 2
-
20
Diogo Dalot ↓ Lisandro Martinez 66'
- 24
- 3
- 18
- 8
-
16
Amad Diallo ↓ Mason Mount 81'
-
9
Rasmus Hojlund ↓ Joshua Zirkzee 90'
- 25
- 17
Bench
- 21
- 22
-
14
Christian Eriksen ↑ 66'
-
10
Marcus Rashford ↑ 66'
-
7
Mason Mount ↑ 81'
- 4
-
6
Lisandro Martinez ↑ 66'
- 1
-
11
Joshua Zirkzee ↑ 90'
- 41
- 36
- 75
Coach
Ruud van Nistelrooy
PAOK Thessaloniki FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 42
- 21
- 15
- 2
- 16
- 14
-
11
Taison ↓ Shola Shoretire 84'
- 27
- 22
-
34
Tarik Tissoudali ↓ Fedor Chalov 66'
Bench
-
8
Tiemoue Bakayoko ↑ 66'
- 71
- 23
-
9
Fedor Chalov ↑ 66'
-
77
Kiril Despodov ↑ 75'
-
47
Shola Shoretire ↑ 84'
- 41
- 54
- 25
Coach
Răzvan Lucescu
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Amad Diallo | 2 |
Manchester United FC Form
2024-11-07
Manchester United FC
2–0
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
W
2024-11-03
Manchester United FC
1–1
Chelsea FC
D
2024-10-27
West Ham United FC
2–1
Manchester United FC
L
2024-10-24
Fenerbahce SK
1–1
Manchester United FC
D
2024-10-19
Manchester United FC
2–1
Brentford FC
W
2024-10-06
Aston Villa FC
0–0
Manchester United FC
D
PAOK Thessaloniki FC Form
2024-11-07
Manchester United FC
2–0
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
L
2024-10-24
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
2–2
FC Viktoria Plzen
D
2024-10-03
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
0–1
FCSB Bukarest
L
2024-09-25
Galatasaray SK
3–1
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
L
2024-08-13
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
3–4
Malmo FF
L
2024-08-06
Malmo FF
2–2
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68
Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74
PAOK Thessaloniki FC xG
I would bet for:
Manchester United FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Manchester United FC or Draw
84%
Draw or PAOK Thessaloniki FC
41%
Manchester United FC or PAOK Thessaloniki FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC
| Handicap | Manchester United FC covers | Push | PAOK Thessaloniki FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 18% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 25% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 10% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
PAOK Thessaloniki FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.