Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester United FC vs Valencia CF, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Manchester United FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Valencia CF
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Francis Coquelin
Y 32' Rodrigo
Y 45' Dani Parejo
Y 85' Cristiano Piccini
Romelu Lukaku 86' Y
Y 87' Gaya
Y 90' Geoffrey Kondogbia

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Valencia CF — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Slavko Vincic
  • Referee Tomaz Klancnik
  • Referee Andraz Kovacic
  • Referee Roberto Ponis
  • Referee Nejc Kajtazovic
18 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 5 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Manchester United FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Valencia CF
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 Manchester United FC 0–0 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Valencia CF H 0–0 D
29 Sep West Ham United FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
19 Sep BSC Young Boys A 3–0 W
15 Sep Watford FC A 2–1 W
02 Sep Burnley FC A 2–0 W
Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Manchester United FC A 0–0 D
29 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–0 W
26 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 1–1 D
23 Sep Villarreal CF A 0–0 D
19 Sep Juventus FC H 0–2 L
15 Sep Real Betis Balompie H 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester United FC to score. At the same time, Valencia CF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The travelling Valencia CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Francis Coquelin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 26' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' David De Gea has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' The referee shows Valencia CF player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Paul Pogba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Dani Parejo is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' 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 Nemanja Matic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Valencia CF. Michy Batshuayi is replaced by Kevin Gameiro.
  • 76' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Martial is hanging Alexis Sanchez on the field on 76 minute.
  • 78' Another change for Valencia CF made on 78 minute. Francis Coquelin leaves to be changed by Carlos Soler.
  • 82' Another change for Valencia CF made on 82 minute. Goncalo Guedes leaves to be changed by Denis Cheryshev.
  • 85' Cristiano Piccini was booked on 85.
  • 86' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Jose Gaya. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Geoffrey Kondogbia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Rashford 1
Phil Jones 1
Carlos Soler 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 Manchester United FC 0–0 Valencia CF

Manchester United FC Form

2018-10-02 Manchester United FC 0–0 Valencia CF D 2018-09-29 West Ham United FC 3–1 Manchester United FC L 2018-09-22 Manchester United FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2018-09-19 BSC Young Boys 0–3 Manchester United FC W 2018-09-15 Watford FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2018-09-02 Burnley FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W

Valencia CF Form

2018-10-02 Manchester United FC 0–0 Valencia CF D 2018-09-29 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 Valencia CF W 2018-09-26 Valencia CF 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2018-09-23 Villarreal CF 0–0 Valencia CF D 2018-09-19 Valencia CF 0–2 Juventus FC L 2018-09-15 Valencia CF 0–0 Real Betis Balompie D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.72 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Valencia CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC36% Draw37% Valencia CF27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Valencia CF
64%
Manchester United FC or Valencia CF
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC19% Draw65% Valencia CF16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.6%
0 – 1
14.9%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
1.6%
3 – 0
1.4%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Valencia CF covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

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