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Europa League | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
May 1, 2025 at 8pm UK
San Mames Barria
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Athletic Bilbao
0 - 3
Man Utd


Berchiche (36'), Alvarez (61')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Casemiro (30'), Fernandes (37' pen., 45')
Mount (77'), Garnacho (84'), Simon (84'), Yoro (90+3')

The Match

Match Report

Sports Mole looks at the highlights, man of the match, and stats from Thursday's Europa League clash between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United.

Team News

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim confirms his starting side for Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg with Athletic Bilbao.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester United could line up for Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg against Athletic Bilbao.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's injury and suspension news ahead of the first leg of their Europa League semi-final with Athletic Bilbao.

Form, Standings, Stats

Athletic Bilbao

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Las Palmas
Wednesday, April 23 at 6pm in La Liga

Manchester United

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Bournemouth 1-1 Man Utd
Sunday, April 27 at 2pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 52.87%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 23.97% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.56%) and 2-0 (8.6%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 1-2 (6.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood.

Result
Athletic BilbaoDrawManchester United
52.87% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)23.16% (0.010000000000002 0.01)23.97% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
Both teams to score 56.65% (0.057000000000002 0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.2% (0.034999999999997 0.03)43.81% (-0.032000000000004 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.81% (0.033000000000001 0.03)66.19% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.44% (-0.01400000000001 -0.01)16.56% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.66% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)46.34% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.9% (0.084000000000003 0.08)32.1% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.42% (0.094999999999999 0.09)68.58% (-0.090000000000003 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Athletic Bilbao 52.87%
    Manchester United 23.97%
    Draw 23.16%
Athletic BilbaoDrawManchester United
2-1 @ 9.77% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 9.56% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-0 @ 8.6% (-0.022 -0.02)
3-1 @ 5.85% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.15% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.33% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 2.63% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 2.32% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.5% (0.0010000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 0.95% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.23%
Total : 52.87%
1-1 @ 10.86%
2-2 @ 5.55% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.32% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.26% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 23.16%
1-2 @ 6.17% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
0-1 @ 6.04% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-2 @ 3.43% (0.011 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.34% (0.011 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.1% (0.008 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.3% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 2.59%
Total : 23.97%

How you voted: Athletic Bilbao vs Man Utd

Athletic Bilbao
47.0%
Draw
16.4%
Manchester United
36.6%
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