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Athletic Bilbao logo
Europa League | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
May 1, 2025 at 8pm UK
San Mames Barria
Manchester United logo

Athletic Bilbao
vs.
Man Utd

The Match

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 Athletic Club could line up for Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg against Manchester United.

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

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 52.95%. A win for Manchester United has a probability of 23.89% and a draw has a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (9.58%) and 2-0 (8.62%). The likeliest Manchester United win is 1-2 (6.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (10.86%).

Result
Athletic BilbaoDrawManchester United
52.95% (2.636 2.64) 23.15% (-0.391 -0.39) 23.89% (-2.249 -2.25)
Both teams to score 56.6% (-1.076 -1.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.16% (-0.327 -0.33)43.84% (0.32400000000001 0.32)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.77% (-0.318 -0.32)66.22% (0.316 0.32)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.46% (0.842 0.84)16.54% (-0.846 -0.85)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.69% (1.495 1.5)46.31% (-1.497 -1.5)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.81% (-1.996 -2)32.18% (1.995 2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.33% (-2.326 -2.33)68.67% (2.321 2.32)
Score Analysis
    Athletic Bilbao 52.95%
    Manchester United 23.89%
    Draw 23.15%
Athletic BilbaoDrawManchester United
2-1 @ 9.77% (0.149 0.15)
1-0 @ 9.58% (0.396 0.4)
2-0 @ 8.62% (0.584 0.58)
3-1 @ 5.86% (0.249 0.25)
3-0 @ 5.17% (0.483 0.48)
3-2 @ 3.32% (-0.038 -0.04)
4-1 @ 2.64% (0.182 0.18)
4-0 @ 2.33% (0.276 0.28)
4-2 @ 1.49% (0.024 0.02)
5-1 @ 0.95% (0.089 0.09)
Other @ 3.23%
Total : 52.95%
1-1 @ 10.86% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-2 @ 5.54% (-0.223 -0.22)
0-0 @ 5.32% (0.075 0.08)
3-3 @ 1.26% (-0.086 -0.09)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 23.15%
1-2 @ 6.16% (-0.43 -0.43)
0-1 @ 6.04% (-0.25 -0.25)
0-2 @ 3.42% (-0.343 -0.34)
1-3 @ 2.33% (-0.303 -0.3)
2-3 @ 2.09% (-0.207 -0.21)
0-3 @ 1.29% (-0.21 -0.21)
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 23.89%

Who will win Thursday's Europa League clash between Athletic Bilbao and Man Utd?

Athletic Bilbao
Draw
Manchester United
Athletic Bilbao
26.3%
Draw
15.8%
Manchester United
57.9%
38
Head to Head
Aug 6, 2023 4pm
Club Friendlies
Man Utd
1-1
Athletic Bilbao
Pellistri (90+3')
Evans (84')
Williams (29')
Ruiz de Galarreta (39'), Lekue (63'), Vivian (83'), Imanol (84')
Paredes (66')
rhs 2.0
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