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Europa League | Semi-Finals | 2nd Leg
May 8, 2025 at 8pm UK
Old Trafford
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Man Utd
4 - 1
Athletic Bilbao

Mount (72', 90+1'), Casemiro (79'), Hojlund (85')
Mazraoui (25'), Casemiro (59'), Dorgu (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Jauregizar (31')
Jauregizar (39'), Nunez (78'), Berenguer (78'), Sannadi Harrouch (89')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester United brilliantly book their place in the Europa League final with a 4-1 win on the night and a 7-1 aggregate victory against Athletic Bilbao.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League semi-final second-leg tie between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao, 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 second-leg clash with Athletic Bilbao.

Injuries & Suspensions

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester United

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Brentford 4-3 Man Utd
Sunday, May 4 at 2pm in Premier League

Athletic Bilbao

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Real Sociedad 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Sunday, May 4 at 8pm in La Liga

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 Manchester United win with a probability of 44.26%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 30.3% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.09%) and 2-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawAthletic Bilbao
44.26% (-0.26600000000001 -0.27)25.45% (0.431 0.43)30.3% (-0.163 -0.16)
Both teams to score 54.37% (-1.504 -1.5)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.76% (-1.927 -1.93)49.24% (1.928 1.93)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.7% (-1.761 -1.76)71.3% (1.763 1.76)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.79% (-0.931 -0.93)22.21% (0.933 0.93)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.37% (-1.422 -1.42)55.63% (1.424 1.42)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.89% (-1.083 -1.08)30.11% (1.086 1.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.75% (-1.32 -1.32)66.25% (1.322 1.32)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 44.26%
    Athletic Bilbao 30.3%
    Draw 25.44%
Manchester UnitedDrawAthletic Bilbao
1-0 @ 10.06% (0.503 0.5)
2-1 @ 9.09% (-0.061999999999999 -0.06)
2-0 @ 7.57% (0.175 0.18)
3-1 @ 4.56% (-0.162 -0.16)
3-0 @ 3.8% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.74% (-0.183 -0.18)
4-1 @ 1.71% (-0.111 -0.11)
4-0 @ 1.43% (-0.048 -0.05)
4-2 @ 1.03% (-0.1 -0.1)
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 44.26%
1-1 @ 12.07% (0.25 0.25)
0-0 @ 6.69% (0.512 0.51)
2-2 @ 5.45% (-0.205 -0.21)
3-3 @ 1.09% (-0.109 -0.11)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.44%
0-1 @ 8.03% (0.387 0.39)
1-2 @ 7.25% (-0.064 -0.06)
0-2 @ 4.82% (0.093 0.09)
1-3 @ 2.9% (-0.115 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.18% (-0.151 -0.15)
0-3 @ 1.93% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 3.19%
Total : 30.3%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Athletic Bilbao

Manchester United
73.5%
Draw
8.6%
Athletic Bilbao
17.9%
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