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Europa League | League Stage
Dec 12, 2024 at 5.45pm UK
Doosan Arena
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Plzen
1 - 2
Man Utd

Vydra (48')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Hojlund (62', 88')
Rashford (45+1'), de Ligt (81'), Mazraoui (90+2')

The Match

Match Report

Rasmus Hojlund comes off the bench to score twice as Manchester United fight back to record a 2-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in Thursday's Europa League contest.

Team News

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim confirms his starting side for Thursday's Europa League contest with Viktoria Plzen, with the Portuguese again rotating his players.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Viktoria Plzen 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 clash with Viktoria Plzen.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's injury and suspension news ahead of their Europa League fixture against Viktoria Plzen.

Form, Standings, Stats

Viktoria Plzen

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: MFK Karvina 1-2 Plzen
Sunday, December 8 at 12pm in Czech Liga

Manchester United

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Man Utd 2-3 Nott'm Forest
Saturday, December 7 at 5.30pm 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 Manchester United win with a probability of 40.23%. A win for Viktoria Plzen had a probability of 35.55% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.68%) and 0-2 (5.98%). The likeliest Viktoria Plzen win was 2-1 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Manchester United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Manchester United.

Result
Viktoria PlzenDrawManchester United
35.55% (0.264 0.26)24.22% (0.076000000000001 0.08)40.23% (-0.33900000000001 -0.34)
Both teams to score 60.46% (-0.232 -0.23)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.9% (-0.32299999999999 -0.32)42.09% (0.324 0.32)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.5% (-0.324 -0.32)64.5% (0.32600000000001 0.33)
Viktoria Plzen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.58% (-0.0050000000000097 -0.01)23.41% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.59% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)57.41% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.95% (-0.298 -0.3)21.05% (0.298 0.3)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.15% (-0.467 -0.47)53.85% (0.468 0.47)
Score Analysis
    Viktoria Plzen 35.55%
    Manchester United 40.23%
    Draw 24.22%
Viktoria PlzenDrawManchester United
2-1 @ 8.09% (0.040999999999999 0.04)
1-0 @ 7.16% (0.102 0.1)
2-0 @ 5.19% (0.073 0.07)
3-1 @ 3.92% (0.019 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.05% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.51% (0.035 0.03)
4-1 @ 1.42% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.11% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-0 @ 0.91% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 35.55%
1-1 @ 11.15% (0.06 0.06)
2-2 @ 6.31% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.93% (0.071 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.59% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 24.22%
1-2 @ 8.69% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
0-1 @ 7.68% (0.042 0.04)
0-2 @ 5.98% (-0.022 -0.02)
1-3 @ 4.51% (-0.059 -0.06)
2-3 @ 3.28% (-0.043 -0.04)
0-3 @ 3.11% (-0.04 -0.04)
1-4 @ 1.76% (-0.039 -0.04)
2-4 @ 1.28% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-4 @ 1.21% (-0.027 -0.03)
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 40.23%

How you voted: Plzen vs Man Utd

Viktoria Plzen
16.3%
Draw
9.5%
Manchester United
74.2%
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