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Manchester United logo
Club Friendlies
Aug 6, 2023 at 4pm UK
Aviva Stadium
Athletic Bilbao logo
Man Utd
1 - 1
Athletic Bilbao
Pellistri (90+3')
Evans (84')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Williams (29')
Ruiz de Galarreta (39'), Lekue (63'), Vivian (83'), Imanol (84')
Paredes (66')
The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's friendly clash between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's friendly clash between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Manchester United could line up in Sunday's pre-season friendly with Athletic Bilbao.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Man Utd 3-1 Lens
Saturday, August 5 at 12.45pm in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Celtic 3-2 Athletic Bilbao
Tuesday, August 1 at 7.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Manchester United 2-2 Athletic Bilbao

Man United are not expected to be at full strength on Sunday, but there will still be plenty of familiar faces, and the Red Devils have such a strong squad that it should be a very competitive fixture. Athletic have goals in them but can also be suspect defensively, so we are predicting a high-scoring draw here. Read more.

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 45.93%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 29.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.28%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawAthletic Bilbao
45.93% (-0.911 -0.91) 24.85% (0.259 0.26) 29.22% (0.65 0.65)
Both teams to score 55.68% (-0.438 -0.44)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.76% (-0.772 -0.77)47.23% (0.768 0.77)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.54% (-0.721 -0.72)69.46% (0.717 0.72)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.37% (-0.706 -0.71)20.62% (0.703 0.7)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.82% (-1.122 -1.12)53.18% (1.121 1.12)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.15% (0.070000000000007 0.07)29.84% (-0.073 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.07% (0.085000000000001 0.09)65.93% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 45.93%
    Athletic Bilbao 29.22%
    Draw 24.84%
Manchester UnitedDrawAthletic Bilbao
1-0 @ 9.72% (0.102 0.1)
2-1 @ 9.28% (-0.086 -0.09)
2-0 @ 7.67% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)
3-1 @ 4.88% (-0.154 -0.15)
3-0 @ 4.04% (-0.135 -0.14)
3-2 @ 2.95% (-0.087 -0.09)
4-1 @ 1.93% (-0.104 -0.1)
4-0 @ 1.59% (-0.09 -0.09)
4-2 @ 1.17% (-0.06 -0.06)
Other @ 2.71%
Total : 45.93%
1-1 @ 11.74% (0.14 0.14)
0-0 @ 6.15% (0.195 0.2)
2-2 @ 5.61% (-0.040999999999999 -0.04)
3-3 @ 1.19% (-0.033 -0.03)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 24.84%
0-1 @ 7.44% (0.251 0.25)
1-2 @ 7.1% (0.102 0.1)
0-2 @ 4.5% (0.16 0.16)
1-3 @ 2.86% (0.047 0.05)
2-3 @ 2.26% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.81% (0.068 0.07)
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 29.22%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Athletic Bilbao

Manchester United
74.0%
Draw
16.4%
Athletic Bilbao
9.6%
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