- Manchester United vs PAOK Thessaloniki: UEFA Europa League Prediction Match Details
Manchester United will welcome traveling PAOK Thessaloniki at Old Trafford on Thursday evening in the 2024-25 Europa League season. Will Ruud van Nistelrooy lead the Red Devil to their first win in the Europa League?
Manchester United Preview & Form
Manchester United’s difficult start to the Premier League continues, despite the Red Devil already parted ways with Erik ten Hag a few days after a shocking 2-1 defeat to West Ham United in the Premier League. United are having their worst-ever start to a top-flight season in the league, as they only have three wins in the league from their opening ten games. Ruud van Nistelrooy began his interim with a stunning 5-2 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup fourth round and then followed it up with a 1-1 draw against their rivals Chelsea at home last weekend. They have only recorded two wins from their last ten games in all competitions and have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five.
Interim coach Ruud van Nistelrooy will be hoping to guide United to their first win of the Europa League this season, having drawn in each of their opening three games. United played a 1-1 draw at home to Twente before then a 3-3 draw against Porto at the Estadio do Dragao. In their most recent Europa League game, they played a 1-1 draw in Istanbul against Fenerbahce.
PAOK Preview & Form
PAOK Salonika has endured some difficult runs under the management of former Al Hilal coach Razvan Lucescu, having recorded three wins from their last ten matches in all competitions. They come into this game on the back of two consecutive wins in their domestic league, including advancing to the Greek Cup, having beaten PAE Egaleo 3-0, and then following it up with a narrow 2-1 win over Lamia in the league. PAOK currently sits second in the Greece Super League with 20 points from their opening ten games.
However, PAOK has struggled in the UEFA Europa League following back-to-back losses to Galatasaray and FCSB, and then, in their recent game, they secured a 2-2 draw against Plzen. The result keeps the Greece giants 30th in the Europa League phase, standing with only one point.
Manchester United vs PAOK Thessaloniki Predicted Lineups
Manchester United Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1): Onana; Diogo Dalot, De Ligt, Lindelof, Martinez; Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro; Rashford, Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho; Hojlund
PAOK Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Kotarski; Joan Sastre, Kedziora, Jonny; Camara, Ozdoyev; Zivkovic, Schwab, Taison; Brandon
Manchester United vs PAOK Thessaloniki H2H Record (Last Five Games)
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Manchester United vs PAOK Thessaloniki Prediction Betting Tips
Despite Manchester United’s recent struggles this season, we expect them to secure their first Europa League win against PAOK. We also anticipate that the match will see over 2.5 goals.
