Manchester United vs PAOK Prediction and Betting Tips | November 7th 2024

Manchester United will entertain PAOK at Old Trafford in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Both teams have endured winless starts to their campaign, with United drawing all three games and the visitors suffering two losses.

The hosts are unbeaten in their two games under interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy. After a 5-2 win over Leicester City in the Carabao Cup last week, they played out a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Sunday. Bruno Fernandes' 70th-minute penalty had given them the lead but Moisés Caicedo equalized just four minutes later for Chelsea.

The White-Blacks have won their last two games and registered a 2-1 away win over Lamia in the Super League Greece. They conceded in the first half and goals from second-half substitutes Andrija Živković and Tarik Tissoudali helped them record a comeback win.

United played Fenerbahce in their previous Europa League outing and were held to a 1-1 draw. Christian Eriksen scored in the 15th minute, with Joshua Zirkzee providing the assist.

PAOK arrested their losing streak in the Europa League after two games in their previous outing, playing out a 2-2 home draw against Viktoria Plzeň. They conceded twice in the first half and goals from Tarik Tissoudali and Baba Rahman helped them come back from two goals down.

Manchester United vs PAOK Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two teams will meet for the first time.
United have met Greek teams 12 times across all competitions. They have a good record in these meetings with eight wins while suffering just one loss.
The visitors have played English teams six times thus far. They have two wins, two losses, and two draws in these games.
Manchester United are winless in their last five games in the Europa League, with four ending in draws.
The White-Blacks are winless in their last six games in the competition, suffering four losses.

Manchester United vs PAOK Prediction

The Red Devils are unbeaten in their last six home games in the Europa League, recording four wins. They have a 100% home record against Greek teams and are strong favorites. They have suffered one loss in their last seven games in all competitions, with four ending in draws.

Kobbie Mainoo is a long-term absentee for the hosts while Mason Mount returned to full training and faces a late fitness test. Christian Eriksen has not featured in the last two games due to an injury and is a major doubt.

The White-Blacks have won their last two games, scoring five goals, and will look to continue that momentum here. They are unbeaten in their last four away games across all competitions, recording three wins while keeping two clean sheets.

Tiemoue Bakayoko is nursing an injury while former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has not been registered for the Europa League.

United have enjoyed an unbeaten start under interim manager Van Nistelrooy and will look to extend their streak here. United have a 100% home record against Greek teams and, considering PAOK's poor recent record in the Europa League, the hosts are expected to record a win.

Prediction: Manchester United 2-1 PAOK

Manchester United vs PAOK Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Manchester United to win

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Tip 4: First Team to Score - Manchester United

Bold Tip: Bruno Fernandes to score or assist any time - Yes