Europa League: Barcelona vs Manchester United – Match preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Europa League match between Barcelona and Manchester United. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

This Thursday at Spotify Camp Nou, Manchester United visit Barcelona for the first leg of their Europa League knockout round playoff tie.

Form: Barcelona vs Manchester United

Barcelona Form

In their last three outings, Barcelona won 1-2 against Real Betis, beat Sevilla by 3-0, and hammered Villarreal 0-1. The Blaugrana managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Europa League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Crystal Palace by 2-1, before drawing 2-2 with Leeds. They were back as winners last time out when they took out Leeds by a 0-2 scoreline. The Red Devils recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Europa League, in which they banged in 21 goals, whilst conceding 17.

Betting stats for Barcelona and Manchester United

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Barcelona and Manchester United. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

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Full-time result

Barcelona won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing two and losing one as well. Manchester United won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run. Amazingly, Barcelona are on a streak of 16 matches without defeat, including their last five at home. In their previous 6 outings, Manchester United remained undefeated.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Impressively, Manchester United scored the first goal in eight out of the previous ten games. Barcelona have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Barcelona were able to win seven of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Manchester United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches. Barcelona scored at least one goal in their last 16 matches. Manchester United are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.

Betting tip: Barcelona vs Manchester United

To sum up, the upcoming match between Barcelona and Manchester United seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Europa League game.

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