UEFA Europa League Predictions for Athletic Club v Manchester United

The UEFA Europa League is down to the last four teams, just two games separate these sides and a place in the final of this competition, let the fun begin.

@Footy_Tipster gives his best predictions ahead of this round of fixtures in the UEFA Europa League..

What a game we’ve got here in Bilbao, San Mames will be bouncing for this one as Athletic Club welcome Manchester United in this Europa League semi-final first leg.

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Now, let’s take a closer look at some betting angles for Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League fixture:

Athletic Club v Manchester United – Thursday, 8pm

• Athletic Club will be hoping they can make their home advantage count here and take something to defend in Manchester next week, the Europa League final will be played at San Mames, so there’s that little extra bit of determination for Athletic to get the job done in this one.
• Unlike their opponents, Ernesto Valverde’s side aren’t relying on success in this competition to secure UEFA Champions League for next season, they sit fourth in La Liga with a six point cushion to sixth place following their 1-0 victory against Las Palmas last week, a game in which Oihan Sancet went off injured after twenty-two minutes.
• Athletic Club remain the only side in the Europa League this season that still have a 100% record on home soil, they’ve won each of their six games this season, conceding in just two of those, both of which finished 3-1.
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• It took a comeback that will go down in the history books against Lyon for Manchester United to set up this semi-final with Athletic Club, the Red Devils are relying on success in the Europa League to save their season after a dismal Premier League campaign.
• Ruben Amorim’s side extended their winless run (within 90 minutes) to seven games across all competitions after a 1-1 draw away to Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, a game in which they had a man advantage for the last twenty-minutes, that stalemate leaves United fourteenth in the Premier League.
• This is Man United’s second visit to the Basque country this season, having played Real Sociedad back in March (1-1). Quite surprisingly, United still remain unbeaten in this UEFA Europa League campaign (W6 D6, L0)

Prediction: Nico Williams To Score First (7/1 – *odds subject to change – prices correct at the time of writing*)