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Viktoria Plzen v Man United
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Kick Off: Thursday 12th December at 17:45
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Competition: UEFA Europa League
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Watch Live: TNT Sports 2
Both sides head into this clash with identical records in the competition so far, each with 3 wins and 2 draws as they sit 12th and 13th respectively. United saw off Bodo/Glimt 3-2 at Old Trafford last time out, while Plzen edged to a 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev.
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Although the Red Devils have recently lost to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, their 3 previous outings in all competitions offer a glimpse into how quickly this new-look United side can move out of the blocks.
In Ruben Amorim’s first 2 games, United scored the opening goal within the first 2 minutes and also managed to take a first-half lead at home to Bodo/Glimt. With this ability to not only break the deadlock but do so early, we are backing the visitors to be ahead at the interval at a nice price of 2.0.
🟢 Viktoria Plzen v Man United #WhatOddsPaddy Tip
Considering Manchester United have lost their last 2 league games and only kept 1 clean sheet under Ruben Amorim in all competitions, backing them to win to nil may be a leap of faith. However, the losses to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest could also be a reboot in this new era for the club, and Thursday’s match against Viktoria Plzen represents a much simpler task than their Premier League fixtures of late.
Therefore, an away win and clean sheet should not be overlooked, especially if Marcus Rashford can continue his recent impressive form in front of goal. Add United’s total corner average of 10.40 in the Europa League to the equation, and we think the risk here is worth the reward.
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👕 Viktoria Plzen v Man United Predicted XI
🔍 Viktoria Plzen v Man United Players to Watch
🔴 Pavel Sulc
Sulc has started each of Plzen’s 5 Europa League matches this season and has played 449 out of 450 possible minutes.
Across those 5 matches, 12 shots have been attempted – an average of 2.40 per game. When focussing purely on shots on target, the average drops to 1 and this particular benchmark of at least a single shot on goal has been met in 4 of his 5 Europa League outings.
⚫️ Marcus Rashford
United manager Ruben Amorim has rotated considerably since taking the role and with Marcus Rashford not starting against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, he could be in line to start against Plzen.
Rashford has scored 3 goals in the 2 starts that he has made under Amorim – 1 against Ipswich and 2 against Everton. This season, Plzen have conceded an average of 1.40 goals per Europa League game.
⚫️ Diogo Dalot
Diogo Dalot has appeared in each of United’s 5 Europa League matches this season and averages 0.80 fouls per game. The Portuguese defender has committed 2 fouls in 2 of this season’s Europa League appearances.
In all competitions, Dalot has committed 2 or more fouls in 6 of his 23 United appearances – a strike rate of 26.08%,
📂 Viktoria Plzen v Man United Cheat Sheet
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💻 Viktoria Plzen v Man United Form and Tactics
Plzen and Manchester United have identical Europa League records before the start of Matchday 6 – both drawing their first 2 and then winning their next 3 (meaning they’re both undefeated so far).
The two teams sit 13th and 12th in the table, with United’s higher number of goals scored putting them above their Czech-based opponents.
Since he arrived at Old Trafford, Ruben Amorim has opted to utilise a 3-4-3 formation in each of the five United games that he has been in charge of.
This system allows greater focus on United’s wide players to stretch their opposition and use their speed to hurt teams on the counter-attack.
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🏁 Viktoria Plzen v Man United Ref Watch
- Referee: Marian Barbu
- The Romanian has already overseen 2 Europa League matches this season.
- Those two games, Barbu showed a total of 6 yellow cards, at an average of 3.00 per Europa League fixture.
- His foul-to-tackle ratio is currently at 0.56 – ranking him 34th out of the 53 officials who have refereed a Europa League game this season.
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* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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