Athletic vs Manchester United prediction and betting tips on May 1, 2025
Game Prediction
Athletic and Manchester United will play their first match in the Europa League semi-finals on May 1, 2025. Everyone hopes to succeed in the following meeting.
Our prediction for the match Athletic vs Manchester United
The team from Bilbao was finally able to show itself seriously last season. It won the Copa del Rey, which was the first in 40 years, and became fifth in La Liga. And now, having quickly finished the fight for the defence of the Cup of Spain title, it is quite confident in 4th position. MU saved 2023/2024 after the failure in the Champions League (the club was last in the group) and the Premier League (8th place) by winning the FA Cup. Now, after the replacement of coach in the fall, everything has only got worse at the inner arena – there the grandee loses almost half of the matches and is at the bottom of the table with no chance of somehow fixing it.
Speaking about the Europa League, the Basques, together with Lazio, showed the best result in the main round (19 points). And then, thanks to home wins, the team knocked out Roma (3-1 after 1-2 in Italy) and Rangers Glasgow (a 2-0 score after a goalless draw in Scotland). Still, now the club will play on the home field first.
The representatives of England, being under the leadership of ten Hag, started the tournament with 3 draws. Then, they picked up steam, winning all the other matches in the main round. As for the play-offs, they followed the same scenario as their opponents: first there were away draws, then victories on the native field. At the same time, it is remarkable that if Real Sociedad was routed after 1-1 in San Sebastian, then a confrontation with Lyon brought a 2-2 draw in France, which was followed by the loss of two-goal advantage. Moreover, the team had been losing with a 2-4 result until the 114th minute of the meeting, but managed to score 3 times.
Athletic vs Manchester United: key statistics and trends
- Athletic has won 3 of 6 previous League matches.
- The Basques have won all their home games in the tournament.
- Manchester United has drawn 3 of 4 previous play-off struggles in regulation time.
- The English club has scored in all their confrontations.
Athletic vs Manchester United: possible starting line-ups
Athletic (possible line-up): Aguirrezábala – Lekue, Yeray Alvarez, Vivian, de Marcos – Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar, N. Williams, Sancet, Berenguer – Sannadi.
Manchester United (possible line-up): Onana – Yoro, Maguire, Mazraoui – Dorgu, Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho, Ugarte, Casemiro, Diogo Dalot – Højlund.
Previous head-to-head matches: Athletic vs Manchester United
The clubs played in 1/8 finals of the Europa League in 2012. Then the Basques won both matches.
Free prediction for the match Athletic vs Manchester United
It is remarkable that Ruben Amorim’s footballers have not lost yet. Still, they will compete with such a classy opponent on the away field for the first time. As a result, one can expect a victory for Valverde’s wards (odd: 1.7).