Man Utd to pick up much-needed win at Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar vs Manchester United - 03/10/2019
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AZ Alkmaar welcome Manchester United to the AFAS Stadion on Thursday night.
Manchester United are top of Group L following a 1-0 win over Kazakhstan club Astana on Matchday 1, while Alkmaar picked up a 2-2 draw away from home at Partizan Belgrade.
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With that being said, the Dutch side have won three straight matches since then and will be full of confidence heading into this tie.
They have also kept a clean sheet in each of their last three games, so we can expect to see a strong defensive performance when Man Utd come to town.
Alkmaar have lost just one of their 8 matches in the Dutch top-flight this season, drawing one and winning 6.
They also boast the best defensive record in the division having conceded just 3 goals so far.
On the other hand, Man Utd have struggled in recent weeks and failed to win both Premier League matches since their unconvincing opening day victory in this competition.
A disappointing 2-0 defeat to West Ham was followed up by a 1-1 draw with Arsenal and the players have certainly not looked at their best.
United only just scraped past League One side Rochdale in the EFL Cup. With the score at 1-1 after 90 minutes, the Premier League club needed a penalty shoot-out to see off their significantly weaker opposition.
Manchester United have made their worst start to a season in 30 years and currently find themselves down in 10th place in the Premier League table.
With just 2 wins from 7 matches in the league this term, this is arguably the weakest Man Utd team we’ve seen for some time.
However, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will see the Europa League as a welcome break from the Premier League.
Angel Gomes impressed against Astana and is likely to be restored to the starting line-up for this match, while 17-year-old Mason Greenwood could lead the line for United.
Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly and Phil Jones are all definitely out, but Paul Pogba is in line to start following his comeback against Arsenal.
As for the home side, Dani de Wit is still recovering from a broken nose, while key defender Jonas Svensson is suspended after receiving a red card in the club’s opening Europa League game.
Forebet predicts that this is likely to be a tight match, with Manchester United sneaking a narrow victory.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UEL
203545
2
0 - 1
2.33
13°
2.50
3.10
3.40
2.50
1
1
1
0 - 0(0 - 0)
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