Manchester Utd vs Sabah BakuPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Old Trafford stages the first Champions League fixture between Manchester United and Sabah FA, two teams who have never met. All the useful evidence therefore sits in their recent results, and the two runs look very different. Ups and downs for Manchester United On 30 August came a 5-2 win over Ipswich in the Premier League, the heaviest result of the period, but the round before had brought a 0-2 away at Hull City. Their August friendlies were uneven: 2-4 at home to AC Milan, 1-1 with Leeds and 1-1 away at Paris Saint Germain, with a 2-1 over Atletico Madrid the only clear success. Six games, two wins, two draws and two defeats, with eleven goals scored and eleven conceded. Sabah FA's road here The Azerbaijani side arrive in strong shape: on 31 August they won 1-0 away at Araz in the league, and before that they came through the European double header with Hapoel Beer Sheva, losing 1-2 away and turning the tie around with a 5-2 at home on 25 August. In the same competition came a 4-0 against Aarhus, while a 2-0 over Kapaz in the league completes the picture. Five results in view, four wins and a single defeat, with thirteen goals scored. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.