Viktoria Plzen vs Man United Prediction, Odds and Lineups: Two tips for this evening's clash
Manchester United will aim to climb the Europa League standings this evening when they face Czech side Viktoria Plzen.
Both teams are locked on 9 points, making this a crucial clash as they battle for a spot in the top eight.
Kick-off is at 17:45, and you can catch the action live on TNT Sports 2.
Viktoria Plzen vs Man United Predictions
For my first tip, I am backing Man United to have under 5.5 corners.
Although United should likely dominate this game, Ruben Amorim's system doesn't seem to earn many corners for his side. Since Amorim took over at Old Trafford, United have failed to earn over 5.5 corners in every single game. In fact, the only time they ever came close to this number was in their most recent loss to Nottingham Forest, when they had five.
United are only averaging 2.1 corners in their last 6 games and earned a shocking zero in their loss to Arsenal. Although I expect United to have a lot of the ball and create a lot of chances on Thursday, I am backing them to earn under 5.5 corners.
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For my second tip, I'm predicting Manuel Ugarte will be booked.
The Uruguayan midfielder has struggled to adapt to life in England and has found himself in the referee's notebook on several occasions. Ugarte is a midfielder who likes to get stuck in. He tries to get involved in as many tackles and interceptions as he possibly can. While this tough tackling style of play can have positive outcomes, it also leads to him conceding a lot of fouls per game.
Ugarte has played ten Premier League games this season but has only started five. Despite this, he has picked up a card on three occasions in the league this season. He also has one yellow card out of four games in the Europa League this season.
This is also quite an important game for both sides, the Europa League now seems to be United's best chance of getting into the Champions League next season and with Viktoria Plzen on the same number of points as them, both sides have a fighting chance of getting into the desired top eight of the group. This could lead to Thursday's game having quite a number of fouls with pressure mounting on both sides.
With Ugarte being so prone to a booking, the odds of 19/5 for him to be carded in this game appear to be a fantastic price.
Viktoria Plzen vs Man United Lineups
There are starts for the likes of Zirkzee, Amad, Malacia, and Rashford for Man United.
The full starting lineups for Viktoria Plzen vs Man United are displayed in the graphic below.
| # | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Martin Jedlička | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Václav Jemelka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Svetozar Marković | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sampson Kargeoh Dweh Jr. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Cheick Oumar Souaré | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lukáš Kalvach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lukáš Červ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Carlos Eduardo Lopes Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Pavel Šulc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Matěj Vydra | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Daniel Vašulín | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Prince Kwabena Adu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Viktor Baier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Milan Havel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lukáš Hejda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Erik Jirka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Kopic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jhon Édison Mosquera Rebolledo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jan Paluska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jiří Maxim Panoš | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tom Slončík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Alexandr Sojka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Marián Tvrdoň | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana Onana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Noussair Mazraoui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyrell Johannes Chicco Malacia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Henrique Casimiro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | José Diogo Dalot Teixeira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Amad Diallo Traoré | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altay Bayındır | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Tobias Christopher Collyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Dannemann Eriksen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jacob Harry Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Kobbie Boateng Mainoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mason Tony Mount | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rasmus Winther Højlund | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Leny Yoro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Antony Matheus dos Santos | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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