Tottenham vs Manchester Utd prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-05-20 19:00.
[p]The Premier League’s two lowest-ranked surviving clubs have a unique opportunity to save face in an otherwise embarrassing campaign, as Tottenham and Manchester United clash in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) final at Bilbao’s San Mamés. It’s the sixth European final to be contested between two English sides, and the third to involve Tottenham (W1, L1), who are chasing their first major trophy of any description in 17 years.[/p]
[p]Under-fire Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is the first Australian to lead a side into a major European final, with this presenting him with the opportunity to live up to his promise of always winning a trophy in his second season in charge of a club. Spurs can certainly take confidence from winning all three prior H2Hs this season, while they’ve also set a new club record for most games won in a single European campaign (nine).[/p]
[p]While not quite under the same pressure as Postecoglou, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim will look to the club’s ninth European final to inject some life into his faltering tenure at Old Trafford. He could now become just the third Red Devils boss to win a major trophy in his first season in charge, and doing so would see United become just the fourth side to win the UEL without suffering a single defeat in the competition all season (W9, D5).[/p]
[p]United’s 35 UEL goals scored this term is a tally only bettered by three sides in the competition’s history, and a three-goal haul in the final would hand them the outright record and set them well on their way to a second success in the UEL in eight years, but to do that the Red Devils need to banish their recent H2H demons. United are winless in the last six H2Hs (D2, L4), having never previously gone seven without a victory against Tottenham, while defeat would mark the first time they’ve been beaten by a side four times in the same season since 1985/86.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke has scored in each of his last four matches against Manchester United (G5). He’s directly contributed to nine goals in the UEL this term (G5, A4), with only two players previously scoring and assisting 5+ goals in a single campaign in this competition. Bruno Fernandes (G7, A4) could also reach that landmark, with only Lyon’s Rayan Cherki (12) registering more goal involvements than the United captain in this year’s competition.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Eight of the last 11 H2Hs have produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]