Manchester United - Sabah Baku: Champions League debutants against a legendary club
Sabah FK
On Thursday, September 10, we will see a first-round UEFA Champions League match in which Manchester United will face Sabah Baku. The match will kick off at 21:00 CET, and I suggest a betting tip for it.
Manchester United - Sabah Baku: Match preview
Manchester United changed their manager last season, with the legendary Carrick taking over the position. He managed to lift the team from the middle of the table to third place. The Red Devils have returned to Europe's top club competition and will now begin their campaign against absolute debutants. As for the new season, United started with a 0-2 defeat to Hull City, then managed to beat Ipswich 5-2, but drew 2-2 with Everton in their most recent match. Therefore, the start of the new season has been rather inconsistent for the team.
Sabah Baku caused a sensation on the domestic stage last season by taking the championship title away from Qarabag. The team earned the chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and took full advantage of it. They began their qualifying campaign in the first round. They managed to eliminate The New Saints 4-1, then KuPS 3-0, Aarhus 5-2, and finally defeated Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6-3 on aggregate. Sabah Baku have reached the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. They have also made a very strong start to the domestic season, winning all three of their matches. Now the team will try to achieve something at the legendary Old Trafford against United.
Match facts and H2H
- Manchester United have won just one of their last four matches.
- Manchester United have conceded in seven consecutive matches.
- Sabah Baku have won their last three matches.
- Sabah Baku's scoring streak has now reached 17 consecutive matches.
- For Sabah Baku, this is their first-ever appearance in the UEFA Champions League.
- This will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
Probable lineups
- Manchester United: Lammens; Dalot, Yoro, Martinez, Mazraoui; Santos, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Sesko
- Sabah: Pokatilov; Solvet, Dashdamirov, Puchacz, Zedadka; Rakhmonaliev, Isaev, Lepinjica, Parris; Mickels, Simic
Prediction
For Sabah Baku, this is the first match in the history of the UEFA Champions League, and they will certainly want to surprise their opponents despite playing away from home. I suggest betting on both teams to score. The odds for this outcome are 1.93.
