Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United - Match Preview, H2H Analysis and Betting Tips Predictions

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United – Match Preview, H2H Analysis and Betting Tips –

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United meet in the climax of this year’s Europa League following yet another entertaining Europa League campaign. With both sides looking to pick up their first silverware of the season and with both sides looking to build momentum ahead of next season, this fixture is crucial for both sides. Join me as we go through everything you need to know ahead of this pivotal encounter.

Where to Watch –

This match is being broadcast on TNT’s main sports channel – TNT Sports 1 with a kick off time of 20:00 on Wednesday 21st May.

Key Statistics –

• Both sides haven’t scored in their last two matches with their last victories coming in this competition’s semi-final second legs.
• Bruno Fernandes is the competition’s joint top scorer with 7 goals across the duration of the campaign. He is also the highest averaged rated player in the competition with an average rating of 8.22/10.
• Manchester United have enjoyed an unbeaten record to the final having not lost once in either the group stage or the knockout stages on their way to the final. In contrast, Tottenham Hotspur have only lost 2 times across the Europa League campaign.
• Guglielmo Vicario has only conceded 5 goals across the Europa League campaign with an 80.8% save percentage – the highest of any keeper in the competition.

Team Previews –

Tottenham Hotspur –

Tottenham Hotspur’s Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1) – Kinsky, Spence, Davies, Danso, Porro, Sarr, Bentancur, Gray, Son, Solanke, Tel.

Coming into this final off the back of 2 straight losses, Tottenham Hotspur will aim to win their first piece of major silverware in over a decade and having performed the league double over United going into the fixture as well as claiming a victory over the Red Devils in the EFL Cup, Spurs may go into this fixture with slight confidence.

However, with injuries to key players such as James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall from an attacking perspective as well as Radu Dragusin from a defensive viewpoints, the London side go into this without many key players which could limit their ability and hinder them in their biggest fixture since the Champions League final with Liverpool in 2019.

Dominic Solanke will be a key player to look out for in the game having scored in his last 3 Europa League games and averaging 47% of his shots on target. As well as this, Pedro Porro could be a key player to keep an eye for both in an attacking and defensive viewpoint with the Spanish star scoring in Spurs’ semi-final second leg whilst also keeping a clean sheet.

Manchester United –

Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1) – Onana, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Dorgu, Casemiro, Fernandes, Mazraoui, Mount, Amad, Hojlund.

Manchester United arguably go into their biggest European fixture since their 2017 triumph in this exact tournament under the management of Jose Mourinho when beating Ajax 2-0. Furthermore, with an underwhelming season, a victory and more importantly silverware through this tournament could lift fan’s confidence whilst also building momentum.

However, the Red Devils aren’t without their own injury concerns with Diego Dalot confirmed to be out for this game alongside Joshua Zirkzee – who scored a crucial goal in this tournament away at Lyon in the quarterfinals. Furthermore, Matthijs de Ligt and Lenny Yoro also look to be out for this game which leaves United short on numbers at the back. This could be an area which Tottenham look to exploit in the game.

The one player to undoubtedly look out for in the Manchester United side is Bruno Fernandes. With 11 goal contributions to the side in this Europa League campaign alongside completing 638 passes whilst in the side, United’s number 8 is the main star and main constructor of many of their chances. As well as this, Amad Diallo could be a name to track in the game with the academy graduate boasting an assist in United’s semi-final second leg.

Head to Head Record –

As previously mentioned, Tottenham Hotspur have had an excellent record against Manchester United this season winning all 3 of their encounters thus far.

Last 5 Meetings:

• 16th February 2025: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United
• 19th December 2024: Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Manchester United
• 29th September 2024: Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
• 14th January 2024: Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
• 19th August 2023: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Manchester United

Betting Tip –

This game can not be underestimated. It is huge for both sides and for their season. Players will undoubtedly be nervous, and the two teams will be set up to not concede. Hence, our professional panel of experts have decided the best tip for this match is a FT with less than 2.5 goals.

With a £10 bet on Betfred, betting on less than 2.5 goals over the course of 90 minutes would earn up returns of £18 with odds of 1.8. *

*Odds are subject to change.

Our Prediction –

This game brings together an entire season of Europa football although we can see a tight game with a scoreline of 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes and 2-1 to Manchester United after extra time.

Football Park’s Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Manchester United