United have the advantage in this second leg clash on Thursday, after last week's 1-1 draw against Rostov away from home.
After Manchester United's FA Cup defence came to a halt following Monday’s 1-0 quarter-final loss to Chelsea, the Reds continue a busy week by seeking to book a place in the last eight of the Europa League.
United have the advantage in this second leg clash on Thursday, after last week's 1-1 draw against Rostov away from home.
Mourinho and his team will aim for a win to bounce back from their FA Cup elimination and have been priced by SportyBet at odds of (1.28) to win this tie and qualify to the quarter-finals of the competition they are tagged as favourites.
The Red Devils have a good record on home ground in Europe - fifteen matches without defeat now, with twelve of those ending in wins.
Winning only two of their sixteen matches on the road all season, Ivan Daniliants’ Rostov team are underdogs in this clash at high odds of (12.35) to snatch a win at Old Trafford.
Three of FC Rostov's last four European matches have ended in draws and also, the Red Devils have played ten times against Russian teams but seven of the games have ended in draws.
Another stalemate in this encounter is available at (5.39). In the first leg, United took the lead through Henrikh Mkhitaryan's goal - the third game in a row he has netted in the Europa League, leaving him behind only Ruud van Nistelrooy (nine goals in a row in 2002-03).
The Armenian midfielder is in pole postion to score anytime in this tie at odds of (2.50) with SportyBet. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will once again be involved for United on Thursday, with his three-match ban only applying to local games.
The Swedish talisman is backed to score for Mourinho's team at odds of (1.65) United defence has not conceded from open play in eight home games and they are tipped to keep a clean sheet in Thursday's tie at odds of (1.54) with SportyBet.
The Red Devils have scored twelve goals in four of their home games this season in this competition, with an average of four goals per match.
Under 2.5 goals in this tie comes at (2.05), while over 2.5 goals is available on SportyBet at (1.78). Mourinho’s side have won to nil three times in four home games in this season’s Europa League and it will be safe to make it their fourth in five home games in this tie at odds of (1.71) with SportyBet, considering that FC Rostov have failed to score in eight of their last eleven away matches.
Rostov's talismanic Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun who was linked with a deadline day move to United rivals Liverpool, could be backed to hit the target for the Russian side at odds of (5.06) on Thursday night.
Form guide:
FC Rostov: Recent form (all competitions): WWDWDD
Manchester United:Recent form (all competitions): WWWDDL
Here’s the full list of other Europa League fixtures for Thursday:
Besiktas v OlympiacosFC Krasnodar v Celta Vigo
KRC Genk v KAA Gent
Ajax v FC Copenhagen
Borussia Monchengladbach v FC Schalke 04
Roma v Lyon Anderlecht v Apoel Nicosia
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