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Manchester United

ActiveENGPot 2UEFA Champions League 2026-27League phase

Fixtures, model forecasts and tournament paths in one place.

OFFICIAL results as of 11 Sept 2026, 16:31 UTCSIMULATION updated after Matchday 1

Season outlook

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons
Expected points
14.0
Expected league position
11.9
Top 8 (direct to round of 16)
35.4%
Top 24 (reaches the knockouts)
94.9%

Competition state

DERIVEDLeague phase
18 of 144 fixtures completed · next up: Matchday 2
OFFICIALThis club
1 of 8 played · 1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost
OFFICIALLast result
MD1 · Manchester United 4–0 Sabah · Won
Next fixture
MD2 · Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Atlético Madrid v Manchester United

Model inputs

MODEL INPUTwhat the match model is given
Strength rating
89 / 100
BapLab’s rating of the club’s current sporting strength, not an official UEFA ranking. The gap between two clubs’ ratings drives the expected goals in their match.
European pedigree
5.0 / 5
European history and experience. It nudges effective strength up above 3 and down below 3, a small adjustment next to the rating.
Home advantage
+0.29
Extra expected goal difference in the club’s favour in its home matches.

League-phase fixtures

8 matches · kickoff in Central European time
  • MD1Thu, 10 Sept 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Home

    Manchester United 4–0 Sabah

    OFFICIALFull time · Won

    MODELPre-match forecastArchive time unavailable

    Home win
    90.2%
    Draw
    7.5%
    Away win
    2.3%

    xG 3.22 – 0.40

  • MD2Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Away

    Atlético Madrid v Manchester United

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    46.6%
    Draw
    25.3%
    Away win
    28.1%

    xG 1.55 – 1.14

  • MD3Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 18:45 CEST · Away

    Como v Manchester United

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    29.3%
    Draw
    25.0%
    Away win
    45.7%

    xG 1.20 – 1.57

  • MD4Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 21:00 CET · Home

    Manchester United v Roma

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    59.2%
    Draw
    22.6%
    Away win
    18.2%

    xG 1.83 – 0.91

  • MD5Wed, 25 Nov 2026 · 21:00 CET · Away

    Sporting CP v Manchester United

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    38.2%
    Draw
    25.8%
    Away win
    36.1%

    xG 1.38 – 1.33

  • MD6Tue, 8 Dec 2026 · 21:00 CET · Home

    Manchester United v RB Leipzig

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    61.4%
    Draw
    21.9%
    Away win
    16.7%

    xG 1.89 – 0.87

  • MD7Wed, 20 Jan 2027 · 21:00 CET · Home

    Manchester United v Bayern Munich

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    29.4%
    Draw
    24.9%
    Away win
    45.7%

    xG 1.22 – 1.58

  • MD8Wed, 27 Jan 2027 · 21:00 CET · Away

    Villarreal v Manchester United

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    27.4%
    Draw
    24.5%
    Away win
    48.0%

    xG 1.17 – 1.63

Home side first. A current forecast can change before kickoff; a completed match keeps its archived pre-match forecast and is never recalculated.

League-phase expectation

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons
Expected points after 8 matches
13.96
+0.23 vs pre-season
Expected league position 1 is best
11.89
−0.42 vs pre-season

How far the club gets

reaches at least this stage
  • Top 8direct to the round of 16 35.4% +0.1 pp
  • Top 24reaches the knockout phase 94.9% +2.0 pp
  • Round of 16 77.1% +2.0 pp
  • Quarter-final 38.4% +0.4 pp
  • Semi-final 15.5% −0.1 pp
  • Final 5.5% 0.0 pp
  • Champion 2.0% −0.1 pp

Where the season ends

final outcome · sums to 100.0%
  • League phaseeliminated in the league phase 5.1% −2.0 pp
  • Knockout play-offeliminated in the play-off 17.9% +0.1 pp
  • Round of 16eliminated 38.7% +1.5 pp
  • Quarter-finaleliminated 22.9% +0.5 pp
  • Semi-finaleliminated 10.0% 0.0 pp
  • Finalrunner-up 3.5% 0.0 pp
  • Championwins the competition 2.0% −0.1 pp

Most likely end point: Round of 16.

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons, updated after Matchday 1changes compared with the pre-season forecastmodel outputs, not odds