Man United vs Sabah Baku Preview
Man United win at Old Trafford and have been high-scoring in the 2026/27 campaign. Bruno Fernandes is a serious threat in home games and can fire United to a Champions League win over Sabah Baku.
Key Stats - Fernandes Home Goals
- Man United have won their last 4 competitive home games.
- Man United have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 matches.
- Man United's Bruno Fernandes has scored 4 goals in his last 4 games.
H2H
This will be the first-ever meeting between Man United and Sabah Baku.
Man United Can Use Home Strength
Man United have winning momentum at Old Trafford. Since Michael Carrick’s appointment, United have won nine of 10 home matches and Bruno Fernandes has 15 goal contributions in that spell.
The Red Devils bounced back from a 2-0 defeat at Hull in the Premier League and thrashed Ipswich 5-2 at home. Fernandes scored a hat-trick and provided an assist as United dominated with 4.78 XG.
Carrick's team had another high-scoring result on Sunday after a 2-2 draw at Everton. They led twice through Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko and conceded a 96th-minute leveller.
Sabah Baku Face a Tough Away Test
Azerbaijani outfit Sabah Baku will compete in the Champions League for the first time this season.
The Owls started Champions League qualifying in July and lost two of their eight matches. Baku lost both games 2-1 away at Aarhus and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Valdas Dambrauskas’ outfit returned to domestic action and thrashed Zira 5-0 in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Joy Lance Mickels scored a hat-trick and Veljko Simic and Christian Nwachukwu also found the net.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Man United (4-2-3-1): Senne Lammens; Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Kobbie Mainoo, Youri Tielemans; Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha; Benjamin Sesko
Midfielders Carlos Baleba and Manuel Ugarte are injured. Winger Amad Diallo and defender Matthijs de Ligt are also likely to miss out due to injury.
Marcus Rashford came off injured against Everton and is doubtful here. Michael Carrick explained the attacker was withdrawn after “feeling a bit of something” during the match.
Sabah Baku (4-2-3-1): Stas Pokatilov; Tellur Mutallimov, Rahman Dashdamirov, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Steve Solvet; Aleksey Isayev, Umarali Rakhmonaliyev; Christian Nwachukwu, Ivan Lepinjica, Veljko Simic; Joy Lance Mickels
Winger Khayal Aliyev has a tendon injury and won’t feature.