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Como v Manchester United

Como
4–1Full time
Manchester United

UEFA Champions League · WED 21 OCT · Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Full timeGraded 21 Oct 20:30
Como 4–1 Manchester United MANCHESTER UNITED WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Manchester United win40%
The market said34%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.661
The market’s Brier score0.536

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 29 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Manchester United win at 40%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Manchester United 40% before kick-off, 40% now. 0–0 · 34–26–40
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Como v Manchester United
  4. 3′Nico Paz scores for Como on 2′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 60–21–19
  5. 3′⚽ GOAL · 2' Como 1–0 Manchester United · Nico Paz
  6. 3′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 3' Manchester United win: 40% at kick-off, 19% now
  7. 3′THE CALL SWINGS · 3' Como win is now our likeliest result at 60% (was Manchester United win 40%)
  8. 4′We said Manchester United at 40%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 1–0 · 60–21–19
  9. 26′🟨 YELLOW · 25' Andrey Santos · Manchester United
  10. 28′We said Manchester United at 40%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–0 · 63–22–14
  11. 30′The goal count is tracking the 2.9 we expected. 1–0 · 64–22–14
  12. 45′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45' Manchester United win: 40% at kick-off, 10% now
  13. 45′HALF-TIME Como 1–0 Manchester United
  14. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Manchester United · On: Amad Diallo · Off: Matheus Cunha
  15. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Manchester United · On: Carlos Baleba · Off: Andrey Santos
  16. 46′SECOND HALF Como 1–0 Manchester United
  17. 49′We said Manchester United at 40%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 1–0 · 68–23–9
  18. 50′We said Manchester United at 40%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 2%. 2–0 · 91–7–2
  19. 50′49′: Anastasios Douvikas on the scoresheet for Como, making it 2–0. 2–0 · 91–7–2
  20. 50′⚽ GOAL · 50' Como 2–0 Manchester United
  21. 52′🟨 YELLOW · 51' Carlos Baleba · Manchester United
  22. 57′3 goals already, more than the 2.9 we expected for the whole match. 3–0 · 99–1–0
  23. 57′⚽ GOAL · 57' Como 3–0 Manchester United
  24. 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' Manchester United win: 40% at kick-off, under 1% now
  25. 58′Como ahead on 57′ through Nico Paz. 3–0. 3–0 · 99–1–0
  26. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Como · On: Maxence Caqueret · Off: Martin Baturina
  27. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Manchester United · On: Joshua Zirkzee · Off: Bruno Fernandes
  28. 70′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Como · On: Kaiki Bruno · Off: Lucas Da Cunha
  29. 76′Jacobo Ramón scores for Como on 76′ — 4–0. 4–0 · 100–0–0
  30. 76′⚽ GOAL · 76' Como 4–0 Manchester United · Jacobo Ramón
  31. 77′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.9 across ninety minutes. 4–0 · 100–0–0
  32. 80′SUBSTITUTION · 79' Manchester United · On: Harry Amass · Off: Matthijs De Ligt
  33. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Como · On: Alberto Dossena · Off: Maximo Perrone
  34. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Como · On: Samuele Ricci · Off: Nico Paz
  35. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Como · On: Ivan Smolcic · Off: Yan Couto
  36. 85′5 goals already, more than the 2.9 we expected for the whole match. 4–1 · 100–0–0
  37. 85′⚽ GOAL · 85' Como 4–1 Manchester United
  38. 86′🟨 YELLOW · 85' Marc-Oliver Kempf · Como
  39. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Manchester United · On: Shea Lacey · Off: Bryan Mbeumo
  40. 86′GOAL DISALLOWED · 86' Manchester United
  41. 87′🟨 YELLOW · 86' Shea Lacey · Manchester United
  42. 91′⚽ GOAL · 90+1' Como 4–1 Manchester United
  43. 93′90′: Joshua Zirkzee on the scoresheet for Manchester United, making it 4–1. 4–1 · 100–0–0
  44. FTFULL TIME Como 4–1 Manchester United
  45. FTComo 4–1 Manchester United · Manchester United win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Manchester United are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Como 34%, draw 26%, Manchester United 40%. Over 2.5 goals 55%, both teams to score 58%.

The AI’s read on Como v Manchester UnitedBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 15 Oct 04:33 · locked at kick-off

Como win34%
Draw26%
Manchester United win40%

Kick-offWED 21 OCT · 17:45

RoundLeague stage · matchday 3

VenueStadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

RefereeSven Jablonski

Line-ups

Como

4-2-3-1

Manchester United

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Como

Manchester United

3Days since last match3

Last match: 18 Oct · the Italian Serie A

Last match: 18 Oct · the English Premier League

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
17Como2+23
18Manchester United2+23

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Como

4-2-3-1

1 J. Butez

27 Yan Couto

4 Jacobo Ramón Naveros

2 M. Kempf

3 Álex Valle

5 M. Perrone

6 Luis Milla

7 L. da Cunha

10 N. Paz

20 M. Baturina

9 T. Douvikas

Coach · Cesc Fàbregas

Substitutes

28 · I. Smolčić

97 · Robert Sánchez

21 · S. Ricci

30 · M. Liberali

16 · Kaiki

12 · Lorenzo Luigi Ginelli

13 · A. Dossena

8 · M. Caqueret

Manchester United

4-2-3-1

1 S. Lammens

2 Diogo Dalot

4 M. de Ligt

5 H. Maguire

3 N. Mazraoui

7 M. Mount

17 Andrey Santos

19 B. Mbeumo

18 Y. Tielemans

10 Matheus Cunha

8 Bruno Fernandes

Coach · M. Carrick

Substitutes

16 · A. Diallo

41 · H. Amass

57 · Daniel Armer

20 · C. Baleba

12 · K. Darlow

38 · J. Fletcher

39 · T. Fletcher

22 · T. Heaton

56 · J. Kamason

31 · S. Lacey

27 · T. Thompson

11 · J. Zirkzee

Our number · manchester united winFirst published 15 Oct 04:33 · updated 21 Oct 04:09 · locked at kick-off
40% The market34%
Us40%
Market34%

We make Manchester United a 40% chance to win. The market has them at 34%. We are 6 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–1.5.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Como v Manchester United1.37 – 1.50
Form · UEFA Champions League this season · since 10 SeptW1 D0 L1 · W1 D0 L1
Table places · points 3 v 317 v 18
The market · Manchester United win34% · ours 40%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
25%30%35%40%45% 15 OCT 04:3321 OCT 17:13
Our probability · Manchester United win The market, margin stripped

Published at 41%, 40% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 34% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Como win34%40%−6
Draw26%25%+1
Manchester United win40%34%+6
Over 2.5 goals55%62%−7
Both teams to score58%65%−7
Over 1.5 goals78%81%−3
Over 3.5 goals32%42%−10
Como or draw60%66%−6
Como clean sheet22%––
Manchester United clean sheet25%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.0%
0123450 6.0 8.1 6.4 3.2 1 7.4 12.0 8.8 4.4 2 5.3 8.0 6.0 3.0 3 2.4 3.6 2.7 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Como down, Manchester United across0–5 goals a side shown (99.3% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · UEFA Champions League this season · since 10 Sept

COMO

WL4–1 · 2–3

MANCHESTER UNITED

WL4–0 · 0–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Paris Saint Germain3+99
2Liverpool3+59
3VfB Stuttgart3+57
4Aston Villa2+76
5Barcelona3+56
6Manchester City3+46
7Sporting CP2+46
8Arsenal2+46
9Real Madrid2+26
10Real Betis2+26
11Borussia Dortmund3+16
12Bayern München2+54
13AS Roma3+34
14Shakhtar Donetsk2+24
15Atletico Madrid3+14
16PSV Eindhoven304
17Como2+23
18Manchester United2+23
19Villarreal303
20Club Brugge KV203
21Lens2−13
22Napoli3−23
23RB Leipzig2−23
24Feyenoord2−33
25Sabah FA3−33
26Bodo/Glimt3−53
27AEK Athens FC3−53
28Fenerbahçe3−62
29Viking2−21
30Slavia Praha3−31
31Inter2−20
32Lask Linz2−40
33FC Porto3−40
34Lille2−40
35Galatasaray2−50
36Slovan Bratislava3−120

The competition's standings before kick-off.