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Manchester United vs Real Madrid: result 1-2 and analysis

UEFA Champions League8th FinalsKick-off on March 5, 2013 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United
1-2
Real Madrid

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What was the result of Manchester United vs Real Madrid?

Real Madrid won 1-2 on March 5, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 48′Sergio RamosManchester United (o.g.)
  • 66′L. ModrićReal Madrid
  • 69′Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid

Official lineup for Manchester United vs Real Madrid

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester United

  1. 17Nani
  2. 19D. Welbeck
  3. 20Robin van Persie
  1. 11Ryan Giggs
  2. 16M. Carrick
  3. 23T. Cleverley
  1. 2Rafael
  2. 3Patrice Evra
  3. 5R. Ferdinand
  4. 15Nemanja Vidic
  1. 1David de Gea

Real Madrid

  1. 7Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. 20G. Higuaín
  1. 6S. Khedira
  2. 10M. Özil
  3. 14Xabier Alonso Olano
  4. 22Á. Di María
  1. 2R. Varane
  2. 4Sergio Ramos
  3. 5Fábio Coentrão
  4. 17Álvaro Arbeloa Coca
  1. 41Diego López
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 12 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats; Real Madrid have 10, 3 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2013Norwich(home)4-0Premier League
Feb 23, 2013QPR(away)2-0Premier League
Feb 18, 2013Reading(home)2-1FA Cup
Feb 13, 2013Real Madrid(away)1-1UEFA Champions League
Feb 10, 2013Everton(home)2-0Premier League
Real Madrid
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2013Barcelona(home)2-1La Liga
Feb 23, 2013Deportivo La Coruna(away)2-1La Liga
Feb 17, 2013Rayo Vallecano(home)2-0La Liga
Feb 13, 2013Manchester United(home)1-1UEFA Champions League
Feb 9, 2013Sevilla(home)4-1La Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Manchester United wins, 1 draw, 0 Real Madrid wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 13, 2013Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Real Madrid vs Manchester United on Feb 13, 2013

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester United score 2.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Real Madrid score 2.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester United2.30.778/158/15
Real Madrid2.51.159/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester United sit 17th in UEFA Champions League (6 points from 4 matches) and Real Madrid sit 2nd (12 points from 4 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Real Madrid440013712
17Manchester United4202886

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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