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Champions League · League phase, matchday 3 Match report

Como 4-1 Manchester United: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Como crest Como
4-1Full time
Manchester United crest Manchester United
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

  • Result Como win38% 4-1
  • Double chance Como or Manchester United (12)75% 4-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.564% 5 goals
  • More corners Como46% Manchester United (1-4)
  • Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 3.6
  • Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Under51% 4.5 Under71% 5.5 Under84%
  • Corners Around average 5 corners · league 9.8
  • Corners 5 corners 8.5 Over59% 9.5 Under52% 10.5 Under62%

Match stats

Como Manchester United
  • 4 Goals 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 1 Corners 4

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Como vs Manchester United is the Champions League league phase, matchday 3, at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Wednesday 21 October 2026. We go for a Como win, with our double chance on either Como or Manchester United to win and no draw.

Why this pick?

Our model leans towards a Como win, built on home advantage and a noticeably better run of form than the visitors. The strongest argument the other way is the strength gap: Manchester United come out well ahead of Como on our xG-based strength rating and sit clearly above the Champions League average. What keeps the call standing is the overall picture rather than one point — Como have been getting off more shots than the league norm across their last five, while United's big chances created are clearly short of it and their touches in the box sit below the norm as well. It is a narrow call.

Form guide

Como

  • W 3-1 at Fiorentina (A) Serie A · 18 Oct
  • L 2-3 at Feyenoord (A) Champions League · 14 Oct
  • D 0-0 vs Roma (H) Serie A · 11 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Frosinone (A) Serie A · 20 Sep
  • W 2-1 vs Parma (H) Serie A · 14 Sep

Manchester United

  • D 1-1 at Leeds United (A) Premier League · 18 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Atlético Madrid (A) Champions League · 13 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Tottenham Hotspur (H) Premier League · 10 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Fulham (A) Premier League · 20 Sep
  • L 2-3 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) EFL Cup · 16 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

ComoManchester United
Attack 37 69 3.0 goals per match this season2.0 goals per match this season
Defence 49 63 2.0 conceded per match this season1.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

Como and Manchester United have not met in our records since 2010.

Champions League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
12 Como 2 101 6:4 +2 3
13 Manchester United 2 101 4:2 +2 3

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Champions League, League phase, matchday 3
Kick-off
Venue
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como

Questions and answers

What was the score of Como vs Manchester United?

Como 4-1 Manchester United in the Champions League (League phase, matchday 3) on Wednesday 21 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Como vs Manchester United right?

Yes: our result pick was Como win, and the score after 90 minutes was 4-1. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Como vs Manchester United?

4 yellow cards (Como 1, Manchester United 3), no red cards and 5 corners (Como 1, Manchester United 4).

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Times are UTC.