Como host Man Utd at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Wednesday 21 October 2026 (kick-off 17:45 UK time) in League phase matchday 3 of the Champions League. The sides have the same record after two games, and the table can barely separate them.
Level in the league phase
Como are 13th and Man Utd 14th. Each has played two, won one and lost one, with three points and a goal difference of +2. PSG lead the table with six points and a goal difference of +7. Slovan Bratislava are 36th with no points and a goal difference of -8.
The top eight go straight through to the last 16. Teams from ninth to 24th enter the knockout play-offs, which is where both of these clubs would be if the table stayed as it is.
Form and season numbers
Como beat Leipzig 4-1 and then lost 3-2 at Feyenoord. They average three goals a game and concede two. That makes them entertaining and exposed in equal measure. They have no clean sheets so far and have collected five yellow cards.
United's pattern is similar, though less extreme. They beat Sabah 4-0 at home, then lost 2-0 away at Atletico Madrid. They score two a game and concede one. They have one clean sheet, against Sabah, and two yellow cards.
- Goals per game: Como 3, Man Utd 2
- Conceded per game: Como 2, Man Utd 1
- Points per game: Como 1.5, Man Utd 1.5
- Clean sheets: Como 0, Man Utd 1
- Yellow cards: Como 5, Man Utd 2
Both sides won well at home and lost on their travels. Como are at home here, and United will want to show they can score away from Old Trafford. They failed to do so in Madrid.
Head-to-head and MFF's prediction
There is no recent meeting between the clubs in our records, so this is a fresh contest with no head-to-head to lean on.
MFF's match model prediction is a 2-1 win for Como. The model gives Como a 48% chance of winning, the draw 22% and Man Utd 30%. Como's goals-per-game figure of three is the biggest reason for that lean, though their defensive record keeps United in the game.
Whoever wins will move clear of the other in a tightly packed middle of the table. A draw would leave the two exactly where they are on points.
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