Match Pack: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United FC

The upcoming Premier League game on the 19th of May 2024 sees Brighton & Hove Albion pitted against Manchester United. The most recent encounter resulted in a 1-0 win for Brighton & Hove Albion. Analyzing their historical head-to-head record over recent seasons from our data archives, the two teams have faced off 16 times. Out of these, Brighton & Hove Albion has come out victorious in 6 games, and Manchester United has dominated 9 times, with one game rendered a draw.

If we consider current form, Brighton & Hove Albion has displayed an average performance at home, whereas Manchester United maintains an impressive away game record. The average total goals per match between these two sides equate to 2.75, and ‘Both Teams To Score’ (BTTS) has been a frequent occurrence, accounting for 44% of their meetings.

Looking at this season, Brighton & Hove Albion holds a home game average of 1.76 Points Per Game. In contrast, Manchester United has gathered an average of 1.33 Points Per Game during their away matches.

Insights

• The historical data shows a close competition between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United, with United holding a slight edge of 9 wins out of 16 meetings, compared to Brighton’s 6 wins.
• Brighton & Hove Albion managed to edge out Manchester United in their latest meetup with a 1-0 victory. This could potentially boost their morale coming into the forthcoming match.
• The teams’ performance in terms of goal scoring is quite high, with an average of 2.75 goals per game. This suggests a potential for a thrilling, high-scoring match.
• Both teams to score occurred in 44% of their previous encounters indicating that a single-sided win isn’t typical in these matches.
• Brighton has been performing moderately at home, contrasted by Manchester United’s good away form. This adds an element of unpredictability to the upcoming match.
• So far this season in the Premier League, Brighton has a slightly higher average of 1.76 points per game in home matches, as compared to Manchester United’s 1.33 on their away matches. This statistic could point towards a potential home advantage for Brighton.
• The matchup will be an interesting clash, with possible implications on their standing in the Premier League.
• Despite of the recent trends and statistics, it’s important to remember that unpredictability is a key aspect in football.

Match Forecast

• Both teams have a strong propensity for creating long shot opportunities – this could result in a thrilling game with a number of attempts from distance.
• As both teams also struggle with finishing scoring chances, these long shot opportunities might not be converted into goals.
• Given Brighton’s strength in defending set pieces and Manchester United’s significant weakness in the same area, Brighton could potentially exploit this, especially during corners or free kicks.
• Brighton’s weakness in stopping opponents from creating chances could be utilized by Manchester United, allowing them to control the game and create more scoring opportunities.
• Brighton’s struggle with avoiding individual errors and defending against counter attacks may result in Manchester United having chances to score if they adopt a counter-attacking strategy.
• Manchester United’s tendency to play non-aggressively contrasts with Brighton’s experience with aggressive opponents – this might give Brighton more control of the game.
• Both teams tend to attack down the left, which may lead to intense duels on that side of the pitch.
• Brighton’s possession football and short passes play style might dominate the game tempo, however, Manchester United’s long shots could break this pattern.
• Both teams’ weakness with offsides could affect the flow of the game with potentially frequent stops.
• Brighton’s rotation of their first eleven could affect the team chemistry, giving an advantage to Manchester United.
• Manchester United’s weakness in aerial duels could open opportunities for Brighton during set pieces and crosses.

Match Facts

• In the previous 8 home games that Brighton & Hove Albion had with Manchester United, they claimed victory 4 times, had 1 draw, and lost 3 times to Manchester United.
• Looking back at the last 16 encounters, Brighton & Hove Albion celebrated 6 wins, settled for 1 draw, with 9 wins going in favour of Manchester United.
• Bright & Hove Albion won both encounters against Manchester United last season with 1-0 at home and 2-1 away.
• Fun fact, roughly 28% of Brighton & Hove Albion’s goals happen between the 76 to 90 minutes.
• Similarly, Manchester United also scores 31% of their goals in the time frame of 76 to 90 minutes.
• In this Premier League season, Brighton & Hove Albion remained goalless in 3 out of their 17 home matches.
• Meanwhile, Manchester United weren’t able to score in 5 of their 18 away games in this Premier League season.
• Joao Pedro is the leading goal scorer of Brighton & Hove Albion with 9 goals and Manchester United’s is Bruno Fernandes with 10 goals.
• Pascal Gross holds the record for the most assists in Brighton & Hove Albion with 10 assists, and Bruno Fernandes with 7 assists for Manchester United.
• Manchester United conceded goals in their last 10 matches consecutively.
• In the first half, Brighton & Hove Albion are victorious in about 30% of their matches, while Manchester United wins 26% of their matches.
• Previously, Brighton & Hove Albion were the winners and they had a 2-goal lead in the last match they had.
• When Brighton & Hove Albion are leading 1-0 at home, they secure a win in about 71% of their games.
• On the other hand, when Manchester United has a 0-1 lead away, they chalk up a win in 70% of their games.
• If Brighton & Hove Albion faces a 0-1 deficit at home, they manage to win only in 20% of these matches.
• In contrast, when Manchester United is trailing 1-0 in an away game, they fail to win.
• Overall in the Premier League, Manchester United has a stronger performance than Brighton & Hove Albion.
• In the last 5 matches, Manchester United outperforms Brighton & Hove Albion.
• Brighton & Hove Albion lost only one out of their last 5 games against Manchester United in all competitions.
• In the last 5 face-offs, Brighton & Hove Albion bested Manchester United 4 times and Manchester United won only once without resulting to any draws.
• Out of the last 5 Premier League encounters, Brighton & Hove Albion lost just once to Manchester United.
• Manchester United only won once in their last 5 Premier League clashes with Brighton & Hove Albion.
• On average, Brighton & Hove Albion produces 2 goals per match against Manchester United, who average 0.4 goals against Brighton.
• On average, the number of total goals in meetings between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United is 2.4.
• In the first half of the matches between these two, the average number of goals is typically 0.8.
• Neither of the teams won their last match in Premier League.
• Typically, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United respectively score an average of 1.64 goals when at home and away.
• Currently, Manchester United has gone without scoring in their last 2 matches.