Brighton vs Manchester United

— - —
🕒 Sat, 02 Jan 2027 15:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 not started
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Brighton 6 · Manchester United 13

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-1-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 1
Avg: 2.50 / 0.50

Points

4
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 0-1-1

Goals For / Against

2 / 4
Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

1
Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.50
2.50
GF
1.00
0.50
GA
2.00
50%
O2.5
50%
50%
BTTS
50%
0%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Brighton rank6th
Manchester United rank13th
Brighton points7
Manchester United points4
Brighton: #6 · 7 pts · GD +8
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester United: #13 · 4 pts · GD +0
8 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

D W
Points4/6
Weighted index56
Goals5-1
Record1-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United last 5 away

D L
Points1/6
Weighted index22
Goals2-4
Record0-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home100%
Brighton clean sheet at home50%
Manchester United score away50%
Manchester United clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first0%
Brighton win after scoring first0%
Manchester United score first50%
Manchester United win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 100% · Manchester United 0%
Avg first goal minute: Brighton — · Manchester United 46.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home2.50 vs 1.52
Brighton concede at home0.50 vs 1.38
Manchester United score away1.00 vs 1.38
Manchester United concede away2.00 vs 1.52
Brighton score 64% above league average, while Manchester United score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Brighton are 64% below league average at home, and Manchester United are 31% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins8
Draws0
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals13 (72.2%)
BTTS10 (55.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)

Brighton vs Manchester United Head-to-Head History by Season