Brighton vs Manchester United

3 - 2
🕒 Sun, 19 Aug 2018 16:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Friend 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Brighton 17 · Manchester United 6
Referee Stats
27 matches · 3.41 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.41
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.19
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 44%
Draws 22%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (6-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (67%).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-5-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 28
Avg: 1.00 / 1.47

Points

23
Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-3-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 29
Avg: 1.68 / 1.53

Points

30
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.21
PPG
1.58
1.00
GF
1.68
1.47
GA
1.53
42%
O2.5
68%
53%
BTTS
63%
42%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Brighton rank17th
Manchester United rank6th
Brighton points36
Manchester United points66
Brighton: #17 · 36 pts · GD -25
61 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
Manchester United: #6 · 66 pts · GD +11
31 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L D L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index9
Goals2-13
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester United last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals5-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.595%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home74%
Brighton clean sheet at home26%
Manchester United score away89%
Manchester United clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first42%
Brighton win after scoring first75%
Manchester United score first53%
Manchester United win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 30% · Manchester United 33%
Avg first goal minute: Brighton 37.8' · Manchester United 25.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.00 vs 1.57
Brighton concede at home1.47 vs 1.25
Manchester United score away1.68 vs 1.25
Manchester United concede away1.53 vs 1.57
Brighton score 36% below league average, while Manchester United score 34% above league average.
Defensive side: Brighton are 18% above league average at home, and Manchester United are 3% below 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
0-15 1

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
0-15 6
61-75 6
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
3
Total Shots
6
9
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
5
6
Shots Outside Box
1
3
Ball Possession
33%
67%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
16
13
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
283
572
Passes Accurate
183
485
Passes %
65%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
20'
20' L. Dunk
1st substitution · For: L. Balogun
25'
25' Goal · 1-0
G. Murray
Normal Goal · Assist: S. March
27'
27' Goal · 2-0
S. Duffy
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Knockaert
34'
34' Goal · 2-1
R. Lukaku
Normal Goal
44'
44' Penalty Goal · 3-1
P. Groß
Penalty
45'
45' A. Martial
46'
46' Mata
1st substitution · For: M. Rashford
46'
46' Andreas Pereira
2nd substitution · For: J. Lingard
60'
60' A. Martial
3rd substitution · For: M. Fellaini
67'
67' G. Murray
90'
90' P. Groß
2nd substitution · For: B. Kayal
90+3'
90+3' G. Murray
3rd substitution · For: J. Locadia
90+5'
90+5' Penalty Goal · 3-2
P. Pogba
Penalty

Brighton vs Manchester United 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Manchester United 3-2 on Sunday, 19 August 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Kevin Friend.

First half: Brighton made their 1st substitution at 20', with L. Dunk replacing L. Balogun. Brighton took the lead at 25' when G. Murray scored, with the assist credited to S. March, making the score 1-0. Brighton extended the lead at 27' when S. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to A. Knockaert, making the score 2-0. Manchester United reduced the deficit at 34' when R. Lukaku scored, making the score 2-1. Brighton extended the lead at 44' when P. Groß converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. A. Martial received a yellow card for Manchester United at 45'.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with Mata replacing M. Rashford. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Andreas Pereira replacing J. Lingard. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 60', with A. Martial replacing M. Fellaini. G. Murray received a yellow card for Brighton at 67'. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 90', with P. Groß replacing B. Kayal. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with G. Murray replacing J. Locadia. Manchester United scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+5' when P. Pogba converted a penalty, making the score 3-2.

Brighton used 3 substitutions while Manchester United used 3 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card, while Manchester United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (6-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (67%).

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