Brighton vs Manchester United

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Manchester United 15

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

22 matches · 4.41 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.41
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.45
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	41%
Draws	27%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 26

Avg: 1.11 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.68

PPG

0.95

1.58

1.11

1.37

68%

O2.5

47%

74%

BTTS

47%

42%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Manchester United rank15th

Brighton points61

Manchester United points42

Brighton: #8 · 61 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester United: #15 · 42 pts · GD -10

32 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals9-10

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals5-11

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.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home16%

Manchester United score away63%

Manchester United clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first42%

Brighton win after scoring first50%

Manchester United score first37%

Manchester United win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 70% · Manchester United 30%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Manchester United 32.3'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.51

Brighton concede at home1.37 vs 1.42

Manchester United score away1.11 vs 1.42

Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.51

Brighton score 4% above league average, while Manchester United score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 4% below league average at home, and Manchester United are 10% 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: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 8

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 4

0-15 3

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

477

511

Passes Accurate

407

446

Passes %

85%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mitoma

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Mount

1st substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Diallo

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Mazraoui

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Rashford

2nd substitution · For: A. Garnacho

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Zirkzee

Goal cancelled

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Milner

1st substitution · For: C. Baleba

75'

75' A. Diallo

78'

78' K. Mainoo

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ H. Maguire

3rd substitution · For: M. de Ligt

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Bruno Fernandes

4th substitution · For: S. McTominay

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Welbeck

2nd substitution · For: J. Enciso

89'

89' J. van Hecke

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Gilmour

3rd substitution · For: Y. Ayari

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ K. Mitoma

4th substitution · For: S. Adingra

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Y. Minteh

5th substitution · For: G. Rutter

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ A. Diallo

5th substitution · For: Antony

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Adingra

Brighton vs Manchester United 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday, 24 August 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Brighton took the lead at 32' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to K. Mitoma, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Mount replacing J. Zirkzee. Manchester United leveled the score at 60' when A. Diallo scored, with the assist credited to N. Mazraoui, making the score 1-1. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Rashford replacing A. Garnacho. Manchester United took the lead at 72' when J. Zirkzee scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 1-2. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 73', with J. Milner replacing C. Baleba. A. Diallo received a yellow card for Manchester United at 75'. K. Mainoo received a yellow card for Manchester United at 78'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 79', with H. Maguire replacing M. de Ligt. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 79', with Bruno Fernandes replacing S. McTominay. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 79', with D. Welbeck replacing J. Enciso. J. van Hecke received a yellow card for Brighton at 89'. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 90', with B. Gilmour replacing Y. Ayari. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 90', with K. Mitoma replacing S. Adingra. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 90', with Y. Minteh replacing G. Rutter. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 90', with A. Diallo replacing Antony. Brighton found a late equaliser at 90+5' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to S. Adingra, making the score 2-2.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Manchester United used 5 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card, while Manchester United got 2 yellow cards.