Manchester United vs Brighton

Manchester United

2 - 1

Brighton

🕒 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 2 · Brighton 16

Referee Stats

Mike Dean

25 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.80
Reds avg	0.32
Penalties avg	0.44
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	36%
Draws	28%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (15-5).
Manchester United controlled possession (57%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 28

Avg: 2.00 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

18 / 24

Avg: 0.95 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

1.63

PPG

1.05

2.00

0.95

1.47

1.26

63%

O2.5

47%

63%

BTTS

47%

63%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Manchester United rank2nd

Brighton rank16th

Manchester United points74

Brighton points41

Manchester United: #2 · 74 pts · GD +29

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #16 · 41 pts · GD -6

33 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester United last 5 home

D L L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index31

Goals9-9

Record2-1-2

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 last 5 away

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals2-7

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home84%

Manchester United clean sheet at home32%

Brighton score away63%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first63%

Manchester United win after scoring first50%

Brighton score first53%

Brighton win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 43% · Brighton 13%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 31.0' · Brighton 26.0'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.00 vs 1.35

Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.34

Brighton score away0.95 vs 1.34

Brighton concede away1.26 vs 1.35

Manchester United score 48% above league average, while Brighton score 29% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 10% above league average at home, and Brighton are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

0-15 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

604

436

Passes Accurate

510

336

Passes %

84%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal

42'

42' P. Groß

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Rashford

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes

63'

63' E. Cavani

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Trossard

1st substitution · For: A. Mac Allister

66'

66' B. White

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Rashford

1st substitution · For: D. James

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. Cavani

2nd substitution · For: D. van de Beek

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Greenwood

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Pogba

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ P. Pogba

3rd substitution · For: S. McTominay

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Lallana

2nd substitution · For: A. Zeqiri

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Moder

3rd substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh

89'

89' M. Greenwood

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

Manchester United beat Brighton 2-1 on Sunday, 04 April 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Brighton took the lead at 13' when D. Welbeck scored, making the score 0-1. P. Groß received a yellow card for Brighton at 42'.

Second half: Manchester United leveled the score at 62' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 1-1. E. Cavani received a yellow card for Manchester United at 63'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 63', with L. Trossard replacing A. Mac Allister. B. White received a yellow card for Brighton at 66'. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Rashford replacing D. James. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 82', with E. Cavani replacing D. van de Beek. Manchester United took the lead at 83' when M. Greenwood scored, with the assist credited to P. Pogba, making the score 2-1. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 84', with P. Pogba replacing S. McTominay. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 87', with A. Lallana replacing A. Zeqiri. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 87', with J. Moder replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. M. Greenwood received a yellow card for Manchester United at 89'.

Manchester United used 3 substitutions while Brighton used 3 substitutions. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards, while Brighton got 2 yellow cards.