Manchester United vs Brighton: result 1-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 22Kick-off on January 19, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester
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What was the result of Manchester United vs Brighton?
Brighton won 1-3 on January 19, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 5′Y. MintehBrighton
- 23′Bruno FernandesManchester United (pen.)
- 60′K. MitomaBrighton
- 76′G. RutterBrighton
Official lineup for Manchester United vs Brighton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester United
3-4-2-1- 11J. Zirkzee
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 16A. Diallo
- 20Diogo Dalot
- 37K. Mainoo
- 25M. Ugarte
- 3N. Mazraoui
- 15L. Yoro
- 5H. Maguire
- 4M. de Ligt
- 24A. Onana
Brighton
4-4-2- 18D. Welbeck
- 9João Pedro
- 22K. Mitoma
- 26Y. Ayari
- 20C. Baleba
- 17Y. Minteh
- 30P. Estupiñán
- 5L. Dunk
- 29J. van Hecke
- 34J. Veltman
- 1B. Verbruggen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Brighton have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2025 | Southampton(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 12, 2025 | Arsenal(away) | 1-1 | FA Cup |
| Jan 5, 2025 | Liverpool(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Newcastle(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Wolves(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2025 | Ipswich(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Norwich(away) | 4-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 4, 2025 | Arsenal(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Aston Villa(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Brentford(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Manchester United win, 1 draw, 4 Brighton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | Brighton 2-1 Manchester United | Premier League |
| May 19, 2024 | Brighton 0-2 Manchester United | Premier League |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Manchester United 1-3 Brighton | Premier League |
| May 4, 2023 | Brighton 1-0 Manchester United | Premier League |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Brighton 0-0 Manchester United | FA Cup |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Manchester United 1-2 Brighton | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Brighton vs Manchester United on Aug 24, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester United score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton score 1.6 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Brighton | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Manchester United sit 15th in Premier League (7 points from 7 matches) and Brighton sit 3rd (16 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 16 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy