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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Manchester United FC
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Stuart Burt

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
10
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 18 games · Avg 3.9 goals Manchester United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Manchester United FC H 3–2 W
11 Aug Watford FC A 0–2 L
Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–3 L
10 Aug Leicester City FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Manchester United FC
#15 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to score. At the same time, Manchester United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Manchester United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Leon Balogun is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Dunk at the 20 minute mark.
  • 25' Glenn Murray adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' A goal from the Ireland international Shane Duffy! He fires home on 27 to make it 2-0!
  • 32' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Maty Ryan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Goal! Romelu Lukaku scores his 159 goal in 409 matches.
  • 39' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' Pascal Gross is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Anthony Martial picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Jesse Lingard. He replaces Andreas Pereira on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' England international Luke Shaw has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The whistle greets Anthony Martial as he departs to be replaced by Marouane Fellaini.
  • 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 67' Glenn Murray picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 77' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's shape.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Pascal Gross departs to be replaced by Beram Kayal.
  • 90' A goal from the France international Paul Pogba! He fires home on 90 to make it 3-2!
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC50% Draw27% Manchester United FC23%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Manchester United FC
50%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC34% Draw47% Manchester United FC19%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.