Manchester United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, FA Cup 2025-26 ROUND 3

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FA Cup · 2025-26

Manchester United FC

1 – 2

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 11 Jan 2026 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Manchester United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — FA Cup .

Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper

Head-to-Head

Manchester United FC 18 games · Avg 3.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-11 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-10-25 Manchester United FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-01-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester United FC 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–2	L
07 Jan	Burnley FC	A	2–2	D
04 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
30 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	2–1	W
07 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	1–1	D
03 Jan	Burnley FC	H	2–0	W
30 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	2–2	D
27 Dec	Arsenal FC	A	1–2	L
20 Dec	Sunderland AFC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
Full Time. Brighton & Hove Albion FC beats Manchester United FC

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pascal Gross	6
Bruno Fernandes	6
Marcus Rashford	4
Danny Welbeck	3
Paul Pogba	2
Lewis Dunk	2
Mason Greenwood	2
Joao Pedro	2

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

2026-01-11 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-01-07 Burnley FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2026-01-04 Leeds United FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-12-30 Manchester United FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2025-12-26 Manchester United FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W 2025-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester United FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2026-01-11 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-01-07 Manchester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-01-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2025-12-30 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-12-27 Arsenal FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.39 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC36% Draw29% Brighton & Hove Albion FC35%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

64%

Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC28% Draw47% Brighton & Hove Albion FC25%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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