Manchester United vs Brighton predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the Round of 32 of the EFL League Cup, where  Manchester United will face Brighton at Old Trafford stadium on 16 September at 19:00.

Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Manchester United vs Brighton.

Manchester United

Manchester United comes from playing against Sabah FK and finished the match with a result of 4-0, with win for Manchester United. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Seagulls coached by F. Hürzeler. In that last match between Manchester United and Sabah FK, The Red Devils team achieved a 58% possession of the ball, with 10 shots on goal of which 4 were goals. The goals were scored by Lisandro Martínez, B. Šeško, Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by M. Carrick has achieved 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Manchester United average number of goals per game is 2.8 goals, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 17 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Manchester United matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 4/6

Brighton

Brighton, who visit Manchester United, are coming from a 1-1 draw against Leeds United, so the team coached by F. Hürzeler will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between Brighton and Leeds United, the Seagulls team achieved 67% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by L. Vušković.

Analysing the last 6 matches, F. Hürzeler's team has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2. Brighton average 2.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Brighton matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6

Manchester United vs Brighton: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Manchester United vs Brighton prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Premier League competition, in an event that took place at the Falmer Stadium stadium on 24-05-2026 with the result of 0-3, with Manchester United winning.

The last 5 meetings between Manchester United and Brighton have resulted in 2 wins for Manchester United, 3 wins for Brighton. In those matches, Manchester United managed to score 10 goals, while Brighton scored 9 goals against Manchester United.

• In 4/5 matches both teams scored
• En 5/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals