The home team will not lose! Brighton vs Manchester United prediction
Saturday's programme of the second round of the English Premier League will be opened by a match at the Amex Arena, where local Brighton will take on Manchester United. We offer a prediction for this match from a team of Dailysports experts.
Brighton
‘Seagulls’ experienced a very difficult last season. The team played in the European cups for the first time in its history, where it reached the playoff stage. However, playing on several fronts at once affected the team's performance in the Premier League, where Brighton finished only in 11th position. Roberto De Dzerby left the team in the summer, and his place was taken by Fabian Hürzeler, who immediately set the Blue and Whites on a winning wave.
In pre-season, Brighton confidently coped with all opponents: big wins over Kashima (5:1), Tokyo Verdi (4:2), CRC (1:0) and Villarreal (4:0). Already in the first round of the new APL season, the Seagulls sensationally defeated Everton away, sending three unanswered goals to the Toffees, thus declaring their serious intentions for the upcoming season.
Manchester United
Manchester United spent last season with mixed success. ‘The Red Devils’ disappointed their fans in the Premier League, finishing only eighth in the league, and failed in the Champions League campaign, finishing last in their group with Bayern, Galatasaray and Copenhagen.
On the other hand, the team won the FA Cup, beating their neighbours Manchester City 2-1 in the final. This success allowed Erik ten Hag to retain his position as head coach. The start of the new season was a difficult one: United lost to City in the FA Super Cup in a penalty shoot-out, and in the first round of the new APL season United barely snatched a 1-0 win against Fulham, scoring the winning goal in the end of the game.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- Brighton have won 4 of the last 6 matches against Manchester United.
- In 4 of the last 5 meetings between these teams the total under 3.5 goals was recorded.
- In 5 of the last 7 matches between these teams the ‘Both Score’ bet has not been played
Brighton vs Manchester United prediction
Bookmakers are very cautious about this match, assessing the chances of the teams with approximately equal odds. We believe that here we can take ‘Brighton will not lose’ with odds of 1.60.
