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Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Many Manchester United fans will be delighted to hear that their Red Devils are back on the pitch in a Champions League week on an ordinary weekday. But to the chagrin of all supporters, Ralf Rangnick’s men are only playing a catch-up game in the Premier League. The knockout phase of the top flight is currently a long way off for Man United. Nevertheless, there is a lot at stake. If the red part of Manchester wants to be represented at the international level next year, then they should take points as much as possible. They have failed to do so on a number of occasions recently. Here in our Man United – Brighton betting tips you will find all the information you need about this exciting match.
As already mentioned, Manchester United have not been able to get three points from a game lately. Recently, they have only managed to draw points against feasible opponents such as Southampton and Burnley. These missed points hurt a lot in the fight for the Champions League places. Brighton, on the other hand, are doing surprisingly well. They have gone seven league games without defeat, which means they are now in single figures in the table.
Man United – Brighton Info
– Date & Time: 15/02/2022 at 21:15.
– Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 18 (Catch-up game)
– TV broadcast: Sky
Man United Form & Balance Check
Although Manchester United’s last two results, i.e. the 1-1 draw against Burnley and the 1-1 draw against Southampton are not satisfactory, their current form in the league is not that bad. They have been unbeaten for five games and have won two of them. All in all, that’s nine points from five games. That’s not bad per se, but it’s still not enough to meet their own expectations. Especially since they gave away a lead in each of their two most recent matches. In the fight for the international places, these wasted points could still become very important.
Continued goal drought for CR7
Even before the last game, the media were running their mouths about the Portuguese star’s incredible drought. He failed to score again against Southampton, taking his tally of goalless games to six. Ronaldo hasn’t had such a long goal drought since 2009. This is another reason for the Red Devils’ current rather meagre points tally.
Man United Facts & Analysis
– Currently fifth place
– Unbeaten for five games
– Ronaldo without a goal in six games
– Recently squandered two leads to draws
Brighton Form & Balance Check
The Seagulls are barely recognisable at present. The otherwise relegation-fighting club is currently in a very commanding ninth place. They are also unbeaten in seven league games. Among them were two duels with Chelsea and one each with Everton and Leicester. So the opponents were not walk-ins. If we look only at the last seven games in the English Premier League, the southerners are even in sixth place in the table. Nobody would have expected that before the season.
Evenly matched
As mentioned earlier, the Seagulls have been playing stellar of late. They are unbeaten in seven games. If we look at that period of time, they are actually equal to, if not better than, the Red Devils. In the form table, at least, they are ahead of the red boys from Manchester. Therefore, they will travel to Old Trafford with a lot of confidence as they should be favourites according to the current form.
Brighton Facts & Analysis
– Currently in ninth place
– Unbeaten for seven games
– Ahead of Manchester United in the form table
– Two recent 1-1 draws with Chelsea
Predicted line-up – last updated 14 Feb 2022
At Man United, Diogo Dalot has displaced Aaron Wan-Bissaka from the right-back position. The rest of the team is more or less setting itself up at the moment. Brighton will probably follow similar patterns. There is no real reason for the southerners to make any changes to their starting eleven either.
Man United – Brighton direct comparison & stats
Brighton have not been kind to the Red Devils’ stadium. In 13 games at Old Trafford so far, the Seagulls have never won. Brighton only have two draws to their name. In addition, Brighton have not yet won at city rivals City, which means that they generally take few points in Manchester.
– Brighton have never won at Old Trafford.
– Brighton have never won in competitive matches in Manchester.
– Only picked up two points at Old Trafford
– Man United have won all five of their last league encounters
