Premier League · 2024

Manchester United 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League

1–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Brighton & Hove Albion won 1–3.

Shots
106
Shots on target
13
Expected goals
1.411.98
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester United 3–1. Recorded in this match (Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion): shots 10–6, shots on target 1–3, expected goals 1.41–1.98, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion.

2.75 days ▲Rest daysManchester United · Brighton & Hove Albion2.77 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricManchester UnitedBrighton & Hove AlbionBaseline
Rest days2.75 days2.77 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots6 shotsManchester United 10 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 6 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot3 shotsManchester United 1 shot, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.41 xG1.98 xGManchester United 1.41 xG, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.98 xG
  • Possession51%49%Manchester United 51%, Brighton & Hove Albion 49%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersManchester United 4 corners, Brighton & Hove Albion 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls12 foulsManchester United 13 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Yankuba Minteh · Brighton & Hove Albion · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Baleba · Brighton & Hove Albion · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 89′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedManuel Ugarte · Manchester United · 17′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 83′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Manchester United · 20′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 17′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAmad Diallo · Manchester United · 49′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLeny Yoro · Manchester United · 83′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Manchester United · 74′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedGeorginio Rutter · Brighton & Hove Albion · 76′ · 0.29 xG · goalDanny Welbeck · Brighton & Hove Albion · 43′ · 0.30 xG · off target or blockedYankuba Minteh · Brighton & Hove Albion · 5′ · 0.54 xG · goalKaoru Mitoma · Brighton & Hove Albion · 60′ · 0.77 xG · goalBruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 23′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Manchester United: 10 shots, 1 on target, 1.51 xG. Brighton & Hove Albion: 6 shots, 3 on target, 1.94 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 23′Yankuba Minteh · Brighton & Hove Albion · 5′Kaoru Mitoma · Brighton & Hove Albion · 60′Georginio Rutter · Brighton & Hove Albion · 76′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Manchester United 1.51 xG · Brighton & Hove Albion 1.94 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Manchester United
0Draws
4Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion — Manchester United · Premier League2–1
Brighton & Hove Albion — Manchester United · Premier League0–2
Manchester United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–3
Brighton & Hove Albion — Manchester United · Premier League1–0
Manchester United — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester United favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester United22 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion22 matches
1.23 goals/matchGoals scored22/22▲ 1.59 goals/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1.36 goals/match
1.49 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/221.41 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots22/2214.1 shots/match
4.73 shots/matchShots on target22/224.77 shots/match
53.7% ●Possession22/2252.7%
4.95 corners/matchCorners22/22● 5.05 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls22/2212 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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