Manchester Utd vs Brighton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-01-18 14:00.
[p]Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim may have secured his first set of back-to-back domestic wins, but things were far from perfect in their 3-1 victory over Southampton on Thursday night. Amorim confessed his side’s performance was “not great” as they trailed until the 82nd minute before an inspired hat-trick from Amad Diallo snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, ending a three-match losing streak at Old Trafford in the process.[/p]
[p]South coast opposition are in town again on Sunday, but meetings with Brighton have ended in disappointment more often than not in recent years. United have lost five of the last six league H2Hs (W1) – including both meetings at Old Trafford therein – leaving them at risk of losing three successive home games against one opponent for just the third time in their Premier League history![/p]
[p]Both previous instances came against Manchester City, but Brighton will be confident of adding their name to that list after beating Ipswich 2-0 on Thursday night. That win ended an eight-match winless run in the Premier League that stretched back to November (D6, L2), lifting the Seagulls into the top-half of the table and within striking distance of the European places.[/p]
[p]Fabian HĂĽrzeler’s men will be glad of another trip here as they’ve accumulated 16 of their 31 points this term on their travels, avoiding defeat in each of their last four away league matches (W1, D3). Remarkably, this will be the sixth time they face United while sitting above them in the table, so the traveling fans will be full of belief they can improve on their 47% win rate against the Red Devils in the Premier League – no side in the division’s history can better that.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: United haven’t scored before half-time in any of the last eight Premier League H2Hs, but that suits midweek hat-trick hero Amad as each of his nine goals this term have come after the break. Former Red Devil Danny Welbeck has scored six times against his old side, and after netting the opener in the reverse fixture (W 2-1) he’s looking to become just the second Brighton player to strike home and away against United in the same season.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: None of the 15 Premier League H2Hs between these sides have ended level (MU: W8, L7) – only Manchester United v Wigan has been played more often in the competition without a draw (16).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]