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Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion
Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Manchester United
- 49%
- Draw
- 26%
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- 25%
| Manchester United | Draw | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 2.06 | 3.82 | 3.96 |
- Total goals
- 3.24
- Over 2.5 goals
- 65%
- Both teams to score
- 68%
Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Model vs market
Bookmaker prices appear once the league confirms this match's date and kickoff time. Until then the model's preview above is all there is to compare.
Why the model leans Manchester United
49% Manchester United to win
- Attack
- 1st vs 12th
- Manchester United attack v Brighton & Hove Albion defence
- Defence
- 2nd vs 3rd
- Manchester United defence v Brighton & Hove Albion attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.59 vs +0.33
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.88 – 1.36
- Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad news
Manchester United
13 listed-
Chido Obi 0% chance
Forward · Has joined Willem II on loan for the rest of the season
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Amad Diallo 0% chance
Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
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Tom Heaton 0% chance
Goalkeeper · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
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Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro 0% chance
Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Tyler Fredricson 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Lausanne-Sport permanently
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Altay Bayındır 0% chance
Goalkeeper · Has joined Celta Vigo on loan for the rest of the season
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Toby Collyer 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined West Brom permanently
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Matthijs de Ligt 0% chance
Defender · Back injury - Unknown return date
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Benjamin Sesko 75% chance
Forward · Shin injury - 75% chance of playing
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Kobbie Mainoo 75% chance
Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
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Marcus Rashford 75% chance
Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
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Patrick Dorgu 75% chance
Midfielder · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing
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Karl Darlow 75% chance
Goalkeeper · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
Brighton & Hove Albion
15 listed-
Jack Hinshelwood 0% chance
Midfielder · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Mats Wieffer 0% chance
Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Harry Howell 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season
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Femi Azeez 0% chance
Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Yankuba Minteh 0% chance
Midfielder · Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov
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Stefanos Tzimas 0% chance
Forward · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Evan Ferguson 0% chance
Forward · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Facundo Buonanotte 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Elche on loan for the rest of the season
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Igor Julio 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Burnley permanently
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Tom Watson 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season
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Zadok Yohanna 0% chance
Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Amario Cozier-Duberry 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season
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Mitoma Kaoru 0% chance
Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Lewis Dunk 75% chance
Defender · Neck injury - 75% chance of playing
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Pascal Struijk 75% chance
Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing
The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Manchester United | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | 1.93 · 4th | (better) 2.31 · 1st |
| xGA / match | (better) 1.40 · 8th | 1.74 · 13th |
| xGD / match | +0.53 · 5th | (better) +0.57 · 4th |
| xPts / match | 1.60 · 7th | (better) 1.62 · 6th |
| Last 6 xGD / match | (better) +0.59 | +0.33 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.
- Manchester United clean sheet
- 23%
- Manchester United 2+ goals
- 58%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 35%
- Both teams to score: no
- 32%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 12.0%
- 2:1
- 10.7%
- 2:2
- 7.6%
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How value is calculated
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Model details
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- Fit window
- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Manchester United sample
- 20 matches
- Brighton & Hove Albion sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Manchester United
- 2 matches
- Away xG sample · Brighton & Hove Albion
- 2 matches
- Computed
- Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.