Manchester United v Brighton: numbers & prediction

Manchester United vs Brighton: Betarazi preview and prediction

The fixture

Brighton travel to face Manchester United on Wednesday 16 September in the League Cup, with Old Trafford the venue – the ball rolls at 20:00 WAT.

Current form

Manchester United, last 5: LWDWL Their latest outing: 0–1 defeat to Manchester City, at home. In their own stadium the record reads 2 won, 2 lost from 4. Scoring is no problem – 2.2 a game lately.

Brighton, last 5: WDLWW Their latest outing: 5–0 win over Coventry, away. Away from home the record reads 1 won, 1 lost from 3. Scoring is no problem – 2.8 a game lately. Defensively they have kept 4 clean sheets in that run.

Momentum favours Brighton, collecting 1.8 points per game to 1.2 for Manchester United.

Head to head

When they last met (24 May 2026) it ended Brighton 0–3 Manchester United.

Markets worth a look

• 1X2 according to our numbers – Manchester United 58%, draw 19%, Brighton 24%.

Our call before kick-off

Our pre-match call was Manchester United to win (58%, odds 1.80 – longer than our fair 1.72, so there is value too). Settled on the 90-minute result. Nothing in football is guaranteed – 18+, bet only what you can afford.