Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 50.87%. A win for Brighton & Hove Albion had a probability of 27.27% and a draw had a probability of 21.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 10.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.57%) and 2-0 (6.93%). The likeliest Brighton & Hove Albion win was 1-2 (6.56%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.