Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 18

Feb 15, 2022 at 8.15pm UK

Old Trafford

Man Utd
2 - 0
Brighton

Ronaldo (51'), Fernandes (90+7')
Fernandes (53'), Shaw (72'), McTominay (90+5')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Mac Allister (85')
Dunk (54')

Reaction

Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion players during their clash on February 15, 2022

Manchester United hit with FA charge for conduct ahead of Lewis Dunk dismissal

Manchester United are hit with a charge from the Football Association for their conduct ahead of Lewis Dunk's dismissal on Tuesday night.

Feb 16, 17:41

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal with Diogo Dalot on February 15, 2022

Ralf Rangnick delighted with Cristiano Ronaldo's overall performance against Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester United interim head coach Ralf Rangnick hails Cristiano Ronaldo for his display in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Feb 16, 16:12

The Match

Data Analysis

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 49.23%. A win for Brighton & Hove Albion had a probability of 25.8% and a draw had a probability of 25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.46%) and 2-0 (8.74%). The likeliest Brighton & Hove Albion win was 0-1 (7.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester United	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
49.23%	24.97%	25.8%

Both teams to score 52.69%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.05%

49.95%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.07%

71.93%

Manchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.69%

20.31%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.32%

52.68%

Brighton & Hove Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.12%

33.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.44%

70.56%

Score Analysis

Manchester United 49.23%

Brighton & Hove Albion 25.8%

Draw 24.97%

Manchester United	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
1-0 @ 10.97% 2-1 @ 9.46% 2-0 @ 8.74% 3-1 @ 5.03% 3-0 @ 4.65% 3-2 @ 2.72% 4-1 @ 2% 4-0 @ 1.85% 4-2 @ 1.08% Other @ 2.72% Total : 49.23%	1-1 @ 11.87% 0-0 @ 6.88% 2-2 @ 5.12% 3-3 @ 0.98% Other @ 0.11% Total : 24.97%	0-1 @ 7.45% 1-2 @ 6.42% 0-2 @ 4.03% 1-3 @ 2.32% 2-3 @ 1.85% 0-3 @ 1.45% Other @ 2.28% Total : 25.8%