Manchester UtdAttacking momentumBrighton
Preview
- 2026-09-16 at 20:00 GMT marks a key Knockout encounter between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion in 2026-2027's League Cup.
- In the last 3 clashes, head-to-head was 2-1 in favor of Michael Carrick, with no draws against F. Hürzeler.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Our forecast has Manchester United in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Brighton & Hove Albion set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, L. Martinez registered the best mark for Manchester United - 8.7 - and O. Boscagli did likewise for Brighton & Hove Albion with an 9.7 score.
- Manchester United were beaten 0-1 by Manchester City, whereas Brighton & Hove Albion secured a win 5-0 against Coventry City.
- Momentum favors Brighton & Hove Albion (3-1-1) after Manchester United managed only 2-1-2 from 5 matches.
- Manchester United have clearly got the edge H2H: in 21 meetings, they've beaten Brighton & Hove Albion 11 times, with 1 draw and only 9 losses.
- 3-1 leads the pack at 16.7% of all our users' guesses, with 2-1 next on 16.7%.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Most Guessed Score
2
1
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Team Kits
Manchester Utd
Brighton
Events
| 8' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 10' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 43' | C. Andres | ||
| 45+1' | 2 - 1 | ||
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| 59' | J. Hadjam | ||
| 65' | 2 - 2 | ||
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| 70' | 2 - 3 | ||
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| 85' | Y. Ayari | ||
| 90+1' | M. De Cuyper | ||
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Manchester Utd is going head to head with Brighton on 16/9/2026 19:00 GMT for the England League Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Manchester Utd v Brighton H2H statistics!