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Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Old Trafford, Manchester

Sunday afternoon sees Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim’s Manchester United and Fabian Hürzeler’s Brighton and Hove Albion go up against one another in a FA Cup clash at the Old Trafford. We have odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different betting markets plus predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for both teams. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.

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Manchester United's next match is v Arsenal at 16:30 on Sunday 25th January
Brighton and Hove Albion's next match is v Fulham at 15:00 on Saturday 24th January
The last English FA Cup meeting between Man Utd and Brighton was on Sunday 11th January 2026
English FA Cup
January 11th 2026
Man Utd 1
2 Brighton
 
B. Šeško 85'12' B. Gruda
64' D. Tackie Mensah Welbeck
 
MNU
BHA
Shots On
8
4
Shots Off
8
5
Corners
6
1
Possession
60%
40%
Fouls
11
15
Yellow/red cards
4/1
1/0
 
Man UtdBrighton
 
J. Dalot Teixeira
L. Martínez (H. Maguire 79')
P. Chinazaekpere Dorgu
M. Mount (S. Lacey 62')
B. Fernandes
M. Carneiro Da Cunha
L. Yoro
S. Lammens
M. Ugarte Ribeiro (C. Casimiro 79')
K. Mainoo (J. Zirkzee 62')
B. Šeškofootball icon
J. Hinshelwood
(T. Watson 90') football iconB. Gruda
(C. Kostoulas 83') G. Rutter
(K. Mitoma 78') football iconD. Tackie Mensah Welbeck
O. Boscagli
J. Steele
F. Kadıoğlu
(Y. Ayari 77') J. Veltman
D. Coppola
(J. van Hecke 77') D. Gómez Amarilla
P. Groß

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As you can see, our prediction for Sunday's fixture is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Man Utd and Brighton to score 3 goals or more combined during the traditional 90 minutes. 2 goals or less would mean a losing bet but, with stats below suggesting both teams have goals in them, we think it looks like a great bet.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man Utd
56%
8/11
11%
80/1
Draw
20%
10/3
4%
10/1
6%
Brighton
23%
3/1
21%
1/25
6%
Man Utd 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
11/2
Draw 1-1
8%
8/113/5
Man Utd 3-1
7%
11/116/1
9%
Man Utd 2-0
7%
11/1
23%
8/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1
18%
17/5
5%
Man Utd 1-0
6%
12/1
21%
15/2
5%
Brighton 2-1
6%
14/1
8%
2/5
9%
Man Utd 3-0
5%
16/1
21%
11/1
Man Utd 3-2
5%
16/1
11%
22/1
Man Utd 4-1
4%
20/1
12%
40/1
11%
Brighton 1-0
4%
20/1
12%
27/10
8%
Brighton 3-2
3%
25/1
26%
22/1
Man Utd 4-0
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
13%
Draw 0-0
3%
22/1
11%
12/1
Brighton 3-1
3%
28/1
26%
7/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
70%
2/5
5%
21/20
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
30%
2/1
10%
7/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/7
6%
8/15
2%
Away 1st Goal
45%
13/10
13%
13/8
2%
No 1st Goal
1%
22/1
11%
12/1
BTTS - Yes
67%
4/9
13%
9/5
3%
BTTS - No
33%
13/8
16%
2/5
5%
BTTS - Home Win
34%
7/420/1
3%
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/2
10%
17/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
5/1
40%
1/5
4%
Home/draw
77%
2/9
8%
9/1
2%
Away/draw
44%
21/20
14%
1/200
3%
Home/away
80%
1/51/25
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
1/9
3%
1/4
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
11/2
9%
27/10
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
49%
1/1
13%
9/2
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
51%
8/11
8%
1/8
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
30%
12/5
15%
33/1
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
70%
3/10
4%
1/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
16%
5/1
29%
100/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
84%
1/8
3%
1/300
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/66
1%
1/50
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/1
11%
12/1
Home DNB
71%
1/3
11%
18/1
1%
Away DNB
38%
9/4
30%
1/1000
2%
Man Utd win to nil
22%
3/1
19%
-
Brighton win to nil
8%
9/1
13%
-
Man Utd / Man Utd
32%
8/5
15%
70/1
Man Utd / Brighton
3%
25/1
12%
125/1
Man Utd / Draw
6%
12/190/1
Draw / Man Utd
15%
9/2
9%
14/1
Draw / Brighton
8%
9/1
12%
28/1
Draw / Draw
12%
13/222/1
4%
Brighton / Man Utd
5%
16/127/10
Brighton / Brighton
12%
11/2
27%
11/10
5%
Brighton / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
9/4
9%
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Win / draw / win form
Man Utd
20 games
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMan Utd2 - 2Burnley
AMan Utd1 - 1Leeds
HMan Utd1 - 1Wolves
HMan Utd1 - 0Newcastle
AMan Utd1 - 2A Villa
HMan Utd4 - 4Bournemouth
AMan Utd4 - 1Wolves
HMan Utd1 - 1West Ham
AMan Utd2 - 1C Palace
HMan Utd0 - 1Everton
AMan Utd2 - 2Spurs
AMan Utd2 - 2Nottm Forest
HMan Utd4 - 2Brighton
AMan Utd2 - 1Liverpool
HMan Utd2 - 0Sunderland
AMan Utd1 - 3Brentford
HMan Utd2 - 1Chelsea
AMan Utd0 - 3Man City
HMan Utd3 - 2Burnley
AMan Utd2 - 2Grimsby
Brighton
20 games
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABrighton1 - 1Man City
HBrighton2 - 0Burnley
ABrighton2 - 2West Ham
ABrighton1 - 2Arsenal
HBrighton0 - 0Sunderland
ABrighton0 - 2Liverpool
HBrighton1 - 1West Ham
HBrighton3 - 4A Villa
ABrighton2 - 0Nottm Forest
HBrighton2 - 1Brentford
ABrighton0 - 0C Palace
HBrighton3 - 0Leeds
ABrighton0 - 2Arsenal
ABrighton2 - 4Man Utd
HBrighton2 - 1Newcastle
ABrighton1 - 1Wolves
ABrighton3 - 1Chelsea
ABrighton6 - 0Barnsley
HBrighton2 - 2Spurs
ABrighton1 - 2Bournemouth
Goal Statistics

Manchester United's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 5 consecutive FA Cup games. A PG of 2.2 suggests that run should continue on Sunday afternoon.

Man Utd Brighton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
19%
There is a 65% probability that Man Utd will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Brighton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.8
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Man Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Brighton
2.2
1.4
Attack rating
15%
better
MNU
BHA
view stats
Games scored18
16
Failed to score2
4
Scored first13
7
Goals scored37
34
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.7
Avg. shots per game12
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for2
1.5
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
MNU
BHA
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
14
Clean sheets2
6
Conceded first7
11
Goals conceded32
26
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+17%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Man Utd v Brighton will show here when available.

Man Utd FA Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1112
S LammensB SeskoB FernandesS. Lacey
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Lammens GLK1
-
D Dalot DEF1
-
L Yoro DEF1
-
L Martínez  DEF1
-
P. Chinazaekpere Dorgu DEF1
-
K Mainoo MID1
1
-
M Ugarte MID1
-
M Cunha MID1
-
B Fernandes MID11
-
M Mount  MID1
-
B Sesko FWD11
-
Subs
A Bayındır GLK
-
H Maguire DEF1
1
-
T Malacia DEF
-
A. Heaven DEF
-
Casemiro MID1
-
J. Fletcher MID
-
T. Fletcher MID
-
J Zirkzee FWD1
-
S. Lacey FWD1
1
1
Brighton FA Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
J SteeleB GrudaB GrudaC. Kostoulas
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Steele GLK1
-
J Veltman DEF1
-
D Coppola DEF1
-
O Boscagli DEF1
-
F Kadioglu DEF1
-
J Hinshelwood MID1
-
P Groß MID1
-
B Gruda MID111
-
G Rutter MID1
-
D Amarilla MID1
-
D Welbeck FWD11
-
Subs
B Verbruggen GLK
-
L Dunk DEF
-
J Hecke DEF1
-
C. Tasker DEF
-
K Mitoma MID1
-
Y Ayari MID1
-
H. Howell MID
-
T Watson FWD1
-
C. Kostoulas FWD1
1
-
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