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Brighton vs Manchester United Bet Builder Tips: Prop Builder this Thursday Night

Scott Thornton

Brighton vs Manchester United Bet Builder Tips: Thursday, May 4th

We have Brighton vs Manchester bet builder tips ahead of their Thursday night encounter in the Premier League.

Manchester United currently occupy the final Champions League place and they are seven points clear of Liverpool in 5th. Brighton are 8th and will be looking to bridge the gap on the Europa League places.

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Brighton vs Manchester United Preview
Brighton vs Manchester United Stats & Facts
Brighton vs Manchester United Bet Builder

Brighton vs Manchester United Preview

England, Premier League, Thursday, May 4th, 20:00 (UK)

Brighton will be out for revenge when they take on Manchester United this week. The sides contested an FA Cup semi-final last month. It was a fairly even contest with the Red Devils emerging victorious after a penalty shootout.

The Seagulls are 11 points behind United with a game in hand. They bounced back from a disappointing defeat against Nottingham Forest by hammering Wolves 6-0. De Zerbi has earned the plaudits since taking over from Graham Potter. His side ranks highly on the underlying metrics in 2023 so expect another good performance here. The Seagulls won 4-0 in this fixture last season.

Manchester United are still looking to secure their place in next season’s Champions League. They can no longer qualify via the Europa League after being dumped out by Sevilla. Ten Hag’s side have already won the League Cup this season and they can still win the FA Cup on June 3rd.

The Red Devils beat a strong Aston Villa side at the weekend. They have been plagued by injury in recent months but they will be confident of securing the necessary points from now until the end of the season. B

Brighton vs Manchester United Stats & Facts

Brighton have an xG of 63.82 this season.
The Seagulls have won four of their last five home matches; averaging three goals per game in the process.
Manchester United have an xG of 56.9 this season.
Ten Hag’s side have won just two of their seven away matches in 2023.

Brighton vs Manchester United Bet Builder

This should be a fierce contest. Brighton can still qualify for European football and the Wembley defeat will be fresh in their minds. De Zerbi likes his team to play with width and engage the opposition further up the pitch so the game against United should see plenty of action on the wings.

There were 48 throws in the regulation 90 minutes in the FA Cup meeting between the sides. There were 44 throws when these teams met at Old Trafford in the first game of the season. Graham Potter was in charge for that one and it was Erik Ten Hag’s first competitive game as manager of Manchester United.

Brighton’s home matches under De Zerbi have seen an average of 34 throws per game. United’s away matches in the league this season have seen an average of 38.19 throws per game. Both averages are well above the required mark for this bet to land.

Brighton are capable of creating a host of chances so goal kicks also appeal in this one. There have been 17 or more goal kicks in both clashes between these sides (90 minutes only).

Both of these sides’ Premier League matches are averaging just over 15 goal kicks per game. The league average is 14.34. United have been conceding a fair amount of chances. This has meant their away matches in 2023 are averaging just under 16 goal kicks per game.