Man Utd vs Brighton betting picks, Premier League prediction & EPL odds
Man Utd vs Brighton betting predictions
Manchester United had a lucky escape against Southampton at Old Trafford on Thursday and look vulnerable ahead of hosting another team from the English south coast in Brighton this Sunday (9am ET, Fubo Sports).
The Red Devils fell behind to the league's bottom side Southampton, who wasted several chances to put the game to bed before a late Amad Diallo-inspired rally saw United secure a 3-1 win.
Diallo's hat-trick got Ruben Amorim's team out of jail and means they are now unbeaten in three games, but anyone who watched the game will know the Portuguese has his work cut out turning the team around.
The positivity from the draw at Liverpool and cup win over Arsenal has been diminished and next up is a visit from Brighton, who have won five of the last six EPL meetings with United.
The Seagulls head to Manchester having only won one of their last nine league games, but that victory did come last time out when they beat Ipswich 2-0 at Portman Road.
That made it back-to-back wins for Fabian Hurzeler's team after they dispatched Norwich in the FA Cup last weekend and Brighton appear to be trending in the right direction.
Betting sites are taking a cautious approach when pricing this one up with United vulnerable favorites at +110, while Brighton can be found at +240 on some betting apps.
Manchester United vs Brighton betting preview: Tough to pin down Seagulls
United are proving to be a big match team under Amorim, getting themselves up for the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City but finding the going tough against those smaller teams.
It's an issue Amorim has acknowledged but doesn't appear to have found a resolution based on the Southampton game. For 80 minutes, the Saints were the better team, giving the Red Devils massive issues with their wing play.
Things don't get much easier against Brighton in that regard with Kaoru Mitoma amongst the goalscorers against Ipswich, and Simon Adingra and Yakub Minteh being no slouches.
Perhaps United can get themselves motivated for this clash, though with Brighton six points ahead of the Red Devils in the table and a far shorter price on new betting sites to finish in the top six this season.
The big issue Brighton have been having is they've been dominating games but not turning their superiority into goals, and as Southampton can testify, if you don't take your chances against United, they have the individual talent to make you pay.
Hurzeler's team are a little more street-wise than the Saints though and have been beaten just four times in the league all season. Only Liverpool and Arsenal have lost fewer games.
Brighton have played out a league-high 10 draws this term and a bet on Brighton-draw double chance was a consideration until I saw the prices on soccer betting sites.
There's more value in backing the Seagulls in the draw no bet market, where stakes are returned if the match does end in a draw. The visitors are plus figures in that market with Pinnacle offering a best price of +155.
Man Utd vs Brighton prediction 1: Brighton draw no bet (+155 Pinnacle)
Manchester United vs Brighton EPL picks: Estupinan to put United to the test
It's not just Mitoma, Adringra and Minteh's pace United will need to be careful of with Pervis Estupinan likely to pose a threat from left-back, if allowed to get forward.
The Ecuador international doesn't have as much license to up the pitch under Hurzeler as he did under previous managers, but he's still averaging close to one shot per game.
In his last nine appearances for Brighton in all competitions he's had nine shots on goal and while more often than not he fails to hit the target, that's not required for this bet.
He's +110 on Betway just to have a shot, on or off target, in this game against a United team that's conceded 10 or more shots to the last four visitors to Old Trafford.
Man Utd vs Brighton prediction 2: Pervis Estupinan over 0.5 shots (+110 Betway)
