Brighton vs Manchester United Prediction, 9/26/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/25/2020

Game: Brighton vs Manchester United

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020

Location: The American Express Community Stadium in Brighton and Hove, Sussex

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Brighton (+450) Manchester United (-162)

Neal Maupay and Brighton (1-0-1, 8th in EPL) host Manchester United (0-0-1, 15th in EPL) at The American Express Community Stadium on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Mathew Ryan for Brighton and David de Gea for Manchester United. Brighton are at at +450 while the Red Devils are at -162. The total is set at 2.5.

Brighton as a team have earned 4 goals for the campaign, which is 7th in the league. They have tried 25 shots at the opposition with 8 on target, which is a 32.0% shots on target percentage. Brighton has been able to maintain possession for 52.5% of the time while they have success at dribbling 65.4% of the time (8th in EPL). They have caught 827 passes from teammates on 965 targets on the year, which has earned them a receiving percentage of 85.7%.

Neal Maupay is a player who should impact this matchup for Brighton. He has 20 assists while accumulating 32 yellow card cautions during his career. Maupay has been in the starting lineup in 142 contests in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.46 goals per 90 mins. The forward from France has 67 goals in 13,182 mins played. Someone else who should impact this match is Leandro Trossard, the forward who is from Belgium. He has assisted on a goal 21 times in his pro soccer career and he has scored 58 total goals. Trossard has totaled 12,612 minutes in 141 starting assignments and has been handed 10 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.41 goals per 90 mins in his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Brighton will be Mathew Ryan. Ryan has been on the field for 25,650 mins and has accumulated 819 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.17 (333 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .718. The goalie from Australia has had 1,135 shots tried against him in 285 career starts. Ryan (122-77-86 mark in his career) has accumulated 84 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 29.5% clean sheet percentage.

The Red Devils have successfully dribbled 61.1% of the time for the campaign while totaling 1 goal. They have earned a receiving percentage of 88.2% and they have controlled possession of the ball 76% of the time. Manchester United has 719 targets so far this season (13th in the league) with 634 successful received passes. The have hit on 23.5% of their SOT on 17 total shots.

Marcus Rashford is a player who can be a difference maker for Manchester United. Rashford has been given a starting assignment in 102 games thus far in his career and he scores 0.42 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from England has earned 44 goals scored in 9,445 minutes played. He has accounted for 21 assists while tallying 12 yellow cards during his soccer career. Someone else who should impact this game is Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder hailing from Portugal. He has helped a teammate on a goal 49 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 66 total goals. Fernandes has been on the pitch for 16,842 mins in 191 starts and has been given 43 yellow cards. He averages 0.35 G/90 in his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Manchester Utd will be David de Gea. He has been on the pitch for 33,373 minutes and is sitting with 1,065 stops in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.07 (398 goals given up) and he holds a save % of .735. The goalie from Spain has had 1,447 shots tried at him in 371 career starting assignments. de Gea (199-84-88 mark during his soccer career) has 128 clean sheets, which gives him a 34.5% clean sheet percentage.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brighton (+450)

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