Manchester United vs Brighton Prediction, 8/7/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/27/2022

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Game: Manchester United vs Brighton

Date: Sunday, August 7, 2022

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-170) Brighton (+520)

Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United (16-10-12 last year) host Brighton (12-15-11 last season) at Old Trafford on Sunday. Manchester United are at -170 while the Seagulls are at +520. The O/U has been set at 2.5. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be David de Gea for Manchester United and Robert Sanchez for Brighton.

The Red Devils were ranked 6th concerning xG with 54.8, and their expected goals against were sitting at 54.5. Manchester United conceded 57 goals while surrendering 1.50 goals per 90 minutes, and their oppositition accumulated 177 SoT on them. Their differential on goals sat at 0 as a result of 57 goals finished and also 57 goals given up. They accumulated 8 clean sheets, which had them sitting at a percentage of 21.1 over the course of last season. Manchester United amassed 124 saves and also held a shots on target rate of 69.5 last season. Manchester United amassed 77 yellow card warnings in the previous season and 2 red cards. Last campaign, this team finished with an average of 1.53 points per match (58 points) and also had a ranking of 6th in the league with 46 assists.

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Brighton recorded 42 goals and the squad's xG in the previous season sat at 46.0. This team's goals against/90 min was 1.16 with 103 saves, and they tallied 11 shut outs. Last year, Brighton & Hove Albion had a save rate of 71.7 (145 shots on target against), and also had a rank of 9th in the league with 51 pts. Brighton ranked 11th in the category of goals conceded having 44, and their goal difference sat at -2. Brighton compiled a clean sheet % of 28.9 over the course of the prior season in addition to 72 yellow cards. The Seagulls ended the season with an average of 1.3 pts/match while tallying 30 assists and 2 red cards.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Manchester United is David de Gea. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.12 (484 total goals allowed) and his save % is .730. Gea (227-103-104 record during his soccer career) has tallied 145 clean sheets, which has earned him a 33.4% clean sheet percentage. Gea has defended the goal for a total of 38,998 minutes and has accumulated 1,244 saves thus far in his career. The goalie born in Spain has seen 1,705 shots attempted at him in 434 starting assignments.

Robert Sanchez will be residing in front of the net for Brighton. He has surrendered 1.26 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 27-30-33. Sanchez has racked up 27 shutouts and defended 359 shots against him in 8,099 career mins. Thus far in his career, Sanchez has surrendered 113 goals while earning 253 stops in 90 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save % of .705 and his clean sheet rate is currently 30.0%.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one player to keep an eye out for Manchester United. The forward who is from Portugal has recorded 497 goals in 51,597 professional minutes played. Ronaldo has been a starter in 573 games during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.87 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 138 assists while accumulating 83 yellow card warnings in his career.

Brighton has playmaker in Danny Welbeck, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He has an average of 0.33 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 168 contests in his pro soccer career. The forward from England has 15,714 mins while scoring 58 goals. He has accumulated 13 yellow cards during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manchester United (-170)

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