Man Utd v Brighton Premier League tips: Sunday's free betting tips, predictions and odds
- George Dempsey
- 18 January 2025
Manchester United host Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon and we’ve picked out the best bets for the action.
United narrowly overcame Southampton 3-1 midweek, thanks to an Amad Diallo hat-trick, while Brighton secured a comfortable 2-0 victory away to Ipswich Town.
Thursday's preview produced a pairing of winning tips at Old Trafford, as United covered the -1.5 Asian handicap and forced Aaron Ramsdale into 5+ saves.
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(all odds are subject to change after the article's latest update)
Man Utd vs Brighton betting tips
Over 2.5 goals & both teams to score - 1/1
Danny Welbeck 2+ shot on target - 5/2
Man Utd vs Brighton betting preview
Diallo's late heroics saved United from a humiliating defeat against the Premier League’s bottom club, but their defensive struggles continue, having failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 matches.
The Seagulls boast a strong record against United, winning five of their last seven meetings, including back-to-back wins at Old Trafford, and are certainly capable of exploiting any defensive slips.
Danny Welbeck has enjoyed playing against his former employer in recent seasons, scoring in each of their previous two wins, and could replace Pedro in the Starting XI.
We’ll take a chance of him enjoying himself at Old Trafford once again.
United’s unbeaten run against Liverpool, Arsenal and Southampton served as a reminder that Ruben Amorim’s side has no problem raising their level to match the opposition or dropping it.
Brighton are unbeaten in 10 of their last 12 Premier League contests, including five in a row on the road. Even in defeat, they’ve posed a threat, as they’ve found the net in every away game.
We expect the quality of the opponent to elicit another decent effort from Amorim’s side, but there’s nothing in recent performances to suggest Albion won’t continue their goalscoring run.
Diogo Dalot returns from suspension for United, potentially allowing Diallo to play further forward. That shift alone should lead to an improvement at both ends of the pitch.
Still, we don’t think there will be much to separate the teams and although the visitors have more of a cutting edge, we have to consider United’s new-found spirit.
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Man Utd 2024/25 season outrights
United are a massive club and sooner or later, they’ll re-establish themselves as a Champions League regular.
Erik ten Hag could only lead them to an eight-place finish last season and based on the evidence of this season, we aren’t convinced they’ll be able to make much of an improvement on that under new manager Ruben Amorim.
Man Utd season bets
Under 64 points in the Premier League
Bruno Fernandes top goalscorer
Man Utd odds to win the Premier League
United are an average price of 750/1 at the time of writing. It's hard to make a case for Amorim's side to win the title, as so much would need to fall in their favour.
They don't look to have enough quality in their starting XI or enough depth beyond it to mount a sustained challenge even to the top four.
Can Man Utd win the FA Cup?
The Red Devils are as low as 8/1 and as high as 14/1 at the time of writing. Thye've made it as far as the round of 16 and Leicester and currently their next hurdle to clear.
They deserve respect as the defending champions, and they have shown the ability to motivate themselves for one-off contests, beating Liverpool and City en route to silverware.
Will Man Utd win the Europa League?
Despite a disappointing 1-1 draw with Twente to start their Europa League, Manchester United are second favourites to win the competition, behind Tottenham, at 6/1.
Man Utd's total points
Man Utd won 18 out of 38 matches en route to 60 points last season. The most disappointing aspect of their eight-place finish was the lack of fight in several losses.
This season’s points total market has been set at 64 to 66 with the latter number offering a bigger price. Eight of their 14 defeats came on the road as they won just four of 14 matches against teams above them.
Man Utd's top goalscorer
Our thoughts on this market tie in with the points we made above. Another reason United may struggle is down to their lack of goals.
Rasmus Hojlund will miss the start of the season and will then need to get back up to speed.
New signing Joshua Zirkzee will have to shoulder some of the burden, as will Marcus Rashford who may feature down the middle.
Like Hojlund last year, Zirkzee is a fairly young player who is unfamiliar with this level and may take time to adapt. Ten Hag could move for one more forward player in this window, but it won’t be a marquee signing.
United averaged 1.5 goals per game last season, whilst the next lowest-scoring side in the top eight, Tottenham, produced 1.95 goals per game.
Fernandes showed good leadership with 10 goals and eight assists last season, and you can make a case for his experience being crucial to their success, particularly when Hojlund is absent.
The Danish forward managed 10 goals in 30 games last season but it already looks like he could feature in fewer matches, especially if his injury woes extend beyond six weeks.
Ten Hag had all season to bring the best out of this group of players and never managed to get the likes of Antony or Rashford firing, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if, with the aid of set pieces, Fernandes comes to the rescue often enough to be United’s top team goalscorer.
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