Manchester United suffered a humiliating 0-4 victory at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League. This was their third defeat in the last five games in the league. The Red Devils have dropped points and are likely to play in the UEFA Europa League next season.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
Which Brighton player made the most recoveries inside the opposition’s half? Who won the highest number of aerial duels for Manchester United?
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At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
The home team played in a 3-4-1-2 formation, with former Manchester United forward, Danny Welbeck, leading the front line. Alexis Mac Allister played the number ten role.
Lewis Dunk was at the heart of the defence for the home team. This allowed Marc Cucurella and Joel Veltman to play a wider role. Leandro Trossard, Pascal Gross, Danny Welbeck, and Solly March played in the front four.
Ralf Rangnick’s side played in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Cristiano Ronaldo leading the line. Juan Mata once again got a start for the Red Devils.
The average position of the away team shows that the Red Devils had to defend most of the time in the match. Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo formed the front two for their side.
Manchester United players had more possession of the ball and attempted 25 positional attacks. The Red Devils also won more duels than their opponents. Brighton were the better attacking side and had a high xG rate of 2.00. The Seagulls also made double recoveries inside the opposition’s half than their opponents.
Dany Welbeck had an impressive game against his former club as he attempted five shots and created an xG rate of 0.60. Moises Caicedo made the highest number of recoveries inside the opposition’s half for the Seagulls. Scott McTominay had a solid game in Manchester United’s midfield as he attempted eight passes into the opposition’s final third and also won five aerial duels.
Brighton attempted 15 shots and managed to hit the target six times. A total of eight shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box, and three goals were scored in the process.
Manchester United players attempted 15 shots, and six of those were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box. Most of the shots were attempted from the right side.
The expected goal timeline shows that the home team attempted eight shots in the first half. Manchester United’s first attempt came around the 20-minute mark, and they attempted three shots inside the first half. The visitors created some threats after 70 minutes and attempted six shots.
Pascal Gross attempted 49 passes for the home team, and nine were towards Solly March. Marc Cucurella was on the receiving end of most passes.
Bruno Fernandes attempted 62 passes for the Red Devils, and 13 were toward Cristiano Ronaldo. Bruno was also on the receiving end of most passes.
Pascal Gross attempted 37 passes, and these included four smart passes, four crosses, one head pass and 28 simple passes. Of these 37 passes, nine landed inside the opposition’s 18-yard box, and one pass was inside the opposition’s 6-yard box.
Manchester United players failed to attempt a smart pass in the game. Diogo Dalot attempted six crosses for his side, and six of the passes attempted by him landed inside the opposition’s 6-yard box.
Brighton players created a few threats from the middle, with Pascal Gross creating the highest threats from passes.
Pascal Gross once again created the highest threats from dribbles for his side.
Manchester United players created threats from the wider sides. Bruno Fernandes created the highest threats from passes for his side.
Diogo Dalot attempted 11 dribbles and created the highest threats from dribbles. Fred came off the bench and attempted four dribbles.
The home team won eight defensive duels in the final third.
Brighton players won five aerial duels each in the defensive and final third. Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, and Danny Welbeck won three duels each.
Brighton players won most of the loose ball duels in the defensive third.
The visitors won seven defensive duels in the defensive third. Diogo Dalot contested nine duels and won four.
The Red Devils won eight aerial duels in the defensive third. Raphael Varane and Scott McTominay won five aerial duels each.
Manchester United players won five loose ball duels inside the opposition’s half. Diogo Dalot and Victor Lindelof won two duels each.
Brighton won seven corners, six from the right side. They also won five free-kicks inside the opposition’s half, and one free-kick was attempted as a cross into the opposition’s penalty box.
The visitors won six corners, four from the left side. They won three free-kicks inside the opposition’s penalty area, and these were attempted as crosses into the opposition’s penalty box.
Brighton created more threats than the opposition and scored four goals past David de Gea in Manchester United goal.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Brighton vs Manchester United