Brighton & Hove Albion take on the visitors Manchester United at the American Express Community Stadium in the 2nd tour of the Premier League. The match will be played in Falmer on Sunday, August 19th.
Last season Biighton & Hove Albion scored 34 goals in 38 matches, that was less than one goal a match on average. The Seagulls also had a lot of problems in the games against the top clubs. They had ten fixtures against the top five club of the Premier League last season and scored no goals at all in those matches. The team has not really enhanced their offensive line this summer and the only newly signed attacker Andone has suffered an injury recently. It was clear in their first tour match against Watford that the Albion had problems with their offensive line. The team had zero attempts on goal in that fixture.
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Even though there were over three goals scored in the last Manchester United match the team of Jose Mourinho had had more of a pragmatic playing style lately. The Red Devils have had a lot of problems with their offensive line and their biggest star Paul Pogba has not reached his peak shape yet after the end of the World Cup. Their defense has been great though and it is likely that they will not concede in the upcoming fixture. Last season Manchester United allowed only 28 goals in 38 tours. In their last three matches against Brighton & Hove Albion they conceded only one goal. Manchester United have been known to lean on their defensive line in the matches against the middle teams in the Premier League. Same thing happened in their first tour fixture against the Leicester City.
Manchester United have a lot better squad than Brighton & Hove Albion at the moment. It is likely that it will be enhanced with Matic and Lingard who should come back from their injuries for the match against the Seagulls. Brighton & Hove Albion on the other hand have lost their attackers Andone and Izquierdo recently. The Albion will probably score one goal in the upcoming fixture maximum.
Prediction for the match: Brighton & Hove Albion to score under 1.0 goals.
