Brighton & Hove Albion will be hoping to retain their position in the third European qualification spot in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League table when they welcome Manchester United to The People’s Pension Stadium this afternoon.
Hope Powell’s Seagulls are flying high this season after carrying forward their momentum from the second half of the 2020/2021 campaign and they will be keen to keep their excellent start going against a Manchester United side who remain in transition.
Ahead of the match, FAWSL Full-Time have been looking at the statistics surrounding the fixture provided by Opta. Here are four facts which relate to the Barclays FA Women’s Super League meeting between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United.
Brighton looking to record new feat against The Red Devils
Following their 1-0 win over Manchester United in April, Brighton & Hove Albion are looking to win consecutive Barclays FA Women’s Super League matches against The Red Devils for the first time. Manchester United have a mediocre recent record at The People’s Pension Stadium, they are winless in their last two visits to Sussex.
Home comforts the key to Albion’s success
Brighton & Hove Albion have won seven of their last nine home matches in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, keeping five clean sheets. Only Everton and Aston Villa have beaten The Seagulls since they were hammered 7-1 at home to Manchester City in January,
Set pieces the biggest threat to Manchester United
Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 60 goals in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League and 29 of them have come from set pieces. In contrast, Manchester United have shown some real frailties when defending set pieces this year so this game could be a major mental and physical test for their back-line.
The team who don’t draw face the draw specialists
None of Brighton & Hove Albion’s last 19 Barclays FA Women’s Super League matches have ended as a draw (W11 L8). On the other hand, Manchester United travel to Sussex having drawn three of their last four league matches.
The Barclays FA Women’s Super League fixture between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United kicks-off at 12.30pm.