14 surprising stats behind Manchester United’s loss to Brighton

Jakarta –

Manchester United surprisingly fell to the knees 0-4 at headquarters Brighton. Along with that come 14 staggering statistics.

At the Amex Stadium, Saturday (7/5), the Red Devils were helpless when hosted by the Seagulls. The home team scored one goal in the first half then added another three goals in the second half of the match.

Here are 14 statistics from that match as summarized by PlanetFootball:

1. It was Brighton’s first home win at home Manchester United in the postwar period.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo had five shots, but none of them were on target.
3. WhoScored gave Ronaldo 5.56 points in this match. The score is the lowest this season and among the worst in his career.
4. Anthony Elanga was substituted at the end of the first half, having recorded a pass accuracy of 14%. Only one pass, out of seven attempts, worked.
5. This is the fifth consecutive away defeat for Man United.
6. Prior to this match, Brighton had the 18th worst home record in the Premier League, with three wins from 17 matches at home. Prior to that they had won just one of their 14 home games in the league.
7. Prior to this match, no other Premier League team had scored fewer goals at home. Brighton’s four goals against United also made up 25% of their total goals from 18 home games in the 2021/2022 season.
8. 2.2% of Brighton’s total Premier League goals came in the first hour of the 4-0 win over Man United today.
9. Of the 188 Premier League matches that Brighton have played, this is the second time they have scored four goals in one game.
10. Man United have conceded 56 goals, two more than in the 2018/2019 season. This is the highest number of goals for the Red Devils in the Premier League.
11. Man United has won a maximum of 61 points in the Premier League this season. That number is the lowest points for the Red Devils in its history in the Premier League.
12. Of the 810 Premier League games with Sir Alex Ferguson, Man United only conceded four goals or more (1.48 percent) in one game. After Sir Alex stepped down, Man United have conceded four or more goals in 341 Premier League games, including five this season.
13. Never before has a team conceded four goals to Watford and Brighton in the same season.
14. Ralf Rangnick’s squad could still end the season on a negative goal difference. Current goal difference Manchester United is at number +1. Prior to this, Manchester United’s worst record in terms of Premier League goal difference was +11 in 2018/2019.

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