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Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 7th Jan, 19:30 BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Brighton and Hove Albion are away on Wednesday evening, as manager Fabian Hürzeler takes his team to visit Manchester City and Josep Guardiola i Sala at the Etihad Stadium in the English Premier League. Recent form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We're tipping , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Man City
63%
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Draw
20%
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Brighton
17%
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Man City 2-1
10%
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Man City 2-0
9%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Man City 1-0
9%
--
Man City 3-1
7%
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Man City 3-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Brighton 2-1
5%
--
Brighton 1-0
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Man City 4-1
4%
--
Man City 3-2
4%
--
Man City 4-0
4%
--
Brighton 2-0
2%
--
Man City 4-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Home 1st Goal
57%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
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No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
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BTTS - No
42%
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BTTS - Home Win
32%
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BTTS - Draw
16%
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BTTS - Away Win
10%
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Home/draw
83%
--
Away/draw
37%
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Home/away
80%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
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Over 3.5 Goals
40%
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Under 3.5 Goals
60%
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Over 4.5 Goals
22%
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Under 4.5 Goals
78%
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Over 5.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
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Under 0.5 Goals
4%
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Home DNB
77%
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Away DNB
31%
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Man City win to nil
31%
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Brighton win to nil
7%
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

Man City have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Premier League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 0 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Man City have outscored their opponents by 43 goals to 28 goals.

Home League Performance

Man City have played 9 games at home winning 8, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 25 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Brighton are in 14th position in the Premier League on 25 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Brighton have conceded 21 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Man City
Brighton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal1914322545 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
Mar 4
l
 
2-1A
2
Man City1813142640 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Jan 7
3
A Villa191234739 
May 24
l
 
1-0A
l
 
3-4F
Feb 11
4
Liverpool181026432 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 8
Mar 21
l
 
2-0A
5
Chelsea198651130 
Jan 4
Apr 11
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
6
Man Utd19865430 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 17
May 24
l
 
4-2A
7
Sunderland18774228 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
8
Everton19847028 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
Jan 31
l
 
2-0A
9
Newcastle19757226 
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
May 2
10
Brentford18828226 
May 9
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
Feb 21
11
C Palace18756126 
Mar 21
w
 
0-3F
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
12
Fulham18828-126 
Feb 11
w
 
4-5F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 24
13
Spurs18747425 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
14
Brighton19676125 
Jan 7
l
 
2-1F
-
-
15
Bournemouth19586-623 
w
 
3-1F
May 17
Jan 19
l
 
2-1A
16
Leeds18558-720 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
w
 
3-0F
May 17
17
Nottm Forest195311-1218 
Mar 4
w
 
1-2F
Feb 28
w
 
0-2F
18
West Ham193511-1714 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 14
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
19
Burnley193313-1712 
w
 
5-1F
Apr 25
Jan 3
Apr 11
20
Wolves190316-293 
Jan 24
w
 
0-4F
May 9
d
 
1-1A
Win / draw / win form
Man City 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
52
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
16
D
2
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Man City3 - 0West Ham
Man City3 - 0Sunderland
Man City3 - 2Leeds
Man City3 - 0Liverpool
Man City3 - 1Bournemouth
Man City2 - 0Everton
Man City5 - 1Burnley
Man City3 - 0Man Utd
Man City0 - 2Spurs
Man City3 - 1Bournemouth
Man City1 - 0Wolves
Man City2 - 1A Villa
Man City5 - 2C Palace
Man City2 - 0Leicester
Man City2 - 2Brighton
Man City0 - 2Liverpool
Man City4 - 0Newcastle
Man City3 - 1Chelsea
Man City4 - 1West Ham
Man City1 - 1Everton
Goals: Scored
48
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
1
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMan City2 - 1Nottm Forest
HMan City3 - 0West Ham
AMan City3 - 0C Palace
HMan City3 - 0Sunderland
AMan City5 - 4Fulham
HMan City3 - 2Leeds
AMan City1 - 2Newcastle
HMan City3 - 0Liverpool
HMan City3 - 1Bournemouth
AMan City0 - 1A Villa
HMan City2 - 0Everton
AMan City1 - 0Brentford
HMan City5 - 1Burnley
AMan City1 - 1Arsenal
HMan City3 - 0Man Utd
AMan City1 - 2Brighton
HMan City0 - 2Spurs
AMan City4 - 0Wolves
AMan City2 - 0Fulham
HMan City3 - 1Bournemouth
Brighton 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Ham2 - 2Brighton
Arsenal2 - 1Brighton
Liverpool2 - 0Brighton
Nottm Forest0 - 2Brighton
C Palace0 - 0Brighton
Man Utd4 - 2Brighton
Wolves1 - 1Brighton
Chelsea1 - 3Brighton
Bournemouth2 - 1Brighton
Everton2 - 0Brighton
Spurs1 - 4Brighton
Wolves0 - 2Brighton
Brentford4 - 2Brighton
C Palace2 - 1Brighton
Man City2 - 2Brighton
Southampton0 - 4Brighton
Nottm Forest7 - 0Brighton
Man Utd1 - 3Brighton
Ipswich0 - 2Brighton
A Villa2 - 2Brighton
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABrighton2 - 2West Ham
ABrighton1 - 2Arsenal
HBrighton0 - 0Sunderland
ABrighton0 - 2Liverpool
HBrighton1 - 1West Ham
HBrighton3 - 4A Villa
ABrighton2 - 0Nottm Forest
HBrighton2 - 1Brentford
ABrighton0 - 0C Palace
HBrighton3 - 0Leeds
ABrighton2 - 4Man Utd
HBrighton2 - 1Newcastle
ABrighton1 - 1Wolves
ABrighton3 - 1Chelsea
HBrighton2 - 2Spurs
ABrighton1 - 2Bournemouth
HBrighton2 - 1Man City
ABrighton0 - 2Everton
HBrighton1 - 1Fulham
ABrighton4 - 1Spurs
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Man City have not lost to Brighton in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Man City since 2018
Man City
Brighton
Goals: Scored
20
5
Games: Scored
8 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
0 / 8
MCI
7
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Man City
Draw2 - 2Draw
Man City2 - 1
Man City3 - 1
Man City3 - 0
Man City1 - 0
Man City4 - 0
Man City2 - 0
Man City3 - 1
League games at Brighton since 2017
Brighton
Man City
Goals: Scored
10
24
Games: Scored
6 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
3 / 9
MCI
5
D
1
BHA
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Brighton
Brighton2 - 1
Brighton2 - 1
0 - 4Man City
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4Man City
Brighton3 - 2
0 - 5Man City
1 - 4Man City
0 - 2Man City
Goal Statistics

Manchester City's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 6 consecutive English Premier League matches. A PG of 2.2 suggests that run should continue on Wednesday evening.

Man City 2nd Brighton 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
25%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
18%
There is a 64% probability that Man City will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Brighton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+24
Man City have scored 24% more goals at home than predicted
+15
Brighton have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
2.6
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2025/2026 season
Man City
PG (predicted goals)
Brighton
2.2
1
Attack rating
36%
better
MCI
BHA
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Games scored16
14
Failed to score2
4
Scored first15
6
Goals scored43
26
Avg. goals scored2.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal4
7
Conversion rate for23
15
Avg. XG for1.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
30%
better
MCI
BHA
view stats
Games conceded10
14
Clean sheets8
4
Conceded first3
10
Goals conceded17
25
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+30%

Man City v Brighton Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Man City Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
181974
E HaalandE HaalandR CherkiB Silva
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Dias DEF182
1
-
B Silva MID182
4
-
E Haaland FWD18194
-
N. O'Reilly DEF1713
3
-
N González  MID171
4
-
T Reijnders MID1742
2
-
M Nunes DEF1613
2
-
P Foden MID1672
3
-
G Donnarumma GLK15
4
-
J Doku FWD1514
-
J Gvardiol DEF1422
2
-
S Sávio FWD141
1
-
R Cherki MID1327
1
-
O Marmoush FWD101
-
O Bobb FWD91
1
-
R Lewis DEF81
-
N Aké  DEF8
-
J Stones DEF7
-
Rodri MID6
-
A. Khusanov DEF5
1
-
R Nouri DEF5
1
-
J Trafford GLK3
-
M Kovacic MID1
-
Brighton Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19847
B VerbruggenD WelbeckY MintehL Dunk
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Verbruggen GLK19
3
-
Y Minteh FWD1914
-
J Hecke DEF1831
4
-
F Kadioglu DEF18
4
-
L Dunk DEF18
7
-
D Welbeck FWD188
3
-
Y Ayari MID171
-
D Amarilla MID173
5
-
G Rutter FWD1713
2
-
M Cuyper DEF162
1
-
C Quomah MID16
4
-
M Wieffer MID163
4
-
B Gruda FWD1511
2
-
J Hinshelwood MID1111
-
J Veltman DEF101
3
-
J Milner  MID1011
2
-
C. Kostoulas FWD101
1
-
S Tzimas FWD911
-
K Mitoma FWD911
1
-
D Coppola DEF5
2
-
T Watson FWD4
-
O Boscagli DEF3
1
-