Brighton vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th May 2023

Brighton take on visitors Manchester City at The American Express Community Stadium in a Premier League tie on Wednesday.

Manchester City enjoy the view from the top of the table with 88 points after 36 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Brighton find themselves positioned as number 6 in the Premier League with 61 points following 36 rounds.

With 2 defeats from their last 6 games, the mood around the Brighton camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Manchester City on their home ground.

Brighton show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed 16 goals against, for an average of 1.6 per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Manchester City scored 27 goals, conceded six and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The Citizens ended up winning 3-1 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Arsenal by 0-3. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 4-1 against Newcastle, before claiming three points in a 3-1 win against Southampton. Brighton won four of their previous six Premier League games at the The American Express Community Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded nine and scored 15 goals.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City first beat Everton 0-3, then Real Madrid by 4-0 and finally Chelsea by 1-0. Manchester City have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Premier League. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 15 and conceding four goals.

In current form, we favour Manchester City to claim a win, when they challenge Brighton at The American Express Community Stadium. We doubt, the home side is able to stop the visitors.

Brighton have taken 15 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 22 goals to 28. Manchester City claimed 19 points in their last nine games against fellow teams from the top six, more than any other top six team this season in the Premier League. They won ten matches while scoring 26 goals to 13 against. Brighton have a record of 18 wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City put 28 wins, four draws and four defeats on the board in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Manchester City Squads

Brighton Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Roberto De Zerbi, will select the lineup against Manchester City from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Jason Steele (0/13), Robert Sanchez (0/23), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/26), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/6), Joel Veltman (1/29), Levi Colwill (0/15), Lewis Dunk (1/36), Odel Offiah (0/2), Pervis Estupinan (1/33), Tariq Lamptey (0/20), Adam Lallana (2/16), Alexis Mac Allister (10/33), Billy Gilmour (0/13), Facundo Buonanotte (1/11), Jakub Moder (0/0), Julio Enciso (3/18), Kaoru Mitoma (7/31), Moises Caicedo (1/35), Pascal Gross (9/35), Solly March (7/33), Yasin Ayari (0/2), Danny Welbeck (6/30), Deniz Undav (4/20), Evan Ferguson (6/17), Jeremy Sarmiento (0/9).

Manchester City Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 52 year-old Manchester City manager Guardiola will select his starting XI from these players:

Ederson (0/34), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/2), Aymeric Laporte (0/11), Benjamin Mendy (0/0), John Stones (2/22), Kyle Walker (0/25), Manuel Akanji (0/29), Nathan Ake (1/25), Rico Lewis (0/12), Ruben Dias (0/26), Sergio Gomez (0/10), Bernardo Silva (4/33), Cole Palmer (0/12), Ilkay Gundogan (8/30), Jack Grealish (5/28), Kalvin Phillips (0/10), Kevin De Bruyne (7/31), Maximo Perrone (0/1), Phil Foden (10/30), Rodri (2/35), Erling Haaland (36/34), Julian Alvarez (9/29), Riyad Mahrez (5/28).

Brighton vs Manchester City Team News

Brighton seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Wednesday.

Alexis Mac Allister and Jakub Moder are missing from the squad, Brighton will field against Manchester Citythis coming Wednesday.

Manchester City have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Brighton this coming Wednesday. Benjamin Mendy is ineligible for selection in the Manchester City squad, as he is suspended.

Manchester City need to do without Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez, who are not fit enough to travel to The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton vs Manchester City Lineups

Brighton vs Manchester City H2H

Manchester City ran out 3-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Wednesday. Manchester City love playing Brighton against whom they enjoy a 9-0-1 advantage. They probably can't wait going to The American Express Community Stadium, and the bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 3/4.

Brighton vs Manchester City Results

The past ten matches between Brighton and Manchester City have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Wednesday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Manchester City Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Ilkay Gundogan, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for Manchester City, with a total for the season saying eight goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With four goals lately for Brighton in the Premier League, Deniz Undav is also a player to look out for.

Of their 10 most recent games at The American Express Community Stadium across all tournaments, Brighton won six times, drew two and lost two. Manchester City won six of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing four and losing zero. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at The American Express Community Stadium on Wednesday? Brighton scored the opening goal seven times in 10 home games, while Manchester City did it in nine of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Brighton managed an average of 0.7 goals, with Manchester City averaging 3.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches.