Brighton vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th April 2024

Brighton welcome The Citizens on Thursday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 29 match.

While The Citizens are chasing the lead in the Premier League after collecting 73 points in 32 rounds, Brighton trail by 44 points after 32 rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table.

Brighton are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Manchester City in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at The American Express Community Stadium.

The Seagulls are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 13 goals, or an average of 1.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

The Citizens are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in seven goals, leaving an average of 0.7 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Manchester City came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Thursday.

Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Brentford, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Arsenal, who ran out 0-3 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 draw with Burnley. Brighton won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City beat Luton 5-1, drew 1-1 with Real Madrid and beat 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 seven goals.

Manchester City are expected to win on Thursday, and we can't argue with that, but at the same time don't believe in a high-scoring win against Brighton.

Brighton fought their way to two wins and seven points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 13 times in these matches, but also let in 22 goals. Manchester City won seven games, picked up 27 points, scored 29 and conceded 18 goals in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. Brighton have a record of 11 wins, 11 draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City enjoy a record of 22 wins, seven draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Manchester City Squads

Brighton Squad

De Zerbi will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/17), Jason Steele (0/15), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/10), Igor (0/18), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/27), Joel Veltman (0/23), Lewis Dunk (3/28), Pervis Estupinan (2/19), Tariq Lamptey (0/16), Valentin Barco (0/0), Adam Lallana (0/23), Billy Gilmour (0/25), Carlos Baleba (0/21), Facundo Buonanotte (3/23), Jack Hinshelwood (3/12), Jakub Moder (0/13), James Milner (0/15), Julio Enciso (0/7), Kaoru Mitoma (3/19), Pascal Gross (4/30), Solly March (3/7), Ansu Fati (2/17), Danny Welbeck (4/23), Evan Ferguson (6/27), Joao Pedro (8/26), Simon Adingra (6/25).

Manchester City Squad

Here is the full team squad of Manchester City. The 53 year-old Pep Guardiola will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ederson (0/28), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/6), John Stones (1/15), Josko Gvardiol (1/22), Kyle Walker (0/26), Manuel Akanji (2/24), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/24), Rico Lewis (2/14), Ruben Dias (0/27), Sergio Gomez (0/5), Bernardo Silva (6/27), Jack Grealish (3/17), Kevin De Bruyne (3/12), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (1/24), Matheus Nunes (0/16), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (14/30), Rodri (7/28), Erling Haaland (20/26), Jeremy Doku (3/23), Julian Alvarez (8/31), Oscar Bobb (1/12).

Brighton vs Manchester City Team News

At the time of writing, Brighton have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Manchester City this coming Thursday.

Joao Pedro, James Milner, Solly March and Julio Enciso are all absent from the Brighton squad that faces Manchester City at The American Express Community Stadium.

Manchester City have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Thursday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol all face a spell on the sidelines for Manchester City due to various injuries.

Brighton vs Manchester City Lineups

Brighton vs Manchester City H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Manchester City came away with a 2-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at The American Express Community Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course. The Citizens go into the match against Brighton with a 8-1-1 advantage. The bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 9/20.

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 on Thursday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Manchester City Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Phil Foden who managed to score an impressive 14 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Manchester City are looking to him against Brighton, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Brighton claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Manchester City won eight of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost zero of the games in this run. Manchester City have been quick to get off the mark in their previous 10 outings, scoring the opening goal an impressive seven times. Their hosts this coming Thursday scored the first goal of the game in five of their last 10 home games.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Brighton managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Manchester City averaging 2.9 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 0.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Manchester City played across all tournaments. They scored 2.4 times on average in the process.