Brighton vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th November 2024

When Manchester City come to The American Express Community Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Brighton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Brighton are number 8 in the table on 16 points after ten matches. Manchester City rank as number 2 with 23 points after ten matches played.

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.

Brighton scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

The Citizens scored 21 goals, conceded 11 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

Manchester City won 4-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Brighton, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction

Brighton Form

A draw was the best Brighton could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Wolverhampton, before getting trounced 2-3 against Liverpool. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners. Brighton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-1 by Tottenham, before Bournemouth ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Sporting CP, who came out 4-1 winners. Manchester City won four times in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded five goals while scoring 11 themselves.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Brighton face Manchester City, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Brighton have taken five points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of nine goals to 11. Manchester City took two wins from their last four games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected seven points, scored eight goals and conceded six. Brighton have a record of four wins, four draws and two defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City have a record of seven wins, two draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Manchester City Squads

Brighton Squad

Hurzeler 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 (0/8), Jason Steele (0/2), Adam Webster (0/3), Ed Turns (0/0), Igor (0/5), Imari Samuels (0/0), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/8), Joel Veltman (0/9), Lewis Dunk (0/8), Pervis Estupinan (0/7), Tariq Lamptey (0/1), Cameron Peupion (0/0), Carlos Baleba (1/8), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (1/9), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (1/10), Mats Wieffer (0/7), Matthew O'Riley (0/0), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/8), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/3), Danny Welbeck (6/10), Evan Ferguson (1/6), Georginio Rutter (2/9), Joao Pedro (2/4), Julio Enciso (0/7), Simon Adingra (1/6), Yankuba Minteh (1/7).

Manchester City Squad

Below is the full team squad of Manchester City. The manager Guardiola will pick his starting XI against Brighton from these players:

Ederson (0/10), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Jacob Wright (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/0), John Stones (2/6), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (3/10), Kyle Walker (0/6), Manuel Akanji (0/9), Nathan Ake (0/2), Rico Lewis (0/9), Ruben Dias (0/9), Bernardo Silva (0/10), Ilkay Gundogan (0/9), Jack Grealish (0/7), James McAtee (0/0), Jeremy Doku (1/8), Kevin De Bruyne (1/4), Mateo Kovacic (3/10), Matheus Nunes (0/7), Nico O'Reilly (0/0), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (0/7), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (0/7), Erling Haaland (11/10).

Brighton vs Manchester City Team News

Brighton have an almost full squad available against Manchester City at The American Express Community Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Solly March sit this one out for Brighton due to an injury.

Brighton vs Manchester City Lineups

Brighton vs Manchester City H2H

The Sky Blues won 4-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Brighton, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. The Sky Blues 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 8/11.

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 Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Danny Welbeck has four strikes in six Premier League matches for Brighton, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Manchester City. The visitors are looking to Josko Gvardiol, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.

Brighton won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The American Express Community Stadium. They drew three and lost two as well, while Manchester City won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Strap yourselves up for a goals at The American Express Community Stadium since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Brighton. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester City.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between Brighton and Manchester City, with the former on an average of 0.7 goals a game. Manchester City scored 2.9 goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Manchester City played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals themselves during this run.