Manchester City vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st October 2023

Brighton go up against Manchester City on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City are placed third with 18 points after eight matches. Brighton occupy a position as sixth in the league on 16 points.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Brighton can leapfrog Manchester City in the Premier League table. They are no doubt highly motivated by the chance to overtake their hosts in the standings.

Manchester City presents an average of just 1.8 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 18times, while also conceding eight. This amounts to an average of 0.8 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in three matches.

Brighton scored 23 goals, conceded 19 and held on for a clean sheet in zero of their last ten matches.

It finished all square on when Manchester City last faced Brighton. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4/1.

Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction

Manchester City Form

Showing inconsistent form, Manchester City lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-1 against Wolverhampton, before beating RB Leipzig 1-3. The joy was short-lived, as Arsenal proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. Manchester City took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 14 and let in two goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton came through the last three games without a win, but still booked two points to their account. They lost 6-1 against Aston Villa, followed by a 2-2 draw with Marseille. They also shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Brighton won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 13 while also conceding 14 times.

We expect Manchester City to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Brighton. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Manchester City are looking at a record of six wins, zero draws and two defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton so far pulled off five wins, one draw and two defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Brighton Stats

Manchester City vs Brighton Squads

Manchester City Squad

Pep Guardiola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Brighton from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/8), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Zack Steffen (0/0), John Stones (0/1), Josko Gvardiol (0/6), Kyle Walker (0/8), Manuel Akanji (0/6), Nathan Ake (1/7), Rico Lewis (0/4), Ruben Dias (0/7), Sergio Gomez (0/2), Bernardo Silva (1/5), Jack Grealish (0/4), Kalvin Phillips (0/3), Kevin De Bruyne (0/1), Mateo Kovacic (0/6), Matheus Nunes (0/6), Phil Foden (1/8), Rodri (2/6), Erling Haaland (8/8), Jeremy Doku (1/5), Julian Alvarez (3/8), Oscar Bobb (0/3).

Brighton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brighton. The 44 year-old Roberto De Zerbi will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bart Verbruggen (0/4), Jason Steele (0/4), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/4), Igor (0/1), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/4), Joel Veltman (0/8), Lewis Dunk (1/8), Pervis Estupinan (1/6), Tariq Lamptey (0/4), Adam Lallana (0/4), Billy Gilmour (0/7), Carlos Baleba (0/3), Facundo Buonanotte (0/1), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/5), Julio Enciso (0/2), Kaoru Mitoma (3/8), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/5), Pascal Gross (2/6), Solly March (3/6), Ansu Fati (1/4), Danny Welbeck (1/7), Evan Ferguson (4/8), Joao Pedro (2/8), Simon Adingra (2/7).

Manchester City vs Brighton Team News

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

Due to various ailments Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne and Zack Steffen will be absent from the squad, Manchester City are able to field against Brighton on Saturday.

Brighton are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Manchester City.

Brighton need to do without Pervis Estupinan, James Milner and Jakub Moder, who are not fit enough to travel to Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Brighton Lineups

Manchester City vs Brighton H2H

The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Manchester City and Brighton and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 4/1. Manchester City generally have the upper hand against Brighton, offering a fine 8-1-1 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/20.

Manchester City vs Brighton Results

The past ten matches between Manchester City and Brighton have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/11 with the bookies.

Manchester City vs Brighton Betting Tips

Manchester City against Brighton is also a battle between Erling Haaland and Evan Ferguson with both in decent form. The former scored six while the latter has three Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.

Etihad Stadium witnessed Manchester City winning seven times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing one as well. Brighton claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Manchester City on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Brighton''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened seven times in the past ten encounters between Manchester City and Brighton, with Manchester City scoring 2.9 goals on average per game. Brighton averaged 0.7 goals, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Brighton, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games.