Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction & Preview

Manchester City arrive in strong form (WWWWL) and are well-fancied to back +2.5 against Brighton at Etihad Stadium, with our model giving this a 69% probability at odds of 1.44.

Premier League Premier League

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 |

Manchester City

15:00
VS

Brighton

Our Expert Prediction

Tip

+2.5

Odds

1.44

Probability

69%

Match Odds

Home Win

1.65

Draw

4.10

Away Win

4.50

Match Statistics

Manchester City vs Brighton

Statistics will be available once the match kicks off.

Head to Head History

Previous encounters between Manchester City and Brighton

Wed, Oct 28, 2026
19:30
Manchester City
Manchester City
2 - 2
Brighton
Brighton
League League Cup
Wed, Jan 7, 2026
19:30
Manchester City
Manchester City
1 - 1
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
Sun, Aug 31, 2025
13:00
Brighton
Brighton
2 - 1
Manchester City
Manchester City
League Premier League
Sat, Mar 15, 2025
15:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
2 - 2
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
Sat, Nov 9, 2024
17:30
Brighton
Brighton
2 - 1
Manchester City
Manchester City
League Premier League
Thu, Apr 25, 2024
19:00
Brighton
Brighton
0 - 4
Manchester City
Manchester City
League Premier League
Sat, Oct 21, 2023
14:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
2 - 1
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
Wed, May 24, 2023
19:00
Brighton
Brighton
1 - 1
Manchester City
Manchester City
League Premier League
Sat, Oct 22, 2022
14:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
3 - 1
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
19:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
3 - 0
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League

Manchester City - Recent Matches

Sat, Oct 24
11:30
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2 - 1
Manchester City
Manchester City
League Premier League
L
Tue, Oct 20
19:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
5 - 1
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC
League UEFA Champions League
W
Sat, Oct 17
14:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
3 - 2
Ipswich
Ipswich
League Premier League
W
Wed, Oct 14
19:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
2 - 4
Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain
League UEFA Champions League
L
Sun, Oct 11
15:30
Liverpool
Liverpool
0 - 3
Manchester City
Manchester City
League Premier League
W
Sun, Sep 20
13:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
5 - 3
Sunderland
Sunderland
League Premier League
W
Thu, Sep 17
18:30
Manchester City
Manchester City
5 - 0
Norwich
Norwich
League League Cup
W
Sun, Sep 13
15:30
Manchester United
Manchester United
0 - 1
Manchester City
Manchester City
League Premier League
W
Tue, Sep 8
19:00
FC Porto
FC Porto
0 - 2
Manchester City
Manchester City
League UEFA Champions League
W
Sat, Sep 5
14:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
1 - 0
Coventry
Coventry
League Premier League
W

Manchester City Form Analysis

Manchester City come into this fixture in good form, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches. They have scored 14 goals and conceded 9 during that run, averaging 2.8 goals per game. Key contributors in front of goal include Erling Haaland (4 goals), Phil Foden (3 goals) and Rayan Cherki (2 goals). Their most recent outing ended in a defeat against Aston Villa (1–2) in the Premier League. Their recent momentum makes them a threat going into this fixture.

Brighton - Recent Matches

Sun, Oct 25
14:00
Liverpool
Liverpool
2 - 0
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
L
Thu, Oct 22
16:45
FK Jablonec
FK Jablonec
0 - 0
Brighton
Brighton
League UEFA Europa Conference League
D
Sun, Oct 18
13:00
Brighton
Brighton
5 - 0
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
League Premier League
W
Thu, Oct 15
19:00
Brighton
Brighton
4 - 0
Kauno Žalgiris
Kauno Žalgiris
League UEFA Europa Conference League
W
Sat, Oct 10
14:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
0 - 2
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
W
Sat, Sep 19
14:00
Brighton
Brighton
3 - 0
Arsenal
Arsenal
League Premier League
W
Wed, Sep 16
19:00
Manchester United
Manchester United
2 - 3
Brighton
Brighton
League League Cup
W
Sun, Sep 13
13:00
Coventry
Coventry
0 - 5
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
W
Sat, Sep 5
14:00
Brighton
Brighton
1 - 1
Leeds
Leeds
League Premier League
D
Sun, Aug 30
13:00
Chelsea
Chelsea
4 - 3
Brighton
Brighton
League Premier League
L

Brighton Form Analysis

Brighton arrive in good form, with 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses across their last 5 fixtures. They have netted 11 goals and let in 2, averaging 2.2 goals per game going forward. Key contributors in front of goal include J. Hinshelwood (2 goals), G. Rutter (2 goals) and D. Gomez. Most recently, they recorded a defeat against Liverpool (0–2) in the Premier League. They arrive here with confidence and will be difficult to stop.

Injury & Suspension Report

Manchester City

A. Semenyo
Knee Injury

Brighton

F. Azeez
Abdominal strain
E. Ferguson
Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma
Hamstring Injury
P. Struijk
Rest
S. Tzimas
Knee Injury
Z. Yohanna
Injury
C. Andres
Muscle Injury
F. Kadioglu
Hip Injury

Premier League - Standings

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Football Analyst & Predictor · HelloPredict

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