Match Info Summary:
Teams: Manchester City vs Brighton
Date: Wed, Oct 28, 2026
Time: 19:30 UTC
Venue: Etihad Stadium,Manchester
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Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction & Preview
Manchester City and Brighton enter this one evenly matched on recent form, so we're leaning on 1 at odds of 1.62 (62% probability) to edge the League Cup clash.
League Cup
Wed, Oct 28, 2026
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Manchester City
2
19:30
VS
Brighton
2
Our Expert Prediction
Tip
1
Odds
1.62
Probability
62%
Match Odds
Home Win
1.62
Draw
4.33
Away Win
4.75
Expected Goals (xG)
A measure of shot quality — higher xG means more dangerous chances created
Manchester City
0.8
Brighton
2.05
Match Statistics
Manchester City vs Brighton
57% Possession 43%
3 Shots on Target 6
0 Pass Accuracy 0
3 Corner Kicks 7
3 Fouls 20
0
1
4
3
3
0
Head to Head History
Previous encounters between Manchester City and Brighton
Wed, Jan 7, 2026
19:30
Manchester City
1 - 1
Premier League
Sun, Aug 31, 2025
13:00
Brighton
2 - 1
Premier League
Sat, Mar 15, 2025
15:00
Manchester City
2 - 2
Premier League
Sat, Nov 9, 2024
17:30
Brighton
2 - 1
Premier League
Thu, Apr 25, 2024
19:00
Brighton
0 - 4
Premier League
Sat, Oct 21, 2023
14:00
Manchester City
2 - 1
Premier League
Wed, May 24, 2023
19:00
Brighton
1 - 1
Premier League
Sat, Oct 22, 2022
14:00
Manchester City
3 - 1
Premier League
Manchester City - Recent Matches
Sat, Oct 31
15:00
Manchester City
0 - 1
Premier League
Sat, Oct 24
11:30
Aston Villa
2 - 1
Premier League
Tue, Oct 20
19:00
Manchester City
5 - 1
UEFA Champions League
Sat, Oct 17
14:00
Manchester City
3 - 2
Premier League
Wed, Oct 14
19:00
Manchester City
2 - 4
UEFA Champions League
Sun, Oct 11
15:30
Liverpool
0 - 3
Premier League
Sun, Sep 20
13:00
Manchester City
5 - 3
Premier League
Thu, Sep 17
18:30
Manchester City
5 - 0
League Cup
Sun, Sep 13
15:30
Manchester United
0 - 1
Premier League
Tue, Sep 8
19:00
FC Porto
0 - 2
UEFA Champions League
Manchester City Form Analysis
Manchester City come into this fixture in poor form, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches. They have scored 11 goals and conceded 10 during that run, averaging 2.2 goals per game. Key contributors in front of goal include Erling Haaland (3 goals), Phil Foden (3 goals) and E. Haaland (2 goals). Their most recent outing ended in a defeat against Brighton (0–1) in the Premier League. They are currently on a run of 2 consecutive defeats. They will be desperate to arrest this dip in form.
Brighton - Recent Matches
Sat, Oct 31
15:00
Manchester City
0 - 1
Premier League
Sun, Oct 25
14:00
Liverpool
2 - 0
Premier League
Thu, Oct 22
16:45
FK Jablonec
0 - 0
UEFA Europa Conference League
Sun, Oct 18
13:00
Brighton
5 - 0
Premier League
Thu, Oct 15
19:00
Brighton
4 - 0
UEFA Europa Conference League
Sat, Oct 10
14:00
Sunderland
0 - 2
Premier League
Sat, Sep 19
14:00
Brighton
3 - 0
Premier League
Wed, Sep 16
19:00
Manchester United
2 - 3
League Cup
Sun, Sep 13
13:00
Coventry
0 - 5
Premier League
Sat, Sep 5
14:00
Brighton
1 - 1
Premier League
Brighton Form Analysis
Brighton arrive in good form, with 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses across their last 5 fixtures. They have netted 10 goals and let in 2, averaging 2 goals per game going forward. Key contributors in front of goal include J. Hinshelwood (2 goals), G. Rutter (2 goals) and Yasin Ayari. Most recently, they recorded a victory against Manchester City (1–0) in the Premier League. They arrive here with confidence and will be difficult to stop.