Manchester City vs Brighton

3 - 1
🕒 Wed, 09 May 2018 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 1 · Brighton 15
Referee Stats
16 matches · 2.38 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.38
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.06
Over 4.5 cards 13%
Home wins 50%
Draws 19%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (73%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 16-2-1

Goals For / Against

61 / 14
Avg: 3.21 / 0.74

Points

50
Avg: 2.63

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

1
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-5-12

Goals For / Against

10 / 29
Avg: 0.53 / 1.53

Points

11
Avg: 0.58

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.63
PPG
0.58
3.21
GF
0.53
0.74
GA
1.53
84%
O2.5
26%
58%
BTTS
26%
84%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st
Brighton rank15th
Manchester City points100
Brighton points40
Manchester City: #1 · 100 pts · GD +79
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 53 pts above the play-off edge. 64 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brighton: #15 · 40 pts · GD -20
41 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
60-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W D W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals11-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D L L
Points1/15
Weighted index7
Goals3-12
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.584%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 16%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS26%
BTTS + O2.516%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home42%
Brighton score away37%
Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%
Manchester City win after scoring first94%
Brighton score first37%
Brighton win after scoring first29%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 100% · Brighton 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 23.6' · Brighton 38.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home3.21 vs 1.53
Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.15
Brighton score away0.53 vs 1.15
Brighton concede away1.53 vs 1.53
Manchester City score 110% above league average, while Brighton score 54% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 36% below league average at home, and Brighton are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 17
46-60 15
16-30 12
61-75 10
0-15 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
31-45 3
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
0-15 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
19
6
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
12
4
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
73%
27%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
5
7
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
854
301
Passes Accurate
784
240
Passes %
92%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
16'
16' Goal · 1-0
Danilo
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Sané
20'
20' Goal · 1-1
L. Ulloa
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Pröpper
34'
34' Goal · 2-1
Bernardo Silva
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Sané
37'
37' S. Duffy
72'
72' Goal · 3-1
Fernandinho
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Sané
73'
73' P. Groß
1st substitution · For: B. Kayal
73'
73' L. Ulloa
2nd substitution · For: J. Locadia
76'
76' O. Zinchenko
1st substitution · For: B. Mendy
79'
79' J. Izquierdo
3rd substitution · For: S. March
83'
83' Gabriel Jesus
2nd substitution · For: Brahim Díaz
86'
86' Yaya Touré
3rd substitution · For: L. Nmecha

Manchester City vs Brighton 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Brighton 3-1 on Wednesday, 09 May 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Paul Tierney. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 16' when Danilo scored, with the assist credited to L. Sané, making the score 1-0. Brighton leveled the score at 20' when L. Ulloa scored, with the assist credited to D. Pröpper, making the score 1-1. Manchester City took the lead at 34' when Bernardo Silva scored, with the assist credited to L. Sané, making the score 2-1. S. Duffy received a yellow card for Brighton at 37'.

Second half: Manchester City extended the lead at 72' when Fernandinho scored, with the assist credited to L. Sané, making the score 3-1. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 73', with P. Groß replacing B. Kayal. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 73', with L. Ulloa replacing J. Locadia. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 76', with O. Zinchenko replacing B. Mendy. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 79', with J. Izquierdo replacing S. March. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 83', with Gabriel Jesus replacing Brahim Díaz. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Yaya Touré replacing L. Nmecha.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Brighton used 3 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (73%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins12
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals13 (72.2%)
BTTS11 (61.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Manchester City vs Brighton Head-to-Head History by Season