Manchester City vs Brighton

1 - 0
🕒 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 1 · Brighton 16
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.18
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 18%
Home wins 27%
Draws 27%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (65%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-2-4

Goals For / Against

43 / 17
Avg: 2.26 / 0.89

Points

41
Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

1
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

18 / 24
Avg: 0.95 / 1.26

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.16
PPG
1.05
2.26
GF
0.95
0.89
GA
1.26
53%
O2.5
47%
42%
BTTS
47%
79%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st
Brighton rank16th
Manchester City points86
Brighton points41
Manchester City: #1 · 86 pts · GD +51
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brighton: #16 · 41 pts · GD -6
33 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals12-8
Record2-0-3
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.

Brighton last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals2-7
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 2.553%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.595%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home53%
Brighton score away63%
Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first79%
Manchester City win after scoring first80%
Brighton score first53%
Brighton win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Brighton 13%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.2' · Brighton 26.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.26 vs 1.35
Manchester City concede at home0.89 vs 1.34
Brighton score away0.95 vs 1.34
Brighton concede away1.26 vs 1.35
Manchester City score 67% above league average, while Brighton score 29% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 33% below league average at home, and Brighton are 7% below 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: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 8
31-45 8
16-30 7
46-60 7
61-75 6
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
16-30 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 6
16-30 5
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
1
Total Shots
16
5
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
13
2
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
8
4
Fouls
4
12
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
726
384
Passes Accurate
652
298
Passes %
90%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
3
44'
44' Goal · 1-0
P. Foden
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
62'
62' J. Veltman
67'
67' R. Mahrez
1st substitution · For: Gabriel Jesus
68'
68' D. Pröpper
1st substitution · For: S. March
68'
68' P. Tau
2nd substitution · For: N. Maupay
77'
77' A. Webster
82'
82' P. Foden
2nd substitution · For: R. Sterling
86'
86' L. Trossard
3rd substitution · For: R. Khadra

Manchester City vs Brighton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Brighton 1-0 on Wednesday, 13 January 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 44' when P. Foden scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. Veltman received a yellow card for Brighton at 62'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 67', with R. Mahrez replacing Gabriel Jesus. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 68', with D. Pröpper replacing S. March. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 68', with P. Tau replacing N. Maupay. A. Webster received a yellow card for Brighton at 77'. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 82', with P. Foden replacing R. Sterling. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 86', with L. Trossard replacing R. Khadra.

Manchester City used 2 substitutions while Brighton used 3 substitutions. Brighton got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (65%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-1 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