Manchester City vs Brighton

Manchester City

2 - 1

Brighton

🕒 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 1 · Brighton 11

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

22 matches · 4.68 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.68
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	68%
Home wins	64%
Draws	23%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (10-5).
Manchester City controlled possession (55%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-5-0

Goals For / Against

51 / 16

Avg: 2.68 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 35

Avg: 1.32 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

0.95

2.68

1.32

0.84

1.84

58%

O2.5

63%

68%

BTTS

63%

74%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st

Brighton rank11th

Manchester City points91

Brighton points48

Manchester City: #1 · 91 pts · GD +62

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #11 · 48 pts · GD -7

41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals17-4

Record4-1-0

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

D L D D L

Points3/15

Weighted index22

Goals3-7

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 21%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home32%

Brighton score away68%

Brighton clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first74%

Manchester City win after scoring first86%

Brighton score first37%

Brighton win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 100% · Brighton 36%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 25.3' · Brighton 19.9'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.68 vs 1.80

Manchester City concede at home0.84 vs 1.48

Brighton score away1.32 vs 1.48

Brighton concede away1.84 vs 1.80

Manchester City score 49% above league average, while Brighton score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 43% below league average at home, and Brighton are 2% above 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

46-60 10

61-75 8

0-15 7

16-30 7

31-45 7

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

46-60 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

46-60 8

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

16-30 6

46-60 5

31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

609

506

Passes Accurate

546

443

Passes %

90%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Álvarez

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Doku

16' ↑↓

↑↓

16' ⇄ D. Welbeck

1st substitution · For: E. Ferguson

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Haaland

Normal Goal

36'

36' S. March

38'

38' Rodri

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Milner

2nd substitution · For: J. Veltman

63'

63' M. Akanji

64'

64' Igor

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ João Pedro

3rd substitution · For: Ansu Fati

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ C. Baleba

4th substitution · For: B. Gilmour

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Ansu Fati

Normal Goal

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Stones

1st substitution · For: Rúben Dias

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Doku

2nd substitution · For: J. Grealish

84'

84' J. Grealish

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ S. March

5th substitution · For: J. van Hecke

90+5'

90+5' M. Akanji

90+5'

90+5' M. Akanji

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ J. Álvarez

3rd substitution · For: N. Aké

Manchester City vs Brighton 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Brighton 2-1 on Saturday, 21 October 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Jones. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 7' when J. Álvarez scored, with the assist credited to J. Doku, making the score 1-0. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 16', with D. Welbeck replacing E. Ferguson. Manchester City extended the lead at 19' when E. Haaland scored, making the score 2-0. S. March received a yellow card for Brighton at 36'. Rodri received a yellow card for Manchester City at 38'.

Second half: Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Milner replacing J. Veltman. M. Akanji received a yellow card for Manchester City at 63'. Igor received a yellow card for Brighton at 64'. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 65', with João Pedro replacing Ansu Fati. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 66', with C. Baleba replacing B. Gilmour. Brighton reduced the deficit at 73' when Ansu Fati scored, making the score 2-1. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 75', with J. Stones replacing Rúben Dias. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. Doku replacing J. Grealish. J. Grealish received a yellow card for Manchester City at 84'. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with S. March replacing J. van Hecke. M. Akanji received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90+5'. M. Akanji received a red card for Manchester City at 90+5'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 90+6', with J. Álvarez replacing N. Aké.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Brighton used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Brighton got 2 yellow cards.