Manchester City vs Brighton

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 2 · Brighton 6

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 2-0-0

Goals For / Against

3 / 1
Avg: 1.50 / 0.50

Points

6
Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

8 / 4
Avg: 4.00 / 2.00

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0

Match Prediction Angles

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

Quick comparison bars

3.00
PPG
1.50
1.50
GF
4.00
0.50
GA
2.00
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
50%
50%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd
Brighton rank6th
Manchester City points12
Brighton points7
Manchester City: #2 · 12 pts · GD +6
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brighton: #6 · 7 pts · GD +8
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W
Points6/6
Weighted index100
Goals3-1
Record2-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton last 5 away

W L
Points3/6
Weighted index67
Goals8-4
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home100%
Manchester City clean sheet at home50%
Brighton score away100%
Brighton clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first50%
Manchester City win after scoring first100%
Brighton score first50%
Brighton win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Brighton 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 26.0' · Brighton 35.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home1.50 vs 1.52
Manchester City concede at home0.50 vs 1.38
Brighton score away4.00 vs 1.38
Brighton concede away2.00 vs 1.52
Manchester City score 2% below league average, while Brighton score 190% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 64% below league average at home, and Brighton are 31% 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: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: —
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0

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