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Man City 2-1 Brighton
Man City to win
45%Man City
23%Draw
32%Brighton
Key storylines
- Man City (1st) host Brighton (3rd)
- Man City unbeaten at home this season (4 played)
- Brighton have won 4 of their last 5
- Man City have won 4 of their last 5
- 3 of the last 6 meetings were draws
Match info
- Competition
- Premier League
- Gameweek
- 9
- Date
- Sat 31 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Etihad Stadium
- Season
- 2026-27
Lucky Tiger odds Man City 1.61 Draw 4.20 Brighton 4.30 Man City at 1.61 with Lucky Tiger
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Recent form
Man City
Brighton
Head to head
1Man City wins3Draws2Brighton wins
The numbers per game
| Man City | Measure | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| 2.50 | Goals scored | 2.88 |
| 1.13 | Goals conceded | 0.88 |
| 2.08 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.07 |
| 1.34 | xG against | 1.46 |
| 2.63 | Points per game | 2.00 |
| 3 | Clean sheets | 5 |
| 13 | Yellow cards | 17 |
| 14.6 | Shots | 17.8 |
| 5.5 | On target | 5.4 |
| 64% | Possession | 60% |
| 5.8 | Corners | 5.3 |
| 11.4 | Fouls | 12.3 |
| 2.3 | Offsides | 2.8 |
| 1.72 | xG expected here (our model) | 1.42 |
| Haaland 6.1 | Top xG | Kostoulas 2.4 |
| Haaland | Penalty taker | Groß |
Team news
Man City
- SemenyoInjuredKnee injury - Unknown return date
- Matheus N.Doubtful (75%)Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
Brighton
- Pascal StruijkSuspendedStraight red card, banned for this match only if the ban is the 3-match one (serious foul play or violent conduct)
- AndrésDoubtful (75%)Hip injury - 75% chance of playing
- StruijkDoubtful (50%)Hamstring injury - 50% chance of playing
- F.KadıoğluDoubtful (75%)Hip injury - 75% chance of playing
- TzimasInjuredKnee injury - Unknown return date
- FergusonInjuredAnkle injury - Unknown return date
- MitomaInjuredHamstring injury - Expected back 31 Oct
- YohannaInjuredUnspecified injury - Expected back 31 Oct
- AzeezInjuredHamstring injury - Expected back 31 Oct
