Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Manchester City FC H 2–1 W 24 Aug Everton FC A 0–2 L 16 Aug Fulham FC H 1–1 D 25 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 4–1 W 19 May Liverpool FC H 3–2 W 10 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L 23 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–2 L 16 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 4–0 W 01 Jul Al Hilal H 3–4 L 26 Jun Juventus FC A 5–2 W 23 Jun Al Ain FC H 6–0 W Season Stats
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Manchester City FC #8 Position #2 53 Points 78 38 Played 38 14 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 23 / 9 / 6 52 Scored 77 46 Conceded 35 +6 GD +42 1.39 PPG 2.05 37% Win % 61% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonBrighton & Hove Albion FC are 8th (53 pts). Manchester City FC are 2nd (78 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/346-601/161-751/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededManchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.
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Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Phil Foden 8 Erling Haaland 6 Raheem Sterling 4 Sergio Aguero 4 Bernardo Silva 4 Kevin De Bruyne 3 Ilkay Gundogan 3 Riyad Mahrez 3 Head to Head
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2025-08-24 Everton FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-08-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2025-05-25 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Liverpool FC W 2025-05-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC WManchester City FC Form
2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2025-08-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2025-08-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2025-07-01 Manchester City FC 3–4 Al Hilal L 2025-06-26 Juventus FC 2–5 Manchester City FC W 2025-06-23 Manchester City FC 6–0 Al Ain FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.33 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.92 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC 76% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.25Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 59%Draw or Manchester City FC 65%Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.8%1 – 2 9.2%0 – 2 7.1%0 – 1 6.8%2 – 1 Actual2 – 2 6.1%1 – 3 5.8%0 – 0 5.4%0 – 3 4.5%1 – 0 4.4%2 – 3 3.9%2 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 7% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 14% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 50% — 50% +1 50% 21% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 15% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

