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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sun 12 May 2019 · 14:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
10
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2018-09-29 Manchester City FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
05 May Arsenal FC A 1–1 D
27 Apr Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D
23 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
16 Apr Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 4–1 W
06 May Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
28 Apr Burnley FC A 1–0 W
24 Apr Manchester United FC A 2–0 W
20 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
17 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 4–3 W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Manchester City FC
#15 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is hosting Manchester City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 27' Magnificent from Glenn Murray! That is 23 goals in 336 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergio Aguero makes it 1-1.
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' GOAL! Aymeric Laporte scores on 38. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez
  • 43' France international Anthony Knockaert has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno made 336 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 67' Jurgen Locadia gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Florin Andone is replacing Glenn Murray for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
  • 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ilkay Gundogan makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 78' Kevin De Bruyne gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces David Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
  • 84' The whistle greets Bruno as he departs to be replaced by Martin Montoya.
  • 86' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Vincent Kompany exits the field as Nicolas Otamendi enters on 86.
  • 88' Danilo is replacing Kyle Walker for the Manchester City FC side.
  • The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 8
Erling Haaland 6
Bernardo Silva 4
Raheem Sterling 4
Sergio Aguero 4
Ilkay Gundogan 3
Riyad Mahrez 3
Kevin De Bruyne 3

Head to Head

2019-05-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2018-09-29 Manchester City FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2019-05-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2019-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2019-04-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2019-04-23 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2019-04-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2019-04-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L

Manchester City FC Form

2019-05-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2019-05-06 Manchester City FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2019-04-28 Burnley FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2019-04-24 Manchester United FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2019-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2019-04-17 Manchester City FC 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC13% Draw28% Manchester City FC59%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Manchester City FC
87%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC4% Draw55% Manchester City FC41%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
24.7%
0 – 0
20.2%
0 – 2
17.2%
1 – 1
8%
0 – 3
8%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 31% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 20% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.