Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Manchester City FC

Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2024-04-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–4 Manchester City FC 2023-10-21 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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

Manchester City FC

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester City FC is underway.
With this win, Brighton & Hove Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Manchester 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 accuracy

1 / 4

0.8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC35% Draw31% Manchester City FC34%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Manchester City FC

65%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC18% Draw56% Manchester City FC26%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.9%

0 – 1

15.1%

1 – 1

14.2%

1 – 0

10.9%

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

2.9%

0 – 3

2.9%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 1

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	17%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	23%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

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