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

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Premier League · 2018-19

Manchester City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

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Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Matthew Wilkes
Referee Lee Mason
Referee Mick McDonough

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-29 Manchester City FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	5–0	W
19 Sep	Olympique Lyonnais	H	1–2	L
15 Sep	Fulham FC	H	3–0	W
01 Sep	Newcastle United FC	H	2–1	W
25 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Manchester City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	Southampton FC	A	2–2	D
01 Sep	Fulham FC	H	2–2	D
25 Aug	Liverpool FC	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	Manchester United FC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#1	Position	#3
15	Points	10
5	Played	5
5 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 1
13	Scored	16
5	Conceded	5
+8	GD	+11
3.00	PPG	2.00
100%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Rayan Cherki	3 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	2 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' 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.
9' Anthony Knockaert catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
19' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aymeric Laporte suffering a number of foals already.
29' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Raheem Sterling on 29.
34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
42' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
65' Against the run of play, Sergio Aguero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
66' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Sergio Aguero exits the field as Gabriel Jesus enters on 66.
71' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Riyad Mahrez on, Leroy Sane off on 71 minutes.
73' Glenn Murray has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jurgen Locadia on 73 minute.
78' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Anthony Knockaert by Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 78 minute.
83' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Solomon March is replaced by Jose Izquierdo.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Martin Montoya on 87 minutes.
88' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. David Silva is replaced by Phil Foden on 88 minute.
Another three points for Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Maty Ryan
5
Lewis Dunk C
3
Gaetan Bong
4
Shane Duffy
20
Solomon March ↓ Jose Izquierdo 83'
7
Beram Kayal
24
Davy Propper
11
Anthony Knockaert ↓ Alireza Jahanbakhsh 78'
9
Jurgen Locadia ↓ Glenn Murray 73'
8
Yves Bissouma
22
Martin Montoya

Bench

14
Leon Balogun
19
Jose Izquierdo ↑ 83'
16
Alireza Jahanbakhsh ↑ 78'
27
David Button
2
Bruno
17
Glenn Murray ↑ 73'
30
Bernardo

Coach Chris Hughton

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.06 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC55% Draw23% Brighton & Hove Albion FC22%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

45%

Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC40% Draw41% Brighton & Hove Albion FC19%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Clean Sheet