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Manchester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Manchester City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'
Aymeric Laporte 36' Y
Y 83' Lewis Dunk

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Simon Bennett
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 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

10
3
3
Manchester City FC 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 Manchester City FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 4–0 W
25 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 3–1 W
17 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug West Ham United FC A 5–0 W
18 May Watford FC H 6–0 W
12 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 4–1 W
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Manchester City FC A 0–4 L
24 Aug Southampton FC H 0–2 L
17 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
10 Aug Watford FC A 3–0 W
12 May Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
05 May Arsenal FC A 1–1 D

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' The Belgium Kevin De Bruyne breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aymeric Laporte made 439 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' England international Adam Webster has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' 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.
  • 36' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Aymeric Laporte is withdrawn and Fernandinho gets his opportunity.
  • 42' Sergio Aguero has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact .
  • 52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' What composure from Sergio Aguero! The Argentina international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 60' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' The 35-year-old Riyad Mahrez has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 66' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Neal Maupay exits the field as Aaron Connolly enters on 66.
  • 67' Glenn Murray gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Bernardo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Kevin De Bruyne has done his job and it is now time for Ilkay Gundogan to step up.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Leandro Trossard is replaced by Pascal Gross on 74 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets David Silva as he departs to be replaced by Bernardo Silva.
  • 79' Brilliant from the ! Bernardo Silva makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 79.
  • 83' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Manchester City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-08-31 Manchester City FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-05-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2018-09-29 Manchester City FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Manchester City FC Form

2019-08-31 Manchester City FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2019-08-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2019-08-17 Manchester City FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2019-08-10 West Ham United FC 0–5 Manchester City FC W 2019-05-18 Manchester City FC 6–0 Watford FC W 2019-05-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2019-08-31 Manchester City FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2019-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Southampton FC L 2019-08-17 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2019-08-10 Watford FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.68 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC65% Draw19% Brighton & Hove Albion FC16%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
35%
Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC47% Draw35% Brighton & Hove Albion FC18%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
1 – 0
4.1%
4 – 2
3.5%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 18% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 20% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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