Manchester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Manchester City FC

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 22 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Moises Caicedo

Riyad Mahrez 54' Y

Y 61' Pascal Gross

Y 74' Pervis Estupinan

Overview

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

Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Mason
Referee Tony Harrington
Referee Marc Perry
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Scott Ledger
Referee Craig Pawson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-22 Manchester City FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-10-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC 2021-01-13 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	3–1	W
16 Oct	Liverpool FC	A	0–1	L
11 Oct	FC København	A	0–0	D
08 Oct	Southampton FC	H	4–0	W
05 Oct	FC København	H	5–0	W
02 Oct	Manchester United FC	H	6–3	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Manchester City FC	A	1–3	L
18 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D
14 Oct	Brentford FC	A	0–2	L
08 Oct	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–1	L
01 Oct	Liverpool FC	A	3–3	D
04 Sep	Leicester City FC	H	5–2	W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#3	Position	#2
21	Points	22
10	Played	10
7 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 2
21	Scored	26
13	Conceded	7
+8	GD	+19
2.10	PPG	2.20
70%	Win %	70%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Manchester City FC launch into their encounter with Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Jeremy Sarmiento needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Adam Webster has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
22' Erling Haaland is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 24 goals this season for the .
26' The referee calls foul for Moises Caicedo. He receives a Yellow card.
31' Brighton & Hove Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' 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 Alexis Mac Allister suffering a number of foals already.
43' What composure from Erling Haaland! The Norway international strokes it home. 2-0.
46' Adam Lallana makes way for Tariq Lamptey at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' Magnificent from Leandro Trossard! That is 92 goals in 327 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
54' Riyad Mahrez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Pascal Gross picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Phil Foden comes on to replace Riyad Mahrez.
66' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Joel Veltman is withdrawn and Pervis Estupinan gets his opportunity.
71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robert Sanchez, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
74' Pervis Estupinan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
75' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
76' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Jack Grealish is replaced by Cole Palmer on 76 minute.
77' Jack Grealish makes way for Cole Palmer at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
79' Deniz Undav is replacing Danny Welbeck for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
80' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Erling Haaland departs to be replaced by Julian Alvarez.
85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pervis Estupinan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
87' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Alexis Mac Allister is replaced by Billy Gilmour.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Manchester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Adam Webster
18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Deniz Undav 79'
14
Adam Lallana ↓ Tariq Lamptey 46'
5
Lewis Dunk
7
Solomon March
13
Pascal Gross ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 87'
34
Joel Veltman ↓ Pervis Estupinan 66'
11
Leandro Trossard
10
Alexis Mac Allister ↓ Billy Gilmour 87'
1
Robert Sanchez
25
Moises Caicedo

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

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

Manchester City FC Form

2022-10-22 Manchester City FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-10-16 Liverpool FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2022-10-11 FC København 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-10-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2022-10-05 Manchester City FC 5–0 FC København W 2022-10-02 Manchester City FC 6–3 Manchester United FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-10-22 Manchester City FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-10-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-10-14 Brentford FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-10-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2022-10-01 Liverpool FC 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2022-09-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5–2 Leicester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.24 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC53% Draw21% Brighton & Hove Albion FC26%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

47%

Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC38% Draw38% Brighton & Hove Albion FC24%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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