Manchester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 52,471 HT 45' · FT 45'

Erling Haaland pen 11' 1–0

1–1 21' Pervis Estupinan

Omar Marmoush 39' 2–1

2–2 48' Abdukodir Khusanov og

Y 10' Joao Pedro

Savio 15' Y

Y 19' Kaoru Mitoma

Y 26' Carlos Baleba

Jeremy Doku 62' Y

Y 89' Mats Wieffer

Y 90' Bart Verbruggen

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Simon Long

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-05-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
08 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L
01 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	3–1	W
26 Feb	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–0	W
23 Feb	Liverpool FC	H	0–2	L
19 Feb	Real Madrid CF	A	1–3	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	2–2	D
08 Mar	Fulham FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–1	W
22 Feb	Southampton FC	A	4–0	W
14 Feb	Chelsea FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#9	Position	#15
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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Manchester City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fabian Hürzeler will be considering his options from the bench.
10' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joao Pedro.
11' Erling Haaland puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
15' It’s gonna be a card for Savio.
19' Poor challenge from Kaoru Mitoma. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
21' A stunning finish from Pervis Estupinan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' Poor challenge from Carlos Baleba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' A goal from the Egypt international Omar Marmoush! He fires home on 39 to make it 2-1!
44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Abdukodir Khusanov makes no mistake. 3-1!
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Savio by Bernardo Silva on 58 minute.
62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeremy Doku on 62.
67' 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.
72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
76' Danny Welbeck gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Georginio Rutter and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
83' The supporters are chanting for Brajan Gruda. He replaces Kaoru Mitoma on 83 minute.
86' The whistle greets Omar Marmoush as he departs to be replaced by Kevin De Bruyne.
87' Mats Wieffer is replacing Carlos Baleba for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
89' Mats Wieffer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
90' Bart Verbruggen was booked on 90.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 76'
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 87'
26
Yasin Ayari ↑ 76'
16
Eiran Cashin
11
Simon Adingra ↑ 83'
39
Carl Rushworth
53
Jacob Slater
8
Brajan Gruda ↑ 83'
57
Joe Knight

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Manchester City FC Form

2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2025-03-01 Manchester City FC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-02-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2025-02-19 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Manchester City FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-03-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Fulham FC W 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-02-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-02-22 Southampton FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-02-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.89 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Manchester City FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC34% Draw34% Brighton & Hove Albion FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	11%	89%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

66%

Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC21% Draw58% Brighton & Hove Albion FC21%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

19.2%

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

13.3%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

1.9%

1 – 3

1.8%

3 – 0

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	20%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	21%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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