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

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Simon Long

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

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
#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' Manchester City FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' 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.
10' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joao Pedro on 10 minutes.
11' The Norway Erling Haaland breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
15' That looks like a foul for a card for Savio.
19' Kaoru Mitoma picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
21' What a moment for Pervis Estupinan! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
26' Carlos Baleba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
36' Nico Gonzalez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Omar Marmoush makes it 2-1.
44' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
48' Abdukodir Khusanov does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' The supporters are chanting for Bernardo Silva. He replaces Savio on 58 minute.
62' A moment of madness from Jeremy Doku on 62 minutes earns him a card. Manchester City FC will be frustrated.
67' 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.
72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 439 games and scored 1028 goals.
76' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Danny Welbeck comes on to replace Georginio Rutter.
81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
83' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Kaoru Mitoma exits the field as Brajan Gruda enters on 83.
86' Manchester City FC make a change. Omar Marmoush trudges off to be replaced by Kevin De Bruyne on 86 minutes.
87' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Carlos Baleba trudges off to be replaced by Mats Wieffer on 87 minutes.
89' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Mats Wieffer gets a card.
90' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Bart Verbruggen gets a card.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Manchester City FC 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

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
Sergio Aguero	4
Bernardo Silva	4
Raheem Sterling	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

2 / 4

1.95 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC39% Draw24% Brighton & Hove Albion FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.94

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

63%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

61%

Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC30% Draw38% Brighton & Hove Albion FC32%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

2 – 0

3.8%

0 – 1

3.4%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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