Manchester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 7 Jan 2026 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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

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

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall

7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2026-01-07 Manchester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–1	D
04 Jan	Chelsea FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–0	D
27 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
20 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–0	W
14 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	3–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	1–1	D
03 Jan	Burnley FC	H	2–0	W
30 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	2–2	D
27 Dec	Arsenal FC	A	1–2	L
20 Dec	Sunderland AFC	H	0–0	D
13 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L

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' The ball is rolling at . Manchester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

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

2026-01-07 Manchester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-01-04 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2026-01-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2025-12-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2026-01-07 Manchester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-01-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2025-12-30 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-12-27 Arsenal FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-12-13 Liverpool FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.48 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC37% Draw25% Brighton & Hove Albion FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

63%

Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC25% Draw42% Brighton & Hove Albion FC33%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

1 – 0

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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