Manchester City U23 have played really well so far this season, being 4th position in the table. Brighton U23 have a view both ways from their 5th place.
- Manchester City U23 have the most points from losing position (13) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Brighton U23 have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League 2 Division One
Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last match. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Manchester City U23 form and stats
Manchester City U23 have performed here at Academy Stadium this season with 6 wins from 8 Premier League 2 Division One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
The fans are hoping that Manchester City U23 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Premier League 2 Division One game against Tottenham U23 (placed 2nd).
Ahead of that match, Manchester won a home game hosting Leeds U23 (3-2).Manchester are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Academy Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 24 goals in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Brighton U23 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brighton U23 so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Brighton won their last game, 3-0 versus Liverpool U23 played at home.
Before that, Brighton U23 travelled to Chelsea U23 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The visiting Brighton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, Brighton U23 have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other already this season, with the result Brighton U23 - Manchester City U23 1-1 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - one - four (Manchester wins - draws - Brighton U23 wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Ferguson 7 goals |  L. Tolaj 5 goals |
Manchester City U23 missing players
Brighton U23 missing players
| Manchester City U23 | Brighton U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 57% |
| 64% | 88% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 50% | 62% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 64% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 79% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 14% | 7% |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 14.4 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.3 | 11.1 |
| 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| 35% | 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 36% |
| 6.9 | 6.5 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- All of Brighton U23's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brighton U23 have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Brighton U23 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Brighton U23 have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Brighton U23 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Brighton U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manchester City U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City U23 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Brighton U23 have scored away.
- Manchester City U23 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Manchester City U23 have the most points from losing position (13) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester City U23 have the most scored goals (24) at home in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester City U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Premier League 2 Division One
- Manchester City U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham United U23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Tottenham U23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Arsenal U23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Manchester City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Brighton U23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Manchester United U23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Everton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -10 | 17 |
| 9 | Leicester City U23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Liverpool U23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Chelsea U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 12 | Derby County U23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Leeds U23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 11 |