A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Manchester City fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Brighton & Hove Albion's 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Manchester City has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Manchester City nor Brighton & Hove Albion as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Manchester City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League, have scored 14 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Manchester City's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Birmingham City. The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Manchester United and winning 2-0.
Manchester decided the match against Birmingham City in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Manchester as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Crystal Palace are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Manchester are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 7 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Brighton & Hove Albion in their Premier League matches away. Visiting Brighton & Hove Albion has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Brighton has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Newport County (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) for a FA Cup game that ended a draw (1-1). A draw for Brighton before that, at their own venue hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-3).
The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Brighton we find two games. Results are zero Brighton & Hove Albion wins, zero draws and two defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Leeds United.
The visiting Brighton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Manchester City-Brighton & Hove Albion H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Manchester seven wins, Brighton & Hove Albion zero wins, one draw. five of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 6 goals |   R. Sterling 4 goals |  R. Mahrez 4 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Manchester City | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | 14 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 27% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 59% |
| 27% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 13% | 29% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 47% | 43% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 71% |
| 47% | 57% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15.6 | 15.7 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 39% | 34% |
- Brighton & Hove Albion has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Manchester City has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Manchester City 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 | Liverpool | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Southampton | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Everton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 26 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Burnley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -28 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -21 | 2 |
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