One-sided contest expected as Manchester City welcomes Brighton & Hove Albion

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

The Manchester City manager Guardiola attacks this game with the team placed 2nd so far. In the visitors dressing room Brighton & Hove Albion and their manager G. Potter are in 8th place before this match.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Manchester City form and stats

A Premier League draw at home so far for Manchester City. Last season their home statistics were 18 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 19 matches.

Manchester City are returning here after visiting AFC Bournemouth in a Premier League game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Before that, Manchester City drew at home versus Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester City are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Etihad Stadium with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 26 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Manchester City has won 23 times, drawn 1 and lost 2. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Manchester City has won by at least two goals 19 times when in this position.

Manchester City has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

Only one away game in the Premier League so far for Brighton & Hove Albion and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 victories, 4 draws and 12 losses from 19 travels.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Southampton with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs West Ham United.

Brighton & Hove Albion are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found eight matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 1 win, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Of the defeats, 3 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

Brighton & Hove Albion have the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 5 Manchester City victories, 1 draw and 0 Brighton & Hove Albion wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

R. Sterling
5 goals
S. Agüero
4 goals
Gabriel Jesus
1 goals

Manchester City missing players

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

Manchester City Brighton & Hove Albion
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played 0 1 3
2 0 0 Won 0 1 1
1 1 1 Drew 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
10 2 2 Scored 0 3 4
3 2 2 Conceded 0 0 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 0% 100% 33%
100% 100% 100% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 33%
 
6.3 13 13 Corners For (avg) 0 2 6
2.3 2 2 Corners Against (avg) 0 5 5.3
2 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 0.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Manchester City Last season Brighton & Hove Albion
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
3 1   Played   1 3
2 0   Won   1 1
1 1   Drew   0 1
0 0   Lost   0 1
10 2   Scored   3 4
3 2   Conceded   0 3
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 2.5   100% 33%
100% 100%   Over 3.5   0% 0%
33% 0%   Over 4.5   0% 0%
67% 100%   BTTS   0% 33%
33% 0%   Clean Sheets   100% 33%
0% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 33%
 
6.3 13   Corners For (avg)   2 6
2.3 2   Corners Against (avg)   5 5.3
2 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   1 0.7
0 0   Red Cards   0 1

Manchester City
All Champions League Community Shield International Champions Cup Premier League Club Friendlies Premier League Asia Trophy FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
27-07-19 CF Yokohama F. Marinos 1 - 3 Manchester City
04-08-19 CS Liverpool 1 - 1 Manchester City
10-08-19 PL West Ham United 0 - 5 Manchester City
17-08-19 PL Manchester City 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
25-08-19 PL AFC Bournemouth 1 - 3 Manchester City
31-08-19 PL Manchester City 14:00 Brighton & Hove Albion
14-09-19 PL Norwich City 16:30 Manchester City
21-09-19 PL Manchester City 14:00 Watford
29-09-19 PL Everton 15:30 Manchester City
05-10-19 PL Manchester City 14:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton & Hove Albion
All Premier League Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
20-07-19 CF Fulham 2 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
27-07-19 CF Birmingham City 0 - 4 Brighton & Hove Albion
10-08-19 PL Watford 0 - 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
17-08-19 PL Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 1 West Ham United
24-08-19 PL Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 2 Southampton
27-08-19 CC Bristol Rovers 18:45 Brighton & Hove Albion
31-08-19 PL Manchester City 14:00 Brighton & Hove Albion
14-09-19 PL Brighton & Hove Albion 14:00 Burnley
21-09-19 PL Newcastle United 16:30 Brighton & Hove Albion
28-09-19 PL Chelsea 14:00 Brighton & Hove Albion

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Liverpool 3 3 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 9
2 Manchester City 3 2 1 0 10 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 7 7
3 Arsenal 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
4 Leicester City 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
5 Manchester United 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
6 Burnley 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
7 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 4
9 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
10 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
11 AFC Bournemouth 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
12 Everton 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 4
13 Chelsea 3 1 1 1 4 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 4
14 West Ham United 3 1 1 1 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 -3 4
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
16 Aston Villa 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
17 Norwich City 3 1 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 3
18 Southampton 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
19 Newcastle United 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
20 Watford 3 0 0 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -6 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Manchester City 38 32 2 4 95 23 19 18 0 1 57 12 19 14 2 3 38 11 72 98
2 Liverpool 38 30 7 1 89 22 19 17 2 0 55 10 19 13 5 1 34 12 67 97
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 19 12 6 1 39 12 19 9 3 7 24 27 24 72
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 19 12 2 5 34 16 19 11 0 8 33 23 28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 19 14 3 2 42 16 19 7 4 8 31 35 22 70
6 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 65 54 19 10 6 3 33 25 19 9 3 7 32 29 11 66
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 9 13 47 46 19 10 4 5 28 21 19 6 5 8 19 25 1 57
8 Everton 38 15 9 14 54 46 19 10 4 5 30 21 19 5 5 9 24 25 8 54
9 Leicester City 38 15 7 16 51 48 19 8 3 8 24 20 19 7 4 8 27 28 3 52
10 West Ham United 38 15 7 16 52 55 19 9 4 6 32 27 19 6 3 10 20 28 -3 52
11 Watford 38 14 8 16 52 59 19 8 3 8 26 28 19 6 5 8 26 31 -7 50
12 Crystal Palace 38 14 7 17 51 53 19 5 5 9 19 23 19 9 2 8 32 30 -2 49
13 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 42 48 19 8 1 10 24 25 19 4 8 7 18 23 -6 45
14 AFC Bournemouth 38 13 6 19 56 70 19 8 5 6 30 25 19 5 1 13 26 45 -14 45
15 Burnley 38 11 7 20 45 68 19 7 2 10 24 32 19 4 5 10 21 36 -23 40
16 Southampton 38 9 12 17 45 65 19 5 8 6 27 30 19 4 4 11 18 35 -20 39
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 9 20 35 60 19 6 5 8 19 28 19 3 4 12 16 32 -25 36
18 Cardiff City 38 10 4 24 34 69 19 6 2 11 21 38 19 4 2 13 13 31 -35 34
19 Fulham 38 7 5 26 34 81 19 6 3 10 22 36 19 1 2 16 12 45 -47 26
20 Huddersfield Town 38 3 7 28 22 76 19 2 3 14 10 31 19 1 4 14 12 45 -54 16

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