Premier League: Brighton vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 11 match between Brighton and Manchester City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Manchester City come to The American Express Community Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Brighton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

While The Citizens are chasing the lead in the Premier League after collecting 23 points in ten rounds, The Seagulls trail by 16 points after ten rounds, leaving them as number 8 in the table.

Team form: Brighton vs Manchester City

Brighton Form

A draw was the best Brighton could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Wolverhampton, before getting trounced 2-3 against Liverpool. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners. Brighton claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Tottenham. Next up, Bournemouth won 2-1, before losing 4-1 against Sporting CP. Manchester City came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 11 and conceded five.

Betting stats for Brighton and Manchester City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brighton and Manchester City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Brighton vs Manchester City

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Josko Gvardiol has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because The Citizens bank on him to build on these numbers against Brighton. The latter relies on Danny Welbeck, who found the target four times in six games.

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Full-time result

Brighton claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away. Brighton did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Manchester City have not lost to Brighton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Brighton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Manchester City played. Manchester City managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Brighton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Manchester City, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games. Manchester City scored at least one goal in their last 19 matches.

Betting prediction: Brighton vs Manchester City

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Brighton and Manchester City seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Premier League match.

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