Ace Football Team previews the Premier League round 30 match between Man City and Brighton who meet up this coming Wednesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest team stats, match history and the best betting tips.
Struggling Brighton are most likely in for a tough assignment when going up against Man City on Wednesday at Etihad Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take any point here.
Position in the Premier League table: Man City vs Brighton
Looking at the current Premier League standings, the two sides are currently 34 points and eight places apart. Man City will without a doubt attempt to grab all three points to reclaim first place from Liverpool. Despite being the outsider in this clash, Brighton will try to make this a miserable day for their opponents. The result of this game could have a big impact on both teams in their upcoming matches. There is every reason to zoom in on the clash between Man City and Brighton.
Current form and previous Premier League encounters between Man City and Brighton
Manchester City hoping to bounce back
It is not all bad, but it is not fantastic either for Manchester City at the moment with just 2 points from their last 3 matches. They first drew 2-2 against Liverpool in the Premier League, followed by another draw. This time 0-0 against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, before going down in a 3-2 FA Cup defeat against Liverpool.
Brighton keep target in sight
Brighton look well suited to take on any opponent at the moment, as their last 3 matches saw them gaining 7 points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Norwich, before downing first Arsenal by 1-2, then Tottenham in a 0-1 win.
Latest encounters between Man City and Brighton
The Seagulls took a knock when Manchester City handed them a 4-1 defeat in their last Premier League encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured 3 points to their name by claiming a 3-2 win.
Highlights from the last match between Man City and Brighton:
Betting stats and facts for Man City and Brighton
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on stats from the last couple of games that Man City and Brighton played across all tournaments.
- Manchester City have not lost 23 of the last 25 matches
- Manchester City have scored in 17 of the last 19 home matches
- Manchester City have not won the last 3 matches in a row
- Brighton have conceded in 13 of the last 15 away matches
- Brighton have not won 7 of the last 9 matches
- Brighton have not lost the last 3 matches in a row
- Manchester City have won 8 of the last 9 matches versus Brighton
- In 5 of the last 6 Manchester City matches versus Brighton the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players to zoom in on in Man City vs Brighton
Kevin De Bruyne has been the most prolific scorer for the home team recently. Surely, Man City will be relying on him to once again shine in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Brighton will be looking to Leandro Trossard in the hope that he will add more goals to his current total of 2 goals in his last 6 games.
Match predictions: Man City vs Brighton
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Premier League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.
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