Premier League: Brighton vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 29 match between Brighton and Manchester City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The Seagulls welcome Manchester City this coming Thursday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 29 match.

One spot behind the leader of the table, The Sky Blues have claimed 73 points after 32 rounds, while Brighton have amassed 44 points and are now ranked as number 10 in the Premier League standings.

Team form: Brighton vs Manchester City

Brighton Form

Brighton have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Brentford, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Arsenal, who ran out 0-3 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 draw with Burnley. Brighton claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City beat Luton 5-1, drew 1-1 with Real Madrid and beat Chelsea by 1-0. Manchester City have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Premier League. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 15 and conceding seven goals.

Betting facts 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 on top: Brighton vs Manchester City

It has been an excellent season for Phil Foden who managed to score an impressive 14 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Manchester City are looking to him against Brighton, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Brighton vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Brighton claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Manchester City won eight of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost zero of the games in this run. Good luck taking on Manchester City currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 17 games without defeat. Manchester City remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Manchester City have not lost to Brighton in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Brighton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Brighton managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Manchester City were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Brighton have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Manchester City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Manchester City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.4 goals in these matches. In the last threePremier League outings for Manchester City there were over 4.5 goals.

Recommended tip: Brighton vs Manchester City

To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Brighton vs Manchester City mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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