Premier League: Brighton vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Brighton and Manchester City who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Brighton will look to justify their title credentials this coming Sunday when they take on Manchester City for a round 3 match in the Premier League.

They are not exactly up to a dream opening on the new season as Brighton have had to settle for a single point so far in the Premier League.

Form: Brighton vs Manchester City

Brighton Form

Brighton delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Fulham brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Everton. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Oxford by 0-6. Brighton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 2-2 draw with Al Hilal. A 0-4 win against Wolverhampton followed, before a 0-2 defeat against Tottenham in their most recent match. Manchester City won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding one.

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 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, Erling Haaland 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 this coming Sunday, it is because Manchester City bank on him to build on these numbers against Brighton. The latter relies on Jack Hinshelwood, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: Brighton vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Brighton won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Manchester City won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Brighton didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at The American Express Community Stadium. Manchester City remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Brighton scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Manchester City scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Brighton played. Brighton managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Manchester City have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Brighton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brighton, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Manchester City, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game.