Premier League: Manchester City vs Brighton – Betting preview

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

Manchester City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brighton swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Citizens are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 42 points from their initial 20 encounters. Brighton trail them on 28 points after 20 rounds, sitting as number 10 in the table.

Team form: Manchester City vs Brighton

Manchester City Form

The Manchester City team look in good shape before their match against Brighton, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Nottingham Forest 1-2, then they held Sunderland to a 0-0 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Chelsea. Manchester City showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Etihad Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 16 times, while letting in four themselves.

Brighton Form

Brighton have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 2-1 against Arsenal, before picking up a 2-2 draw against West Ham. Their latest match brought a 2-0 win in their encounter with Burnley. Brighton claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to seven.

Betting stats for Manchester City and Brighton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and Brighton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Manchester City vs Brighton

Scoring 19 goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Erling Haaland is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Erling Haaland to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Popular markets: Manchester City vs Brighton

Full-time result

Manchester City claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Brighton won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Manchester City have gone through an impressive 8 games now without losing even once. Manchester City are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Manchester City have not lost to Brighton in 9 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Brighton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their 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 eight of their last 10 outings. Manchester City have scored in 19 consecutive league meetings with Brighton.

Total goals

Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Brighton, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.