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Premier League | Gameweek 9
Oct 21, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Man City
2 - 1
Brighton

Alvarez (7'), Haaland (19')
Rodri (38'), Akanji (63'), Grealish (84')
Akanji (90+5')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Fati (73')
March (36'), Julio (64')

The Match

Match Report

Ten-man Manchester City return to the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Sunday, October 8 at 4.30pm in Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Brighton 2-2 Liverpool
Sunday, October 8 at 2pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 69.31%. A draw had a probability of 16.3% and a win for Brighton & Hove Albion had a probability of 14.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (7.98%) and 2-0 (7.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.67%), while for a Brighton & Hove Albion win it was 1-2 (3.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Manchester City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Manchester City.

Result
Manchester CityDrawBrighton & Hove Albion
69.31% (-0.01400000000001 -0.01) 16.28% (0.0070000000000014 0.01) 14.41% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
Both teams to score 64.35% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
73.96% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)26.04% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
53.74% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)46.26% (0.023000000000003 0.02)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.14% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)6.86% (0.0068999999999999 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.76% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)25.24% (0.019000000000002 0.02)
Brighton & Hove Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.09% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)30.92% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.79% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)67.21% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 69.31%
    Brighton & Hove Albion 14.41%
    Draw 16.28%
Manchester CityDrawBrighton & Hove Albion
2-1 @ 8.94% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 7.98% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 7.61% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 6.8% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-0 @ 5.68% (0.0040000000000004 0)
4-1 @ 5.35% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-2 @ 4.69% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 4.56% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
4-2 @ 3.14% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-1 @ 2.87% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
5-0 @ 2.44% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-2 @ 1.68% (-0.002 -0)
6-1 @ 1.28% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-3 @ 1.23% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
6-0 @ 1.09% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 3.99%
Total : 69.31%
1-1 @ 6.67% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-2 @ 5.25% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 2.12% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 1.83%
Other @ 0.41%
Total : 16.28%
1-2 @ 3.92% (0.0020000000000002 0)
0-1 @ 2.49% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 2.05%
1-3 @ 1.53% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 1.46% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.96%
Total : 14.41%

How you voted: Man City vs Brighton

Manchester City
77.7%
Draw
11.4%
Brighton & Hove Albion
10.9%
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