Man City
2 - 1
Brighton

Brighton & Hove Albion's Roberto De Zerbi issues concerning Solly March injury update

Brighton & Hove Albion's Solly March is placed on a stretcher after sustaining an injury as Lewis Dunk looks on on October 21, 2023

Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi provides a concerning injury update on Solly March after the winger was stretchered off in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League defeat at Manchester City.

Manchester City condemn Sir Bobby Charlton chants

General view during a minute's silence before the match on October 21, 2023

Manchester City condemn offensive chants heard during Saturday's game with Brighton & Hove Albion following the death of Sir Bobby Charlton.

The Match

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

Brighton & Hove Albion

All competitions

Premier League

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 City	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
69.31% ( -0.01)	16.28% ( 0.01)	14.41% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 64.35% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

73.96% (

-0.02)

26.04% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

53.74% (

-0.02)

46.26% (

0.02)

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

93.14% (

-0)

6.86% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

74.76% (

-0.02)

25.24% (

0.02)

Brighton & Hove Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.09% (

-0)

30.92% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.79% (

-0)

67.21% (

Score Analysis

Manchester City 69.31%

Brighton & Hove Albion 14.41%

Draw 16.28%

Manchester City	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
2-1 @ 8.94% ( 0) 3-1 @ 7.98% ( -0) 2-0 @ 7.61% ( 0) 3-0 @ 6.8% ( -0) 1-0 @ 5.68% ( 0) 4-1 @ 5.35% ( -0) 3-2 @ 4.69% ( -0) 4-0 @ 4.56% ( -0) 4-2 @ 3.14% ( -0) 5-1 @ 2.87% ( -0) 5-0 @ 2.44% ( -0) 5-2 @ 1.68% ( -0) 6-1 @ 1.28% ( -0) 4-3 @ 1.23% ( -0) 6-0 @ 1.09% ( -0) Other @ 3.99% Total : 69.31%	1-1 @ 6.67% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.25% ( 0) 0-0 @ 2.12% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.83% Other @ 0.41% Total : 16.28%	1-2 @ 3.92% ( 0) 0-1 @ 2.49% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.05% 1-3 @ 1.53% ( 0) 0-2 @ 1.46% ( 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%

Head to Head

May 24, 2023 8pm

Gameweek 32

1-1

Enciso (38')
Veltman (89'), Paul van Hecke (90+1')

Foden (25')
Silva (41'), Guardiola (83')

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Oct 22, 2022 3pm

Gameweek 13

3-1

Braut Haaland (22', 43' pen.), De Bruyne (75')

Trossard (53')

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Apr 20, 2022 8pm

Gameweek 30

3-0

Mahrez (53'), Foden (65'), Silva (82')

Mac Allister (79'), Webster (81'), Dunk (89')

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Oct 23, 2021 5.30pm

Gameweek 9

1-4

Mac Allister (81' pen.)
Moder (63'), Lallana (70')

Gundogan (13'), Foden (28', 31'), Mahrez (90+5')
Walker (22'), Cancelo (60'), Ederson (84')

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May 18, 2021 7pm

Gameweek 37

3-2

Man City 2-0 Nott'm Forest

Trossard (50'), Webster (72'), Burn (76')
Jahanbakhsh (27'), Webster (90+3'), Sanchez (90+5')

Gundogan (2'), Foden (48')
Silva (73'), Rodri (79'), Fernandinho (82')
Cancelo (10')

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Form Guide

Arsenal 1-0 Man City

RB Leipzig 1-3 Man City

Wolves 2-1 Man City

Newcastle 1-0 Man City

Man City 3-1 Red Star

Brighton 2-2 Liverpool

Marseille 2-2 Brighton

Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton

Chelsea 1-0 Brighton

Brighton 3-1 Bournemouth

Brighton 2-3 AEK Athens

Build-up

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola pictured on September 23, 2023

Manchester City team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

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

How Manchester City could line up against Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City's John Stones pictured on August 6, 2023

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

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola refuses to rule out January exit for Kalvin Phillips

England's Kalvin Phillips celebrates after the match on October 13, 2023

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refuses to rule out a January exit for midfielder Kalvin Phillips amid interest from a number of clubs in England and abroad.

Pep Guardiola heaps praise on Roberto De Zerbi, Brighton's "unique" style of play

Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto De Zerbi shakes hands with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on May 24, 2023

Pep Guardiola says that he 'admires' Roberto De Zerbi's bravery as a manager and has heaped praise on Brighton & Hove Albion's "unique" style of play ahead of their visit to Manchester City on Saturday.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola confident Rodri "will learn" from suspension

Rodri celebrates scoring for Manchester City on August 27, 2023

Pep Guardiola is confident that Rodri "will learn" from the incident that resulted in the Manchester City midfielder receiving a red card for violent conduct against Nottingham Forest last month.

Roberto De Zerbi issues injury update on Brighton & Hove Albion quartet for Manchester City clash

Brighton & Hove Albion's Pervis Estupinan and James Milner celebrate after the match on September 2, 2023

Roberto De Zerbi provides an injury update on Brighton & Hove Albion quartet James Milner, Pervis Estupinan, Tariq Lamptey and Jakub Moder ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester City.