Brighton vs Manchester City: result 2-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 31, 2025 at 01:00 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
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What was the result of Brighton vs Manchester City?
Brighton won 2-1 on August 31, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 34′E. HaalandManchester City
- 67′J. MilnerBrighton (pen.)
- 89′B. GrudaBrighton
Official lineup for Brighton vs Manchester City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Brighton
4-2-3-1- 18D. Welbeck
- 22K. Mitoma
- 25D. Gómez
- 11Y. Minteh
- 13J. Hinshelwood
- 17C. Baleba
- 29M. De Cuyper
- 5L. Dunk
- 6J. van Hecke
- 34J. Veltman
- 1B. Verbruggen
Manchester City
4-3-3- 7Omar Marmoush
- 9E. Haaland
- 52Oscar Bobb
- 4T. Reijnders
- 16Rodri
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 21R. Aït-Nouri
- 45A. Khusanov
- 5J. Stones
- 27Matheus Nunes
- 1J. Trafford
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Manchester City have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | Oxford United(away) | 6-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 24, 2025 | Everton(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Fulham(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 9, 2025 | VfL Wolfsburg(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Southampton(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | Tottenham(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Wolves(away) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Palermo(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC(home) | 3-4 | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Juventus(away) | 5-2 | FIFA Club World Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Brighton win, 2 draws, 3 Manchester City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | Manchester City 2-2 Brighton | Premier League |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Brighton 2-1 Manchester City | Premier League |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Brighton 0-4 Manchester City | Premier League |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Manchester City 2-1 Brighton | Premier League |
| May 24, 2023 | Brighton 1-1 Manchester City | Premier League |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Manchester City 3-1 Brighton | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Brighton on Mar 15, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Brighton score 2.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 2.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Manchester City | 2.3 | 0.7 | 9 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Brighton sit 2nd in Premier League (22 points from 10 matches) and Manchester City sit 3rd (21 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brighton | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 21 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy