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Brighton vs Manchester City: result 1-4 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 23, 2021 at 04:30 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex

Brighton
1-4
Manchester City

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What was the result of Brighton vs Manchester City?

Manchester City won 1-4 on October 23, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 13′İ. GündoğanManchester City
  • 28′P. FodenManchester City
  • 31′P. FodenManchester City
  • 81′A. Mac AllisterBrighton (pen.)
  • 90′R. MahrezManchester City

Official lineup for Brighton vs Manchester City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Brighton

3-5-2
  1. 9N. Maupay
  2. 11L. Trossard
  1. 15J. Moder
  2. 20S. March
  3. 13P. Groß
  4. 14A. Lallana
  5. 3Marc Cucurella
  1. 5L. Dunk
  2. 33D. Burn
  3. 34J. Veltman
  1. 1Robert Sánchez

Manchester City

4-3-3
  1. 9Gabriel Jesus
  2. 47P. Foden
  3. 16Rodri
  1. 20Bernardo Silva
  2. 10J. Grealish
  3. 8İ. Gündoğan
  1. 3Rúben Dias
  2. 14Aymeric Laporte
  3. 27João Cancelo
  4. 2K. Walker
  1. 31Ederson
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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 10, 2 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 16, 2021Norwich(away)0-0Premier League
Oct 2, 2021Arsenal(home)0-0Premier League
Sep 27, 2021Crystal Palace(away)1-1Premier League
Sep 22, 2021Swansea(home)2-0League Cup
Sep 19, 2021Leicester(home)2-1Premier League
Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 19, 2021Club Brugge KV(away)5-1UEFA Champions League
Oct 16, 2021Burnley(home)2-0Premier League
Oct 3, 2021Liverpool(away)2-2Premier League
Sep 28, 2021Paris Saint Germain(away)0-2UEFA Champions League
Sep 25, 2021Chelsea(away)1-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Brighton win, 0 draws, 5 Manchester City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 18, 2021Brighton 3-2 Manchester CityPremier League
Jan 13, 2021Manchester City 1-0 BrightonPremier League
Jul 11, 2020Brighton 0-5 Manchester CityPremier League
Aug 31, 2019Manchester City 4-0 BrightonPremier League
May 12, 2019Brighton 1-4 Manchester CityPremier League
Apr 6, 2019Manchester City 1-0 BrightonFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Brighton vs Manchester City on May 18, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Brighton score 1.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 2.7 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Brighton1.00.774/153/15
Manchester City2.70.875/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Brighton sit 3rd in Premier League (19 points from 9 matches) and Manchester City sit 2nd (21 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
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2Manchester City9702201021
3Brighton961224719

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

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