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Manchester City U21 vs Brighton U21: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 1 · Matchday 10Kick-off on January 14, 2023 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Academy Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City U21
2-1
Brighton U21

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What was the result of Manchester City U21 vs Brighton U21?

Manchester City U21 won 2-1 on January 14, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 8′Luca BarringtonBrighton U21 (pen.)
  • 59′A. RobertsonManchester City U21
  • 84′Carlos ForbsManchester City U21

Official lineup for Manchester City U21 vs Brighton U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City U21

  1. 9William Dickson
  1. 3S. Charles
  2. 6Kian Breckin
  3. 7Adedire Emmanuel Awokoya-Mebude
  4. 8A. Robertson
  5. 10Oscar Bobb
  6. 11Carlos Forbs
  1. 2L. Samuel
  2. 4Jadel Katongo
  3. 5Tomas Galvez
  1. 1Mikki Avelon Leander van Sas

Brighton U21

  1. 7C. Peupion
  2. 10Luca Barrington
  1. 6J. Hinshelwood
  2. 8Samy Olivier Chouchane
  3. 9A. Moran
  1. 2Casper Hugo Nilsson
  2. 3I. Samuels
  3. 4O. Offiah
  4. 5Benjamin Harvey Jackson
  5. 11Marcus Lemar Ifill
  1. 1Toby Bull
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City U21 have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Brighton U21 have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Manchester City U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 7, 2023Arsenal U21(home)6-0Premier League 2 Division One
Nov 8, 2022Grimsby(away)1-1EFL Trophy
Nov 5, 2022Manchester United U21(away)6-1Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 29, 2022Everton U21(away)3-6Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 22, 2022Crystal Palace U21(home)3-3Premier League 2 Division One
Brighton U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 8, 2023Crystal Palace U21(home)2-4Premier League 2 Division One
Dec 19, 2022Derby County U21(home)1-2Premier League Cup
Dec 9, 2022Queens Park Rangers U21(home)0-0Premier League Cup
Nov 26, 2022AFC Bournemouth U21(away)2-0Premier League Cup
Nov 18, 2022Derby County U21(away)1-1Premier League Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City U21 score 2.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton U21 score 1.9 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City U212.71.5411/1512/15
Brighton U211.91.7311/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester City U21 sit 22nd in Premier League 2 Division One (6 points from 4 matches) and Brighton U21 sit 19th (8 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
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19Brighton U21622214148
22Manchester City U2142021196

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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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