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Manchester City vs Brighton: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 7Kick-off on September 29, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
2-0
Brighton

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Brighton?

Manchester City won 2-0 on September 29, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 29′R. SterlingManchester City
  • 65′S. AgüeroManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Brighton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

4-3-3
  1. 19L. Sané
  2. 7R. Sterling
  3. 10S. Agüero
  1. 20Bernardo Silva
  2. 35O. Zinchenko
  3. 25Fernandinho
  1. 21David Silva
  2. 14Aymeric Laporte
  3. 2K. Walker
  4. 30N. Otamendi
  1. 31Ederson

Brighton

4-1-4-1
  1. 9J. Locadia
  1. 8Y. Bissouma
  2. 20S. March
  3. 11A. Knockaert
  4. 24D. Pröpper
  1. 7B. Kayal
  1. 22Martín Montoya
  2. 5L. Dunk
  3. 4S. Duffy
  4. 3G. Bong
  1. 1M. Ryan
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Brighton have 2, 5 and 8.

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

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2018Oxford United(away)3-0League Cup
Sep 22, 2018Cardiff(away)5-0Premier League
Sep 19, 2018Lyon(home)1-2UEFA Champions League
Sep 15, 2018Fulham(home)3-0Premier League
Sep 1, 2018Newcastle(home)2-1Premier League
Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 22, 2018Tottenham(home)1-2Premier League
Sep 17, 2018Southampton(away)2-2Premier League
Sep 1, 2018Fulham(home)2-2Premier League
Aug 28, 2018Southampton(home)0-1League Cup
Aug 25, 2018Liverpool(away)0-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Manchester City wins, 0 draws, 0 Brighton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 9, 2018Manchester City 3-1 BrightonPremier League
Aug 12, 2017Brighton 0-2 Manchester CityPremier League

Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Brighton on May 9, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.2 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton score 0.9 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.20.777/159/15
Brighton0.91.728/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester City sit 1st in Premier League (21 points from 7 matches) and Brighton sit 3rd (16 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Manchester City770019721
3Brighton751123516

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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

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