Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 20/10/2021, 16:02  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 20/10/2021 at 16:04 in Premier League Predictions

Brighton’s fine start to the season has been slowed down by three straight draws and they will hope to make it better when they face Manchester City at home in the ninth round of league matches. Brighton go to this game placed fourth with 15 points, two behind City who are third. Brighton are coming from a 0-0 draw with Norwich, and earlier had played to the same result against Arsenal. They have one loss in eight matches in the league this season but here they are going to face their toughest challenge yet. In their last meeting with City, Brighton won 3-2, but going into this game, they’ve scored more than a goal in just one of the last six in the league. In the last two matches they’ve faced some of the poorest defences but failed to score, and it can only get tougher against City.

Manchester City are coming from a 5-1 thrashing of Club Brugge in Belgium, and with three points here, they could finish the week top of the standings. In their last three matches, they’ve scored two or more goals in each and failed to score completely in one of the last five. They lost their first game of the season to Tottenham Hotspur but after that they’re unbeaten in the league in seven matches. City have six clean sheets in those seven matches. In their last five matches, they’ve scored six goals and five of these have come in the second half. Manchester City may have lost in their last meeting with Brighton but had earlier won eight straight games against their hosts here.