Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 08/07/2020, 22:09  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/07/2020 at 22:12 in Premier League Predictions

Brighton will have a second straight match at home, hosting Manchester City in the 35th round of the Premier League this Saturday. The hosts head to this game on 36 points and in 15th place while City are second with 69 points. For Brighton, survival is still not assured and after their loss to Liverpool in their last game, they will need a positive result here. Brighton are nine points above the drop zone but with the matches lined up for them, they can easily lose the gap. They need to secure seven points from the remaining matches to ensure survival. They were poor defensively against Liverpool, falling 2-0 down in the opening 10 minutes and though they managed to pull one before the break, they still suffered a 3-1 loss. It was the second time in three matches they have conceded thrice in a game and taking on a free scoring Manchester City is the least they’d have wished for at this point. The loss to Liverpool left Brighton with one win in eight matches at home and they have no clean sheet in the eight matches too. They have conceded six goals in their last two home league matches but have scored in seven of the last 10. Most of their wins this season, have come at home – five of eight.

Manchester City need four points to secure second place and from their recent results, this is achievable in the four matches remaining. They are coming from a 5-0 win over Newcastle United and will be keen to mete the same on their hosts. City are the best scoring side in the league and have the fifth-best defence; they have conceded in both their away league matches after the restart. In their last five matches, City have scored 12 goals and conceded three, while keeping three clean sheets. They were shocked by Southampton in their last away match and will be hoping to avoid the same here. However, with six straight wins over Brighton, the visitors will feel confident enough for this. With lead scorer Kun Aguero injured, manager Pep Guardiola could give Gabriel Jesus another run out here after the Brazilian broke his dry spell with a goal against Newcastle. This will a good hunting ground for Jesus, as they face a side without a clean sheet in seven straight home matches.