Premier League
Wednesday 7 January 2026 · 19:30 · HT 1-0 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Referee Thomas Bramall
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Manchester City's last 10 home games and Brighton & Hove Albion's last 10 away games in the Premier League before kick-off, both teams scored in 10 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 12 of 20, with 9.6 corners per match (league 9.9) and 4.6 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion, full match
60%
Possession
40%
2.35
Expected goals (xG)
0.81
22
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
3
6
Corners
2
6
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
6
0
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
3
Goals and cards
29'
Yellow card
Lewis Dunk BRI
41'
Penalty
Erling Haaland MAN
41'
Yellow card
Pascal Groß BRI
53'
Yellow card
Jan Paul van Hecke BRI
60'
Goal
Kaoru Mitoma BRI
60'
Yellow card
Gianluigi Donnarumma MAN
60'
Yellow card
Maxim De Cuyper BRI
69'
Yellow card
Kaoru Mitoma BRI
89'
Yellow card
Tom Watson BRI
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Manchester City's last 10 home games and Brighton & Hove Albion's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
50%
10/20 games · League 56%
Over 1.5 goals
95%
19/20 games · League 79%
Over 2.5 goals
60%
12/20 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 goals
30%
6/20 games · League 28%
Over 9.5 corners
55%
11/20 games · League 56%
Over 3.5 cards
70%
14/20 games · League 57%
Manchester City clean sheet
50%
5/10 games · League 26%
Brighton & Hove Albion clean sheet
20%
2/10 games · League 26%
Manchester City fail to score
10%
1/10 games · League 26%
Brighton & Hove Albion fail to score
30%
3/10 games · League 26%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
3.0
League 2.8
Corners
9.6
League 9.9
Cards
4.6
League 3.9
