Manchester City vs Brighton Match Preview

Manchester City’s Champions League ambitions have suffered a big blow with a 0-1 defeat to direct rivals Nottingham Forest seven days ago.

The Citizens fell to fifth place in the Premier League standings and they are now four points below Nottingham Forest in third and two points shy of Chelsea in fourth position.

The Citizens will desperately want a result here against Brighton but they will need to dig deep to secure the win as the Seagulls have been scoring at will of late.

Brighton enter the tie on the back of six wins on the trot across competitions. The latest came last weekend against Fulham, 2-1.

Fabian Hurzeler’s troops are now just one point shy of Manchester City in fifth position.

They have scored two or more goals in each of the last five games across competitions, including the 2-1 extra-time win over Newcastle away at St. James’ Park in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction

Manchester City will rely on tradition with ten wins and two draws in the last twelve home affairs against the Seagulls.

The Citizens also have three wins in the last four home matches in the Premier League. They’ve bagged three or more goals in each of these victories in the process.

Since Brighton have also been quite efficient in the final third recently, we have to back Man City to win & Both Teams To Score pick at the odds of 2.87.

Erling Haaland is 1.83 to score anytime. The Norwegian is the league’s second-highest scorer with 20 goals to his name so far in the season.

Manchester City vs Brighton Betting Tips