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Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction

England · Premier League · 31 October 2026

Manchester City1st · 21 pts
Sat 31 Oct
Brighton & Hove Albion3rd · 16 pts
Manchester CityDrawBrighton & Hove Albion
Our predictionManchester City to winLean
56%Probability
1.78Fair odds
1-1Likely score
1.74-1.24Expected goals

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Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Manchester City56%1.78
  • Draw22%4.55
  • Brighton & Hove Albion22%4.58

Double chance

  • Manchester City or draw78%1.28
  • Manchester City or Brighton & Hove Albion78%1.28
  • Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion44%2.28

Goals

  • Over 2.557%1.75
  • Under 2.543%2.33

Both teams to score

  • Yes58%1.72
  • No42%2.40

Match in numbers

This season, Manchester City at home and Brighton & Hove Albion away

Manchester City (home)Brighton & Hove Albion (away)
Matches43
Points per game3.002.00
Goals scored per game2.753.33
Goals conceded per game1.501.33
Shots on target per game5.55.7
Shots on target conceded4.85.0
Clean sheets25%67%
Over 2.5 goals75%67%
Both teams scored75%33%
  • Manchester City have won their last 7 league matches.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have won their last 4 league matches.
  • Manchester City: 1st in the table; the model rates their attack 1st and their defence 2nd in the league.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion: 3rd in the table; the model rates their attack 2nd and their defence 3rd in the league.

Match preview

Manchester City have the edge at 56%, but this is far from settled: the draw is at 22% and a win for Brighton & Hove Albion at 22%.

At home this season Manchester City average 3.00 points and 2.8 goals per game, conceding 1.5. Away from home Brighton & Hove Albion take 2.00 points per game, scoring 3.3 and conceding 1.3. On shots on target, the measure the model leans on most, Manchester City manage 5.5 per home game and Brighton & Hove Albion 5.7 per away game.

Form lines: Manchester City have won their last 7 league matches; Brighton & Hove Albion have won their last 4 league matches.

Expected goals from the model: Manchester City 1.74, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.24. The single most likely score is 1-1 (11%), and the chance of three or more goals is 57%.

In their last 5 league meetings Manchester City won 1, Brighton & Hove Albion won 2 and 2 ended level.

Most likely scores

  • 1-111%
  • 2-110%
  • 1-09%
  • 2-08%
  • 1-27%

Manchester City form

WWWWW
  • Wvs Ipswich Town3-22026-10-17
  • Wat Liverpool3-02026-10-11
  • Wvs Sunderland5-32026-09-20
  • Wat Manchester United1-02026-09-13
  • Wvs Coventry City1-02026-09-05

Brighton & Hove Albion form

DWWWW
  • Wvs Crystal Palace5-02026-10-18
  • Wat Sunderland2-02026-10-10
  • Wvs Arsenal3-02026-09-19
  • Wat Coventry City5-02026-09-13
  • Dvs Leeds United1-12026-09-05

Head to head

  • 2026-01-07Manchester City 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 2025-08-31Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City
  • 2025-03-15Manchester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 2024-11-09Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City
  • 2024-04-25Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 Manchester City

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Prediction last updated 2026-10-24 07:17 UTC. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.