The kick off for the match between Manchester City and Brighton will take place at 19:30 (UK time) - Wednesday, 01/07 - at the Etihad Stadium. This clash of the 2025/26 Premier League looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Manchester City vs Brighton

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Correct Score: 1 - 1

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Manchester City preview

Manchester City has played 20 matches in the Premier League so far, with 13 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses. This results in an average of 2.1 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 20 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses. Manchester City's attack has scored 63 goals, 44 of them in the league, which gives an average of 2.2 goals per league match and 2.17 goals per match across the entire season.

Erling Haaland is the team’s top scorer with 19 goals, while Ryan Cherki leads the team in assists with 7. Defensively, Manchester City has conceded 18 goals in the league (an average of 0.9) and 25 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 0.86 over 29 matches).

Brighton preview

In 20 Premier League matches, Brighton has recorded 7 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses, with an average of 1.4 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 9 wins in 23 matches. The team has scored 42 goals, 30 of them in the Premier League (an average of 1.5 goals per match), with Danny Welbeck being the team's top scorer with 8 goals and Yankuba Minteh providing 4 assists.

Defensively, Brighton has conceded 27 goals in the league and 29 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.26 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Manchester City vs Brighton

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Manchester City

England - Premier League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D D W W W

2.1

Home D W W W W

2.5

Away D W W W L

1.7

Away Team

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Brighton

England - Premier League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W D L D L

1.4

Home W D D L W

1.9

Away D L L W D

0.9

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Published on 6 January 2026, at 07:35 Last updated on 6 January 2026, at 07:35
Author: Gustavo Porto

Journalist since 2016, post-graduate during pandemic, and in love with football since child. Sporting was always part of the Gustavo's life, be practicing, watching, making the coverage, and a few years prae here, betting.