Brighton vs. Manchester City: Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

Saturday night sees Manchester City return to Premier League action as they travel to the Amex to take on Brighton.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

First up, the hosts. Brighton has been getting a lot of praise since Fabian Hurzler arrived at the Amex in the summer, but the Seagulls are looking for some consistency recently. The former manager of St. Pauli has seen his team lose twice in a row this past week, the most recent being a 2-1 setback at Anfield at the hands of Liverpool when they collapsed in the second half. Brighton, who have failed to qualify for Europe, have won only twice in their last seven matches in all competitions. The hosts on Saturday have also shown some persistent defensive problems, and they saw their EFL Cup journey end on October 30th in a thrilling 3-2 home loss to Liverpool. Actually, seven of Hurtzler's previous eight games have seen multiple goals surrendered.

The away team, Manchester City, is in the thick of things after suffering their now-famous Champions League defeat earlier in the week. After a notorious 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Sporting Lisbon, the Sky Blues are in dire need of a lift. The reigning champions have now lost three games in a row for the first time since 2018 after shockingly losing 2-1 to Bournemouth last weekend. Similarly, Pep Guardiola will undoubtedly be nagging about his team's persistent defensive problems after they were eliminated from the EFL Cup on October 30th after losing 2-1 away to Tottenham. Man City have only kept three clean sheets in their last twelve matches across all competitions, despite winning an exciting 3-2 thriller against Fulham before the international break in October.

Brighton x Manchester City Team News

Despite the fact that Lewis Dunk may still be nursing a calf injury, Brighton is keeping their fingers crossed that their captain may be well enough to rejoin Hurtzler's team. Brazilian striker Joao Pedro, a former Watford marksman, is still questionable to play on Saturday night despite signs that he may be making a comeback to the first team.

Danny Welbeck, a former England international who has been having a phenomenal Premier League season so far and scored six goals, will spearhead Brighton's attack. By maintaining his position in goal, Bart Verbruggen solidified his position as Hurtzler's first choice.

Midfield hero Rodri will likely miss the rest of Manchester City's season after undergoing knee surgery last month. Additionally, Guardiola's squad has already announced that Portuguese defender Ruben Dias will not play on Saturday due to an injury.

Kevin De Bruyne may earn Premier League playing time for the first since mid-September if he makes a quick substitute appearance away at Sporting Lisbon in midweek. When he returns to the Etihad Stadium this summer, Ilkay Gundogan may start in the middle of City's defense.

Our Predictions

Both teams to score @ 1.53 on Sky247.ng.

Manchester City are in dire need of a pick-me-up after their notorious 4-1 Champions League failure away at Sporting Lisbon last week. Unbelievably, Guardiola's squad has not lost three games in a row since 2018, and they have persisted in displaying some obvious defensive issues. Another thing to keep in mind is that Brighton has let in at least two goals in seven of their previous eight games so that we could be in for another exciting match this Saturday.

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