Manchester City vs Brighton predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by E. Maresca will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the EFL League Cup Round of 16, where  Manchester City will face Brighton at Etihad Stadium stadium on 28 October at 19:30.

Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Manchester City vs Brighton.

Manchester City

Manchester City comes from playing against AEK Athens FC and finished the match with a result of 5-1, with win for Manchester City. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Seagulls coached by F. Hürzeler. In that last match between Manchester City and AEK Athens FC, Cityzens team achieved a 64% possession of the ball, with 7 shots on goal of which 5 were goals. The goals were scored by R. Cherki, E. Anderson and P. Foden (x3).

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by E. Maresca has achieved 6 wins, and 1 defeat, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 11 matches. Manchester City average number of goals per game is 3.4 goals, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend they have 3 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 24 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in Manchester City matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/7
• Both teams to score: 4/7
• First to score: 6/7
• Half-time winner: 4/7

Brighton

The team coached by F. Hürzeler heads into this match on the back of a recent 5-0 win over Crystal Palace. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Seagulls team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Manchester City.

In that match between Brighton and Crystal Palace, the Seagulls team achieved 57% ball possession, getting 9 shots on goal, 5 of which were goals. The goals were scored by D. Gomez, J. Canvot, C. Kostoulas, Y. Ayari and J. Hinshelwood.

Analysing the last 7 matches, F. Hürzeler's team has won 6, drawn 1 , and is on a run of 6 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 10 matches. Brighton average 3.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 4 clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 23 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Brighton matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 2/7
• Clean sheets: 4
• First to score: 5/7
• Winning streak: 6
• Half-time winner: 4/7

Manchester City vs Brighton: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Manchester City vs Brighton prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Premier League competition, in an event that took place at the Etihad Stadium stadium on 07-01-2026 with the result of 1-1, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between Manchester City and Brighton have resulted in 1 win for Manchester City, 2 wins for Brighton, and 2 draws. In those matches, Manchester City managed to score 9 goals, while Brighton scored 7 goals against Manchester City.

• In 4/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals