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City vs Brighton Predictions, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks

Man City’s Big Guns Back in Starting Lineup

Brighton heads to the Etihad buoyed by recent victories against Arsenal and Tottenham and the Seagulls could make life very tough for the Citizens. Take advantage of the best bonuses and betting markets in the industry by accessing our sportsbook.

Let’s check the latest news, stats, injury reports, and Premier league odds for City vs Brighton. We’ve plenty of predictions for you to consider.

City vs Brighton Predictions, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks
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City: Fighting on Two Important Fronts

The Citizens missed out a place in the FA Cup final with a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool at Wembley but Pep Guardiola was forced to rest many of his key players given their difficult Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid.

Before the midweek action, Man City holds a one-point lead at the top of the table but that could change in case Liverpool beats Man United one day before City’s game and it will add extra pressure on Guardiola’s troops. If they slip up once, they might lose the tile and we don’t expect that. Their poor results, such as the goalless draw against Crystal Palace and a 3-2 defeat at home to Spurs, really cost them in the title fight. Now, despite having to play Real Madrid next Tuesday, they also need to be focused on the Premier League action, however, they should have enough quality and squad depth to fight on two fronts.

Kevin De Bruyne was fit enough to make the bench at Wembley and he will definitely start against Brighton while Kyle Walker missed out with the twisted ankle he sustained in Spain and remains doubtful for this clash. Ederson, Ruben Dias, and Aymeric Laporte are expected to lead the defensive line after missing against Liverpool.

The price for a home win is not something we are interested in so we are looking at different markets for our soccer picks and parlays. The Citizens may well get the job done but this might not be as straightforward as many expect.

Brighton: Revived

Brighton might not have the quality that Manchester City has, but they are a solid Premier League side. This is their best season under Graham Potter and they are safe from relegation sitting 10th in the standings with 40 points earned in 32 games. They are fighting Leicester, Brentford, and Southampton for a top-half finish which will be amazing for their budget.

They had a poor spell between mid-February and mid-March losing six consecutive Premier League games in a row and failing to find the back of the net in five of them but since then, they improved pulling off two upsets in a row, beating both Arsenal and Tottenham.

Unfortunately, they’ve never managed to win three Premier League games in a row since 2018 and they have a mountain to climb in order to achieve that result on Wednesday against the Citizens. With all due respect to their abilities and morale, don’t back them to win this clash if you’re soccer betting. Tariq Lamptey had to be taken off with an apparent injury in the win over Spurs and he should be fit on time for this clash. Potter has no other injury issues and could send out his best starting XI.

City vs Brighton Head-to-Heads

Brighton has lost eight of their nine Premier League games against Manchester City. They recorded a 3-2 win against the Premier League at AMEX last season but they lost all five of their mutual encounters on the road against the Citizens failing to score in four of them. Only Burnley and Norwich, two relegation sides, have scored fewer goals than Brighton this season while City has the second-best attack in the league with 72 goals netted. The hosts scored 39 goals in 15 home fixtures winning 11 of them.

City vs Brighton Game Information

  • Game: City (23-5-3) vs Brighton (9-13-10)
  • Location: Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
  • Day/Time: Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. ET
  • Live stream: fubo.tv

City vs Brighton Betting Lines

City vs Brighton Predictions

The Citizens enter this clash as heavy favorites being priced at -550 on the three-way moneyline according to the latest soccer odds while the goal line is set at three.

This is a crucial match for the hosts and we expect them to dominate from the first whistle of the game and make their life easy from the 1st half. It’s difficult to find a valuable set of odds for this clash, so we must dig deep in order to place our bets.

Brighton’s lack of attacking firepower and City’s rock-solid defense on home soil tell us that City could easily win to nil but the price is not ideal. Man City’s difficult schedule means that they will try to solve the match from halftime and rest some of their players in the second half, so we don’t expect them to score more than three goals. For our official pick, we will combine their win with under 3 goals in the match.

Pick: City ML and Total Under 3 goals in the match at -125

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