Man City vs Brighton: Lineups, Prediction, Odds & 5/1 Betting Tip

Man City vs Brighton Form

Man City drew their last match 1-1 at home against Chelsea. The Citizens are currently undefeated in their last eight Premier League matches. In their last six matches, City have shown strong form, securing 16 points out of a possible 18.

Brighton won their last match 2-0 at home to Burnley. The Seagulls have struggled for consistency recently, in their last six matches, Brighton have picked up only six points and one win in 7 Premier League matches.

Man City have seen over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of their last 10 matches against Brighton in all competitions.

The previous meeting between these two sides saw Brighton win 2-1 at home in August 2025.

Across the last six encounters, the record is evenly split with two wins for each team and two draws.

Man City vs Brighton Predicted Lineups

Man City (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; O'Reilly, Khusanov, Ake, Nunes; Rodri, Reijnders; Doku, Foden, Silva; Haaland.

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Dunk, v. Hecke, Veltman; Ayari, Gruda; Mitoma, Rutter, Gómez; Welbeck.

Man City are facing a defensive injury crisis. Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias are out after picking up knocks against Chelsea. This could mean a start for Khusanov and Ake in central defence. Kovacic and Stones are also sidelined through injury. Doku could make his first start since recovering from injury, with Cherki likely to be rested. Marmoush and Aït-Nouri are unavailable due to international duty.

Brighton's Minteh remains doubtful with a thigh problem. March and Webster are ruled out through injury, while Tzimas is also unavailable. Baleba is on international duty. Mitoma and Gomez could start out wide, with Rutter playing behind Welbeck. Veltman is hoping to get the nod at right-back.

Who are the betting favourites in Man City vs Brighton?

Man City are best odds of 1/2 to get the win that would take them within three points of league leaders Arsenal. The draw can be backed at 4/1, whilst Brighton are 11/2 underdogs to come away from The Etihad with the victory. 

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Man City vs Brighton Match Prediction

Manchester City missed another big opportunity in the title race as Enzo Fernández’s stoppage-time equaliser for Chelsea made it back-to-back draws and left Pep Guardiola’s side six points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

It was also the first time since August that City have failed to win a Premier League home game, and a repeat slip-up at the Etihad would be almost unthinkable given what’s at stake.

Brighton arrive with renewed confidence after ending their own poor run with a comfortable win over Burnley, lifting them back into the top half of the table.

However, the Seagulls have a dreadful record away at City, taking just one point from their last eight league visits to the Etihad despite beating them earlier in the season on the south coast.

With City under pressure to respond and history firmly in their favour at home, Guardiola’s men look strongly positioned to get back to winning ways.

Score Prediction: Man City 3-2 Brighton

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Lewis Dunk has been carded in 4 of their last 5 apps.
Best odds of 10/3 with Sky Bet & Paddy Power.

Phil Foden has attempted 2+ shots in 10 of their last 10 apps. 
Best odds of 3/10 with bet365.

Matheus Nunes has made 4+ tackles in 4 of their last 4 apps.
Best odds of 23/10 with SpreadEx.

Tijjani Reijnders has scored in 3 of their last 4 apps.
Best odds of 7/2 with Ladbrokes & Coral.

Tijjani Reijnders has recorded 1+ shots on target in 5 of their last 5 apps.
Best odds of 4/5 with William Hill.

Man City vs Brighton Betting Tip

Our Bet Builder Tip for Man City vs Brighton is: 

Both Teams to Score - Yes
Georginio Rutter - 2+ Fouls Won
Tijjani Reijnders - To Score or Assist

The bet builder is a best price of 5/1 with bet365 when writing. 

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