Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction: Best 3-2 tips

Manchester City and Brighton meet for the second time in four days on Saturday, this time in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium. City lead the table on 21 points from eight games, while Brighton are third on 16 points, so this is a genuine top-of-the-table clash.

This Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction is a fascinating one for bettors because the two sides drew 2-2 in the Carabao Cup on 28 October, with City winning the shootout 4-3, and City have failed to beat Brighton in 90 minutes in their last five meetings.

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction

City’s last five: a 2-2 home draw with Brighton in the Carabao Cup on 28 October (won 4-3 on penalties), a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on 24 October, a 5-1 home win over AEK Athens in the Champions League on 20 October, a 3-2 home win over Ipswich on 17 October and a 4-2 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain on 14 October. Brighton’s last five: the same 2-2 draw at City on 28 October, a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on 25 October, a 0-0 draw at Jablonec in the Conference League on 22 October, a 5-0 home win over Crystal Palace on 18 October and a 4-0 home win over Kauno Žalgiris on 15 October.

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction team recent form

Manchester City (most recent first): D-L-W-W-L — Manchester City 2-2 Brighton (won on pens, Carabao Cup); Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City; Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens; Manchester City 3-2 Ipswich; Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 Manchester City.

Brighton & Hove Albion (most recent first): D-L-D-W-W — Manchester City 2-2 Brighton; Liverpool 2-0 Brighton; Jablonec 0-0 Brighton; Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace; Brighton 4-0 Kauno Žalgiris.

Key Stats

Manchester City lead the Premier League on 21 points from eight games; Brighton are third on 16 points.
City have failed to beat Brighton in 90 minutes in their last five meetings (three draws, two defeats).
City have never lost at home to Brighton in 18 meetings.

3-2 to Manchester City is our correct-score prediction: City’s home record in this fixture is perfect, their attack has scored freely at the Etihad, but Brighton have shown twice already this season that they can score against this City side.

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion H2H

28 October 2026: Manchester City 2-2 Brighton (EFL Cup, City won 4-3 on penalties)
7 January 2026: Manchester City 1-1 Brighton (Premier League)
31 August 2025: Brighton 2-1 Manchester City (Premier League)
15 March 2025: Manchester City 2-2 Brighton (Premier League)
9 November 2024: Brighton 2-1 Manchester City (Premier League)

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction pre game odds

Manchester City win: 1.70
Draw: 4.63
Brighton & Hove Albion win: 4.78

Odds via Sportytrader/Futbol24 best prices, pre-match and subject to change.

Team News Manchester City

City are without Antoine Semenyo (leg injury, expected back in December). Matheus Nunes is a doubt — one report says he remains a doubt, another says he is back in training. Erling Haaland, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol and Elliot Anderson were rested for the cup tie and are available.

Predicted Manchester City XI (predicted only, not confirmed): Donnarumma; Khusanov, Guehi, Dias, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernandez; Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku; Haaland.

Team News Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton are without Evan Ferguson, Kaoru Mitoma, Stefanos Tzimas and Zadok Yohanna. Pascal Struijk, Femi Azeez, Ferdi Kadioglu and Chema Andres are doubts. Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer returned as substitutes in the cup tie.

Predicted Brighton & Hove Albion XI (predicted only, not confirmed): Verbruggen; Hadjam, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli; Gross, Hinshelwood; Gomez, Ayari, De Cuyper; Kostoulas.