Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 15 Mar 2025

Etihad Stadium plays host to a Premier League showdown between Manchester City and Brighton, with both sides aiming for Champions League qualification.

We’re going for a straight pick on City when it comes to the Full-Time Result market. We think the hosts can achieve some kind of victory against Brighton, with odds of -150 currently available.

Manchester City were beaten last game and this was on their travels at City Ground. Nottingham Forest claimed a 1-0 win. The North-West club dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had three shots on target.

Brighton have won their previous four league games. The latest was a 2-1 home win at The American Express Community Stadium against Fulham. The Seagulls recorded four shots on goal and had 53% possession, with Jan Paul van Hecke and Joao Pedro finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Brighton had the upper hand in the previous clash between these sides. At The American Express Community Stadium, they recorded a 2-1 home victory over City. In the previous 10 H2H games, there have been seven City wins, two Brighton victories and a draw.

Premier League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Man City	21	13	4	4	45	19	26	45:19	43
11	Brighton	21	7	8	6	31	28	3	31:28	29

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6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.3 goals from 5.9 shots on goal and 13.9 attempts. City have had 58.0% possession, 571.9 passes and 4.6 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.2 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 10.8 attempts, while being awarded 4.1 corners.

Erling Haaland leads the way with 7 goals, while Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush have 6 and 3 respectively. Leading assistor is Savinho with 5, while goalies Ederson Moraes and Stefan Ortega have 4 clean sheets between them.

Brighton have won 6, lost 2 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.9 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 11.6 attempts. There’s been an average of 49.7% possession, 441.4 passes, 4.3 corners awarded and 5.7 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.4 goals from 2.8 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts.

The leading scorers have been Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma with 4, while Georginio Rutter has 3. Joao Pedro has managed 3 assists in the last 10 games, while Bart Verbruggen has 3 clean sheets to his name.

Confirmed Lineups

Manchester City confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Stefan Ortega (GK), Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico Gonzalez, Ilkay Gundogan, Savinho, Omar Marmoush, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.

Brighton confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen (GK), Jack Hinshelwood, Jan Paul van Hecke, Adam Webster, Pervis Estupinan, Carlos Baleba, Diego Gomez, Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma, Joao Pedro.

Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction & Betting Tips

Our opinion is that Man City will prove too strong for their opponents and we’ll therefore take the -150 for this Premier League game. This bet really stands out when it comes to securing value.

We study the form as a first port of call and also make sure we’re across any injuries before making any football picks. Then it’s a case of understanding the sort of narrative that the stats provide.

Key Manchester City vs Brighton league stats:

• City have won 14 of their last 20 games at home.
• City have won 6 of their last 10 games.
• City have won 7 of their last 10 games against Brighton.

According to the betting sites, our pick has a 60% chance of landing a return. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 70%. This is why we can recommend this wager.

One way of securing bigger odds when it comes to City winning is by selecting them on the Double Result market. They need to be leading at the interval and the full-time whistle.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Man City 3 - 1 Brighton

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Corners Prediction

Man City Under 6.5 Corners -125

We’ve seen an average of 4.20 corners for City in their past 5 matches, while the previous four Brighton away games have involved them conceding under 6.5 corners. We can use these stats to our advantage, with odds of -125 that City fall short when it comes to the Team Corners line.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Man City

Total

9.50 5.80 3.70

Home

10.40 7.40 3.00

Away

8.70 3.90 4.80

Brighton

Total

9.90 4.80 5.10

Home

10.00 5.00 5.00

Away

8.70 4.60 4.10

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-109

Under 10.5

-130

Man City Corners

Over 6.5

-110

Under 6.5

-125

Brighton Corners

Over 3.5

-138

Under 3.5

-100

Most Corners

1

-244

X

+650

2

+220

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Manchester City vs Brighton Odds

The Manchester City betting odds have been priced up by the bookies and they are -137 favourites to land victory in this Premier League encounter which means a 58% chance of winning. The market suggests that Brighton are least likely to win at +340.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted.

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Full-Time Result

1

-137

X

+300

2

+340

Half-Time Result

1

+112

X

+163

2

+325

Double Chance

1X

-455

12

-400

X2

+107

Draw No Bet

1

-313

2

+225

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.75

-108

2 Hcp +0.75

-116

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+155

Over 2.5

-200

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-200

No

+145

Manchester City vs Brighton Lineups & Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date City vs Brighton team news.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Premier League squads.

Manchester City Team Page Brighton & Hove Albion Team Page

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