Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

Manchester City2nd in the Premier League

FINAL0 – 1

Brighton & Hove Albion3rd in the Premier League

Premier League · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM ET

Table of Contents

How the bets settled

ResultBrighton & Hove Albion winFinished 0-1

Total goalsUnder 3.51 goal, 2.5 under

Both teams to scoreNoManchester City 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 1

Match report

Manchester City lost 0-1 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion, with Y. Ayari scoring on 11 minutes from an M. De Cuyper assist. Brighton took the lead and held it, finishing with three yellow cards to City’s none.

The match stats showed City with 1.64 expected goals to Brighton’s 1.00, 21 shots to 7, 62% possession and 5 big chances to 4. City also had 6 shots on target to Brighton’s 3 and 8 corners to 2, but could not cancel out Ayari’s early goal.

Before the match both sides had identical LWWWW form, with City top on 21 points and Brighton third on 16. City’s 75% over 2.5 and 63% both-teams-to-score rates were higher than Brighton’s 63% and 25%, and the 0-1 result did not match those scoring lines, while Brighton’s 63% clean-sheet rate was borne out.

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Goals

11′ Y. Ayari, assist M. De Cuyper Brighton & Hove Albion

Match stats	Manchester City	Brighton & Hove Albion
Expected goals (xG)	1.64	1.00
Ball possession	62%	38%
Total shots	21	7
Shots on target	6	3
Big chances	5	4
Corner kicks	8	2
Passes	85% (518/611)	76% (285/373)
Yellow cards	0	3

How the key matchups went

Ndiaye: 4 shots, 2 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Boscagli: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Doku: 3 shots, 1 shot on target, 3 fouls won. Costinha: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Haaland: 4 shots, 1 shot on target, 0 fouls won. Vuskovic: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Dunk: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Gomez: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 0 fouls won. Gvardiol: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
De Cuyper: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 3 fouls won. Nunes: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
Kostoulas: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Khusanov: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Dias: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.

Box score

Manchester City Brighton

Manchester City

Player	MIN	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	SV	RAT
Bouaddi A.	55	0	0	0.00	0	24/27	0	0	1	0	5.7
Haaland E.	90	4	1	0.47	1	7/13	0	0	0	0	6.8
Fernandez E.	64	2	0	0.12	2	25/32	0	0	0	0	6.7
Doku J.	90	3	1	0.14	4	23/29	3	0	3	0	8.0
Khusanov A.	90	1	1	0.06	1	85/89	2	1	0	0	7.7
Ndiaye I.	79	4	2	0.42	0	31/36	1	0	2	0	6.4
Dias R.	90	0	0	0.00	0	85/100	1	0	1	0	6.2
Anderson E.	90	0	0	0.00	3	58/66	4	4	2	0	7.4
Donnarumma G.	90	0	0	0.00	0	38/45	0	0	0	2	6.6
Gvardiol J.	79	1	0	0.03	2	55/70	3	1	0	0	6.9
Nunes M.	90	1	1	0.15	1	31/36	1	1	1	0	5.9
Foden P.	11	0	0	0.00	0	5/5	0	0	0	0	6.5
Allan Elias	11	1	0	0.02	1	10/14	1	1	1	0	6.5
O’Reilly N.	26	2	0	0.18	1	14/17	3	1	1	0	7.0
Cherki R.	35	2	0	0.07	2	27/32	0	0	0	0	6.8

Brighton

Player	MIN	G	A	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	YC	SV	RAT
De Cuyper M.	72	0	1	2	1	0.24	2	15/23	2	1	3	1	0	7.0
Boscagli O.	64	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	20/28	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Gross P.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	23/26	1	1	0	1	0	6.1
Gomez D.	84	0	0	2	1	0.06	0	18/29	2	2	0	0	0	5.7
Verbruggen B.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	35/45	0	0	0	0	7	9.0
Ayari Y.	90	1	0	1	1	0.52	1	16/23	2	0	2	0	0	7.8
Andres C.	64	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	24/30	5	1	0	1	0	6.9
Costinha	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	17/24	3	1	0	0	0	6.4
Dunk L.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	50/55	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
Vuskovic L.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	36/43	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Kostoulas C.	72	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	13/19	1	3	1	0	0	6.2
Wieffer M.	26	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	7/10	0	1	0	0	0	6.4
Yalcouye M.	18	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3/4	3	0	1	0	0	6.8
Rutter G.	6	0	0	1	0	0.04	1	3/5	1	1	0	0	0	–
Hadjam J.	26	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	4/6	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
Hinshelwood J.	18	0	0	1	0	0.14	0	1/3	0	1	1	0	0	6.3

Recap: In-form Brighton inflict back-to-back defeats on Man City (ESPN)

Highlights

Nicol: Man City deserved at least a point vs. Brighton (ESPN)

StatsBench picks

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Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion pre-game preview

Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday in the Premier League. The three-way moneyline makes Manchester City the home favorite at -135, with the draw at +330 and Brighton at +350, and the total is 3.5. City sit first on 21 points from eight matches, while Brighton are third on 16. The last meeting ended 1-1 on Jan. 7, 2026, and both sides enter on LWWWW league form, though City are 4-0-0 at home and Brighton are 2-0-2 away.

Brighton have seven players out, including Kaoru Mitoma and Evan Ferguson, while City are without Antoine Semenyo. City have seen over 2.5 goals in 75% and both teams score in 63%, against Brighton’s 63% over 2.5 and 25% both teams score. For prop research, Erling Haaland’s over 0.5 anytime goal at -115 has cleared in 9 of his last 10, and Olivier Boscagli’s over 0.5 fouls won at -160 has cleared in 9 of his last 10.

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Confirmed lineups

The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.

Manchester City 4-3-3Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Donnarumma

27 Nunes

45 Khusanov

3 Dias (C)

24 Gvardiol

32 Bouaddi

5 Anderson

17 Fernandez

7 Ndiaye

9 Haaland

11 Doku

1 Verbruggen

20 Costinha

44 Vuskovic

5 Dunk (C)

21 Boscagli

13 Gross

14 Andres

25 Gomez

26 Ayari

29 De Cuyper

19 Kostoulas

Manchester City missing: A. Semenyo (knee)

Brighton & Hove Albion missing: F. Azeez (abdominal strain), E. Ferguson (ankle), F. Kadioglu (hip), K. Mitoma (hamstring), P. Struijk (rest), S. Tzimas (knee), Z. Yohanna (injury)

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Form and head to head

Manchester City1st in the tableLWWWW7W 0D 1L · 2.63 points a match

6meetings

2 wins2 draws2 wins

Brighton & Hove Albion3rd in the tableLWWWW5W 1D 2L · 2.00 points a match

100%Over 1.56/6

83%Over 2.55/6

33%Over 3.52/6

83%Both scored5/6

Jan 2026MCI 1-1 BHA
Aug 2025BHA 2-1 MCI
Mar 2025MCI 2-2 BHA
Nov 2024BHA 2-1 MCI
Apr 2024BHA 0-4 MCI
Oct 2023MCI 2-1 BHA

Clean sheets and goal trends

Manchester City

38%

Clean sheet3/8

Failed to score0/8

63%

Both scored5/8

75%

Over 2.56/8

Brighton & Hove Albion

63%

Clean sheet5/8

13%

Failed to score1/8

25%

Both scored2/8

63%

Over 2.55/8

Recent results

Manchester City	LWWWW	L 1-2 at AVL · W 3-2 vs IPS · W 3-0 at LIV · W 5-3 vs SUN · W 1-0 at MUN
Brighton & Hove Albion	LWWWW	L 0-2 at LIV · W 5-0 vs CRY · W 2-0 at SUN · W 3-0 vs ARS · W 5-0 at Coventry

Last five Premier League results, most recent first.

Season numbers

	Manchester City	Brighton & Hove Albion
Table	1 (21 pts)	3 (16 pts)
Record (W-D-L)	7-0-1	5-1-2
Home / away record	4-0-0 (11-6) home	2-0-2 (10-6) away
Goals scored per match	2.50	2.88
Goals conceded per match	1.13	0.88
Shots / on target per match	11.63 / 5.50	15.38 / 5.38
Both teams scored	63%	25%
Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals	75% / 75% / 38%	100% / 63% / 50%
Clean sheets	38%	63%
Failed to score	0%	13%
Yellow cards per match	1.63	2.13
Corners per match	5.88	5.17

This season, 8 and 8 matches.

Referee

Craig Pawson averages 4.3 yellow cards and 25.2 fouls per match over 10 matches this season (league average 4.0 and 23.3).

Injury report

Manchester City

Antoine Semenyo (M): Out, Leg Injury

Brighton & Hove Albion

Zadok Yohanna (F): Out, Knock Injury
Stefanos Tzimas (F): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
Femi Azeez (M): Out, Muscle Injury
Kaoru Mitoma (M): Out, Hamstring Injury
Evan Ferguson (F): Out, Ankle Injury
Pascal Struijk (D): Out, Lack of Fitness
Ferdi Kadioglu (D): Out, Hip Injury

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Line movement chart

Total 3.5 → 3.5

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More on these teams: All Premier League prop picks

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#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	PHI	8-1	.889	-
2	DET	6-2	.750	1.5
3	BOS	6-2	.750	1.5
4	ATL	5-4	.556	3
5	TOR	4-4	.500	3.5
6	CLE	4-4	.500	3.5
7	NY	4-4	.500	3.5
8	WSH	4-4	.500	3.5
9	CHA	3-6	.333	5
10	MIA	3-6	.333	5
11	IND	3-6	.333	5
12	ORL	2-6	.250	5.5
13	BKN	2-6	.250	5.5
14	CHI	1-7	.125	6.5
15	MIL	1-7	.125	6.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	POR	6-1	.857	-
2	LAL	7-2	.778	-
3	HOU	7-2	.778	-
4	OKC	6-2	.750	0.5
5	SA	6-2	.750	0.5
6	MEM	6-2	.750	0.5
7	GS	6-3	.667	1
8	MIN	6-3	.667	1
9	DEN	4-3	.571	2
10	NO	4-4	.500	2.5
11	DAL	4-4	.500	2.5
12	PHX	2-5	.286	4
13	LAC	1-7	.125	5.5
14	UTAH	1-7	.125	5.5
15	SAC	1-7	.125	5.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	BUF	6-1	.857	W3
2	DEN	6-2	.750	W4
3	JAX	6-2	.750	W2
4	PIT	6-2	.750	W4
5	KC	5-2	.714	L2
6	CIN	5-2	.714	W3
7	NE	5-3	.625	W1
8	CLE	5-3	.625	L1
9	LV	4-4	.500	W1
10	BAL	4-5	.444	L4
11	HOU	2-5	.286	L1
12	NYJ	2-6	.250	L3
13	IND	2-6	.250	L4
14	MIA	1-6	.143	L1
15	TEN	1-7	.125	L2
16	LAC	0-7	.000	L7

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	SF	6-1	.857	L1
2	MIN	6-1	.857	L1
3	NYG	4-2-1	.643	W1
4	CAR	3-4	.429	L2
5	CHI	6-2	.750	W3
6	DET	5-2	.714	W3
7	GB	5-3	.625	W1
8	SEA	4-4	.500	L1
9	LAR	4-4	.500	W2
10	TB	3-5	.375	W2
11	ATL	3-5	.375	L1
12	ARI	3-5	.375	W1
13	DAL	3-5	.375	L1
14	WSH	2-4-1	.357	W1
15	NO	2-5	.286	L1
16	PHI	2-6	.250	L6

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	CAR	13-3-0	28	W1
2	BOS	12-4-0	25	W3
3	MTL	10-3-0	23	W1
4	TB	10-3-0	22	W2
5	NJ	11-5-0	22	W3
6	OTT	10-6-0	21	W1
7	FLA	9-5-0	20	W1
8	NYR	9-7-0	19	W2
9	TOR	8-7-0	18	L1
10	BUF	7-5-0	17	L1
11	DET	7-7-0	17	L2
12	WSH	8-6-0	16	L2
13	NYI	7-6-0	16	L2
14	CBJ	7-7-0	14	W2
15	PIT	5-9-0	12	L4
16	PHI	4-10-0	12	L2

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	MIN	11-3-0	25	W2
2	EDM	11-3-0	25	L2
3	VGK	11-5-0	24	W2
4	UTA	10-6-0	21	L1
5	DAL	9-5-0	20	L1
6	COL	9-6-0	20	L2
7	SEA	9-5-0	19	W1
8	NSH	7-4-0	19	W3
9	ANA	8-7-0	17	W3
10	STL	7-7-0	16	L2
11	CGY	7-8-0	15	L1
12	WPG	6-8-0	15	W2
13	SJ	7-9-0	15	L3
14	LA	5-7-0	12	W1
15	CHI	4-12-0	9	L5
16	VAN	3-14-0	7	L4

#	Team	Record
1	MIA	8-0
2	UGA	7-1
3	UTAH	8-0
4	ND	7-1
5	UCLA	8-0
6	IU	8-1
7	BYU	7-1
8	UK	7-1
9	ALA	6-2
10	TEX	6-2
11	OSU	6-2
12	MISS	6-2
13	TTU	7-1
14	WAKE	7-1
15	LSU	6-2
16	TENN	6-2
17	HOU	6-2
18	USC	7-2
19	MIZ	6-2
20	BOIS	7-1
21	IOWA	6-2
22	UNM	7-1
23	SC	5-3
24	ARIZ	6-2
25	FLA	5-3

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	ARS	8-0-1	24	+9
2	MCI	7-0-2	21	+10
3	BHA	6-1-2	19	+17
4	CHE	5-1-3	16	+4
5	LIV	4-3-2	15	+2
6	BRE	3-5-1	14	+7
7	EVE	3-4-2	13	0
8	BOU	3-3-3	12	+1
9	TOT	3-3-3	12	0
10	AVL	3-3-3	12	-3
11	Hull City	2-5-2	11	+1
12	LEE	2-5-2	11	+1
13	NEW	3-2-4	11	-3
14	IPS	3-2-4	11	-4
15	FUL	2-3-4	9	-2
16	Coventry	3-0-6	9	-7
17	MUN	1-4-4	7	-5
18	CRY	2-1-6	7	-12
19	NFO	1-3-5	6	-6
20	SUN	1-2-6	5	-10

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	BAR	10-0-1	30	+34
2	ATM	9-1-1	28	+14
3	RMA	9-0-2	27	+18
4	BET	7-2-2	23	+3
5	RSO	6-1-4	19	0
6	SEV	5-2-4	17	-2
7	ATH	4-3-3	15	+4
8	DEP	3-5-3	14	+1
9	VIL	3-3-5	12	0
10	CEL	2-6-3	12	0
11	ALA	3-3-5	12	-2
12	RAY	3-3-4	12	-5
13	GET	3-3-5	12	-8
14	ESY	3-2-6	11	-1
15	OSA	3-2-6	11	-11
16	RAC	3-2-6	11	-14
17	ELC	2-4-5	10	-4
18	LVT	2-4-5	10	-5
19	VAL	2-3-6	9	-9
20	MAL	0-5-6	5	-13

How the bets settled

Match report

Goals

How the key matchups went

Box score

Manchester City

Brighton

Highlights

StatsBench picks

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion pre-game preview

Confirmed lineups

Form and head to head

Clean sheets and goal trends

Recent results

Season numbers

Referee

Injury report

Line movement chart

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