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Premier League Matchday 9

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Home Manchester City
16:00 Sat 31 Oct · your time in 13 h 18 min
Away Brighton & Hove Albion

Six of the Round · Premier League

Pre-match chances
60% Manchester City 20% draw Brighton & Hove Albion 19%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

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Where to watch: Peacock Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester Referee: Craig Pawson

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Manchester City have scored in 27 matches in a row

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 64 goals in those matches.

What's at stake

Brighton & Hove Albion: a match for Europe

65%after a loss 81%after a win

Chances of Europe: 65% after a defeat, 81% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Defence

Manchester City concede 2.2 goals per match

Manchester City2.2 Brighton & Hove Albion0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Brighton & Hove Albion concede 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 28 October: Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion 2:2

Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.

Referee

Craig Pawson: 5.3 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 4 matches, 1 red card, 1 penalty.

What's at stake

Manchester City: a match for the title

36%after a loss 50%after a win

Title chances: 36% after a defeat, 50% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Erling Haaland

Manchester City · forward

9goals 0assists 7.53avg rating

Last match, Aston Villa: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Pascal Groß

Brighton & Hove Albion · midfielder

3goals 4assists 7.58avg rating

Last match, Liverpool: rating 7.2.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

Manchester City

  • Antoine SemenyoInjured · return date unknown

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • Ferdi KadıoğluInjured · return date unknown
  • Zadok YohannaInjured · return date unknown

Preview and report

Before the match

Haaland ahead of Brighton clash: seven goals in seven league games

Premier League leaders Manchester City host third-placed Brighton & Hove Albion in Matchweek 9. Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in seven league games against them.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data and the sources listed below the article

Number of the match 7 That is how many goals Haaland has scored in seven league games against Brighton.

Brighton without an away win against City

Haaland scored in each of the last four league meetings with Brighton, but City won none of them. The most recent league meeting between the sides at the Etihad Stadium ended in a 1–1 draw. Brighton have yet to win in 16 league away games against Manchester City; the record is four draws and 12 defeats.

Leaders and third place after eight games

City have 21 points after eight games, Brighton 16. The hosts have scored in 10 straight games, and Haaland is their top league scorer with nine goals in eight appearances. For Brighton, Pascal Groß contributes most: three goals and four assists in eight league games. City lost to Aston Villa 1–2 on Saturday 24 October, and Brighton lost to Liverpool 0–2 at Anfield on Sunday 25 October. In their last five games in all competitions, City have conceded 11 goals in total. In the season simulation, City's chance of winning the title is 45% today; after a win it would be 50%, after a defeat 36%. Brighton have a 71% chance of a place in European competition, 81% after a win, 65% after a defeat.

Absentees and time off for City

Manchester City will be without Antoine Semenyo, who is injured. Brighton cannot call on the injured Zadok Yohanna. Enzo Maresca explained that City's key players were given three days off so that they would return full of energy (Sports Illustrated).

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Manchester City at home and Brighton & Hove Albion away, as in this match.

Manchester City

at home · 10

8W0D2L2.9scored per match1.5conceded per match

Brighton & Hove Albion

away · 10

3W2D5L1.6scored per match1.4conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 6.2 · 7.4; cards 1.6 · 1.6

Head to head

21 meetings since 2008. The last 5 below.

Last time · 28 Oct 2026 · Carabao Cup Manchester City 2:2 Brighton & Hove Albion Kovacic 40' · Reis 72' · Yalcouyé 30' · Rutter 47'
0wins

3 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5

2wins
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  • 25 Apr 2024Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion0:4Manchester City De Bruyne 17' · Foden 26', 34' · Alvarez 62' before our records
  • 21 Oct 2023Premier League Manchester City2:1Brighton & Hove Albion Alvarez 7' · Haaland 19' · Fati 73' before our records
  • 24 May 2023Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion1:1Manchester City Enciso 38' · Foden 25' before our records
  • 22 Oct 2022Premier League Manchester City3:1Brighton & Hove Albion Haaland 22', 43' (k) · De Bruyne 75' · Trossard 53' before our records
  • 20 Apr 2022Premier League Manchester City3:0Brighton & Hove Albion Mahrez 53' · Foden 65' · Silva 82' before our records

Expected lineups

The data provider's expected XI.

Official around 15:00, Sat 31 Oct

Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion

When the clubs announce the official lineups (usually an hour before kick-off), they replace the expected ones.

Out

Manchester City: Antoine SemenyoBrighton & Hove Albion: Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Zadok Yohanna

Coaches

Enzo MarescaManchester City Fabian HürzelerBrighton & Hove Albion

Full squads (41 players)

Manchester City

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Brighton & Hove Albion

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

Player intelligence

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Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

60%Manchester City
20%draw
19%Brighton & Hove Albion

Out of 20 matches like this, Manchester City win 12, 4 end level and Brighton & Hove Albion win 4.

The forecast leans to Manchester City. By Volt (strength from league results) Manchester City rate higher: 71.5 and 59.8.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

  1. 2:110%
  2. 1:19%
  3. 2:08%
  4. 1:08%
  5. 3:17%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

  • 2+ goals84% Manchester City 9 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 9 of 10
  • 3+ goals65% Manchester City 8 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 6 of 10
  • 4+ goals43% Manchester City 6 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 5 of 10
  • 5+ goals28% Manchester City 5 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 3 of 10
Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 61%.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

Club today after a defeat after a draw after a win
Manchester City title chance today 45%
after a defeat
36%
after a draw
43%
after a win
50%
Brighton & Hove Albion European-place chance today 71%
after a defeat
65%
after a draw
71%
after a win
81%

Brighton & Hove Albion: 15 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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Pro analysis

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Volt matchup

71.5 59.8
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
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  • Matches with this profile

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Match sheet

Kick-off
Saturday 31 October, 16:00Your time · in 13 h 18 min
Where to watch
Peacock (Stream) USA · change country
Stadium
Etihad Stadium Manchester · show map
Referee
Craig Pawson 🇪🇳 5.3 yellow cards per match · This season · 4 matches
Rest
Manchester City 3 days · Brighton & Hove Albion 3 days Both last played: Carabao Cup
Table
1. Manchester City (21 pts) and 3. Brighton & Hove Albion (16 pts) Matchday 9 of 38
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