Manchester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC: the preview

Saturday, October 31 · Etihad Stadium Premier League 2026/27

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Manchester City FC #1 · 21 pts

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC #3 · 16 pts
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Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Manchester City FC are unbeaten in 7 games in the competition.

  • Brighton & Hove Albion FC are unbeaten in 5 games in the competition.

  • Manchester City FC have not beaten Brighton & Hove Albion FC in 4 games.

  • Manchester City FC won 4 of their 4 home games in the competition.

Current form

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 Manchester City FC 7 +12 21
2 Arsenal FC 7 +6 18
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 7 +18 16
4 Chelsea FC 7 +4 13
5 Liverpool FC 7 +1 12
6 Brentford FC 7 +5 10
7 Leeds United FC 7 +3 10
8 Everton FC 7 +1 10
9 Hull City AFC 7 +1 9
10 Ipswich Town FC 7 -4 9
11 Aston Villa FC 7 -3 8
12 Newcastle United FC 7 -4 8
13 Manchester United FC 7 0 7
14 Crystal Palace FC 7 -8 7
15 AFC Bournemouth 7 -4 6
16 Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 -5 6
17 Coventry City FC 7 -8 6
18 Fulham FC 7 -3 5
19 Nottingham Forest FC 7 -4 5
20 Sunderland AFC 7 -8 4

The difference-makers

Playing style

Manchester City FCBrighton & Hove Albion FC
64.4% Possession 59.9%
5.3 Remates al arco 6.1
14.6 Remates totales 17.9
5.6 Corners 5.7
10.7 Fouls 12.9

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 7 respectively).

When they settle games

Manchester City FC 19 goals

1-1516-3031-4546-6061-7576-90

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 20 goals

1-1516-3031-4546-6061-7576-90

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 15 matches
9Manchester City FC won
3Draws
3Brighton & Hove Albion FC won
Goals in the head-to-head38 – 15
Matches15
Last win for Manchester City FC04/2024
Last win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC08/2025

Latest matchups

7/1/26Premier LeagueManchester City FC1–1Brighton & Hove Albion FC
31/8/25Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC2–1Manchester City FC
15/3/25Premier LeagueManchester City FC2–2Brighton & Hove Albion FC
9/11/24Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC2–1Manchester City FC
25/4/24Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC0–4Manchester City FC
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21/10/23Premier LeagueManchester City FC2–1Brighton & Hove Albion FC
24/5/23Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC1–1Manchester City FC
22/10/22Premier LeagueManchester City FC3–1Brighton & Hove Albion FC
20/4/22Premier LeagueManchester City FC3–0Brighton & Hove Albion FC
23/10/21Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC1–4Manchester City FC
18/5/21Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC3–2Manchester City FC
13/1/21Premier LeagueManchester City FC1–0Brighton & Hove Albion FC
11/7/20Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC0–5Manchester City FC
31/8/19Premier LeagueManchester City FC4–0Brighton & Hove Albion FC
12/5/19Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion FC1–4Manchester City FC

Who scored in these meetings

Phil Foden 8 E. Haaland 7
AGUERO SERGIO 3
GUENDOGAN ILKAY 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Riyad Mahrez 2

58 2 · in 15 meetings

Then they play

Manchester City FC vs AEK Athens 20/10 · UEFA - Champions League 2026/27 Liverpool FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC 25/10 · Premier League 2026/27
They meet again: Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC · Premier League 2026/27 23/01