England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion, taking place on Saturday, 21 October 2023, at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Manchester City, Recent FormThe Manchester City squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against Arsenal, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They achieved 51% possession in that match and had 4 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Arsenal's tally of 12 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
Manager Pep Guardiola will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 36 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They are showing impressive form at home with a run of 13 straight wins in a row and added to that are unbeaten at The Etihad Stadium in 14 league games.
Goalscorer Erling Haaland will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 6 goals in his last 6 league matches for Manchester City.
Brighton & Hove Albion, Recent FormBrighton & Hove Albion will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against Liverpool, which ran out a 2-2 draw. Their share of possession in that meeting was 46%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. Liverpool had 14 shots on goal with 4 on target.
Whilst manager Roberto De Zerbi will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 14 goals conceded in the same period. Their goal scoring now stands at 24 games in a row, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 12 games.
It's been mixed fortunes for Brighton away from home recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games on the road.
Evan Ferguson will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Brighton & Hove Albion.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
The Seagulls defence has struggled against Man City in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 12 games. When it comes to breaching the opposition defence, The Citizens know how to do it against Brighton, having clocked up 13 goals against them in their previous 5 meetings.
In the league, Man City has an strong track record when they play host to Brighton, notchng up a win in their last 6 home games.
Phil Foden will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Man City against Brighton in this one, having netted 6 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
Man City manager Pep Guardiola has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Kevin De Bruyne (Hamstring), Jérémy Doku (Thigh), Zack Steffen (Knee surgery) and John Stones (Thigh) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Roberto De Zerbi has a number of injury concerns in his Brighton squad to contend with: Julio Enciso (Knee), Pervis Estupiñán (Muscle), Adam Lallana (Unknown), James Milner (Strain) and Jakub Moder (Cruciate ligament)
Manchester City Playing at home | Brighton & Hove Albion Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | Goals scored | 2.7 |
| 0.3 | Goals conceded | 2.7 |
| 23' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| 33' | Time first goal conceded | 49' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2.7 | Subs used | 5 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 6-1 |
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