Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction and Betting Tips | August 31st 2025 

Brighton and Manchester City will battle for three points in a Premier League matchday three clash on Sunday (August 31st). The game will be played at the Amex Stadium.

The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 6-0 away thrashing of Oxford United in the EFL Cup second round. Oscar Boscagli and Brajan Gruda scored a goal each to give them a 2-0 lead at the break. Diego Gomez and Tom Watson scored either side of Stefanos Tzimas' second-half brace.

The Seagulls will shift their focus to the league, where their last game saw them fall to a 2-0 defeat away to Everton.

Manchester City, meanwhile, suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Tottenham. Brennan Johnson broke the deadlock in the 25th minute while Joao Palhinha doubled the visitors' lead in first-half injury time following a defensive error.

The loss saw the Mancunians drop to sixth spot in the standings while Brighton are 18th.

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Brighton vs Manchester City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the 35th meeting between the two sides. Manchester City have 21 wins to their name, Brighton were victorious six games while seven games ended in a share of the spoils.
• One of those stalemates came in their most recent clash in March 2025 when they canceled each other out in a 2-2 stalemate.
• Eight of the last nine head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
• Five of the last six head-to-head games have witnessed goals at both ends.
• Manchester City have not lost two of their opening three EPL games since the 2004-05 season.
• Brighton have lost just one of their last nine home games in the EPL.
• City have kept a clean sheet in their last five away games.

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Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction

Brighton have made a sub-par start to the season and have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight league games in front of their fans. Fabian Hurzeler's side will be aiming to build on their thumping League Cup victory.

Manchester City had a season to forget last term and seemingly put that behind them with their convincing opening day win over Wolves. However, they came crashing down in a defeat at home to their recent bogey side, Tottenham, in a game characterized by defensive errors from Pep Guardiola's side.

Back the visitors to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Brighton 1-2 Manchester City

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Brighton vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Manchester City to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals