Manchester City vs Brighton Matchday Stats Preview

Manchester City vs Brighton Matchday Stats Preview 

Manchester City have never lost a home league match against Brighton (W12 D2), winning each of the last 10 in a row. It’s the most they’ve faced an opponent at home without ever losing in their league history (14).

Brighton are looking to complete their first ever league double over Manchester City, in what is the 15th different campaign in which they’ve met.

Both of Brighton’s Premier League victories against Manchester City have been from behind – only Manchester United (3) have won more games against Pep Guardiola despite trailing in the competition.

Manchester City have lost nine Premier League games this season, the joint-most league defeats that Pep Guardiola has suffered in a campaign in his managerial career (also 9 in 2019-20). The last reigning champions to lose 10+ Premier League games in a season were Chelsea in 2017-18 (10), while Man City last suffered 10 league defeats in a season in 2015-16 (10).

Brighton are currently enjoying the longest ongoing winning run in the Premier League of any side (4 games). It’s the Seagulls’ longest league winning run since April 2017 in the Championship (5), and joint-longest ever in the top-flight (also 4 from April-May 1981).

Man City have lost three Premier League home games this season, as many as they suffered at the Etihad in 2021-22 (2), 2022-23 (1) and 2023-24 (0) combined. They lost 2-0 against Liverpool last time out, only losing consecutive home league games once under Pep Guardiola (April/May 2021).

Manchester City have conceded 38 Premier League goals this season, only shipping more in a season under Pep Guardiola in 2016-17 (39). In all competitions, their 64 goals conceded this term is their most since 2015-16 (65).

Man City striker Erling Haaland has been involved in 99 Premier League goals in just 93 appearances (83 goals, 16 assists). A goal or assist in this game (or indeed any of his next six appearances) will see him become the first player to reach 100 goal involvements in fewer than 100 games.

Having scored six goals in his first four Premier League appearances in 2025, Man City’s Phil Foden is now without a goal in his last five. However, he’s scored more Premier League goals against Brighton than any other opponent (8).

João Pedro has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances, with no Brighton player ever doing four in a row. Meanwhile, the only Brazilian player to score in four consecutive Premier League games is Richarlison (twice, in March 2021 and April 2024).