Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 15.03.2025

• Date and Time: March 15, 2025, 15:00 GMT+1
• Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England

Manchester City vs Brighton Preview and Team News

Manchester City Team News

Man City suffered another defeat in the last round against Nottingham (1-0). This now can be called the worst season for Pep Guardiola in his coaching career, drawing some comparisons with the 2016/17 one.

While the hopes of the Premier League trophy are long gone, City still have to work for the top four. They are currently fifth, two points behind Chelsea. However, other teams, including Newcastle, Brighton and Aston Villa, will be vying for the same spot in the Champions League.

Apart from long-term absentees Rodri and Oscar Bobb, City will be without Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké and John Stones. Omar Marmoush was benched last week, but we expect the Egyptian to feature from the starting lineup. 

Manchester City predicted lineup vs Brighton (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Gvardiol, Dias, Khusanov, Lewis; Nico, Kovačić; Doku, De Bruyne, Marmoush; Haaland.

Brighton Team News

Thanks to the dramatic last-minute victory against Fulham (2-1), Brighton are currently on their joint-longest four-match winning run in the Premier League. Fabian Hürzeler’s men have also won their last six fixtures across all competitions and sit seventh in the English top-flight.

However, they will now face tough opposition, against whom they have terrible H2H stats. Still, the visitors might capitalize on City’s recent poor display.

Tariq Lamptey was suspended in the last match and he will return to the squad. However, there are plenty of worries for Brighton, as Joel Veltman, Jason Steele, Matt O’Riley, Ferdi Kadioglu, Igor, Lewis Dunk and James Milner are all sidelined. 

Brighton predicted lineup vs Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Webster, Lamptey; Baleba, Ayar; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Pedro.

Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction 

• Pick: Man City to Win
• Odds: 1.63 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Manchester City 2-1 Brighton

Man City have phenomenal H2H stats at Etihad against Brighton. They have managed to win 10 games consecutively and are unbeaten in the previous 14. This is the most at home against any opponent they’ve ever faced in their league history without losing.

Also, after losing to Nottingham, the hosts will be determined to bounce back in front of their fans. Moreover, Brighton already beat them in the first fixture back in November, so Erling Haaland and company will look for revenge.

We expect Man City to dominate and get a much-needed victory in this clash. Our first prediction in the game would be Manchester City to win. 

Manchester City vs Brighton Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Over 2.5 Goals
• Odds: 1.43 (22Bet)

These two clubs have produced plenty of exciting matches. To illustrate, in the last seven out of eight games, we saw at least three goals scored. Considering City’s worries in the defence, Brighton will likely have their chances.

Erling Haaland has 99 Premier League direct goal contributions, and the Norwegian forward will look forward to adding one more to become the first player ever to do so in under 100 appearances. 

Both sides have been proponents of attacking football, and we expect a high-scoring affair in this encounter. Our second pick for the match would be over 2.5 goals.

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