Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction

Yuriy Borshchenko
January 1, 2026
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MATCH DETAILS:
Location: Manchester, City of Manchester Stadium
Upcoming Information:English Premier League 07.01.2026
Competition: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City live

When/Date: 07.01.2026
Time: 2:30 pm
Repeat:Live
Prediction on Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Available

Prediction (the most likely score): 2:1

Man City
67.5%

Draw
18.6%

Brighton & Hove
13.9%

Betting Odds

1	X	2
1.39	5.5	7.1
1.45	5.23	7.32	Watch and Bet
1.4	4.8	6.5
1.41	5.31	6.54
1.38	5.33	6.66

Facts

Get ready for a battle between the top and the middle of the table (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Champions League (League phase: ) and 14).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Man City won 2.

Man City is in fantastic form, winning most of its recent matches (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Brighton & Hove is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Man City may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Man City is the obvious favorite.

We predict that Man City will win today’s game, with odds of 1.41.

In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Man City won 13 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 45:15. (average 2.5:0.8).

Including home matches between the teams, Man City won 8 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 21:5. (average 2.3:0.6).

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Arsenal	19	14	3	2	37:12	25	45
2	Manchester City	18	13	1	4	43:17	26	40
3	Aston Villa	19	12	3	4	30:23	7	39
4	Liverpool	19	10	3	6	30:26	4	33
5	Chelsea	19	8	6	5	32:21	11	30
6	Manchester Utd	19	8	6	5	33:29	4	30
7	Sunderland	18	7	7	4	20:18	2	28
8	Everton	19	8	4	7	20:20	0	28
9	Crystal Palace	19	7	6	6	22:21	1	27
10	Fulham	19	8	3	8	26:27	-1	27
11	Brentford	18	8	2	8	28:26	2	26
12	Newcastle	19	7	5	7	26:24	2	26
13	Tottenham	18	7	4	7	27:23	4	25
14	Brighton	19	6	7	6	28:27	1	25
15	Bournemouth	19	5	8	6	29:35	-6	23
16	Leeds	19	5	6	8	25:32	-7	21
17	Nottingham	19	5	3	11	18:30	-12	18
18	West Ham	19	3	5	11	21:38	-17	14
19	Burnley	19	3	3	13	20:37	-17	12
20	Wolves	19	0	3	16	11:40	-29	3

Manchester City AND Brighton & Hove Albion LAST MATCHES

Latest Results

27.12.25 Nottingham Forest – Manchester City – 1:2
20.12.25 Manchester City – West Ham United – 3:0
17.12.25 Manchester City – Brentford FC – 2:0
14.12.25 Crystal Palace – Manchester City – 0:3
10.12.25 Real Madrid – Manchester City – 1:2

30.12.25 West Ham United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:2
27.12.25 Arsenal FC – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:1
20.12.25 Brighton & Hove Albion – Sunderland AFC – 0:0
13.12.25 Liverpool FC – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:0
07.12.25 Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 1:1