Man City host an in-form Brighton side at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon. Both sides will want to secure 3 points to boost their chances of securing Champions League football for next season. We could be set for an entertaining game with both teams looking to play attacking football.
The Citizens still find themselves right in the mix for a top 4 finish, currently sitting 5th despite their woes this season. City have scored 28 goals at home which is the 4th highest this season. Scoring in 29/32 previous home matches in the league will give the home side confident they can get on the scoresheet. Erling Haaland has 20 goals this season making him the 2nd top scorer in the league behind Mo Salah. The Norwegian has a great record against Brighton scoring in 3/4 previous starts against them.
There is no hiding City’s defensive vulnerabilties this season in the absence of key man Rodri. This has resulted in more chances conceded and goals conceded compared to previous seasons. They have conceded in 10/13 home league games which will give the Seagulls encouragement going into this game.
Brighton have been unstopable recently with 6 wins on the bounce since their 7-0 thrashing from Nottm Forest. The Seagulls have scored in 13/14 away matches this season. They will be confident of adding to this tally today. Brighton’s xG’s registered in their previous 5 matches: 1.61, 1.98, 2.33, 4.01 and 1.70. Impressively, they have scored 2 or more goals in all their last 6 games.
This fixture has produced Over 2.5 goals in the last 10/12 H2H’s. BTTS has landed in 6 out of the last 8 meetings.
TIP: Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Match Goals @ 1.83
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