Brighton Aim to Secure Europa League Spot as They Meet Champions Manchester City
Brighton vs Manchester City - 24/05/2023
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We have two fixtures to look forward to in the English Premier League this week including the meeting between Brighton and Manchester City.
The game will be played at the American Express Community Stadium and the hosts are currently in 6th place on 61 points while the visitors have sealed the title on 88 points.
Brighton come into the match on the back of 3-1 home win over Southampton to secure at least a Europa Conference League place for next season.
The Seagulls opened the scoring in the 29th minute and doubled their advantage shortly before half time. Southampton got a goal back in the 58th minute but Brighton secured the points with a third goal 11 minutes later.
The win over Southampton means Brighton have won 4 of their 6 most recent fixtures, all of which have been played in the Premier League. There have been home wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United, and Southampton plus an excellent 3-0 win at Arsenal.
The defeats have come at home against Everton and away to Newcastle United. Trends show Brighton have scored 1 or more goals in their last 14 Premier League games in a row.
Trends show Brighton are undefeated in 8 of their last 9 home matches in all competitions. They have won 3 of their 4 most recent home Premier League games.
Manchester City travel to the American Express Community Stadium having beat Chelsea 1-0 at home in the Premier League on Sunday.
It was party time at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City celebrated winning the title and despite making several changes to his starting XI from the win over Real Madrid, Manchester City won the match.
The win over Chelsea means Manchester City are undefeated in their last 24 fixtures in all competitions. They have won 8 of their 9 most recent matches, including wins over Arsenal in the Premier League and Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Form in the Premier League shows Manchester City have won each of their 12 most recent games and they are undefeated in their last 15 league matches.
Their away form shows 5 straight victories in the Premier League and Manchester City have scored 2 or more goals in 4 of those 5 fixtures.
Looking ahead to the team news and Brighton are without Solly March and Robert Sanchez. They also have doubts over the fitness of Adam Webster, Tariq Lamptey, Jeremy Sarmiento, Adam Lallana, and Jakub Moder.
Manchester City have doubts over the fitness of defender Nathan Aké. Every other player is available but we expect to see more rotation from Pep Guardiola.
Brighton will be hoping Manchester City will have their focus on the FA Cup and Champions League final. However, their win over Chelsea shows they have strength in depth.
Brighton can score goals in this game but we expect to see Manchester City come away with maximum points.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
142363
2
1 - 2
2.93
16°
1.75
4.00
4.33
1.75
no
no
no
1 - 1(1 - 1)
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