Manchester City v Brighton predictions: City can maintain Etihad excellence

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Manchester City v Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Manchester City win to nil
1pt Evs Betfair, Power

Team news

Manchester City
Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker are injured but John Stones is back in full training.

Brighton
Jakob Moder remains sidelined and Kaoru Mitoma and Levi Colwill are injury doubts.

Match preview

Manchester City have had a free midweek to digest their 1-0 defeat at Liverpool and they should comfortably return to winning ways when facing Brighton at the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola's men remain well placed and have been in cruise control in Premier League home games, scoring 24 goals and conceding five.

City are yet to drop points at the Etihad and it should be a matter of time before they assert their authority against a Brighton side going through a sticky patch.

Brighton started the season impressively and were fourth when Graham Potter left them for Chelsea during the September international break.

However, they have taken just two points from four games under Roberto De Zerbi and were poor on Tuesday when drawing 0-0 at home to an unambitious Nottingham Forest.

Very few clear-cut chances were created against Forest and it would be no great surprise if Brighton fail to score against City.

Key stat

Manchester City have kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches

Inside info

Manchester City

Penalty taker Erling Haaland
Assist ace Kevin De Bruyne
Set-piece aerial threat Ruben Dias
Card magnet Rodri

Brighton

Penalty taker Alexis Mac Allister
Assist ace Pascal Gross
Set-piece aerial threat Lewis Dunk
Card magnet Alexis Mac Allister

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