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Brighton and Hove Albion vs Manchester City - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 3

Premier League - Gameweek 3

Sunday, 31 Aug 2025 • 14:00

American Express Stadium (Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England)

Brighton and Hove Albion

2 : 1

Manchester City

Goals

34'
0 : 1
Erling Haaland
0 : 1
Erling Haaland34'
James Milner
1 : 1
67'
67'James Milner
1 : 1
Brajan Gruda
2 : 1
89'
89'Brajan Gruda
2 : 1

Lineups

Brighton and Hove Albion

PosPlayer
GK
Bart Verbruggen
DEF
Joel Veltman
DEF
Jan Paul van Hecke
DEF
Lewis Dunk
DEF
Maxim Cuyper
MID
Carlos Baleba
MID
Jack Hinshelwood
MID
Diego Gómez
FWD
Yankuba Minteh
FWD
Kaoru Mitoma
FWD
Danny Welbeck

Substitutes

60'James Milner
for Carlos Baleba
61'Brajan Gruda
for Diego Gómez
61'Georginio Rutterfor Danny Welbeck
61'Yasin Ayarifor Jack Hinshelwood
90'Diego Coppolafor Yankuba Minteh

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
James Trafford
DEF
John Stones
DEF
Abduqodir Khusanov
DEF
Rayan Aït-Nouri
MID
Matheus Nunes
MID
Bernardo Silva
MID
Rodri
MID
Tijjani Reijnders
FWD
Oscar Bobb
FWD
Erling Haaland
FWD
Omar Marmoush

Substitutes

72'Jérémy Dokufor Omar Marmoush
72'Nico O'Reillyfor Bernardo Silva
85'Rico Lewisfor Matheus Nunes
85'Ruben Diasfor Abduqodir Khusanov
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Brighton and Hove Albion311134-14
D
L
W
13Manchester City310254+13
W
L
L

Last Games

Brighton and Hove Albion

@Everton
0 - 2
vsFulham
1 - 1
@Tottenham Hotspur
4 - 1
vsLiverpool
3 - 2
@Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 0

Manchester City

vsTottenham Hotspur
0 - 2
@Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 - 0
@Fulham
2 - 0
vsBournemouth
3 - 1
@Southampton
0 - 0

Head-to-Head

07 Jan 2026
Manchester City1 - 1Brighton and Hove...
07 Jan 2026Manchester City
1 - 1
Brighton and Hove Albion
31 Aug 2025
Brighton and Hove...2 - 1Manchester City
31 Aug 2025Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
Manchester City
15 Mar 2025
Manchester City2 - 2Brighton and Hove...
15 Mar 2025Manchester City
2 - 2
Brighton and Hove Albion
09 Nov 2024
Brighton and Hove...2 - 1Manchester City
09 Nov 2024Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
Manchester City
25 Apr 2024
Brighton and Hove...0 - 4Manchester City
25 Apr 2024Brighton and Hove Albion
0 - 4
Manchester City

Premier League

Gameweek 3

30 Aug • 12:30
Chelsea
Fulham
2 - 0
30 Aug • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton
2 - 3
30 Aug • 15:00
Manchester United
Burnley
3 - 2
30 Aug • 15:00
Sunderland
Brentford
2 - 1
30 Aug • 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Bournemouth
0 - 1
30 Aug • 17:30
Leeds United
Newcastle United
0 - 0
31 Aug • 14:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Manchester City
2 - 1
31 Aug • 14:00
Nottingham Forest
West Ham United
0 - 3
31 Aug • 16:30
Liverpool
Arsenal
1 - 0
31 Aug • 19:00
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
0 - 3

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.