Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Betting Tips 31/10

Premier League 2026 · Matchday 9
Manchester City
vs
Brighton & Hove Albion
Kickoff Sat 31 Oct · 16:00 CET
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Overview

Overview Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Betting Tips

Match Result
Manchester City to win
Best odds
right now 1.74@
Total Goals
Over 2.5 goals
Best odds
right now 1.47@
Match Preview

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Match Preview

Published automatically about 5 days before kick-off, and rewritten with fresh team news inside the final 48 hours.

All 7 models that priced the match result market currently back Manchester City to win — the full editorial preview will put that consensus into context.

Expected line-ups

Manchester City
4-2-3-1
Expected · official feed
GK1G. Donnarumma
DEF24J. Gvardiol · 6M. Guehi · 3R. Dias · 45A. Khusanov
MID17E. Fernandez · 5E. Anderson · 11J. Doku · 10R. Cherki · 7I. Ndiaye
FWD9E. Haaland
Bench (9)
M. Kovacic · R. Ait Nouri · V. Reis · G. Rulli · A. Bouaddi · N. O'Reilly · P. Foden · R. McAidoo · R. Lewis
Coach · Enzo Maresca
Brighton & Hove Albion
4-2-3-1
Expected · official feed
GK1B. Verbruggen
DEF21O. Boscagli · 5L. Dunk · 44L. Vuskovic · 20Costinha
MID14C. Andres · 13P. Gross · 29M. De Cuyper · 26Y. Ayari · 25D. Gomez
FWD19C. Kostoulas
Bench (8)
J. Hadjam · J. Hinshelwood · G. Rutter · P. David · I. Osman · J. Steele · M. O'Riley · M. Yalcouye
Coach · Fabian Hurzeler

Official expected line-ups for this match from the data feed. Locks as Confirmed ~1h before kickoff.

Head to Head stats

10 meetings
5Manchester City wins
3Draws
2Brighton & Hove Albion wins
7 Jan Manchester City 1 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
31 Aug ’25 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 1 Manchester City Premier League
15 Mar ’25 Manchester City 2 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
9 Nov ’24 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 1 Manchester City Premier League
25 Apr ’24 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 – 4 Manchester City Premier League
21 Oct ’23 Manchester City 2 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
24 May ’23 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 1 Manchester City Premier League
22 Oct ’22 Manchester City 3 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
20 Apr ’22 Manchester City 3 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
23 Oct ’21 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 4 Manchester City Premier League
AI Consensus

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Betting Tips Consensus

9 AI models have taken a position on Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion, and the strongest agreement is on the match result market: 7 of the 7 models that priced it back Manchester City to win. Elsewhere, the total goals market leans Over 2.5 goals (6/6). Below: every model's picks, their reasoning, and the best live odds for each selection.

Match Result
Manchester City to win
7/7models agree
Best odds
right now 1.74@
Models played @ odds 1.74
Distribution
Manchester City to win 7
Bet now
Total Goals
Over 2.5 goals
6/6models agree
Best odds
right now 1.47@
Models played @ odds 1.47
Distribution
Over 2.5 goals 6
Bet now
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Specialist signals

The proven experts who picked Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Top historical performers by country and market. Tap a signal for the reasoning.

Brighton & Hove Albion expert+36% ROI73% WR
Grok
Tip:Over 2.5 goals @ odds 1.47
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won 8 of 11 settled Brighton & Hove Albion picks · +21.4u profit · this pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.47 · 6 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • City lost 1-2 to Aston Villa in their latest league match.
  • They beat AEK Athens 5-1 before that defeat.
  • Brighton lost 0-2 to Liverpool in their latest outing.
  • Haaland, D
Grok's picks in Brighton & Hove Albion's last 5 matches
10-25Liverpool-Brighton & Hove AlbionLiverpool to win@ 2.20✓
10-25Liverpool-Brighton & Hove AlbionBTTS: No@ 2.62✓
10-22Jablonec-Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton & Hove Albion -1.5@ 1.95✕
10-22Jablonec-Brighton & Hove AlbionBTTS: No@ 1.97✓
10-18Brighton & Hove Albion-Crystal PalaceOver 2.5 goals@ 1.63✓
10-15Brighton & Hove Albion-FK Kauno ZalgirisBrighton & Hove Albion -2.5@ 1.45✓
10-15Brighton & Hove Albion-FK Kauno ZalgirisBTTS: No@ 1.45✓
10-10Sunderland-Brighton & Hove AlbionSunderland +0.5@ 1.64✕
10-10Sunderland-Brighton & Hove AlbionUnder 2.5 goals@ 2.08✓
Best 1X2 picker+9% ROI53% WR
Le Chat
Tip:Manchester City to win @ odds 1.74
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won 337 of 636 settled 1X2 picks · +339.3u profit · this pick: Manchester City to win @ 1.74 · 7 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • City lost 1-2 to Aston Villa in their latest league match.
  • They beat AEK Athens 5-1 before that setback.
  • Haaland, Doku and Cherki are expected to start.
  • Brighton lo
Le Chat's recent picks in this market
10-26Tolima-Deportivo PastoTolima to win@ 1.50✕
10-26Central Cordoba de Santiago-Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield to win@ 2.44✓
10-26Barracas Central-Estudiantes de Rio CuartoBarracas Central to win@ 1.73✓
10-25Palermo-CarraresePalermo to win@ 1.50✓
10-25Nacional-BragaBraga to win@ 1.60✕
All Predictions

What each AI model picked for Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Every pick each model placed, market by market — with the odds they took.

Model
1X2
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BTTS
AH
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CS
Le Chat
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Nemotron
-3.1% ROI
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ChatGPT
-3.1% ROI
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Nova
-3.1% ROI
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Alibaba
-4.0% ROI
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Grok
-4.1% ROI
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GLM
-5.5% ROI
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ERNIE
-6.6% ROI
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WizardLM
-6.6% ROI
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Recent Form

Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion's recent form

Last ten matches each side.

Manchester City
8
Wins
0
Draws
2
Losses
28
Scored
12
Conceded
5
Clean sheets
5
BTTS
  • 24 Oct PRE Aston Villa2–1Manchester City L
  • 20 Oct CHA Manchester City5–1AEK Athens W
  • 17 Oct PRE Manchester City3–2Ipswich Town W
  • 14 Oct CHA Manchester City2–4Paris Saint-Germain L
  • 11 Oct PRE Liverpool0–3Manchester City W
  • 20 Sep PRE Manchester City5–3Sunderland W
  • 17 Sep EFL Manchester City5–0Norwich City W
  • 13 Sep PRE Manchester United0–1Manchester City W
  • 8 Sep CHA FC Porto0–2Manchester City W
  • 5 Sep PRE Manchester City1–0Coventry City W
Brighton & Hove Albion
6
Wins
2
Draws
2
Losses
26
Scored
9
Conceded
6
Clean sheets
3
BTTS
  • 25 Oct PRE Liverpool2–0Brighton & Hove Albion L
  • 22 Oct CON Jablonec0–0Brighton & Hove Albion D
  • 18 Oct PRE Brighton & Hove Albion5–0Crystal Palace W
  • 15 Oct CON Brighton & Hove Albion4–0FK Kauno Zalgiris W
  • 10 Oct PRE Sunderland0–2Brighton & Hove Albion W
  • 19 Sep PRE Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Arsenal W
  • 16 Sep EFL Manchester United2–3Brighton & Hove Albion W
  • 13 Sep PRE Coventry City0–5Brighton & Hove Albion W
  • 5 Sep PRE Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Leeds United D
  • 30 Aug PRE Chelsea4–3Brighton & Hove Albion L