Saturday, 31/10/2026 at 16:00
27d 16h to kick-offManchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion
Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Manchester City
- 46%
- Draw
- 26%
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- 28%
| Manchester City | Draw | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 2.16 | 3.84 | 3.61 |
- Total goals
- 3.34
- Over 2.5 goals
- 67%
- Both teams to score
- 70%
Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Model vs market
Market odds are not available for this match yet.
Why the model leans Manchester City
46% Manchester City to win
- Attack
- 2nd vs 12th
- Manchester City attack v Brighton & Hove Albion defence
- Defence
- 5th vs 3rd
- Manchester City defence v Brighton & Hove Albion attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.47 vs +0.33
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.88 – 1.46
- Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad news
Manchester City
9 listed-
Phil Foden 0% chance
Midfielder · Suspended until 17 Oct
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Divine Mukasa 0% chance
Midfielder · has joined West Ham on loan for the rest of the seaon.
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Max Alleyne 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Burnley on loan for the rest of the season
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Tijjani Reijnders 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Al Qadsiah permanently
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Claudio Echeverri 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Benfica on loan for the rest of the season
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Kalvin Phillips 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season
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Jeremy Monga 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season
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Rodri 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Barcelona permanently
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Antoine Semenyo 75% chance
Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing
Brighton & Hove Albion
15 listed-
Jack Hinshelwood 0% chance
Midfielder · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Mats Wieffer 0% chance
Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Harry Howell 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season
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Femi Azeez 0% chance
Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Yankuba Minteh 0% chance
Midfielder · Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov
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Stefanos Tzimas 0% chance
Forward · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Evan Ferguson 0% chance
Forward · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Facundo Buonanotte 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Elche on loan for the rest of the season
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Igor Julio 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Burnley permanently
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Tom Watson 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season
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Zadok Yohanna 0% chance
Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Amario Cozier-Duberry 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season
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Mitoma Kaoru 0% chance
Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Lewis Dunk 75% chance
Defender · Neck injury - 75% chance of playing
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Pascal Struijk 75% chance
Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing
The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Manchester City | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | 2.10 · 2nd | (better) 2.31 · 1st |
| xGA / match | (better) 1.45 · 9th | 1.74 · 13th |
| xGD / match | (better) +0.65 · 3rd | +0.57 · 4th |
| xPts / match | (better) 1.87 · 2nd | 1.62 · 6th |
| Last 6 xGD / match | (better) +0.47 | +0.33 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.
- Manchester City clean sheet
- 21%
- Manchester City 2+ goals
- 58%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 33%
- Both teams to score: no
- 30%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 11.5%
- 2:1
- 10.3%
- 2:2
- 7.9%
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How value is calculated
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Model details
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Manchester City sample
- 20 matches
- Brighton & Hove Albion sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Manchester City
- 3 matches
- Away xG sample · Brighton & Hove Albion
- 2 matches
- Computed
- Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.