Manchester City 0–1 Brighton
What the chances were worth
The scoreline says 0–1; by chance quality the match ran 1.96–1.02.
What the model expected
Its probabilities for this match, logged before kick-off and never changed. The result is highlighted.
Before kick-off the model favoured Manchester City to win (43%); it finished with Brighton to win. A miss — it gave the actual result 32% beforehand.
One match tells you nothing on its own — whether these percentages are any good is the whole point of the calibration page, where every one of them is scored.
The brain read
Manchester City created the better chances — the xG read 2–1 and the shot count agreed (21–7, 6–3 on target). Manchester City got into the box far more often (19 shots inside it to 6) and Manchester City held 62% of the ball. Manchester City's finishing let them down — 0 from 2 xG despite 6 of 21 shots on target (a finishing read inferred from shots on target and goals vs xG — not measured shot placement). The 0–1 flatters Brighton — on chances created, Manchester City shaded it.
A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.
The match in numbers
As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.
Confirmed line-ups
Captured from the official team sheets in the last hour before kick-off. The pick test requires these to be in before any call counts.
Manchester City 4-2-3-1
- 1 G. Donnarumma (G)
- 3 Rúben Dias (D)
- 5 E. Anderson (M)
- 7 I. Ndiaye (M)
- 9 E. Haaland (F)
- 11 J. Doku (M)
- 17 E. Fernández (M)
- 24 J. Gvardiol (D)
- 27 Matheus Nunes (D)
- 32 A. Bouaddi (M)
- 45 A. Khusanov (D)
Bench: M. Kovačić, R. Cherki, P. Foden, Allan, G. Rulli, M. Guéhi, Vitor Nunes, N. O'Reilly, R. Lewis
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- 1 B. Verbruggen (G)
- 5 L. Dunk (D)
- 13 P. Groß (M)
- 14 José María Andrés Baixauli (M)
- 19 C. Kostoulas (F)
- 20 Costinha (D)
- 21 O. Boscagli (D)
- 25 D. Gómez (M)
- 26 Y. Ayari (M)
- 29 M. De Cuyper (M)
- 44 L. Vušković (D)
Bench: J. Hadjam, M. Wieffer, M. Svoboda, J. Hinshelwood, G. Rutter, Y. Minteh, M. O'Riley, J. Steele, M. Yalcouyé
The market’s read
| Market | Consensus price | Implied chance | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double chance Manchester City or draw | 1.20 | 78.8% | -0.9 pts |
| Double chance Brighton or draw | 2.20 | 42.9% | +1.0 pts |
| Double chance either team | 1.20 | 78.3% | -0.1 pts |
| Draw no bet — Manchester City | 1.29 | 72.3% | -1.3 pts |
| Draw no bet — Brighton | 3.37 | 27.7% | +1.3 pts |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.11 | 84.3% | +0.4 pts |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.44 | 65.4% | -0.1 pts |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2.11 | 45.3% | +0.5 pts |
| Both teams to score | 1.46 | 63.8% | +0.8 pts |
| Manchester City over 1.5 team goals | 1.48 | 63.4% | -0.9 pts |
| Brighton over 1.5 team goals | 2.53 | 37.0% | +1.2 pts |
| Manchester City clean sheet | 3.50 | 26.8% | -2.3 pts |
| Brighton clean sheet | 8.00 | 11.9% | +0.0 pts |
Shortest-priced scorelines: 2-1 8.14 · 1-1 8.61 · 2-0 10.51 · 1-0 10.93 · 3-1 11.21
Prices are observations, not offers. Nothing here is advice or staked.
How to read this table
Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-10-31 14:55 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).
Head to head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jan 26 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Brighton |
| 31 Aug 25 | Brighton | 2-1 | Manchester City |