Premier League · 2024

Manchester City 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League

2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion drew 2–2.

Shots
1115
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.722.04
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion): shots 11–15, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.72–2.04, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Brighton & Hove Albion's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Brighton & Hove Albion's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.66 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.6 goals/match1.66 goals/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.8% ●PossessionManchester City · Brighton & Hove Albion52%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricManchester CityBrighton & Hove AlbionBaseline
Possession60.8%52%50.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots15 shotsManchester City 11 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 15 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsManchester City 3 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.72 xG2.04 xGManchester City 1.72 xG, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.04 xG
  • Possession60%40%Manchester City 60%, Brighton & Hove Albion 40%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersManchester City 4 corners, Brighton & Hove Albion 5 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls10 foulsManchester City 10 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Manchester City
1Draws
1Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion — Manchester City · Premier League2–1
Brighton & Hove Albion — Manchester City · Premier League0–4
Manchester City — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League2–1
Brighton & Hove Albion — Manchester City · Premier League1–1
Manchester City — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester City favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester City29 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion29 matches
1.9 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/291.66 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed29/291.45 goals/match
1.79 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/291.52 xG/match
16.1 shots/match ▲Shots29/2913.9 shots/match
5.79 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/294.79 shots/match
60.8% ●Possession29/2952%
6.93 corners/match ●Corners29/294.93 corners/match
7.41 fouls/matchFouls29/2911.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Mar 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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