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Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Manchester City · Premier League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Brighton & Hove Albion won 2–1.

Shots
1212
Shots on target
73
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Brighton beat Manchester City 2–1. Recorded in this match (Brighton – Manchester City): shots 12–12, shots on target 7–3, possession 37%–63%, corners 3–2. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

48.3%PossessionBrighton · Manchester City● 60.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBrightonManchester CityBaseline
Possession48.3%60.7%49.5%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots12 shotsBrighton & Hove Albion 12 shots, Manchester City 12 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsBrighton & Hove Albion 7 shots, Manchester City 3 shots
  • Possession37%63%Brighton & Hove Albion 37%, Manchester City 63%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersBrighton & Hove Albion 3 corners, Manchester City 2 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls14 foulsBrighton & Hove Albion 16 fouls, Manchester City 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsBrighton & Hove Albion 2 cards, Manchester City 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Brighton & Hove Albion
2Draws
2Manchester City
Manchester City — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League2–2
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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Brighton & Hove Albion favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Manchester City in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Brighton & Hove Albion3 matchesManchester City3 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 1.67 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/31.33 goals/match
11.7 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 12.3 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/33.67 shots/match
48.3%Possession3/3● 60.7%
3 corners/matchCorners3/3● 4.67 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards3/31.67 cards/match
15.7 fouls/matchFouls3/39.33 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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