Premier League English Premier Prediction Man City Vs Brighton: Back To Track Towards The Top

Manchester City are eyeing a win to end the bad trend lately. (Photo: Twitter/@ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium in the 9th week of the English Premier League 2023/2024, Saturday, October 21 evening WIB. The Citizens carry the mission back to winning ways in order to take over the top position.

Manchester City is not at its best at this time. In the domestic competition, Josep Guardiola's team have lost three times in a row.

The Citizens lost 0-1 against Newcastle United in the League Cup. Two more against Wolverhampton and Arsenal in the Premier League. The result also put City stuck in third place with a collection of 18 points.

Kevin de Bruyne and his friends are only two points adrift of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspurs who are in first and second place.

City still has a chance to push up. Of course it is an obligation to gain victory when meeting Brighton.

City's condition as the host will be very profitable, considering Brighton came to the opponent's home with no better conditions. So far, The Seagulls have only bagged one win in their last six matches in all competitions, where two games ended in a draw and the other three lost.

The situation is even more worrying because Brighton's defense is also very fragile with 15 goals conceded in their last six matches.

In the midst of the situation Brighton's record of City also showed no hope because on his last two trips to the Etihad Stadium, Roberto De Zerbi's troops were massacred 6-1 on aggregate.

City statistics are getting more and more flashy at the Etihad because they also beat major rivals such as Arsenal and Liverpool with identical scores 4-1. In addition to 13 wins, City was also so sharp by scoring 36 goals and only conceded eight goals.

Even so, City still has to be aware of the surprises Brighton can give, because this team is also quite tough when playing away parties. The Seagulls bagged two wins in their last three away games, one of which was in a 3-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Player Composition Forecast:

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson Moraes; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol; Rodri, Rico Lewis; Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul Van Hecke, Solly March; Pascal Gross, Carlos Baleba; Simon Adingra, Joao Pedro, forced Mitoma; Evan Ferguson

Coach: Roberto De Zerbi