Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion prediction | 31 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Manchester City
Ranking: #4 overall, #2 in England

91.2 → 91.0 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 13 May Crystal Palace (H) 91.1 +0.3
1-1 19 May Bournemouth (A) 90.5 -0.6
1-2 24 May Aston Villa (H) 89.7 -0.8
2-1 23 Aug Bournemouth (H) 90.1 +0.4
1-4 28 Aug Crystal Palace (A) 91.0 +0.9
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #10 overall, #5 in England

83.6 → 86.3 (+2.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 02 May Newcastle (A) 84.7 -0.7
3-0 09 May Wolves (H) 84.9 +0.2
1-0 17 May Leeds Utd (A) 86.3 +1.4
0-3 24 May Man United (H) 85.5 -0.8
4-0 23 Aug Aston Villa (H) 86.3 +0.8

Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion: by the numbers

Manchester City sit 6 places above Brighton and Hove Albion in our European rankings, and 3 places above them in England.

Brighton and Hove Albion arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.7 rating points over their last 10 matches against Manchester City's -0.2.

Last time these teams played, on 7 Jan 2026, Manchester City gained 0.3 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Manchester City have ever held is 99.5, first set on 6 Sep 2022.

Brighton and Hove Albion first climbed to #4 in our European rankings on 14 May 2023.