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


Manchester City
Ranking: #5 overall, #2 in England

90.5 → 91.2 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 08 Sep Porto (A) 91.6 +0.7
0-1 13 Sep Man United (A) 91.6 0.0
5-3 20 Sep Sunderland (H) 90.4 -1.2
0-3 11 Oct Liverpool (A) 90.8 +0.4
2-4 14 Oct PSG (H) 91.2 +0.4
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #10 overall, #4 in England

84.7 → 85.8 (+1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 30 Aug Chelsea (A) 85.6 -0.7
1-1 05 Sep Leeds Utd (H) 85.1 -0.5
0-5 13 Sep Coventry (A) 85.5 +0.4
3-0 19 Sep Arsenal (H) 85.5 0.0
0-2 10 Oct Sunderland (A) 85.8 +0.3

Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion: by the numbers

Manchester City sit 5 places above Brighton and Hove Albion in our European rankings, and 2 places above them in England.

Brighton and Hove Albion arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Manchester City's +0.7.

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

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

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