Brighton vs Manchester City prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-24 19:00.
[p]End of season fatigue may be setting in for Brighton & Hove Albion, who’s poor run of form continued with a 1-1 draw against relegation threatened Burnley last time out. Roberto De Zerbi’s side are now four Premier League games without a win as a result (D2, L2), and failure to revive themselves could see them miss out on what seemed a likely third consecutive top-half finish not so long ago [/p]
[p]The Amex Stadium faithful will need to play their part too, especially after their Seagulls had their wings clipped in a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal during their last home match, ending a 14-game unbeaten run at home (W8, D6). The arrival of another title-contender in Manchester City offers no respite, especially since Brighton have lost 12 of the last 14 H2Hs, although the victory and the draw they secured in that time did coincidentally come in midweek home Premier League fixtures. [/p]
[p]One of those results – the 1-1 draw in this fixture last season – makes up one of the two occasions City have failed to win their last 19 league fixtures in midweek (L1). Continuing that impressive track record here will go a long way in potentially capturing an unimaginable fourth successive top-flight crown, and their current 17-game unbeaten run in the Premier League indicates they’ll take some stopping on this occasion (W13, D4).[/p]
[p]Maintaining the Citizens usual stampeding form at the backend of a season will be both a mental and physical battle for boss Pep Guardiola, as his team were visibly laboured in their eventual 1-0 triumph over Chelsea in their FA Cup semi-final at the weekend. That victory after suffering a heart-breaking penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, means that ‘only’ a double is on the cards for last season’s treble winners. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: João Pedro’s return from injury has yet to be marked with a goal, but he’s shown his patience this season as ten of his last 12 goals for Brighton have come after half-time. Attempting to steal the show will be City’s Phil Foden, who’ll be on the hunt for his 50th Premier League strike against his joint-most profitable opposition, having scored six goals in his last seven H2Hs. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brighton have seen the same half-time result replicated at full-time in 12 of their last 14 matches. [/p]