Six of the Round · Premier League
Player of the match Bart Verbruggen 8.7
GolVolt rating 6.9GolVolt rating
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Brighton & Hove Albion kept a clean sheet against 2.0 xG.
Brighton & Hove Albion: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 93.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:1, from 20% to 38% (Brighton & Hove Albion).
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90+5' · 0:1Manchester City 1%draw 12%Brighton & Hove Albion 87%
90+5' · 0:1xG Manchester City 2.03xG Brighton & Hove Albion 0.98
90+5' · 0:1Last 10 minutes: level (3:3 dangerous attacks)
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Ayari scores, Manchester City 0–1 Brighton
Yasin Ayari put Brighton & Hove Albion ahead in the 11th minute of their Matchweek 9 Premier League game. Maxim De Cuyper provided the assist. It is the first goal of the match, and Ayari's third of the league season.
Number of the match: 3 — That is how many league goals Yasin Ayari now has this season.
Manchester City trail Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 at half-time in their Premier League matchday 9 game. Yasin Ayari scored in the 11th minute after an assist from Maxim De Cuyper.
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Ayari's goal and first-half stats. Yasin Ayari opened the scoring in the 11th minute, with Maxim De Cuyper providing the assist. Manchester City had more of the ball (55%–45%) and had 7 shots to Brighton's 3. The visitors were more accurate, though: they had 2 shots on target, the hosts one. City won 3 corners, Brighton one.
Season context for both sides. After this goal Ayari has 3 league goals this season. Brighton & Hove Albion have led at half-time twice this season and won both of those matches. Manchester City have scored in 10 matches in a row.
Premier League leaders Manchester City host third-placed Brighton & Hove Albion in Matchweek 9. Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in seven league games against them.
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Haaland scored in each of the last four league meetings with Brighton, but City won none of them. The most recent league meeting between the sides at the Etihad Stadium ended in a 1–1 draw. Brighton have yet to win in 16 league away games against Manchester City; the record is four draws and 12 defeats.
City have 21 points after eight games, Brighton 16. The hosts have scored in 10 straight games, and Haaland is their top league scorer with nine goals in eight appearances. For Brighton, Pascal Groß contributes most: three goals and four assists in eight league games. City lost to Aston Villa 1–2 on Saturday 24 October, and Brighton lost to Liverpool 0–2 at Anfield on Sunday 25 October. In their last five games in all competitions, City have conceded 11 goals in total. In the season simulation, City's chance of winning the title is 45% today; after a win it would be 50%, after a defeat 36%. Brighton have a 71% chance of a place in European competition, 81% after a win, 65% after a defeat.
Manchester City will be without Antoine Semenyo, who is injured. Brighton cannot call on the injured Zadok Yohanna. Enzo Maresca explained that City's key players were given three days off so that they would return full of energy (Sports Illustrated).
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Keeper Verbruggen: 7 saves, a clash of big clubs.
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GolVolt rating 6.9more watchable than 69% of Premier League matches
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