Under manager Pep Guardiola, Manchester City is currently performing poorly. Three of the Cityzens' past four games across all leagues were losses.
Due to City's recent Premier League losses, the battle for the championship is now extremely open.
After eight matches, Brighton is one of the teams competing for the championship. The club, led by manager Roberto De Zerbi, is in sixth place but has lost its past two games.
Brighton just played a 2-2 home tie with Liverpool. The loss to Aston Villa was followed by the draw.
Head-to-head: Manchester City vs. Brighton
In previous head-to-head matches, Manchester City had little trouble beating Brighton by a few points. In their last 10 games in all competitions versus the Seagulls, the Cityzens had a record of 8W-1D-1L.
Man City won 3-1 at home in 2022–23 before tying 1-1 with Brighton away. On the seventh matchday, Wolverhampton Wanderers displayed the most recent anti-Man City strategies. On matchday no. 8, Arsenal employed the same strategies at the Emirates.
Only four shots were made by City on Arsenal. Erling Haaland will be eager to score against Brighton and regain his form.
Even if he struggled against Arsenal, Haaland has scored eight goals so far this year.
Roberto de Zerbi vs. Pep Guardiola
In his career, Guardiola faced Brighton 13 times as a coach. In those 13 games, he had a stellar record of 11W-1D-1L. Guardiola scored 2.62 points on average per game when playing Brighton.
Guardiola and De Zerbi have only squared off twice, despite guiding Brighton 13 times. In the two matches between the teams, De Zerbi won one match and lost another.
Against Guardiola, De Zerbi scored 0.50 points per game. De Zerbi has scored 1.62 points per game on average since joining Brighton.
Top goal scorers in the matches between Manchester City and Brighton
Phil Foden scored six goals.Sergio Aguero has five goals.Raheem Sterling scored four goals.Bernardolva has four goals.
Manchester City would have their first-ever problem under Guardiola if Brighton were to win. Under the former Barcelona manager, the citizens of Barcelona have seldom gone on a losing streak.
Under De Zerbi, Brighton has reached unprecedented heights. De Zerbi ought to have a sound tactical strategy to take against Guardiola despite Brighton's failure to win their past two league games.
Brighton has won two of its three away games this year. At the Etihad, Man City has a pristine record with three victories in a row.
TV Channels to air Man City vs Brighton on 21-10-2023
- K24 TV
- K24 Plus
- GOTV blitz -Channel 60
- Kameme TV
