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MCI 2-1 BHA
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Manchester City vs Brighton Preview: What the xG Data Says | xG Stat
Man City
2
-
1
0.63
-
0.62
Brighton
Álvarez
6'
Haaland
18'
Fati
72'
Manchester City
Man City
2
-
1
Brighton
Brighton
Álvarez
6'
Haaland
18'
15
30
60
75
+4'
+9'
1-0
2-0
2-1
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Match
Players
Tactics
Stats
Line-ups
Preview
3 free passes
0.63
-
0.62
Fati
72'
Premier League 2023/2024
GW9
21 Oct 14:00
R. Jones
This match has been played.
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Model verdict
High confidence
MCI
65%
Draw
20%
BHA
15%
MCI
Man City
2.1
Biggest mismatch
Neither side attacks one channel heavily enough, into a position the other concedes badly enough, to call it a mismatch.
Style ranks
Biggest differences first
Man City
Brighton
Settled · 38 GW
Mid-block
Very high line
Very light
Middling physicality
Attacking zones and vulnerabilities
Where they attack
Left
Centre
Right
Left
Centre
Right
Middling intensity
High intensity
Patient build-up
Possession-based
Very central
Very central
Drops right off
Sits off
Very cautious
Very cautious
Very technical
Very technical
Predicted
60-70% confident
(n=2)
50% right
Predicted
70-80% confident
(n=1)
100% right
Predicted
Position vs Expected Position
MCI
1st → xPos 1st
BHA
11th → xPos 8th
table pos
xPosition
Form & Head-to-head
Manchester City form
D
L
W
D
W
Brighton form
D
D
L
D
L
Head-to-head · last 5
Goal involvements conceded per position
GI
xG
xT
MCI
LW
0.26
CF
0.39
RW
0.21
CAM
0.13
CDM
0.05
CM
0.08
LB
0.03
CB
0.05
RB
0.13
BRI
LW
0.37
CF
0.68
RW
0.37
CAM
0.11
CDM
0.13
CM
0.26
LB
0.18
CB
0.13
RB
0.18
BHA
Brighton
0.9
Based on 76 matches played this season.
Most likely to score
Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.
When the gameweek is set