Brighton v Man City

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Brighton became another victim of an in-form Liverpool outfit in the Premier League last weekend when The Seagulls were dealt a 2-1 defeat away from home at Anfield, while Manchester City slipped to a disappointing 2-1 loss away from home at Bournemouth, so both teams will be desperate to get back on the winning trail at the AMEX Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Brighton have experienced success in this season's English top flight in sparing fashion as the hosts have recorded four wins in total within their opening 10 league matches with victories gained over Everton, Manchester United, Tottenham and Newcastle United which have come in the form of two blocks of back-to-back wins.

However, The Seagulls have also been involved in no fewer than four draws so far this season as well, together with having slipped to two defeats which have been at the hands of Chelsea and Liverpool in 4-2 and 2-1 losses respectively.

Overall, seven of Brighton's 10 league matches to date in this season's top flight campaign have resulted in both teams scoring (70.0%), while this ratio increases on home soil at the AMEX Stadium following four of Brighton's five home matches also seeing both teams notch (80.0%).

Onto Manchester City and their midweek fixture against Portuguese outfit Sporting Lisbon not only marked the final game in charge of the Portuguese hosts for incoming Manchester United boss, Rúben Amorim, but also produced a third defeat on the trot for Pep Guardiola's City side in all competitions.

Three away games on the trot have resulted in three defeats on the trot for the current Premier League title holders following losses on the road at Tottenham 2-1 in the League Cup, a 2-1 loss at Bournemouth in the Premier League and then the aforementioned heavy 4-1 loss at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.

Manchester City's previous five-match winning streak in all competitions now seems a distant memory for Guardiola & co as they prepare for a potentially tricky outing down to the south coast to take on Brighton this Saturday.

Pep Guardiola's side looked to be in cruise control prior to this recent flurry of unexpected defeats as City had started the new season with a solid and impressive 14-game unbeaten sequence which included resounding wins in the Champions League against Slovan Bratislava 4-0 and Slavia Prague 5-0 respectively.

However, these recent defeats raise a question mark as to whether Manchester City can return to winning ways on Saturday evening, but the goals market appeals as seven out of City's last 10 away games overall have resulted in both teams notching (70.0%)

Brighton v Manchester City Verdict

The prospects of both teams scoring here looks promising as three of the last four meetings have achieved this outcome.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS Yes @ 1.80

Correct Score: Manchester City win & BTTS Yes @ 3.10