Manchester City v Brighton free betting tips - 13.Jan.2021 19:45
In-form Man City should beat Brighton but, with a series of low-scoring matches at the Etihad of late, you need to bet accordingly.
“City really should win and, given they haven’t been handing out beatings at home and have been good in defence, they look likely to win this say 2-0 or 3-0, though a 2-1 win for us would work as well.”
Manchester City Form
As things stand, Man City are fifth on 29 points. But what that doesn’t tell you is that they have two games in hand on leaders Liverpool (33 points) or that the Blues are going through an excellent period right now. They’ve now won their last three in the league and with a couple of Cup wins thrown in there as well over the past few weeks, you can see that this a team in form.
Part of the reason for their success has been a much-improved defence where Portuguese duo Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias stand out. Cancelo has become a firm favourite of Pep Guardiola this season to the extent that the Spaniard prefers to play him on both sides rather than not play him at all. As for Dias, he’s quickly becoming the leader of the defence and is looking a good buy.
Despite all this good form, there are problems up front. Gabriel Jesushas just one goal in his last nine appearances and Sergio Aguero never looks fit these days. It would be a surprise if City offer him a new contract.
Brighton Form
Different season, same situation. Brighton are 17th, four points ahead of Fulham, who have two games in hand on them.
But in some ways, it’s a been a slightly different sort of season for the Seagulls. Traditionally a candidate for being involved in low-scoring games, they’ve scored more (21) and conceded more (28) than usual.
At the weekend they were involved in a penalty shootout win over Newport. Though the victory means a few more quid in the bank and something to look forward to, the fact that some important players like Neal Maupay and Lewis Dunk played the full 120 minutes isn’t ideal preparation for a trip to the Etihad.
Graham Potter may just decide he’s going to get nothing from this game anyway and rest a few regular starters.
Manchester City v Brighton betting tip
City really should win and, given they haven’t been handing out beatings at home and have been good in defence, they look likely to win this say 2-0 or 3-0, though a 2-1 win for us would work as well.
PREDICTION
Under 3.5
ODD: 1.67
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