Brighton vs Manchester City Prediction, 10/23/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/19/2021

Game: Brighton vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: The American Express Community Stadium in Brighton and Hove, Sussex

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Brighton (+480) Manchester City (-227)

Neal Maupay and Brighton (4-3-1, 4th in the EPL) host Manchester City (5-2-1, 3rd in the EPL) at The American Express Community Stadium on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Robert Sanchez for Brighton and Ederson for Manchester City. The line on this contest has Brighton priced at +480 and the Citizens are priced at -227. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Brighton took the field against Norwich City in their last matchup and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 0-0. In the passing game, they earned a 83.4% passes received percentage by converting 494 of the 592 passing targets in their last game. Brighton attempted 8 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 3 of those dribbles for a rate of 37.5%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Brighton ended this match at a 27.3% rate by putting 3 shots on target out of 11 total shots. Brighton sports an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (8 total goals) and have tallied 7 assists in all matches this year.

Neal Maupay is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Brighton. Maupay has been in the starting lineup in 177 outings during his soccer career while he scores 0.43 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from France has earned 77 goals scored in 16,189 minutes played. He has accounted for 21 assists while earning 35 yellow cards thus far in his career.

Someone else who should impact this game is Leandro Trossard, the forward who is from Belgium. Trossard has totaled 15,725 minutes during 177 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 13 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 63 goals. He currently averages 0.36 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Brighton will be Robert Sanchez. Sanchez has defended the goal for 5,490 minutes and has tallied 168 stops during his soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.3 (76 total goals given up) and he has a save percentage of 70.5. The goalkeeper born in Spain has seen 237 shots attempted against him in 61 starts. Sanchez (19-18-24 record during his soccer career) has totaled 20 shutouts, which leaves him with a 32.8% clean sheet rate.

The last time they took the pitch, Manchester City got the victory with a final of 2-0 against Burnley. They finished the match by completing 700 of the 777 pass attempts for a rate of 90.1%. Manchester City finished the match with a 52.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 9 of the 17 dribbles they attempted. Manchester City connected on 6 shots tried out of their 16 shots tried which had them at a 37.5% rate in their last outing. With a total of 15 goals and 9 assists in all their contests, Manchester City has an average of 1.87 goals and 1.13 assists per 90 minutes.

Jack Grealish will be counted on for Manchester City. The forward from England has 16,944 minutes and has earned 35 goals. He has totaled 39 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 36 times. He is averaging 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 185 games in his career. You should also watch out for Kevin De Bruyne, the midfielder representing Belgium. Bruyne has been handed a total of 33 yellow card warnings in 27,947 mins (321 career starts). His goals per 90 min average during his soccer career is 0.26. He has scored 82 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 137 different times.

Ederson is expected to look after the goal for Manchester City. In his pro soccer career, Ederson has conceded 172 goals while tallying 417 saves in 225 starting assignments. He has given up 0.77 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 153-36-36. He has a save percentage of 72.7 and his shutout rate is 46.2%. Ederson has 104 shutouts and defended 576 shots tried against him in 20,132 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brighton (+480)

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