Man City vs Brighton

29 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Lee Mason

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raheem Sterling 29’
  • Sergio Agüero 65’

Match summary

Man City saw off Brighton 2-0. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Raheem Sterling put Man City ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Leroy Sané and Sergio Agüero made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Raheem Sterling.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 28 shots to Brighton's 0.23 from 4.

Match stats

Man City Brighton
28 Shots 4
8 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.91 xG 0.23
2.91 Non-penalty xG 0.23
21 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Man City Brighton
Kick-off
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Leroy Sané1-0 (Man City)
29’
Half-time1-0
Sergio Agüero
Assist: Raheem Sterling2-0 (Man City)
65’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Martín Montoya
  • Shane Duffy
  • Anthony Knockaert

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 0.23 29’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 29’ 65’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 2-0 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 0.23 29’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 Sterling 29’ 65’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 2-0 Agüero 65’
Man City 2.93 xGBrighton 0.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Man City attacking 
29’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 65’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 41’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 41’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 4’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 58’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 58’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 39’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 65’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 41’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 41’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 4’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 58’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 58’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 39’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF901 0.020.103
Nicolás Otamendi DEF902 0.100.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF901 0.050.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF903 0.110.032
Fernandinho MID903 0.070.113
Bernardo Silva MID901 0.030.263
David Silva MID892 0.230.354
Raheem Sterling FWD90113 0.980.614
Sergio Agüero FWD6717 1.030.000
Leroy Sané FWD7213 0.170.983
Gabriel Jesus Sub230 0.000.162
Riyad Mahrez Sub182 0.160.000
Phil Foden Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 89% Bet365 odds 1.10
Draw 8% Bet365 odds 12.00
Brighton win 3% Bet365 odds 34.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City WDWWW
Brighton WLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.