- 曼城在过去的八场主场比赛中赢了六场。
- 布莱顿队尚未在客场战胜目前排名前五的球队（D1、L3）。
- Joao Pedro在最近的三场联赛中都进球了。
状态良好的布莱顿前往曼城
曼城的冠军防守显然已经结束，在上周1比0输给诺丁汉森林队后，他们面临着进入前四的战斗。
布莱顿本赛季有自己的欧洲抱负，他们前往阿提哈德体育场，只差东道主一分，在所有比赛中保持六场不败（W5，D1）。
城市可以让家庭优势发挥作用
如果曼城要有资格参加下赛季的欧冠联赛，他们需要确保他们在主场取得胜利，并且以目前的价格，他们看起来能够通过击败布莱顿从城市球场的失利中恢复过来。
佩普·瓜迪奥拉的球队在过去八场主场比赛中赢得了六场比赛，其中两场失利分别是对阵皇家马德里和利物浦。
阿尔比恩在客场表现强劲，但他们在与顶级球队的比赛中表现不佳。布莱顿在客场面对了目前排名前五的其他四名球员，在这四场比赛中有三场失利和一场平局，在最后一场客场对阵排名前五球队的比赛中，布莱顿在诺丁汉森林以7比0失利。
布莱顿以2比1赢得了逆转的比赛，但双方并没有太大的分歧，再过一天，曼城可能会以最高分离开那场比赛，所以他们可以在周六利用主场优势并获得至关重要的三分。
佩德罗是进球的有力竞争者
曼城整个赛季都不稳定，但当他们获胜时，他们通常会以一种风格获胜。东道主在过去的六场主场胜利中，每场都至少进了三个球，并且可以在对阵布莱顿的比赛中继续保持这种状态。
海鸥队应该能够进入得分榜，因为他们在所有比赛的最后13场比赛中只有两场没有得分，而曼城在过去的六场主场联赛中有五场失球。因此，东道主以3比1获胜似乎有机会在正确的得分市场上获胜。
埃尔林·哈兰德（Erling Haaland）正处于曼城的艰难时期，因为他已经五场比赛没有进球，上一次在森林队的比赛中也没有进球。相比之下，布莱顿队有一名状态不错的前锋，因为Joao Pedro在过去的三场联赛中每场比赛都进球了，他可以通过为客队打一记安慰球来保持连胜。
预言：
曼城获胜
曼城3-1
Joao Pedro随时得分
外文原文如下：
- Man City have won six of their last eight home games.
- Brighton are yet to win away against the current top five (D1, L3).
- Joao Pedro has scored in his last three league games.
In-form Brighton head to Man City
Manchester City’s title defence is clearly over and they face a fight to finish in the top four after last week’s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
Brighton have European aspirations of their own this season and they head to the Etihad Stadium just one point adrift of their hosts, and on a six-game unbeaten run across all competitions (W5, D1).
City can make home advantage count
If City are to qualify for next season’s Champions League they need to ensure they are picking up wins at home and at the current prices they look backable to bounce back from their City Ground defeat by seeing off Brighton.
Pep Guardiola’s men have won six of their last eight home games across all competitions and their two defeats during that run have come against Real Madrid and Liverpool.
Albion have been strong on their travels but they have struggled against the top teams. Brighton have faced the other four members of the current top five away from home and have three defeats and one draw from those four trips, losing 7-0 at Nottingham Forest in their last game against a top five team away.
Brighton won the reverse fixture 2-1 but there wasn’t a great dea to separate the two sides and on another day City may have come away from that game with maximum points, so they can make home advantage count and claim a vital three points on Saturday.
Pedro a goal contender
City have been inconsistent all season but when they do win they usually do it in style. The hosts have scored at least three goals in each of their last six home wins and can keep that run going against Brighton.
The Seagulls should be able to get on the scoresheet as well as they have only failed to score in two of their last 13 across all competitions and City have conceded in five of their last six home league games. As such, a 3-1 win for the hosts looks to have a chance in the correct score market.
Erling Haaland is in the middle of a rough patch for City as he has gone five games without a goal and failed to register an attempt on target at Forest last time out. In contrast, Brighton have a forward in form as Joao Pedro has scored in each of his last three league games and he can keep his hot-streak going with a consolation strike for the visitors.
Predictions:Manchester City to Win
Manchester City 3-1
Joao Pedro To Score Anytime
