Man City host Brighton at 3pm on Saturday, and because the game is inside the Saturday blackout you will not find it on television in the UK — so the bet builder is the afternoon.
Below are the free bets worth claiming for it, then our tips from the stats, and a four-leg builder you can put a free bet on.
Man City vs Brighton Free Bets
The biggest new-customer offer for this one is Betfred’s, and it is the right shape for a bet builder: of the £50, twenty of it comes back as Bet Builder free bets rather than ordinary sports free bets.

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Man City vs Brighton Betting Offers
Which offer suits you depends on the bet you actually want to place, and for a 3pm kick-off that is worth thirty seconds of thought rather than taking the biggest number on the page.
- Backing the bet builder below — Betfred, because £20 of the £50 is specifically Bet Builder free bets, and the qualifying bet at evens is easy to meet with a builder of two or three legs.
- Backing one selection at a bigger price — SBK, whose qualifying bet has to be at 3.0 or bigger, which a single card or shots line will clear on its own.
- Staking as little as possible — Ladbrokes, £5 to get £30, and the lowest qualifying price of the group at 1/2.
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Man City vs Brighton Betting Tips
Craig Pawson referees, and he averages 3.74 cards a game. Brighton keep the ball — 62.2% of it — which is where City’s fouls come from, and it is the reason this page leans on the discipline markets rather than the goals.
Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion
- 01Ferdi Kadıoğlu 1+ Shotsbet365TBCFerdi Kadıoğlu has had a shot in 7 of his last 10 for Brighton and Hove Albion, at 1.01 per 90 across 1,337 minutes, and he averages 79 minutes a game when he plays.Brighton and Hove Albion take 18.1 shots a game and hit 5.75 on target. There is no price up for this one yet, so there is nothing to measure the record against — worth a look when the market opens.
- 02Erling Haaland 2+ Shot on TargetAdd to slip4/6Erling Haaland has had 2 or more shots on target in 7 of his last 10 for Manchester City, at 2.24 per 90 across 1,486 minutes, and he averages 87 minutes a game when he plays.Manchester City take 17.75 shots a game and hit 6.3 on target. That is about 70% on his own record, against the 60% implied by 4/6.
- 03Chema Andrés 2+ Foul CommittedAdd to slip5/6Chema Andrés has committed 2 or more fouls in 5 of his last 6 for Brighton and Hove Albion, at 2.46 per 90 across 366 minutes, and he averages 61 minutes a game when he plays.Manchester City hold 62.25% of the ball, which is where the fouls come from. That is about 83% on his own record, against the 55% implied by 5/6.
- 04Rúben Dias 2+ Foul CommittedAdd to slip7/4Rúben Dias has committed 2 or more fouls in 6 of his last 10 for Manchester City, at 1.51 per 90 across 1,073 minutes, and he averages 83 minutes a game when he plays.Brighton and Hove Albion hold 62.2% of the ball, which is where the fouls come from. That is about 60% on his own record, against the 36% implied by 7/4.
- 05Pascal Groß 2+ Foul CommittedAdd to slip12/5Pascal Groß has committed 2 or more fouls in 4 of his last 10 for Brighton and Hove Albion, at 1.15 per 90 across 1,726 minutes, and he averages 86 minutes a game when he plays.Manchester City hold 62.25% of the ball, which is where the fouls come from. That is about 40% on his own record, against the 29% implied by 12/5.
- 06Rayan Cherki Anytime GoalscorerAdd to slip7/4Rayan Cherki has scored in 4 of his last 10 for Manchester City, at 0.45 per 90 across 1,205 minutes, and he averages 63 minutes a game when he plays.Manchester City score 2.35 a game. That is about 40% on his own record, against the 36% implied by 7/4.
- 07Joško Gvardiol to be CardedAdd to slip11/2Joško Gvardiol has been booked in 4 of his last 10 for Manchester City, at 0.42 per 90 across 858 minutes, and he averages 66 minutes a game when he plays.Manchester City pick up 1.5 cards a game and there are 3.4 in their matches. That is about 40% on his own record, against the 15% implied by 11/2.
- 08Manchester City to WinAdd to slip13/20Manchester City come in on L W W L W W, and at home they have scored 2.55 a game and conceded 1.45 across 11 matches. They have won 14 of their last 20 overall, drawing 2.Brighton and Hove Albion average 2.20 scored and 0.85 conceded. The venue splits project 1.69 against 1.52, which puts Manchester City at about 49% to win, against 23% for the draw.
- 09Over 2.5 GoalsAdd to slip4/9Manchester City have gone past 2.5 goals in 75% of their last 20 matches and Brighton and Hove Albion in 65%, with 85% and 85% going past 1.5.Manchester City average 2.35 scored and 1.15 conceded, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.20 and 0.85. On the venue splits that projects 1.69 against 1.52, about 3.2 goals in the match and 66% for over 2.5.
- 10Correct Score 2-1Add to slip17/2On the venue splits this projects Manchester City 1.69 against Brighton and Hove Albion 1.52, and 2-1 is the single likeliest scoreline that comes out of it at about 8.5%.Correct score is the widest market on the coupon, so this is not a value call - it is the scoreline our numbers land on most often, and it backs Manchester City, which is where the board has the match too.
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Man City vs Brighton Bet Builder Tip
| 1 | Pascal Groß 2+ Foul Committed4 of his last 10, 1.15 per 90Why this Leg |
| 2 | Erling Haaland 2+ Shot on Target7 of his last 10, 2.24 per 90Why this Leg |
| 3 | Chema Andrés 2+ Foul Committed5 of his last 6, 2.46 per 90Why this Leg |
| 4 | Rúben Dias 2+ Foul Committed6 of his last 10, 1.51 per 90Why this Leg |
Four legs, each one taken from a player’s own record over his last ten rather than from the look of the fixture.
- Haaland 3 or more shots on target — four of his last ten, at 2.24 per 90. City hit 6.3 on target a game.
- Rúben Dias 2 or more fouls — six of his last ten, at 1.51 per 90, and Brighton’s possession is what draws them.
- Olivier Boscagli to be carded — three of his last ten, with Pawson’s 3.74 a game behind it.
- Over 2.5 goals — 67% on our numbers.
Each leg is priced at bet365 and you can send the whole thing to a betslip from the table above. If you would rather shorten it, the two card and foul legs are the ones carrying the most of the price.
When Does Man City vs Brighton Kick Off?
Man City vs Brighton kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 31st October at the Etihad Stadium. It is one of five Premier League games at 3pm that afternoon, and none of the five is shown live in the UK under the Saturday blackout.
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Andy Clark is a British betting analyst and the founder and editor of Thatsagoal, a UK sports betting comparison site operated by Thatsagoal Media Limited. He has over 20 years of betting experience across football and horse racing, and personally tests every bookmaker account reviewed on the site.
