Pre Match report for the Man City game - Sunday, 31st August 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Brighton V Man City - 31/8/25 P3
Man City manager: Pep Guardiola (2016) . P533 W = 70.5% @ July 25
PG did ok last term, obtaining a podium finish when rallying from mediocrity late in the season.
Club WC: Hilal L 3-4 aet last16 . . friendlies: Preston 1-0 (H) . Palermo 0-3 (A)
Man City 25/26: W1 D0 L1 . F4 A2 GD2 . Pt3 Po6 = 1.50pt/gm . W = 50% L = 50%
last six: wl
EFL Cup: Huddersfield (A) R3
Ch Lg: B Dortmund (H), R Madrid (A), B Leverkusen (H), Villarreal (A),
Napoli (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Galatasaray (H), Monaco (A)
start: Wolves 0-4 (A), Spurs 0-2 (H), Brighton (A), Man Utd (H), Arsenal (A),
Burnley (H), Brentford (A), Everton (H), Villa (A), Bournemouth (H)
mid-season: Liverpool (H), Newcastle (A), Leeds (H), Fulham (A),
Sunderland (H), Palace (A), West Ham (H), Forest (A), Sunderland (A)
Man City fans expectations: to win the title and all other k-o competitions.
odds at start: top 3/1 . top four 2-11 . sack PG 33/1
prospects: consensus of opinion was probably for a podium finish.
INS: T Reijnders (AC Milan 46m), R Ait Nouri (Wolves 32m), R Cherki (Lyon 34m),
M Bettinelli (Chelsea), S Nypan (Rosenborg 13m), J Trafford (Burnley 31m), C Cadamarten (Sheff W)
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Man City away: versus Albion 0-2 1-4 0-5 3-2 1-4 1-1 0-4 2-1 . W = 5 D = 1 L = 2 . F23 A8 . W = 62.5%
Man City 25/26 away: W1 D0 L0 . F4 A0 GD4 = 3.00pt/gm or 100% of total points.
next six: Arsenal Brentford Villa Newcastle Fulham Palace
reverse sequence: w - points gained = 100% lost = 0%
Wolves 0-4: (0-2) 3481 42%-58% on 3-4, off 6-11, c 4-6, f 13-7, y 1-2, s 5-5 343-433
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Man City from 11/12: 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 6 @ 29/8/25
title: 12 14 18 19 21 22 23 24 . top four: 13 15 16 17 20 25
points: 89 78 86 79 66 78 100 98 81 86 93 89 91 71 3
recent managers: Manuel Pelligrini (13-16), Roberto Mancini (09-13).
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