Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction, preview and stats, 18 Oct 2026

Match details

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion is a Women's Super League fixture played on Sunday, 18 October 2026, with kick-off at 13:30 UTC.

Form guide

Manchester City's last 8 results, most recent first: W D W D W W W W.

Brighton & Hove Albion's last 8 results, most recent first: W L L W D D L L.

Manchester City have averaged 3.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded at home over their last 14 games there.

Brighton & Hove Albion have averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.2 conceded away from home over their last 13 games there.

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion head-to-head

31 May 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 Manchester City

25 Apr 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester City

12 Sept 2025: Manchester City 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

What the numbers say

Win probability: Manchester City 60%, draw 21%, Brighton & Hove Albion 19%.

Goals: over 1.5 goals 85%, over 2.5 goals 64%, both teams to score 61%.

Sportinstinct prediction

Double Chance: Manchester City or draw at odds of 1.06 (73% confidence).

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 8, while Brighton & Hove Albion have taken 8 points from their last 8. Manchester City average 3.2 scored and 0.8 conceded at home, while Brighton & Hove Albion average 1.4 scored and 1.2 conceded away from home. In their last 3 meetings Manchester City won 2, drew 0 and lost 1 to Brighton & Hove Albion, with 4.0 goals a game. Our model expects Manchester City to score about 2.2 and Brighton & Hove Albion about 1.1. Manchester City should be hard to beat here.

Our picks are built from the data and reviewed, but they are analysis, never a guarantee. Sportinstinct is not a bookmaker and does not take bets.