Brighton will be looking to make it a Manchester double in this season’s Carabao Cup , having already beaten United 3-2 at Old Trafford and now facing City at Etihad Stadium . However, while Albion do have a good recent record against the Blues , it is in this competition where City’s superior strength in depth so often comes into play.
We reckon a BOYLE Sports price boost of 15/8 for a home win and both teams to score is the way to go with our main Man City vs Brighton prediction.
Betting Odds
Man City vs Brighton Betting Odds - League Cup 2026-27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Man City | 8/13 | 61.9% |
Brighton | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Draw | 3/1 | 25% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Man City are 8/13 favourites to beat Brighton , who are 7/2 for the win, with the draw at 3/1 .
How to Watch
How to watch Man City vs Brighton
Wednesday night’s fourth-round tie is scheduled to kick off at 19:30 GMT and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports+.
Head-to-Head
Man City vs Brighton head-to-head record
The Seagulls tasted defeat on their first seven visits to this venue but can take heart from their encounters with City over the past couple of seasons. Albion have secured 2-2 and 1-1 Premier League stalemates here, while also winning 2-1 in each of the last two meetings at Amex Stadium.
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Form Guides
Man City form guide
Enzo Maresca made wholesale changes for the previous round, but City still romped to a 5-0 home victory over Championship side Norwich . Teenage forward Floyd Samba , son of former Blackburn defender Christopher , bagged a brace that night, with Rayan Cherki , Allan and Ryan McAidoo also on target.
That was a weaker line-up than we were used to seeing under Pep Guardiola in this competition, but Maresca will be keen to uphold a tradition which has brought seven outright League Cup triumphs in 13 years. City lost their 100 per cent Premier League record and three-point lead at the top of the table after going down 2-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday , so that will be another reason to hit back straight away.
Erling Haland is expected to be among those rested, but Phil Foden only came on at half-time at Villa Park and could start here after sitting out the previous round through suspension. The 26-year-old is in form following last week’s Champions League hat-trick versus AEK Athens and appeals at 13/2 to break the deadlock in the Man City vs Brighton odds.
Brighton form guide
Albion are also coming off a rare reversal, with Sunday’s 2-0 loss at Liverpool having ended a run of four straight Premier League wins and a sequence of eight games without defeat in all competitions.
To be fair, Brighton had 64 per cent of the possession and 17 shots at Anfield , but Yasin Ayari hitting a post was the closest they came to scoring and at the other end, the Seagulls’ miserly defence was breached after more than nine hours without conceding. Fabian Hurzeler claimed his side deserved more and said: “Overall, I saw a team with a lot of good things to take away - I saw a team that really had the belief in our approach.”
An unswerving desire to play good football in any circumstances helped Albion recover from going two goals down inside 10 minutes in the last round, ultimately completing a memorable comeback with goals from Charalampos Kostoulas , Pascal Gross and Maxim De Cuyper.
Whether City will be as generous as their neighbours United were if getting into a winning position is very doubtful, though. Let’s finish off our Man City vs Brighton betting tips by taking 7/1 for a 2-1 home victory.
Betting Tips
Man City vs Brighton Betting Tips - League Cup 2026-27
Phil Foden to score first @ 13/2
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