Brighton vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th October 2026

The Seagulls are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 7 of the Premier League on Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat The Eagles, whom they welcome on home soil at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton are placed threeth with 13 points after six matches. Crystal Palace occupy a position as 12th in the league on seven points.

Brighton are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Crystal Palace. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

The Seagulls are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 goals in total, while allowing 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They managed five clean sheets along the way.

Crystal Palace managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 21 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 2.1 goals an average per game.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Crystal Palace came away as 0-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Sunday.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-0 win against Arsenal. They went on to beat Sunderland by 0-2, before also getting the better of FK Kauno Zalgiris in a 4-0 victory. Brighton won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored 14 goals.

Standards are high at a club like Brighton and as such the season is so far going according to plan.

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three matches, Crystal Palace drew 0-0 with Leeds, won 3-1 against Nottingham Forest, and lost 3-2 against Lyon. Crystal Palace claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to five.

Crystal Palace had their sights set on the Premier League title, but current form sees them way off track. A quick upturn is needed.

Brighton and Crystal Palace are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match on Sunday.

Brighton took nine points from their last three encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to three wins after scoring 11 times and conceding zero. Brighton claimed four wins, one draw as well as one defeat in the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace enjoy a record of two wins, one draw and three defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Squads

Brighton Squad

The 33-year-old coach of the home team, Fabian Hurzeler, will select the lineup against Crystal Palace from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Bart Verbruggen (0/6), Jason Steele (0/0), Thomas McGill (0/0), Costinha (0/6), Jaouen Hadjam (1/1), Lewis Dunk (1/5), Luka Vuskovic (1/6), Michael Svoboda (0/1), Olivier Boscagli (0/6), Pascal Struijk (0/4), Chema Andres (1/3), Diego Gomez (0/6), Ferdi Kadioglu (0/5), Jack Hinshelwood (2/1), Kaoru Mitoma (0/0), Malick Junior Yalcouye (2/6), Mats Wieffer (0/2), Matthew O'Riley (0/2), Maxim De Cuyper (2/6), Pascal Gross (3/6), Yasin Ayari (1/5), Zadok Yohanna (0/1), Charalampos Kostoulas (2/6), Evan Ferguson (0/0), Femi Azeez (0/0), Georginio Rutter (0/3), Ibrahim Osman (0/3), Promise David (0/2), Stefanos Tzimas (0/0), Yankuba Minteh (0/0).

Crystal Palace Squad

Here is the full team squad of Crystal Palace. The 47 year-old Pierre Sage will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dean Henderson (0/3), Remi Matthews (0/0), Walter Benitez (0/3), Axel Disasi (0/3), Ben Chilwell (1/2), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (0/6), Honest Ahanor (0/2), Jaydee Canvot (0/5), Oscar Mingueza (0/2), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/4), Tyrick Mitchell (2/6), Adam Wharton (0/6), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/0), Daichi Kamada (1/6), Dario Osorio (0/0), Jefferson Lerma (1/3), Quinten Timber (0/4), Will Hughes (0/2), Anan Khalaili (1/6), Dwight McNeil (0/3), Edward Nketiah (0/5), Evann Guessand (0/2), Ismaila Sarr (0/2), Jean-Philippe Mateta (0/1), Joergen Strand Larsen (1/6), Yeremy Pino (1/6), Zavier Gozo (0/2).

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Team News

Crystal Palace have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Brighton this coming Sunday. Will Hughes, Ismaila Sarr and Oscar Mingueza can't be called upon by Crystal Palace, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Cheick Oumar Doucoure is too injured to face Crystal Palace.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Brighton vs Crystal Palace H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Crystal Palace came away as 0-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Sunday. Brighton go into their upcoming match against Crystal Palace with a 20% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-5-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Brighton took on Crystal Palace. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/8 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Tyrick Mitchell shows decent form right now for Crystal Palace, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Brighton, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Pascal Gross also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Brighton won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Crystal Palace won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Brighton will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday, with Crystal Palace managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet three times in the last ten encounters between Brighton and Crystal Palace as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Brighton scored an average of 1.1 goals a game, with Crystal Palace averaging 1.1 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Brighton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Crystal Palace, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.