Brighton vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd February 2024

The Premier League clash at The American Express Community Stadium this coming Saturday sees home team Brighton battling it out for the win against arch rivals Crystal Palace.

Ranked as number eight in the Premier League standings, The Seagulls, have so far collected 32 points this season, while Crystal Palace collected 24 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 22 rounds.

Brighton got hammered last time out and have no intention of letting that go by unnoticed. Crystal Palace need to strap up before the ride this coming Saturday, as the home side look for revenge.

The Seagulls are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Crystal Palace managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 20 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded two goals an average per game.

The most recent outing between Brighton and Crystal Palace ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton went through their last three matches with a 0-0 draw against Wolverhampton, a 2-5 win against Sheffield United and a 4-0 defeat against Luton. In their last six Premier League home matches, Brighton have two wins, while they've drawn four and lost zero. They scored nine and conceded six goals.

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three matches, Crystal Palace lost against Everton and Arsenal by 1-0 and 5-0, respectively, and beat Sheffield United by 3-2. Crystal Palace only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to seven.

Neither Brighton nor Crystal Palace have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

Brighton recorded 12 points following three wins from their last seven games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 12 goals, but also conceded 11. Crystal Palace claimed one win and six points from their last 11 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring nine goals to 23 against. Brighton are looking at a record of eight wins, eight draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace put six wins, six draws and ten defeats on the board in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Squads

Brighton Squad

Roberto De Zerbi will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Crystal Palace from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/9), Jason Steele (0/13), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/8), Igor (0/12), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/17), Joel Veltman (0/16), Lewis Dunk (1/18), Pervis Estupinan (2/10), Tariq Lamptey (0/7), Valentin Barco (0/0), Adam Lallana (0/15), Billy Gilmour (0/21), Carlos Baleba (0/13), Facundo Buonanotte (1/14), Jack Hinshelwood (2/11), Jakub Moder (0/6), James Milner (0/15), Julio Enciso (0/0), Kaoru Mitoma (3/17), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/9), Pascal Gross (3/20), Solly March (3/7), Ansu Fati (2/9), Danny Welbeck (2/14), Evan Ferguson (6/20), Joao Pedro (7/22), Simon Adingra (4/17).

Crystal Palace Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Crystal Palace head coach Hodgson will select from for his starting XI:

Dean Henderson (0/6), Joe Whitworth (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/1), Sam Johnstone (0/16), Chris Richards (0/13), Daniel Munoz (0/0), James Tomkins (0/2), Joachim Andersen (2/22), Joel Ward (0/16), Marc Guehi (0/21), Nathan Ferguson (0/0), Nathaniel Clyne (0/10), Rob Holding (0/0), Tyrick Mitchell (1/21), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/11), Eberechi Eze (5/16), Jairo Riedewald (0/4), Jefferson Lerma (0/17), Jeffrey Schlupp (1/19), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (0/6), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/0), Matheus Franca (0/6), Michael Olise (6/10), Naouirou Ahamada (0/11), Will Hughes (0/17), Jean-Philippe Mateta (2/19), Jordan Ayew (2/20), Luke Plange (0/0), Odsonne Edouard (6/16).

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Team News

Brighton could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Crystal Palace this coming Saturday.

Kaoru Mitoma, Joel Veltman, Ansu Fati, Solly March and Julio Enciso are all absent from the Brighton squad that faces Crystal Palace at The American Express Community Stadium.

Worst-case scenario, Crystal Palace have a total of five players out for their next match.

Names like Joel Ward, Rob Holding, Cheick Oumar Doucoure, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Nathan Ferguson most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Brighton.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Brighton vs Crystal Palace H2H

Brighton and Crystal Palace had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. Both Brighton and Crystal Palace took just two wins in their last ten encounters, with a baffling six ending in a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Results

Both teams to score came out eight times in the past ten matches between Brighton and Crystal Palace. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joao Pedro, who is performing well for The Seagulls. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Crystal Palace.The visitors will be looking to Michael Olise to find the net once again, after managing five Premier League goals for Crystal Palace in recent matches.

Brighton won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The American Express Community Stadium. They drew five and lost zero as well, while Crystal Palace won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Keep an eye out for goals at The American Express Community Stadium, as nine of the previous 10 matches at The American Express Community Stadium had both teams on target. Both teams also found the net in six of the last 10 away matches for Crystal Palace.

Under 2.5 goals paid up eight times in the ten encounters most recent meetings between Crystal Palace and Brighton. Both teams to not score was a winning punt two times. Brighton managed an average of one goal, with Crystal Palace averaging one goal in these. Brighton witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.6 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Crystal Palace, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches.