Crystal Palace vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2023

Brighton visit Crystal Palace for another chapter in the rivalry between the two Premier League clubs on Thursday at Selhurst Park, where a lot more than just points are on the line.

Placed 15th in the table Crystal Palace have amassed 17 points after 17 matches. On 26 points, Brighton rank ninth with 17 matches played this season.

With 4 defeats from their last 6 matches, the situation at Crystal Palace could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face The Seagulls at home.

The Eagles are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net ten times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just one goals per game, as they conceded 18 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Brighton managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

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

Crystal Palace vs Brighton Prediction

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace only added a single point to their account in their last three games, where they lost 0-2 and 1-2 against Bournemouth and Liverpool respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Manchester City. Crystal Palace did not win any of their last six Premier League matches at the Selhurst Park. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored four goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Burnley, before claiming three points in a 1-0 win against Marseille. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal. Brighton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 16 goals to eight.

It seems both Brighton and Crystal Palace have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Thursday, and we are rooting for goals.

Brighton recorded two wins from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected nine points. They scored ten goals while conceding six. Crystal Palace are looking at a record of four wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton are looking at seven wins, five draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace vs Brighton Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

Roy Hodgson will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Brighton from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Dean Henderson (0/1), Remi Matthews (0/1), Sam Johnstone (0/16), Chris Richards (0/8), James Tomkins (0/0), Joachim Andersen (2/17), Joel Ward (0/16), Marc Guehi (0/16), Nathan Ferguson (0/0), Nathaniel Clyne (0/6), Rob Holding (0/0), Tyrick Mitchell (1/16), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/11), Eberechi Eze (2/11), Jairo Riedewald (0/4), Jefferson Lerma (0/12), Jeffrey Schlupp (1/15), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (0/6), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/0), Matheus Franca (0/3), Michael Olise (2/6), Naouirou Ahamada (0/10), Will Hughes (0/13), Jean-Philippe Mateta (2/14), Jordan Ayew (1/16), Odsonne Edouard (6/15).

Brighton Squad

Below is the full team squad of Brighton. The manager De Zerbi will pick his starting XI against Crystal Palace from these players:

Bart Verbruggen (0/8), Jason Steele (0/9), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/6), Igor (0/9), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/12), Joel Veltman (0/16), Lewis Dunk (1/14), Pervis Estupinan (1/6), Tariq Lamptey (0/5), Adam Lallana (0/11), Billy Gilmour (0/16), Carlos Baleba (0/10), Facundo Buonanotte (1/9), Jack Hinshelwood (1/6), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/11), Julio Enciso (0/2), Kaoru Mitoma (3/16), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/9), Pascal Gross (3/15), Solly March (3/7), Ansu Fati (2/9), Danny Welbeck (1/9), Evan Ferguson (6/16), Joao Pedro (5/17), Simon Adingra (4/16).

Crystal Palace vs Brighton Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Crystal Palace, as they prepare to meet Brighton, since seven could be missing.

Odsonne Edouard, Sam Johnstone, Jefferson Lerma, Rob Holding, Cheick Oumar Doucoure, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Nathan Ferguson are missing from the squad, Crystal Palace will field against Brightonon Thursday.

Brighton have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Thursday against Crystal Palace.

Names like Tariq Lamptey, Ansu Fati, Adam Webster, Pervis Estupinan, Solly March and Julio Enciso most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace vs Brighton Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Brighton H2H

Brighton ended up winning 1-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Selhurst Park., when they once again face The Eagles. Crystal Palace claimed two wins, while Brighton picked up three wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Crystal Palace vs Brighton Results

As both teams found their way to the goal eight times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 7/10 with the bookies.

Crystal Palace vs Brighton Betting Tips

Odsonne Edouard scored twice in the six most recent games for Crystal Palace, with Joao Pedro providing three goals for Brighton in his last six.

Selhurst Park witnessed Crystal Palace winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing five as well. Brighton claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. While Crystal Palace might manage to fight their way to three points this coming Thursday at Selhurst Park, they'll probably allow their visitors a say in the matter as well. The home side claimed just one wins to nil in their last 10 matches at home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet two times in the last ten encounters between Crystal Palace and Brighton as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Crystal Palace scored an average of one goal a game, with Brighton averaging 1.2 goals in this run. Crystal Palace saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Brighton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.