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Round
Regular Season - 7
Venue
American Express Stadium, Falmer
Referee
Robert Jones
Form

Recent form

Brighton
85Excellent

Last 5 matches · 4W-1D-0L · +14 goal difference

Crystal Palace
32Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -6 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Brighton or Draw + Crystal Palace Under 1.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Brighton or Draw + Crystal Palace Under 1.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 73% confidence — a solid call.

73%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Third-placed Brighton host twelfth-placed Crystal Palace in round seven of the Premier League season. Brighton have enjoyed an impressive opening stretch, taking 13 points from six matches with 18 goals scored and five conceded. They remain unbeaten at home, where they have won two and drawn one while allowing just one goal in three fixtures.

Crystal Palace make the trip with seven points from their opening six league fixtures, recording one win, one draw, and one defeat away from home. Palace have found attacking consistency difficult on the road, failing to score in two of their three away league matches. Palace also face notable squad absences, missing A. Disasi through suspension alongside J. Mateta and D. Henderson through injury.

This fixture has historically been characterized by tight, low-scoring encounters. Five of the last ten head-to-head meetings have ended in draws, with 70 percent producing under 2.5 goals. While Brighton have shown strong early-season form, their own injury list featuring K. Mitoma, Y. Minteh, and E. Ferguson could limit their attacking fluency against an opponent that won this fixture 1-0 in February 2026.

Availability

Team news

Brighton

  • F. AzeezAbdominal strain
  • E. FergusonAnkle Injury
  • Y. MintehInjury
  • K. MitomaHamstring Injury
  • S. TzimasKnee Injury
  • M. WiefferKnee Injury
  • Z. YohannaInjury
  • P. StruijkRest

Crystal Palace

  • D. HendersonFoot Injury
  • C. RiadKnee Injury
  • Q. TimberInjury
  • T. TomiyasuCalf Injury
  • J. LarsenInjury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Brighton at homeCrystal Palace away
4
Played
4
3-1-0
W-D-L
1-1-2
3.3
Scored /game
0.8
0.3
Conceded /game
2.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
0%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 4.1 goals per game (Brighton at home plus Crystal Palace away).

Players

Key players this season

Brighton

  • C. Kostoulas3G
  • P. Groß4A

Crystal Palace

  • D. Kamada3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1Manchester CityPromotion - Champions League (League phase)7+1221
2ArsenalPromotion - Champions League (League phase)7+618
3BrightonPromotion - Champions League (League phase)7+1816
4ChelseaPromotion - Champions League (League phase)7+413
5LiverpoolPromotion - Europa League (League phase)7+112
6Brentford7+510
11Newcastle7-48
12Aston Villa7-48
13Manchester United707
14Crystal Palace7-87
15Bournemouth7-46
16Tottenham7-46
17Nottingham Forest8-46
History

Head-to-head

3
Brighton
4
Draws
3
Crystal Palace

the last 10 meetings are split 3-3 with 4 drawn, averaging 2.5 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-10-18Brighton5-0Crystal Palace
  • 2026-02-08Brighton0-1Crystal Palace
  • 2025-11-09Crystal Palace0-0Brighton
  • 2025-04-05Crystal Palace2-1Brighton
  • 2024-12-15Brighton1-3Crystal Palace
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Predictions

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Combo Bet
Brighton or Draw + Crystal Palace Under 1.5 Goals
73%
Both must land · no better than

Brighton or Draw — 77% confidence

Brighton enter this fixture in strong form, sitting third in the table with 13 points from six matches and an unbeaten home record of two wins and one draw. At home, Brighton have conceded only one goal in three fixtures while scoring eight. However, Crystal Palace have proven a resilient opponent in this rivalry, drawing five of the last ten meetings and winning the most recent clash 1-0 in February 2026. With Brighton attackers K. Mitoma and E. Ferguson sidelined through injury, covering both the home win and the draw reflects the high frequency of stalemates in this matchup.

Crystal Palace Under 1.5 Goals — 73% confidence

Crystal Palace have struggled for goals on the road in the league, scoring three times across three away matches and failing to score in two of them. Their attack is further depleted by the absence of J. Mateta due to a hamstring injury. Brighton's defense on home turf has been remarkably compact, conceding an average of 0.3 goals per game with two clean sheets in three home league matches, making it unlikely Palace breach them multiple times.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and team total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Team Total Goals
Crystal Palace Under 1.5 Goals
73%
Confidence

Crystal Palace have struggled for goals on the road in the league, scoring three times across three away matches and failing to score in two of them. Their attack is further depleted by the absence of J. Mateta due to a hamstring injury. Brighton's defense on home turf has been remarkably compact, conceding an average of 0.3 goals per game with two clean sheets in three home league matches, making it unlikely Palace breach them multiple times.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Brighton or Draw
77%
Confidence

Brighton enter this fixture in strong form, sitting third in the table with 13 points from six matches and an unbeaten home record of two wins and one draw. At home, Brighton have conceded only one goal in three fixtures while scoring eight. However, Crystal Palace have proven a resilient opponent in this rivalry, drawing five of the last ten meetings and winning the most recent clash 1-0 in February 2026. With Brighton attackers K. Mitoma and E. Ferguson sidelined through injury, covering both the home win and the draw reflects the high frequency of stalemates in this matchup.

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Published October 16, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.