Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 18 match between Crystal Palace and Brighton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Crystal Palace welcome Brighton on Thursday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 18 match.

In the Premier League standings, Crystal Palace rank 15th with 17 points to their name from 17 matches, while visitors Brighton rank ninth with 26 points.

Team form: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

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 didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at Selhurst Park. They have 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 managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 16 times and letting in eight.

Betting facts for Crystal Palace and Brighton

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Crystal Palace and Brighton. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

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

Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

Full-time result

Selhurst Park witnessed Crystal Palace winning two times in their last 10 home matches, whilst drawing three and losing five as well. Brighton claimed three wins, two draws, and five defeats in their last 10 games away. The Seagulls have not lost to Crystal Palace in four consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Brighton only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Brighton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as Crystal Palace only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Brighton claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Brighton have scored in six consecutive meetings with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Total goals

Crystal Palace conceded a goal in their six most recent Premier League matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crystal Palace, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Brighton, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Amazingly, Brighton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 21 Premier League matches.

Betting suggestion: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

To sum up, the upcoming match between Crystal Palace and Brighton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.

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