Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Brighton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

The Eagles and Brighton face off in round 31 at Selhurst Park, and it has the look of a tight Premier League match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Team form: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three matches, Crystal Palace won 1-0 and 0-3 against first Ipswich then Fulham, before drawing 1-1 against Southampton. Crystal Palace won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 2-2 draw with Manchester City and a 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest. In their most recent match, they were defeated 0-3 at the hands of Aston Villa. Brighton won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding 12.

Betting stats for Crystal Palace and Brighton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crystal Palace and Brighton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

It has been a superb season for Jean-Philippe Mateta so far as he managed to score impressive 12 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Crystal Palace rely on his abilities against Brighton. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Popular betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

Full-time result

Crystal Palace claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Brighton won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing one in this series of matches. Crystal Palace have not lost to Brighton in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Brighton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Brighton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Crystal Palace have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Brighton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crystal Palace, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Brighton, who managed to hit the net 1.7 times on average in these games. Crystal Palace scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches.