Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Brighton – Betting preview

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

Crystal Palace play host to Brighton, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Premier League on Sunday at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace are placed nineth with 16 points after ten matches. Brighton occupy a position as tenth in the league on 15 points.

Team form: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three outings, Crystal Palace won 0-3 against Liverpool, beat Brentford by 2-0 and hammered AZ Alkmaar 3-1. Crystal Palace claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Premier League, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 12 and conceded seven goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton collected one win from their last three matches, as Manchester United won by 4-2. Arsenal were too strong as well, winning 2-0, before Brighton won 3-0 against Leeds. Brighton claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats and facts 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

Danny Welbeck look like great value to find the back of the net on Sunday, having hit the target six times in recent Premier League matches for Brighton. His total for the season says six goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With five goals lately for Crystal Palace in the Premier League, Jean-Philippe Mateta is also a player worth mentioning.

Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Brighton

Full-time result

Crystal Palace won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing five and losing one as well. Brighton won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run. Crystal Palace are on an amazing streak of now 11 games at home in a row without defeat. Brighton scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Crystal Palace have not lost to Brighton in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Crystal Palace scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Brighton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Brighton played. Crystal Palace probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Brighton managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Crystal Palace and Brighton.

Total goals

Crystal Palace saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Brighton, who managed to hit the net 2.2 times on average in these games. Brighton scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.