Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace prediction
Brighton & Hove Albion
Sunday, 18 October 2026
5:0Half time 3 : 0Premier League
Crystal Palace
- Canvot (OG) 4′
- Gomez 7′
- Ayari 10′
- Kostoulas 49′
- Hinshelwood 84′
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace: preview and prediction
Brighton & Hove Albion welcome Crystal Palace to American Express Stadium in Falmer on Sunday 18 October, with kick-off at 14:00. It's matchday 7 in the Premier League. Brighton & Hove Albion go into it 3rd in the table after nine games, with Crystal Palace 18th, 15 places lower. Last time out Brighton & Hove Albion beat Kauno Žalgiris 4-0 at home, and Crystal Palace were beaten 3-2 at Lyon. Brighton & Hove Albion haven't lost any of their last three at home.
Brighton & Hove Albion: form and key numbers
So far in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion have won six, drawn one and lost two of nine, with 24 goals scored and 7 conceded, good for 3rd place and 19 points.
Over the last six matches it has been five wins, one draw and no defeats, averaging 3.0 goals for and 0.5 against. Last time out they beat Kauno Žalgiris 4-0 at home; before that came a 2-0 win away at Sunderland and a 3-0 win at home to Arsenal.
Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in six. They have scored in each of their last six. Four clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won two of three recently (8 scored, 1 conceded). E. Ferguson (ankle injury), F. Azeez (abdominal strain) and K. Mitoma (hamstring injury), plus five others, are all unavailable.
- HKauno Žalgiris4-0W
- ASunderland2-0W
- HArsenal3-0W
- AManchester United3-2W
- ACoventry5-0W
- HLeeds United1-1D
Brighton & Hove Albion: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Crystal Palace: form and key numbers
Crystal Palace have won two, drawn one and lost six of their nine Premier League games so far, scoring 9 and letting in 21. That has them 18th on 7 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, one draw and three defeats, at 1.8 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 3-2 to Lyon away; before that came a 3-1 win at home to Nottingham Forest and a 2-0 defeat at home to Bristol City.
Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. On the road they've won none of two recently (2 scored, 3 conceded). A. Disasi (red card), B. Chilwell (injury) and C. Riad (knee injury), plus three others, are all unavailable.
- ALyon2-3L
- HNottingham Forest3-1W
- HBristol City0-2L
- ALeeds United0-0D
- HLech Poznan4-0W
- HIpswich2-3L
Crystal Palace: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace: match analysis
Home and away form points to Brighton & Hove Albion: Brighton & Hove Albion have won two of their last three at home, Crystal Palace none of their last two on the road. 12 points separate the two sides in the table. Brighton & Hove Albion also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +17 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 16 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 17 | Manchester United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
We make Brighton & Hove Albion clear favourites at 66%, with Crystal Palace on 15% and the draw at 19%.
- 3.01.8
- 0.51.5
- 2.40.9
On goals, it expects around 3.3 in the game: 2.4 for Brighton & Hove Albion and 0.9 for Crystal Palace. Over 2.5 goals is 63% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 8 Feb 2026, Crystal Palace won 1-0.
- Brighton & Hove Albion0-1Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace0-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- Crystal Palace2-1Brighton & Hove Albion
- Brighton & Hove Albion1-3Crystal Palace
- Brighton & Hove Albion4-1Crystal Palace
- E. FergusonAnkle Injury
- F. AzeezAbdominal strain
- K. MitomaHamstring Injury
- M. WiefferKnee Injury
- P. StruijkRest
- S. TzimasKnee Injury
- Y. MintehInjury
- Z. YohannaInjury
- A. DisasiRed Card
- B. ChilwellInjury
- C. RiadKnee Injury
- D. HendersonFoot Injury
- J. MatetaHamstring Injury
- T. TomiyasuCalf Injury
Backed by form, home and away records, the table and goal difference.
Every market at a glance
- ResultBrighton & Hove Albion win66%
- Double chanceBrighton & Hove Albion or draw85%
- GoalsOver 2.563%
- Both teams to scoreYes53%
- Clean sheetBrighton & Hove Albion40%
- CornersBrighton & Hove Albion 6.3 · Crystal Palace 3.59.8 expected
- Cards3.6 yellows expectedRed 15%
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