Brighton vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th December 2024

Much more than mere points are at stake when Brighton clash in a derby with their rivals Crystal Palace on Sunday at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton are number 7 in the table on 24 points after 15 matches. Crystal Palace rank as number 17 with 13 points after 15 matches played.

Brighton came away with three points from the latest encounter with Crystal Palace. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Sunday.

Brighton scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 18 goals against. This is an average of 1.8 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

Crystal Palace are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 13 times, an average of 1.3 per game. They managed two clean sheets in these.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday?

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Brighton Form

Brighton are without a win from their previous three outings, as Southampton managed a draw, before they lost 3-1 against Fulham. Their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw with Leicester. Brighton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle. They went on to beat Ipswich by 0-1, before sharing the spoils with Manchester City in a 2-2 draw. Crystal Palace claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to seven.

It seems both Crystal Palace and Brighton have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Sunday, and we are rooting for goals.

Brighton took 16 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 14 times and conceding eight. Crystal Palace scored six goals and conceded 11 in their last seven encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to zero wins and three points. Brighton are looking at a record of six wins, six draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace enjoy a record of two wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Squads

Brighton Squad

Fabian Hurzeler will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Crystal Palace from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bart Verbruggen (0/13), Jason Steele (0/2), Adam Webster (0/3), Igor (0/10), Imari Samuels (0/0), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/13), Joel Veltman (0/11), Lewis Dunk (0/11), Pervis Estupinan (0/12), Tariq Lamptey (1/4), Cameron Peupion (0/0), Carlos Baleba (2/12), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (1/10), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (3/15), Mats Wieffer (0/11), Matthew O'Riley (1/5), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/12), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/0), Danny Welbeck (6/14), Evan Ferguson (1/10), Georginio Rutter (2/14), Joao Pedro (4/9), Julio Enciso (0/7), Simon Adingra (1/10), Yankuba Minteh (2/10).

Crystal Palace Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Crystal Palace players that the manager Oliver Glasner will choose from for the upcoming game:

Dean Henderson (0/15), Louie Moulden (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (0/6), Daniel Munoz (2/15), Joel Ward (0/0), Marc Guehi (2/15), Maxence Lacroix (1/12), Nathaniel Clyne (0/6), Rob Holding (0/0), Trevoh Chalobah (1/9), Tyrick Mitchell (0/15), Adam Wharton (0/8), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/7), Daichi Kamada (0/11), Jefferson Lerma (0/11), Jeffrey Schlupp (0/10), Will Hughes (0/13), Eberechi Eze (1/12), Edward Nketiah (0/10), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (0/0), Ismaila Sarr (1/15), Jean-Philippe Mateta (4/15), Matheus Franca (0/0).

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Team News

Brighton have an almost full squad available against Crystal Palace at The American Express Community Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Brighton can't field Solly March this coming Sunday against Crystal Palace.

Apparently, Crystal Palace have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday. For instance, Crystal Palace won't be able to field Ismaila Sarr as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Cheick Oumar Doucoure is too injured to face Crystal Palace.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Brighton vs Crystal Palace H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 4-1 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday. Brighton enjoyed a field day, when they last squared up to Crystal Palace. A 4-1 win left the former in a jubilant mood, with the latter licking their wounds. The bookies have Brighton to win this match at best price odds of 17/20.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Brighton face Crystal Palace as under 2.5 goals happened in eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kaoru Mitoma, who is performing well for Brighton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Crystal Palace.The visitors will be looking to Daniel Munoz to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Crystal Palace in recent matches.

Brighton claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing one. Crystal Palace won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at The American Express Community Stadium since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Brighton. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Crystal Palace.

Under 2.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Brighton managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Crystal Palace averaging one goal in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Brighton saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Crystal Palace's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.