There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premier League table so far. Here's the Crystal Palace - Brighton & Hove Albion latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Crystal Palace form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Crystal Palace at their home stadium (Selhurst Park) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Vicente Guaita Panadero not having conceded a league goal in 275 minutes.
Crystal Palace drew their last game, 0-0 away at Watford (placed 20th). Before that, Crystal Palace had a home game versus AFC Bournemouth which ended with a victory 1-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Crystal Palace perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Crystal Palace as a small favourite), we find six games. Crystal Palace has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Crystal Palace here at Selhurst Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 8 games). Crystal Palace have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
There's been little loot from Brighton & Hove Albion's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Premier League. Brighton & Hove Albion only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
There were no winners in Brighton & Hove Albion's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 2-2 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Arsenal with the score of 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brighton & Hove Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were 3 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Brighton & Hove Albion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Crystal Palace-Brighton & Hove Albion H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Crystal Palace 3 wins, Brighton & Hove Albion 4 wins, 3 draws. 6 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 
N. Maupay
6 goals
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J. Ayew
4 goals
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P. van Aanholt
2 goals
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Crystal Palace missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Crystal Palace | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 24 |
| 88% | 88% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 4.6 | 6.4 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 6.2 | 5.9 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 155 | 99 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 94 | 207 |
| 54 | 27 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 33 | 67 |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 24% | 30% |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crystal Palace has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
- Crystal Palace have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 38 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 32 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Burnley | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Everton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -17 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 9 |
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