- Crystal Palace is predicted to be a -0.5-goal home favorite against Brighton.
- Four of the previous seven meetings between these sides finished in a draw.
- My Crystal Palace vs. Brighton prediction is the total over 2.5 goals.
Seeking six points from six in this year’s head-to-head, Crystal Palace welcome Brighton to Selhurst Park.
Palace finds itself in fine form at the moment. Not including Wednesday’s fixture at Southampton, Oliver Glasner’s side posted an unbeaten record in their last five matches.
Brighton has simultaneously recorded strong results recently in the league. The Seagulls notched points in five consecutive EPL fixtures, including a 2-2 draw at Man City most recently.
Check out the Premier League odds and my Crystal Palace vs. Brighton prediction.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton: Premier League Odds
- Crystal Palace Moneyline: +150
- Brighton & Hove Albion Moneyline: +170
- Draw Moneyline: +250
- Game Over/Under: 2.5 Goals (-145/+105)
- Both Teams to Score: “Yes” (-175), “No” (+120)
Brighton vs Crystal Palace Prediction
Based on the quality of both attacks and Brighton’s injury absentees in defense, my Crystal Palace vs. Brighton prediction is the Total Over 2.5 Goals (-145).
While it’s a lot of juice to lay, it comes in a fixture that has recently produced goals.
After five straight stayed under 2.5 goals in this head-to-head, the last two meetings resulted in a 4-1 Brighton win and a 3-1 Palace win, both on the South coast.
In the last meeting, Palace ripped apart Brighton’s defense, which currently has two starters missing through injury.
Glasner’s side amassed 2.3 expected goals and five big scoring chances in that fixture, per fotmob.com.
Their attack also arrives at this match as a strong positive regression candidate. Not including their midweek match, Palace have scored 36 goals off 44.1 xG and 40.2 post-shot xG.
Palace has run particularly unlucky at home, scoring 17 goals off 25.6 expected. This season, Palace home matches average 2.92 expected goals per 90 minutes.
While my expectation is for the hosts to contribute the lion’s share of the scoring, don’t count out the Brighton attack.
They’ve deservedly stayed under one expected goal only twice this season. Not including their midweek match, they’ve created 1.4 xG or more in five straight.
History also likes this match to clear the total.
Since last season, matches featuring a total of 2.5 goals are 37-15 to the over, assuming two factors:
- The road team’s average number of goals scored falls between 1.5 and 2.1
- The road team’s average number of goals allowed falls between 1.2 and 1.5
Brighton have found themselves as the road team in that scenario six times this season with five of those matches clearing 2.5 goals.
Pair those trends with the short rest spot, and I like goals on Saturday in London.
Premier League Match Schedule
| Home | Away | Date | Time (ET) | Location |
| Everton | Southampton | May. 18 | 7 a.m. | Goodison Park |
| West Ham United | Nottingham Forest | May. 18 | 9:15 a.m. | London Stadium |
| Leicester City | Ipswich Town | May. 18 | 10 a.m. | King Power Stadium |
| Brentford | Fulham | May. 18 | 10 a.m. | GTech Community Stadium |
| Arsenal | Newcastle United | May. 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Emirates Stadium |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Liverpool | May. 19 | 3 p.m. | Amex Stadium |
| Crystal Palace | Wolves | May. 20 | 3 p.m. | Selhurst Park |
| Manchester City | Bournemouth | May. 20 | 3 p.m. | Etihad Stadium |
Premier League ATS Records
| Team | ATS Record | ATS% | Home ATS Record | Home ATS% | Road ATS Record | Road ATS% |
| Arsenal | 14-17-6 | 45.9% | 5-10-4 | 36.8% | 9-7-2 | 55.6% |
| Aston Villa | 18-18-1 | 50.0% | 9-9-1 | 50.0% | 9-9-0 | 50.0% |
| Bournemouth | 19-15-2 | 55.6% | 8-10-0 | 44.4% | 11-5-2 | 66.7% |
| Brentford | 22-12-3 | 63.5% | 11-8-0 | 57.9% | 11-4-3 | 69.4% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 20-15-1 | 56.9% | 9-9-0 | 50.0% | 11-6-1 | 63.9% |
| Chelsea | 13-20-4 | 40.5% | 7-9-3 | 44.7% | 6-11-1 | 36.1% |
| Crystal Palace | 19-13-4 | 58.3% | 7-7-4 | 50.0% | 12-6-0 | 66.7% |
| Everton | 19-12-6 | 59.5% | 9-8-2 | 52.6% | 10-4-4 | 66.7% |
| Fulham | 18-14-4 | 55.6% | 8-10-0 | 44.4% | 10-5-4 | 63.2% |
| Ipswich Town | 14-20-3 | 41.9% | 4-13-1 | 25.0% | 10-7-2 | 57.9% |
| Leicester City | 18-18-1 | 50.0% | 8-11-0 | 42.1% | 10-7-1 | 58.3% |
| Liverpool | 16-18-2 | 47.2% | 7-9-2 | 44.4% | 9-9-0 | 50.0% |
| Manchester City | 12-24-0 | 33.3% | 6-12-0 | 33.3% | 6-12-0 | 33.3% |
| Manchester United | 14-18-5 | 44.6% | 7-9-2 | 44.4% | 7-9-3 | 44.7% |
| Newcastle United | 21-15-1 | 58.1% | 13-5-0 | 72.2% | 8-10-1 | 44.7% |
| Nottingham Forest | 23-14-0 | 62.2% | 10-8-0 | 55.6% | 13-6-0 | 68.4% |
| Southampton | 13-20-4 | 40.5% | 4-12-2 | 27.8% | 9-8-2 | 52.6% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 13-23-1 | 36.5% | 6-11-1 | 36.1% | 7-12-0 | 36.8% |
| West Ham United | 18-17-2 | 51.4% | 6-12-1 | 34.2% | 12-6-0 | 66.7% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19-14-3 | 56.9% | 8-8-2 | 50.0% | 11-6-1 | 63.9% |
Premier League Standings
| Team | Record (Wins-Draws-Losses) | Points | Goal Differential |
| Liverpool | 25-8-3 | 83 | 46 |
| Arsenal | 19-14-4 | 71 | 34 |
| Newcastle United | 20-6-11 | 66 | 22 |
| Chelsea | 19-9-9 | 66 | 20 |
| Aston Villa | 19-9-9 | 66 | 9 |
| Manchester City | 19-8-9 | 65 | 24 |
| Nottingham Forest | 19-8-10 | 65 | 13 |
| Brentford | 16-7-14 | 55 | 9 |
| Brighton | 14-14-8 | 55 | 3 |
| Fulham | 15-9-13 | 54 | 2 |
| Bournemouth | 14-11-11 | 53 | 11 |
| Crystal Palace | 12-13-11 | 49 | -2 |
| Everton | 10-15-12 | 45 | -3 |
| Wolves | 12-5-19 | 41 | -13 |
| West Ham | 10-10-17 | 40 | -18 |
| Manchester United | 10-9-18 | 39 | -12 |
| Tottenham | 11-5-21 | 38 | 2 |
| Leicester City | 6-7-24 | 25 | -45 |
| Ipswich Town | 4-10-23 | 22 | -44 |
| Southampton | 2-6-29 | 12 | -59 |
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