Will the Seagulls go without a defeat again at Selhurst Park?
Crystal Palace expect Brighton to be in good form. The Seagulls have only suffered one defeat and have won all their other games. The home side’s first interim record this season is much weaker. Only a three-goal win over Tottenham in the London derby has been a success for the home side.
The Glaziers instead suffered their second defeat of the season against Liverpool, losing 3-0 at Anfield Road. For the upcoming match between Crystal Palace and Brighton, the prediction includes a goal celebration for both sides.
Crystal Palace – Statistics & current form
Crystal Palace are rather reluctant to compete on a Monday night: Only one of the last twelve games on this day of the week was played victoriously! Instead, no less than eight defeats and at least three draws have been recorded. It is encouraging that the only three wins came against the upcoming opponents.
Moreover, the visitors are not fans of Monday matches either: In their ten Premier League games at the beginning of the week so far, they have never won (0-7-3). Moreover, the defensive record in the Londoners’ two home games so far is right. Both against the promoted Brentford side and against Spurs from Tottenham, a clean sheet was recorded.
Should CPFC fail to score again, the home side would equal their previous home opening record from 1979/80. On the other hand, the attack has been a little pale so far. No team in the Premier League has taken fewer direct shots on goal than the Eagles with eleven.
Glaziers don’t shoot often, but they do aim
In contrast, the shots on goal were mostly very good, as they resulted in five goals. With this yield, the hosts have the best shot-to-goal ratio in the top British division (45 percent). The attacking department has also recently been strengthened with the arrival of Odsonne Edouard
The Frenchman joined from Celtic in the Scottish Premiership and the 23-year-old scored twice in his first appearance at home to Tottenham. A great haul, especially considering he only played around ten minutes!
In light of this, the odds on his next goal in the clash between Crystal Palace and Brighton are also a good idea. His performance was also evident in Glasgow, where he scored no less than 66 goals in 116 league games over the past four years.
Zaha is particularly looking forward to the Seagulls
Furthermore, Brighton are a favourite opponent of Wilfried Zaha. The Ivory Coast attacker has scored seven goals against the Seagulls in his career and he has a better record against no other team in English football!
From this perspective, there is also plenty of value to be found in Crystal Palace’s odds on Zaha scoring against Brighton.
Predicted line-up of Crystal Palace:
Guaita – Ward – Andersen – Guehi – Mitchell – McArthur – Kouyate – Gallagher – Ayew – Edouard – Zaha
Last matches played by Crystal Palace:
Brighton – Statistics & current form
The Seagulls impressively demonstrated their steady form last weekend. While the previous three wins of the season came against easier opponents like Burnley or Watford, they recently defeated Leicester, a top team of the Premier League, 2-1.
However, Fortuna helped out with two goals for the Foxes that were disallowed and a draw would certainly have been the fairer result. Nevertheless, the match showed Albion’s new self-confidence. Having been in a relegation battle for much of last year’s season, the Seagulls now present themselves as much more stable.
B eleven picked up cup win against Swansea
After the week the next victory was scored: In the EFL Cup, coach Graham Potter’s team managed to knock Swansea out of the Championship. Several regulars were spared and did not have to play. Brighton should therefore not have suffered a major physical disadvantage as a result of the extra game.
Another positive development for the 120-year-old club is the return of Danny Welbeck in attack. The striker has been available again for three league games after overcoming injury and was able to celebrate his first goal of the season in last weekend’s win over Leicester.
Predicted Brighton line-up:
Sanchez – Duffy – Dunk – Veltman – Lallana – March – Bissouma – Cucurella – Welbeck – Trossard – Maupay
Last Brighton Games:
Crystal Palace – Brighton Direct Comparison / H2H Balance
The last direct encounter took place around seven months ago, when the Blue and Whites were beaten 2-1 by the Capitals on their own ground. Thanks to that success, CPFC have remained unbeaten in four meetings with last year’s 16th-placed team (2-2-0). Furthermore, the pairing has been less than pleasing for the home side of late.
There has been no home win for five duels! For the upcoming match between Crystal Palace and Brighton, the odds are already slightly in favour of the visitors from the south coast.
Crystal Palace – Brighton Tip
With Crystal Palace and Albion, two teams face each other that are on a par in terms of play. Although the Seagulls have made a better start to the season, the recent signing of Odsonne Edouard, who scored twice in a matter of minutes on his debut against then league leaders Tottenham, has seen the home side make an efficient attacking upgrade.
In the match between Crystal Palace and Brighton , the tip therefore aims for goals on both sides The home side have scored their five goals of the season so far in the last three league games and have thus improved their forward play compared to the start of the season
On top of that, the visitors are goal-scoring anyway: in the match against Everton alone, they went without a goal in their seven competitive matches in league play and EFL Cup so far. The prediction is backed up by the statistics from the recent past, as this course of play has almost been the rule in this pairing recently.
