The Matchday 25 Premier League fixture between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace will take place on february 8 at the Amex Stadium in Falmer. Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
«Brighton & Hove Albion»
The team have now gone four straight league games without a win. In the previous round, Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Everton and had to settle for a draw (1:1). It was the third stalemate by that scoreline during this winless run; the club also lost away to Fulham (1:2). It is also worth adding that in the last 11 Premier League matches, Brighton & Hove Albion have managed just one victory (6 draws and 4 defeats). Those numbers have inevitably affected the team’s position in the standings — they have slipped to 13th and are already 9 points adrift of the European places.
- Both teams scored in 6 of the club’s previous 7 league games.
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in each of Brighton & Hove Albion’s last five Premier League matches.
- At home, the team are on a five-match unbeaten run in the Premier League (1 win and 4 draws).
Potential Brighton & Hove Albion Lineup (3-4-3)*
Bart Verbruggen — Maxim De Cuyper, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke — Pascal Gross, Yasin Ayari, Ferdi Kadioglu, Carlos Baleba — Jorginho Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck.
Defenders Stefanos Tsimas and Adam Webster, as well as midfielders Solly March and Mats Wieffer, will miss the game through injury.
«Crystal Palace»
Oliver Glasner’s side have an even longer winless run in the Premier League. The team have not won for nine matches (3 draws and 6 defeats). In their last league outing, Crystal Palace visited Nottingham Forest and shared the points with the hosts — 1:1. It is also worth noting that Crystal Palace have not scored more than one goal in nine straight Premier League matches. The club are now 15th and are closer to the bottom three (9 points) than to the European places (11 points). Crystal Palace matches are also among the three lowest-scoring in the league — with an average of 2.25 goals per game.
- No more than two goals were scored in 5 of the club’s last 7 league matches.
- Away from home, Crystal Palace have gone four straight Premier League matches without a win (1 draw and 3 defeats).
- Across the last seven second halves, the team have scored just 1 goal.
Potential Crystal Palace Lineup (3-4-2-1)*
Dean Henderson — Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Chadi Riad — Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Daniel Munoz — Brennan Johnson, Ismaila Sarr — Yeremi Pino.
Midfielders Caleb Kropa and Cheick Doucoure, as well as forward Edward Nketiah, will miss the match through injury. The availability of midfielders Daichi Kamada and Borna Sosa is in doubt, as is striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who may undergo knee surgery.
Referee
Thomas Bramall (England)
Matches — 13 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) — 48;
Yellow cards per match — 3.7;
Red cards shown — 1;
Fouls per match — 21;
Penalties — 38%.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace: Match Prediction
In the last calendar year, both teams had — and with good reason — ambitions of pushing for the European places. However, they come into this fixture in very poor form and on long winless runs. Above all, setbacks have followed both sides because of their weak attacking output.
Across the last 10 Premier League matches, Brighton & Hove Albion have managed to score more than once only twice. That came against the strugglers Burnley and West Ham United (two goals in each). Crystal Palace, meanwhile, have scored more than one goal just once in their last 12 Premier League games — in the derby against Fulham. It is quite possible that in this head-to-head meeting the teams will again fail to impress in front of goal. Incidentally, no more than two goals were scored in 9 of the last 13 Premier League meetings between these sides.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* For each team, the starting lineup from its most recent match in this competition is listed.
