Brighton host Palace at The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer on 18 October 2026 at 14:00 in the Premier League. Brighton's last five results: W W W W W (5 wins). Palace's last five: L W D W L (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Brighton have won 1, Palace 3, with 2 draws.
Brighton vs Palace kicks off at 14:00 UK time on Sunday 18 October 2026 in the Premier League, at The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer.
Brighton vs Palace is being played at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer, the home ground of Brighton.
Brighton's last five results read W W W W W (oldest to newest): 5 wins.
Palace's last five results read L W D W L (oldest to newest): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Across the last 6 meetings Brighton have won 1, Palace have won 3 and 2 were drawn. The most recent was Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace on 8 February 2026 in the Premier League.
Jack Hinshelwood leads Brighton with 4 goals across their last 10 games.
Jefferson Lerma leads Palace with 3 yellow cards across their last 10 games.
Robert Jones is the referee for Brighton vs Palace, averaging 31.0 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards per game this season.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Brighton and Palace are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Brighton the favourite with a 61% chance of winning, against 18% for Palace and 21% for the draw. Projected goals are Brighton 2.2 - 1.1 Palace.
The most likely scoreline is 2-1, a Brighton win, at 10%. Both teams to score is 60% likely and over 2.5 goals 64%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2026 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace | 0-1 |
| 9 Nov 2025 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-0 |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 |
| 15 Dec 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace | 1-3 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace | 4-1 |
| 21 Dec 2023 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-1 |
Statz's projection model expects Brighton 2.2 - 1.1 Palace in goals. It gives Brighton a 61% chance of winning, the draw 21% and Palace 18%. Both teams to score is 60% likely, over 1.5 goals 85% and over 2.5 goals 64%. The most likely scorelines are 2-1 (10%), 1-1 (9%), 2-0 (9%), 1-0 (8%), 3-1 (7%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 2-1 | Brighton win | 10% |
| 1-1 | Draw | 9% |
| 2-0 | Brighton win | 9% |
| 1-0 | Brighton win | 8% |
| 3-1 | Brighton win | 7% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Brighton vs Palace, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Brighton | Fouls committed | Palace | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Groß | 14 | J. Lerma | 8 |
| 2 | O. Boscagli | 10 | J. Larsen | 8 |
| 3 | M. Cuyper | 9 | Y. Pino | 7 |
| 4 | F. Kadıoğlu | 8 | Q. Timber | 7 |
| 5 | L. Vuskovic | 7 | A. Wharton | 5 |
| # | Brighton | Shots | Palace | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. Gómez | 24 | J. Larsen | 15 |
| 2 | C. Kostoulas | 19 | T. Mitchell | 11 |
| 3 | P. Groß | 17 | Y. Pino | 11 |
| 4 | J. Hinshelwood | 12 | A. Wharton | 10 |
| 5 | Y. Ayari | 12 | I. Sarr | 9 |
| # | Brighton | Shots on target | Palace | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Hinshelwood | 7 | J. Larsen | 7 |
| 2 | C. Kostoulas | 7 | T. Mitchell | 5 |
| 3 | P. Groß | 7 | I. Sarr | 5 |
| 4 | D. Gómez | 6 | C. Richards | 3 |
| 5 | M. Yalcouyé | 4 | A. Wharton | 3 |
| # | Brighton | Goals | Palace | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Hinshelwood | 4 | I. Sarr | 2 |
| 2 | P. Groß | 3 | J. Mateta | 2 |
| 3 | L. Dunk | 2 | T. Mitchell | 2 |
| 4 | M. Cuyper | 2 | A. Wharton | 1 |
| 5 | C. Kostoulas | 2 | J. Lerma | 1 |
| # | Brighton | Yellow cards | Palace | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Mitoma | 2 | J. Lerma | 3 |
| 2 | O. Boscagli | 2 | D. Kamada | 2 |
| 3 | M. Cuyper | 2 | C. Richards | 2 |
| 4 | P. Groß | 2 | Y. Pino | 2 |
| 5 | P. Struijk | 1 | T. Mitchell | 1 |
Statz's bet builder picks for Brighton vs Palace: Pascal Groß 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.08); Maxim De Cuyper 1+ tackles (100% hit rate at 1.33); Chema Andrés 1+ fouls (100% hit rate at 1.40); Charalampos Kostoulas 1+ fouls (100% hit rate at 1.25). Combined odds 2.51 at bet365.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 3 | 1 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 5 of 20 |
| Shots | 18 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 1 of 20 |
| Fouls | 12.7 | 5 of 20 |
| Tackles | 14.3 | 16 of 20 |
| Passes | 508.7 | 5 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.3 | 6 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 5 of 20 |
| Goals against | 2 | 17 of 20 |
| Shots | 11 | 19 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 4.2 | 13 of 20 |
| Fouls | 9.8 | 18 of 20 |
| Tackles | 22.2 | 1 of 20 |
| Passes | 407.8 | 14 of 20 |
| Corners | 2.8 | 20 of 20 |