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Sunday, 18/10/2026 at 15:00

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Match preview · Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion – Crystal Palace

Brighton & Hove Albion 3rd in Premier League Home 1.88 projected goals by the model
Crystal Palace 15th in Premier League Away 1.13 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.88 1.13
Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion
54%
Draw
26%
Crystal Palace
20%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Brighton & Hove Albion Draw Crystal Palace
Fair odds 1.85 3.84 5.03
Total goals
3.02
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
63%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Brighton & Hove Albion

54% Brighton & Hove Albion to win

Attack
3rd vs 14th
Brighton & Hove Albion attack v Crystal Palace defence
Defence
12th vs 18th
Brighton & Hove Albion defence v Crystal Palace attack
Recent xG form
+0.33 vs -0.79
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.88 – 1.13
Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League
  • Jack Hinshelwood 0% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Mats Wieffer 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Harry Howell 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Femi Azeez 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Yankuba Minteh 0% chance

    Midfielder · Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov

  • Stefanos Tzimas 0% chance

    Forward · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Evan Ferguson 0% chance

    Forward · Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Facundo Buonanotte 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Elche on loan for the rest of the season

  • Igor Julio 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Burnley permanently

  • Tom Watson 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Zadok Yohanna 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Amario Cozier-Duberry 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mitoma Kaoru 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Lewis Dunk 75% chance

    Defender · Neck injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Pascal Struijk 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Crystal Palace

12 listed
  • Forward · Hamstring injury - Expected back 11 Oct

  • Dean Henderson 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Foot injury - Expected back 11 Oct

  • Axel Disasi 0% chance

    Defender · Suspended until 25 Oct

  • Rio Cardines 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Bristol City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Romain Esse 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Millwall on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 0% chance

    Midfielder · has joined Kasimpasa on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Justin Devenny 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Stoke City permanently

  • Christantus Uche 0% chance

    Forward · has returned to Getafe CF

  • Matheus França 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Alverca on loan for the rest of the season

  • Borna Sosa 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined FC Cologne on loan for the rest of the season

  • Chadi Riad Dnanou 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Takehiro Tomiyasu 75% chance

    Defender · Calf injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace
xG / match (better) 2.31 · 1st 1.25 · 15th
xGA / match (better) 1.74 · 13th 1.89 · 20th
xGD / match (better) +0.57 · 4th -0.64 · 17th
xPts / match (better) 1.62 · 6th 0.95 · 17th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.33 -0.79

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Brighton & Hove Albion clean sheet
29%
Brighton & Hove Albion 2+ goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
37%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.7%
2:1
11.4%
2:0
8.6%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Brighton & Hove Albion sample
20 matches
Crystal Palace sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Brighton & Hove Albion
3 matches
Away xG sample · Crystal Palace
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.