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Brighton v Crystal Palace

Brighton
5–0Full time
Crystal Palace

Premier League · SUN 18 OCT · American Express Stadium

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 16:43
Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace BRIGHTON WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Brighton win53%
The market said64%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.330
The market’s Brier score0.195

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 25 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Brighton win at 53%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Brighton 53% before kick-off, 53% now. 0–0 · 53–24–23
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Brighton v Crystal Palace
  4. 4′An own goal by Crystal Palace's Jaydee Canvot on 4′. 0–0 · 52–25–23
  5. 5′We said Brighton at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 77%. 1–0 · 77–14–9
  6. 5′⚽ GOAL · 4' Brighton 1–0 Crystal Palace · Jaydee Canvot (own goal)
  7. 5′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 5' Brighton win: 53% at kick-off, 77% now
  8. 7′We said Brighton at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 91%. 2–0 · 91–6–2
  9. 7′⚽ GOAL · 7' Brighton 2–0 Crystal Palace
  10. 7′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 7' Brighton win: 53% at kick-off, 91% now
  11. 8′Brighton ahead on 7′ through Diego Gomez. 2–0. 2–0 · 92–6–2
  12. 10′We said Brighton at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 98%. 3–0 · 98–2–1
  13. 10′⚽ GOAL · 10' Brighton 3–0 Crystal Palace
  14. 10′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 10' Brighton win: 53% at kick-off, 98% now
  15. 11′Yasin Ayari scores for Brighton on 10′ — 3–0. 3–0 · 98–2–1
  16. 29′🟨 YELLOW · 29' Pascal Groß · Brighton
  17. 30′3 goals already, more than the 2.9 we expected for the whole match. 3–0 · 99–1–0
  18. 45′HALF-TIME Brighton 3–0 Crystal Palace
  19. 45′SECOND HALF Brighton 3–0 Crystal Palace
  20. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Crystal Palace · On: Dwight McNeil · Off: Quinten Timber Corrected
  21. 49′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.9 across ninety minutes. 4–0 · 100–0–0
  22. 49′⚽ GOAL · 49' Brighton 4–0 Crystal Palace
  23. 50′49′: Charalampos Kostoulas on the scoresheet for Brighton, making it 4–0. 4–0 · 100–0–0
  24. 52′🟨 YELLOW · 51' Daichi Kamada · Crystal Palace
  25. 54′SUBSTITUTION · 53' Crystal Palace · On: Jefferson Lerma · Off: Honest Ahanor Corrected
  26. 56′We said Brighton at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to over 99%. 3–0 · 100–0–0 Our live view briefly showed an older score here.
  27. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Crystal Palace · On: Jean-Philippe Mateta · Off: Jörgen Strand Larsen Corrected
  28. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Crystal Palace · On: Eddie Nketiah · Off: Yeremy Pino Corrected
  29. 65′🟨 YELLOW · 64' Chema Andrés · Brighton
  30. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Brighton · On: Jack Hinshelwood · Off: Pascal Groß Corrected
  31. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Brighton · On: Georginio Rutter · Off: Charalampos Kostoulas Corrected
  32. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Crystal Palace · On: Will Hughes · Off: Daichi Kamada Corrected
  33. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Brighton · On: Jaouen Hadjam · Off: Olivier Boscagli Corrected
  34. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Brighton · On: Malick Yalcouyé · Off: Yasin Ayari Corrected
  35. 84′5 goals already, more than the 2.9 we expected for the whole match. 5–0 · 100–0–0
  36. 84′⚽ GOAL · 84' Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
  37. 85′Brighton ahead on 84′ through Jack Hinshelwood. 5–0. 5–0 · 100–0–0
  38. 90′5–0 at the end. Our 53% on Brighton comes in. 5–0 · 100–0–0
  39. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Brighton · On: Michael Svoboda · Off: Lewis Dunk Corrected
  40. FTFULL TIME Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
  41. FTBrighton 5–0 Crystal Palace · Brighton win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Brighton are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Brighton 53%, draw 24%, Crystal Palace 23%. Over 2.5 goals 55%, both teams to score 56%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Brighton win53%
Draw24%
Crystal Palace win23%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 14:00

RoundMatchday 7

VenueAmerican Express Stadium

RefereeRobert Jones

Line-ups

Brighton

4-2-3-1

Crystal Palace

3-4-2-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Brighton

Crystal Palace

3Days since last match3

Last match: 15 Oct · UEFA Europa Conference League

Last match: 15 Oct · UEFA Europa League

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
3Brighton6+1313
13Crystal Palace6−37

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Brighton

4-2-3-1

1 B. Verbruggen

24 F. Kadioglu

44 L. Vuskovic

5 L. Dunk

21 O. Boscagli

13 P. Gross

14 C. Andres

25 D. Gomez

26 Y. Ayari

29 M. De Cuyper

19 C. Kostoulas

Coach · Fabian Hurzeler

Substitutes

23 · J. Steele

30 · M. Svoboda

20 · Costinha

3 · J. Hadjam

33 · M. O'Riley

8 · J. Hinshelwood

35 · M. Yalcouye

10 · G. Rutter

15 · I. Osman

Crystal Palace

3-4-2-1

44 W. Benitez

6 J. Canvot

26 C. Richards

21 H. Ahanor

25 A. Khalaili

20 A. Wharton

23 Q. Timber

3 T. Mitchell

18 D. Kamada

10 Y. Pino

22 J. Larsen

Coach · Pierre Sage

Substitutes

31 · R. Matthews

30 · O. Mingueza

19 · W. Hughes

8 · J. Lerma

11 · D. McNeil

7 · I. Sarr

9 · E. Nketiah

14 · J. Mateta

24 · D. Osorio

Our number · brighton winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
53% The market64%
Us53%
Market64%

We make Brighton a 53% chance to win. The market has them at 64%. We are 11 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.8–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Brighton v Crystal Palace1.80 – 1.10
Form · Premier League this season · since 22 AugW4 D1 L1 · W2 D1 L3
Table places · points 13 v 73 v 13
The market · Brighton win64% · ours 53%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
50%55%60%65%70% 12 OCT 03:5718 OCT 13:40
Our probability · Brighton win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. The market has gone from 60% to 64% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Brighton win53%64%−11
Draw24%20%+4
Crystal Palace win23%16%+7
Over 2.5 goals55%60%−5
Both teams to score56%56%0
Over 1.5 goals79%81%−2
Over 3.5 goals33%39%−6
Brighton or draw77%84%−7
Brighton clean sheet34%––
Crystal Palace clean sheet17%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.3%
0123450 6.2 5.7 3.4 1 9.5 11.3 5.9 2.2 2 8.9 9.6 5.3 3 5.3 5.8 3.2 4 2.5 2.6 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Brighton down, Crystal Palace across0–5 goals a side shown (98.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.20
Over 2.53 of 10
Both scored7 of 10
Last meetingsBRI 0–1 CRY · CRY 0–0 BRI · CRY 2–1 BRI · BRI 1–3 CRY

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Premier League this season · since 22 Aug

BRIGHTON

WLDWWW4–0 · 3–4 · 1–1 · 5–0 · 3–0 · 2–0

CRYSTAL PALACE

LLWLDW0–2 · 1–4 · 3–2 · 2–3 · 0–0 · 3–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Manchester City7+1221
2Arsenal6+515
3Brighton6+1313
4Chelsea7+413
5Liverpool7+112
6Brentford7+510
7Everton7+110
8Leeds6+39
9Hull City7+19
10Ipswich7−49
11Newcastle7−48
12Aston Villa7−48
13Crystal Palace6−37
14Manchester United606
15Coventry6−66
16Fulham7−35
17Nottingham Forest6−35
18Sunderland6−64
19Bournemouth6−63
20Tottenham6−63

The competition's standings before kick-off.