Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace, English Premier League 2025-26, Today Match Prediction

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace Match Prediction & Analysis

Sunday’s Premier League action kicks off with a fiery M23 derby between Crystal Palace and Brighton at Amex Stadium, starting at 7:30 PM IST. Both sides come in with points gained from their last fixture — Palace drew Forest (1-1) and Brighton with Everton (1-1). With pride and momentum on the line, fans can expect a fiercely contested encounter to start the day.

Current Standings: Just one place separates the sides in the table as Brighton sit 13th on 31 points, with Crystal Palace close behind in 15th on 29.

Head-to-Head Record: In their 17 meetings so far, Palace hold a slight edge over Brighton with a 5-4 win record, while eight clashes have ended all square. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Brighton & Hove Albion Preview

Brighton, too, were left ruing missed points in their last outing, but in far more dramatic fashion. Pascal Groß’s 73rd-minute strike looked set to seal the win over Everton, only for a 90+7th-minute equaliser to snatch it away. 

The draw still lifted the Seagulls two spots up the table. The bigger setback, however, was Ayari’s injury. A rare bright spark in a difficult January, he had chipped in with goals against Burnley and Fulham and assists versus Manchester City and Everton.

Stats that matter 

1. Brighton are unbeaten in their last five home matches in the Premier League ( D4 W1).
2. In their last 12 games across competitions Brighton have managed to win only twice.
3. Brighton have won just one of their last four Premier League matches when they scored first (D1 L2). 

Team News 

Apart from Ayari, Palace have no fresh injury worries. Meanwhile, Brajan Gruda has departed for RB Leipzig, but there’s a boost with Diego Gomez returning to the squad.

Brighton Probable XI - Verbruggen (GK); Cuyper, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, GroB, Baleba, Rutter, Gomez, Mitoma, Welbeck. 

Crystal Palace Preview

Another game passed without a win for Crystal Palace. Against Nottingham Forest, they fell behind inside five minutes but drew level through Ismaila Sarr’s penalty. Despite being an away game, the Eagles’ management and fans would have been immensely disappointed with the result. 

With Forest down to ten men for the entire second half, Palace had a golden chance to take all three points, yet managed only two shots on target. As a result, the Eagles have extended their winless run to 12 matches in all competitions, a streak that sees them sit in the bottom half of the table. 

Stats that matter 

1. The Eagles have registered only one win in their last 13 matches across all competitions.
2. Palace remain winless in their last nine Premier League games (D3 L6), their worst run under Glasner and longest overall since March  2023.
3. Since Match day 16, the Eagles have scored the fewest goals (5) in the league. 

Team News 

Jean-Philippe Mateta remains sidelined with a knee injury and is the only fresh concern for the Eagles heading into the weekend fixture.

Crystal Palace Probable XI - Henderson (GK); Canvot, Lacroix, Richards, Lerma, Munoz, Hughes, Mitchell, Brennan Johnson, Sarr, Pino. 

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION vs CRYSTAL PALACE
Winning Prediction

​This is an intriguing matchup in the sense that both teams have failed to register wins and have collected the joint third-lowest points (9) in the league since the start of December. Not surprisingly, the last time these two teams met, the game ended goalless. That said, Crystal Palace still hold the upper hand in the fixture, having lost only two of their last 13 games against Brighton (W4 D7). 

We predict a draw (1-1)

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