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Five straight wins and 17 goals: Brighton host Crystal Palace, who have won two of six
Brighton have won their last five and sit third in the Premier League. Crystal Palace, 12th, visit the American Express Stadium on Sunday.
By FootieRadar Desk · Published · 3 min read
Brighton have won each of their last five matches in all competitions, scoring 17 and conceding two. They sit third in the Premier League on 13 points from six. Crystal Palace, 12th with seven points, come to Falmer on Sunday 18 October, 4pm Kenya time, after a 2–3 defeat at Lyon in the Europa League on 15 October.
Palace's league record is far less settled: two wins, a draw and three defeats, with no goals in two of their six games. Brighton, under Fabian Hurzeler, have not failed to score in any league match this season. Robert Jones referees.
Brighton's five-match run
Four of the five wins were by two goals or more, including a 5–0 win at Coventry and a 3–0 win over Arsenal at home on 19 September. The exception was the 3–2 League Cup win at Manchester United on 16 September.
The scoring is spread out. Pascal Groß has three goals and four assists in six league games, and Maxim De Cuyper has two goals and two assists. Brighton have four clean sheets from six league matches.
| Brighton | Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | League position | 12th |
| 13 | Points | 7 |
| 4-1-1 | Won-drawn-lost | 2-1-3 |
| 18 / 5 | Goals for / against | 9 / 12 |
| 4 | Clean sheets | 1 |
| W W W W W | Last five, latest first | L W L D W |
Palace's uneven six
Palace's results have swung widely. They beat Lech Poznan 4–0 in the Europa League and Nottingham Forest 3–1 at home on 11 October, but lost 1–4 at home to Manchester City and 0–2 at Everton earlier in the season.
Across their last five games in all competitions, Palace have scored nine and conceded six. Their only league clean sheet came in the 0–0 draw at Leeds on 20 September. Tyrick Mitchell has two goals in six appearances, and Daichi Kamada has three assists this season.
Six absentees on each side
Brighton have six players ruled out: F. Azeez (abdominal strain), E. Ferguson (ankle), Y. Minteh (injury), K. Mitoma (hamstring), S. Tzimas (knee) and M. Wieffer (knee). I. Osman (injury) and Z. Yohanna (lacking match fitness) are listed as questionable.
Palace are also missing six. B. Chilwell is listed as inactive and A. Disasi is out after a red card, while D. Henderson (foot), J. Mateta (hamstring), C. Riad (knee) and T. Tomiyasu (calf) are injured.
Head-to-head: Palace's recent edge
Palace have won three of the last four meetings on record. They won 3–1 at Brighton in December 2024, 2–1 at home in April 2025 and 1–0 at Brighton in February 2026. The draw in that stretch, 0–0 on 9 November 2025, was Palace's home fixture.
Brighton's only win in the five meetings on record was a 4–1 home win on 3 February 2024.
What the numbers say
In the league, Brighton have scored 18 and conceded five, a goal difference of 13. Palace have scored nine and conceded 12, a goal difference of -3. The gap between those figures is the clearest sign of where the two sides sit.
The betting market's view, calculated from Pinnacle's odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, is Brighton 62%, a draw 21% and Palace 17%, at the time of writing. That is the market's view, not ours, and it is not advice. It leans towards Brighton in line with their goal difference.
Odds in Kenya
Kick-off is Sunday 18 October, 4pm Kenya time at American Express Stadium, Falmer. These are the best prices at bookmakers licensed in Kenya right now.
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