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Brighton vs Crystal Palace: result 3-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 15Kick-off on December 4, 2018 at 07:45 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex

Brighton
3-1
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Brighton vs Crystal Palace?

Brighton won 3-1 on December 4, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 24′G. MurrayBrighton (pen.)
  • 31′L. BalogunBrighton
  • 45′F. AndoneBrighton
  • 81′L. MilivojevićCrystal Palace (pen.)

Official lineup for Brighton vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Brighton

4-3-3
  1. 19J. Izquierdo
  2. 17G. Murray
  3. 8Y. Bissouma
  1. 20S. March
  2. 24D. Pröpper
  3. 13P. Groß
  1. 30Bernardo
  2. 22Martín Montoya
  3. 5L. Dunk
  4. 4S. Duffy
  1. 1M. Ryan

Crystal Palace

4-4-2
  1. 11W. Zaha
  2. 7M. Meyer
  1. 4L. Milivojević
  2. 10A. Townsend
  3. 8C. Kouyaté
  4. 18J. McArthur
  1. 29A. Wan-Bissaka
  2. 3P. van Aanholt
  3. 5J. Tomkins
  4. 12M. Sakho
  1. 13W. Hennessey
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Crystal Palace have 4, 3 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2018Huddersfield(away)2-1Premier League
Nov 24, 2018Leicester(home)1-1Premier League
Nov 10, 2018Cardiff(away)1-2Premier League
Nov 3, 2018Everton(away)1-3Premier League
Oct 27, 2018Wolves(home)1-0Premier League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2018Burnley(home)2-0Premier League
Nov 24, 2018Manchester United(away)0-0Premier League
Nov 10, 2018Tottenham(home)0-1Premier League
Nov 4, 2018Chelsea(away)1-3Premier League
Oct 31, 2018Middlesbrough(away)0-1League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Brighton wins, 2 draws, 2 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2018Crystal Palace 3-2 BrightonPremier League
Jan 8, 2018Brighton 2-1 Crystal PalaceFA Cup
Nov 28, 2017Brighton 0-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
May 13, 2013Brighton 0-2 Crystal PalaceChampionship
May 10, 2013Crystal Palace 0-0 BrightonChampionship
Mar 17, 2013Brighton 3-0 Crystal PalaceChampionship

Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Brighton on Apr 14, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Brighton score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 0.8 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Brighton1.11.438/157/15
Crystal Palace0.81.164/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Brighton sit 3rd in Premier League (13 points from 6 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 12th (7 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Brighton641118513
12Crystal Palace62139127

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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