Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Crystal Palace: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
11 of 12 right
- Result Brighton & Hove Albion win55% 5-0
- Double chance Brighton & Hove Albion or draw (1X)79% 5-0
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.561% 5 goals
- More corners Brighton & Hove Albion71% Brighton & Hove Albion (8-5)
- Yellow cards Below average 3 yellow cards · league 3.8
- Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Under56% 4.5 Under75% 5.5 Under87%
- Corners Above average 13 corners · league 9.3
- Corners 13 corners 8.5 Over66% 9.5 Over55% 10.5 Under56%
Match stats
Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace
- 5 Goals 0
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
- 8 Corners 5
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace is the Premier League fixture on Sunday 18 October 2026, and our free picks back a Brighton & Hove Albion win, with the double chance on the home side to win or draw.
Why this pick?
Our model calls the Brighton & Hove Albion win, and the main reason is the gap in strength: the home side sits third in the table and rates above the Premier League average, while Crystal Palace are clearly weaker on the same measure. The point against is the head-to-head — Palace have won more of the recent meetings, including the last visit here. What makes up for that is the rest of Brighton's game right now: five straight wins, and recent play well above the league average for shots and big chances created, with little conceded. The call is moderate rather than clear.
Form guide
Brighton & Hove Albion
- W 4-0 vs FK Kauno Žalgiris (H) Conference League · 15 Oct
- W 2-0 at Sunderland (A) Premier League · 10 Oct
- W 3-0 vs Arsenal (H) Premier League · 19 Sep
- W 3-2 at Manchester United (A) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
- W 5-0 at Coventry City (A) Premier League · 13 Sep
Crystal Palace
- L 2-3 at Lyon (A) Europa League · 15 Oct
- W 3-1 vs Nottingham Forest (H) Premier League · 11 Oct
- D 0-0 at Leeds United (A) Premier League · 20 Sep
- W 4-0 vs Lech Poznań (H) Europa League · 17 Sep
- L 2-3 vs Ipswich Town (H) Premier League · 12 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
25 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 8 Feb 2026 · Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace
- 9 Nov 2025 · Premier League Crystal Palace 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
- 5 Apr 2025 · Premier League Crystal Palace 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
- 15 Dec 2024 · Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Crystal Palace
- 3 Feb 2024 · Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Crystal Palace
Premier League so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18:5 | +13 | 13 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9:12 | -3 | 7 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League, Matchday 7
- Kick-off
- Venue
- American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Questions and answers
What was the score of Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace?
Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Crystal Palace in the Premier League (Matchday 7) on Sunday 18 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace right?
Yes: our result pick was Brighton & Hove Albion win, and the score after 90 minutes was 5-0. 11 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace?
3 yellow cards (Brighton & Hove Albion 2, Crystal Palace 1), no red cards and 13 corners (Brighton & Hove Albion 8, Crystal Palace 5).
Other Premier League results that day
All results- FT
Leeds United 1 
Manchester United 1 Our pick Home - FT
AFC Bournemouth 2 
Sunderland 0 Our pick Home - FT
Nottingham Forest 0 
Arsenal 1 Our pick Away
Times are UTC.