Overview

Crystal Palace and Brighton are set to clash on April 5, 2025, at Selhurst Park, London. Both teams are coming into this match with contrasting forms and styles. Crystal Palace, ranked 12th in the league, has found some stability defensively, recording 9 clean sheets this season and averaging only 1.18 goals conceded per match. Brighton, ranked 7th, offers a more aggressive approach with 47 goals scored so far, but also shows defensive vulnerabilities with 42 goals conceded.
Historically, their meetings have been competitive and low-scoring, with three of their last five encounters ending with two goals or fewer. Both teams also average under 3.0 combined goals per game this season.

Team Key Players

For Crystal Palace, Eberechi Eze and Jean Mateta will be crucial. Eze’s creativity and Mateta’s finishing have been vital, combining for 14 league goals. Ismaila Sarr adds another threat with his pace on the wing. Defensively, Marc Guehi and Dean Henderson have been reliable, contributing significantly to Palace’s solid home defensive record.

Brighton relies on Danny Welbeck’s leadership up front and Kaoru Mitoma’s creativity on the left flank. The duo, supported by Georginio Rutter and Carlos Baleba in midfield, helps maintain Brighton’s fluid attacking transitions. However, the injury list is a concern for Brighton, missing key rotational players like Solly March, Adam Webster, and G. Rutter.

Game Pick: Under 2.5 Total Goals

Considering the trend of low-scoring head-to-head matchups, Palace’s home defensive strength, and Brighton’s recent injury setbacks, the most value lies in the Under 2.5 goals market. Both teams combined average around 2.74 goals per game statistically, but head-to-head and injury factors are likely to reduce the goal count in this specific fixture.