Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Crystal Palace FC

Sat 29 Feb 2020 · 12:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Ezequiel Schelotto 27' Y

Y 33' Christian Benteke

Martin Montoya 57' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 10 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dan Cook
Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Kevin Friend
Referee
Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC 2019-12-16 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-03-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-12-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	Crystal Palace FC	H	0–1	L
22 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D
08 Feb	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
01 Feb	West Ham United FC	A	3–3	D
21 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–3	L
18 Jan	Aston Villa FC	H	1–1	D

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–0	W
22 Feb	Newcastle United FC	H	1–0	W
08 Feb	Everton FC	A	1–3	L
01 Feb	Sheffield United FC	H	0–1	L
21 Jan	Southampton FC	H	0–2	L
18 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Crystal Palace FC
#2	Position	#20
22	Points	7
10	Played	10
7 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 7
26	Scored	10
7	Conceded	24
+19	GD	-14
2.20	PPG	0.70
70%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 20th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Crystal Palace FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/4

46-60

2/7

61-75

1/1

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Brighton & Hove Albion FC host Crystal Palace FC — let the battle begin!
5' A quiet spell here at The American Express Community Stadium. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
27' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 346 games and scored 477 goals.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christian Benteke on 33.
38' Leandro Trossard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
43' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Jairo Riedewald is ready to make an impact after coming on for James McCarthy at the 46 minute mark.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
57' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Solomon March is replaced by Glenn Murray.
70' GOAL! Jordan Ayew fires home to make it 0-1!
75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
78' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Alireza Jahanbakhsh comes on to replace Martin Montoya.
82' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Yves Bissouma is replaced by Steven Alzate.
87' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Christian Benteke trudges off to be replaced by Cenk Tosun on 87 minutes.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Adam Webster
18
Aaron Mooy
1
Maty Ryan
5
Lewis Dunk C
20
Solomon March ↓ Glenn Murray 66'
24
Davy Propper
8
Yves Bissouma ↓ Steven Alzate 82'
22
Martin Montoya ↓ Alireza Jahanbakhsh 78'
7
Neal Maupay
33
Dan Burn
11
Leandro Trossard

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wilfried Zaha	3
Neal Maupay	3
Jean-Philippe Mateta	3
Solomon March	3
James Tomkins	2
Danny Welbeck	2
Jordan Ayew	2
Jack Hinshelwood	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2020-02-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-02-22 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2020-02-01 West Ham United FC 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-01-21 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-02-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-02-22 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W 2020-02-08 Everton FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-02-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2020-01-21 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Southampton FC L 2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

3.25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.8 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC70% Draw17% Crystal Palace FC13%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 4.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

30%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Crystal Palace FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC64% Draw29% Crystal Palace FC7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

9.9%

2 – 0

9.6%

4 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 1

7.3%

4 – 1

6.3%

1 – 0

5.9%

1 – 1

5.2%

5 – 0

5.2%

5 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

2 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	45%	—	55%
-2	45%	20%	35%
-1.5	65%	—	35%
-1	65%	17%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.