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 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 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
#3	Position	#15
10	Points	4
5	Played	5
3 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
16	Scored	6
5	Conceded	11
+11	GD	-5
2.00	PPG	0.80
60%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Crystal Palace FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is hosting Crystal Palace FC for another epic battle.
5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Cheikhou Kouyate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' The referee calls foul for Ezequiel Schelotto. He receives a Yellow card.
32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a Yellow card on 33.
38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Jairo Riedewald comes on to replace James McCarthy.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leandro Trossard, as he is very good at scoring at The American Express Community Stadium with 13 goals in the last 12 games.
66' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Solomon March is withdrawn and Glenn Murray gets his opportunity.
70' Crystal Palace FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jordan Ayew on 70.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Webster is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
78' Alireza Jahanbakhsh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martin Montoya at the 78 minute mark.
82' The crowd applauds Yves Bissouma as he leaves the pitch. Steven Alzate steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
87' Cenk Tosun has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Benteke on 87 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jean-Philippe Mateta	3
Solomon March	3
Wilfried Zaha	3
Neal Maupay	3
Luka Milivojevic	2
Ismaila Sarr	2
Glenn Murray	2
James Tomkins	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

3.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC70% Draw16% Crystal Palace FC14%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 4.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

30%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Crystal Palace FC

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC64% Draw28% Crystal Palace FC8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.5%

4 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

6.9%

4 – 1

6.8%

5 – 0

5 – 1

4.8%

1 – 1

4.6%

1 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	46%	—	54%
-2	46%	20%	34%
-1.5	66%	—	34%
-1	66%	16%	18%
-0.5	82%	—	18%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✗

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