Crystal Palace and Brighton renew their rivalry in Thursday night's English Premier League action and the home side need to improve on a very poor record at Selhurst Park.
Palace
Palace came away from Manchester City with a 2-2 last time out, fighting their way back from 2-0 down for what was their best result for some time. They remain without a win in their last 6 games and home form is letting them down. Palace have lost each of their last 4 in front of their own supporters with Spurs, Everton, Bournemouth and Liverpool all taking maximum points from Selhurst Park. A home record of 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats is the second worst in the top flight. Palace are 15th in the standings but still 8 points clear of the drop zone.
Brighton
Brighton lost 2-0 at Arsenal last weekend and over the course of the last 6 league games they have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2. Failure to score at Arsenal was the first time Brighton have not registered a goal in the league this season and for 33 league games in total. Their schedule has been made more hectic by their successful campaign to qualify for the Europa League but they have slid back into mid table with 26 points,
Recent Head to Head
This fixture finished 1-1 last season and Brighton won their home fixture 1-0.
The Betting
At the time of writing Palace are trading at 22/10 to win the game with the draw priced at 26/10 and Brighton can be backed at around 12/10
A game of 3 goals or more is priced at 9/10 and it's 15/20 for both teams to score
The Verdict:
This is viewed as a derby by the fans of both teams and we have seen 5 draws (all 1-1) in the last 8 league meetings between these sides. I'm not convinced by the form of either side right now and the draw could again be the way to go.
Bets: Match Result Draw at 26/10 with BetXchange
Note, odds are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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