Crystal Palace vs Brighton

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Crystal Palace 12 · Brighton 8
Referee Stats
31 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.13
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.32
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 26%
Draws 23%
Away wins 52%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Brighton controlled possession (62%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 26
Avg: 1.26 / 1.37

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

36 / 33
Avg: 1.89 / 1.74

Points

29
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.32
PPG
1.53
1.26
GF
1.89
1.37
GA
1.74
47%
O2.5
74%
63%
BTTS
68%
37%
Score 1st
68%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank12th
Brighton rank8th
Crystal Palace points53
Brighton points61
Crystal Palace: #12 · 53 pts · GD +0
21 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brighton: #8 · 61 pts · GD +7
13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crystal Palace last 5 home

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals8-4
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brighton last 5 away

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals11-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home74%
Crystal Palace clean sheet at home21%
Brighton score away95%
Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first37%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first57%
Brighton score first68%
Brighton win after scoring first54%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 40% · Brighton 50%
Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 37.0' · Brighton 24.1'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.26 vs 1.51
Crystal Palace concede at home1.37 vs 1.42
Brighton score away1.89 vs 1.42
Brighton concede away1.74 vs 1.51
Crystal Palace score 17% below league average, while Brighton score 33% above league average.
Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 4% below league average at home, and Brighton are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Crystal Palace goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 7
0-15 3
31-45 3
16-30 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
16-30 3

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 11
0-15 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
0-15 4
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
5
Total Shots
8
11
Shots off Goal
1
3
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
5
7
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
12
13
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
2
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
325
542
Passes Accurate
245
462
Passes %
75%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
6
3' ⚽
⚽
3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Mateta
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Eze
25'
25' J. van Hecke
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
D. Welbeck
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Minteh
55' ⚽
⚽
55' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
D. Muñoz
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Eze
57'
57' M. Guéhi
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ T. Mitchell
1st substitution · For: B. Chilwell
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ M. O'Riley
1st substitution · For: João Pedro
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ K. Mitoma
2nd substitution · For: S. Adingra
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ J. Mateta
2nd substitution · For: E. Nketiah
69'
69' E. Nketiah
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ D. Gómez
3rd substitution · For: B. Gruda
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Y. Minteh
4th substitution · For: S. March
78'
78' E. Nketiah
78'
78' E. Nketiah
80'
80' S. March
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ P. Estupiñán
5th substitution · For: Y. Ayari
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ E. Eze
3rd substitution · For: J. Devenny
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ A. Wharton
4th substitution · For: W. Hughes
90'
90' M. Guéhi
90'
90' M. Guéhi
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ M. Lacroix
5th substitution · For: J. Ward
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood
6th substitution · For: M. Wieffer
90+6'
90+6' J. van Hecke
90+6'
90+6' J. van Hecke

Crystal Palace vs Brighton 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 2-1 on Saturday, 05 April 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: Crystal Palace took an early lead at 3' when J. Mateta scored, with the assist credited to E. Eze, making the score 1-0. J. van Hecke received a yellow card for Brighton at 25'. Brighton leveled the score at 31' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to Y. Minteh, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Crystal Palace took the lead at 55' when D. Muñoz scored, with the assist credited to E. Eze, making the score 2-1. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 57'. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 63', with T. Mitchell replacing B. Chilwell. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 63', with M. O'Riley replacing João Pedro. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Mitoma replacing S. Adingra. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Mateta replacing E. Nketiah. E. Nketiah received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 69'. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 72', with D. Gómez replacing B. Gruda. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 72', with Y. Minteh replacing S. March. E. Nketiah received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 78'. E. Nketiah received a red card for Crystal Palace at 78'. S. March received a yellow card for Brighton at 80'. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 81', with P. Estupiñán replacing Y. Ayari. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 82', with E. Eze replacing J. Devenny. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 82', with A. Wharton replacing W. Hughes. M. Guéhi received a red card for Crystal Palace at 90'. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 90'. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 90', with M. Lacroix replacing J. Ward. Brighton made their 6th substitution at 90+3', with J. Hinshelwood replacing M. Wieffer. J. van Hecke received a red card for Brighton at 90+6'. J. van Hecke received a yellow card for Brighton at 90+6'.

Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions while Brighton used 6 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 4 yellow cards and 2 red cards, while Brighton got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Brighton controlled possession (62%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins6
Draws8
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals8 (42.1%)
BTTS13 (68.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins2
Draws6
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (33.3%)
BTTS8 (88.9%)

Crystal Palace vs Brighton Head-to-Head History by Season