18th October BRIGHTON - CRYSTAL PALACE

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• This is priced as a mismatch. Brighton is the shortest price on a book of 1.53 / 4.50 / 5.50 (1 / X / 2), an implied 61.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 61.8% / 21.0% / 17.2% on an overround of 5.8%.

• In the league table Brighton sit 3rd on 13 points (4W 1D 1L) with Crystal Palace 12th on 7 points (2W 1D 3L).

• Brighton read W-W-W-W-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

• Crystal Palace read L-W-D-W-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.

• Head to head the record reads 0-1-5 — Brighton wins, draws, then Crystal Palace wins. Their last meeting finished Brighton - Crystal Palace: 0-1.

• Brighton lean hardest on Bart Verbruggen (9.5), Olivier Boscagli (8.5), Lewis Dunk (8.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Crystal Palace lean hardest on Tyrick Mitchell (9.5), Yeremy Pino (9.4), Quinten Timber (8.7) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Brighton at 1.53 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 17th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.