Brighton vs Crystal Palace Predictions: 08.02.2026 - Premier League Betting Tips

Brighton vs Crystal Palace

Two sides struggling to pick up points face off on Sunday afternoon as Brighton welcome rivals Crystal Palace to the Amex Stadium. With just one win to their name in their last five, the Seagulls will still be hoping to take advantage of Crystal Palace's 12 match winless streak.

Our Premier League expert Nathan Joyes looks to maintain his good form and provides his best prediction for the match.

Brighton lacking consistency

Brighton's topsy turvy season continues and after an impressive draw against Man City and FA Cup triumph over Man United, Fabian Hürzeler's side are once again winless in three.

It has been a season of one step forward and two back for the German head coach, with many fans losing trust in their young manager.

A defeat against Fulham produced a limp performance, which was followed up with a disappointing draw vs Everton having led until the 96th minute.

At home, they are unbeaten in five, but having only won one of those (Burnley), Brighton seem uncapable of producing anything meaningful in the final third that can win them football matches.

With their injury list growing - which includes Diego Gomez, Solly March, Stefanos Tzimas, Adam Webster and Mats Wieffer - Brighton must find a way to win football matches with what they have available to them.

Poor old Palace in trouble 

The 11th December. That's the last time Crystal Palace picked up three points. The 7th December was the last time the Eagles won in the Premier League.

Since those victories, 12 matches have been played and none have been won. Captain Marc Guehi has left the club while top goalscorer Jean-Philippe Mateta attempted to leave before an injury cropped up which will keep him out for the remainder of the season.

Having dropped to 15th, Palace may be nine points above the drop zone, but if they can't muster up a win in the next few weeks, that gap is going to be cut and they will fall into a shock relegation scrap.

With head coach Oliver Glasner on his way out the door in May, the lack of stability on and off the pitch is a real worry for the fans - and a defeat against rivals Brighton will be the final straw for many.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace H2H

Brighton have only beaten Crystal Palace once in their last five meetings which came back in 2024 with a 4-1 hammering at home. However, two defeats have followed, alongside a 0-0 draw earlier in the campaign. With both sides out of form, a repeat result is on the cards.

Our Brighton vs Crystal Palace betting tip

Both Brighton and Crystal Palace fans won't have much hope this weekend due to recent form, and so it's difficult to pick out an outright winner. However, away from the 1x2 market, Nathan Joyes has taken a look at the Premier League odds and plucked out an alternative bet to back.

Goals not expected at the Amex

Brighton (1/1 with 247Bet) are favourites to beat Crystal Palace (13/5 with HighBet) but there's no real value in their price despite their visitors incredibly poor form.

That's because the Seagulls themselves are suffering. With just one win in five, Hürzeler's side have drawn their last three matches 1-1 - and a similar scoreline makes sense once again.

Palace have drawn two of their last five, including a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa - while defeats against Sunderland and Chelsea haven't surprised anyone.

But without Mateta, the Eagles are going to struggle to produce in front of goal. That may give the advantage to Brighton, but the hosts have only scored more than one goal in just one of their last five at the Amex.

Under 2.5 goals has landed in all of those matches and the fact neither side will want to lose this, a dull affair looks on the cards - despite it being a derby. But with under 2.5 goals at evens, hopefully we can profit from a match that might not be one for the ages.

TIP: Under 2.5 goals at 1/1 with BetMGM.

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