Brighton take on the visitors Crystal Palace in the postponed round 8 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 15th at Amex Stadium (Brighton).
Brighton & Hove Albion, a football club from the municipality of Brighton and Hove, which made its way into the Premier League less than a decade ago, is seriously striving for its first-ever qualification to European cups! Currently, the team is in seventh place in the table. In the previous round, the "Seagulls" lost points, drawing away with Leeds. I think that in the next home game, Brighton will play as reliably as possible in defense, in order not to allow a second failure in a row. Despite the openness of football in the matches of the "Seagulls", in the current season, in 24 rounds of the Premier League, more than three goals were scored in their matches in less than half of the cases (in 11). And if Brighton often plays aggressively away, they never forget about defense when playing at home. In the last four home games, Roberto De Zerbi's players conceded only one goal. I think that even now, the "Seagulls" are quite capable of recording a clean sheet at their own ground. And the opponent won't allow a lot of goals either.
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Crystal Palace is a team that has not yet secured its place in the Premier League for the next season, only four points separate it from the relegation zone. And so, Patrick Vieira's team will continue to fight in every game and will not give an easy victory to any opponent. This is exactly what happens from round to round. In the previous round, Crystal Palace lost only 0-1 to the reigning country champions, Man City. Before that, they did not allow Liverpool to score at home (0-0). Earlier at home, they played a 1-1 draw with Brighton, and the bet on Under 2.5 played. In the last five away games, aggregate 3 goals were scored only at "Old Trafford" (a 1-2 defeat). In the other matches, there was a victory over Bournemouth 2-0, a draw with Brentford 1-1, and defeats to Chelsea (0-1) and Aston Villa (0-1).
In this match, the "Seagulls" are the clear favorites, which is absolutely logical. And a bet on the victory of the hosts suggests itself. But I think I will not take the easy route and bet on Under 3. I don't expect a lot of goals in this match. Yes, Brighton's football quality is much higher than that of the opponent. And Roberto De Zerbi's charges should win. But Crystal Palace is a very unpleasant opponent for any Premier League team, which knows how to slow down the game. This season, the Eagles have caused problems and taken points even from teams that are stronger than the Seagulls. I don't rule out that the hosts can win, but the away team is unlikely to allow them to score many goals. As for Patrick Vieira's team, don't expect a bright and spectacular game from them either - only three times in 26 rounds of the championship have London footballers, together with their opponents, scored more than three goals per game. Finally, let's quickly look at the results of the last five head-to-head matches between Brighton and Crystal Palace. And we'll see that in four out of five recent matches, betting on Under 3 goals brought a profit, and in one case it resulted in a push.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
