Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace prediction | 18 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #14 overall, #6 in England

84.8 → 85.1 (+0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 17 May Leeds Utd (A) 86.3 +1.4
0-3 24 May Man United (H) 85.5 -0.8
4-0 23 Aug Aston Villa (H) 86.3 +0.8
4-3 30 Aug Chelsea (A) 85.6 -0.7
1-1 05 Sep Leeds Utd (H) 85.1 -0.5
Crystal Palace
Ranking: #18 overall, #9 in England

85.1 → 83.9 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 24 May Arsenal (H) 84.3 -0.6
1-0 27 May Rayo (H) 84.9 +0.6
2-0 22 Aug Everton (A) 85.5 +0.6
1-4 28 Aug Man City (H) 84.7 -0.8
2-3 05 Sep Fulham (A) 83.9 -0.8

Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace: by the numbers

Crystal Palace trail Brighton and Hove Albion by 4 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 3 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Brighton and Hove Albion have moved +0.3 rating points, against -1.2 for Crystal Palace.

Last time these teams played, on 8 Feb 2026, Brighton and Hove Albion lost 0.4 rating points.

Brighton and Hove Albion first climbed to #4 in our European rankings on 14 May 2023.

The best xGtoday rating Crystal Palace have ever held is 87.4, first set on 26 Oct 2025.