Brighton vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 10/17/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/13/2026

Game: Brighton vs Crystal Palace

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026

Location: American Express Stadium in Falmer, England

TV: USA Network, Peacock

The Eagles (1-1-3) are traveling to American Express Stadium in Falmer, England on Saturday where they will meet Brighton (3-1-1). The Seagulls are priced at -128 while Crystal Palace are at +106. The over/under comes in at 3. The goaltenders protecting the net are Bart Verbruggen for Brighton and Walter Benitez for Crystal Palace.

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The Seagulls sit at 14th in relation to expected goals having 19.9, and their expected goals against are 21.8. Over the course of the season, this squad averages 2.00 pts/match (10 pts) and rank 2nd among European teams with 12 assists. Brighton & Hove Albion has allowed 5 goals while allowing 1.00 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have compiled 20 shots on target against them. Their differential on goals is currently at 11 by means of 16 goals put in the net and 5 goals conceded. They have recorded 4 clean sheets, which gives them a % of 80.0% so far this year. Brighton has a total of 15 SVs and also have a save percentage of 75.0% this year. Brighton is sitting with 13 yellow cards this year and also 1 red card.

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The Eagles hold an average of 0.8 pts/match while sitting with 6 assists and 1 red card. Crystal Palace sits at 16th in goals against with 12, and the squad's goal differential is coming in at -6. Crystal Palace F.C. has accounted for a clean sheet % of 20.0% so far this season and 8 yellow card warnings. On the year, Crystal Palace F.C. has a save rate of 63.6% (33 SoT against), and sit at 15th among European teams with 4 points. The team's goals against/90 min is at 2.40 in addition to 21 saves, and they have compiled 1 clean sheet. Crystal Palace has amassed 6 goals and their expected goals on the year is at 20.2.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Brighton will be Bart Verbruggen. Verbruggen has seen the field for 13,350 mins and has 365 stops in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper from the Netherlands has faced 525 shots sent his way in 147 starts. His GA/90 is 1.15 (170 total goals given up) and he has earned a save % of 69.5%. Verbruggen (63-44-40 mark in his career) has recorded 43 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 29.0%% shutout rate.

Walter Benitez will look after the net for Crystal Palace. In his career, Benitez has allowed 407 goals while tallying 908 saves in 360 starts. He has earned a save percentage of 69.3% and his clean sheet rate is currently at 31.0%%. He has allowed 1.13 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 180-78-102. Benitez has recorded 112 clean sheets while he has seen 1,310 shots tried against him in 32,474 mins throughout his career.

Pascal Gross is a guy who can be a force in the game for Brighton. Gross has had a starting assignment in 484 matchups thus far in his career and he has earned 0.12 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from Germany has accumulated 57 goals scored in 42,333 mins played. He has totaled 100 assists while accumulating 214 pts in his pro soccer career.

Crystal Palace is being led by Ismaila Sarr, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. The midfielder born in Senegal has accumulated 27,474 minutes and has scored 94 goals. He is averaging 0.31 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 305 matches so far in his career. He has totaled 229 pts in his career and has assisted on a goal 41 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (-128)

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Pick:	DRAW (+235)
Start:	October 16, 2026 @ 11:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

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Free Soccer Play from Doc’s Sports. Liga MX Take Atlante/Pumas UNAM DRAW (+235) (11 p.m., Friday, October 16). We see plenty of value in the draw in Friday's Liga MX matchup between Atlante and Pumas UNAM. These are two struggling sides that have had difficulty finding consistency, and we don't see much separating them here. Atlante has been particularly draw-prone, splitting the points in five of its first 11 league matches, including three of its first five at home. Pumas hasn't been much better overall, and its defensive struggles have been a major problem. The visitors have surrendered 11 goals over their last five matches, making it difficult to trust them to take all three points on the road. Atlante has managed just one victory in five home matches, but three of those contests finished level. We expect another competitive match with both sides having opportunities but neither doing quite enough to secure the victory. At +235, we'll take our chances with the draw. Read More Read Less

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