Both of these teams endured mixed fortunes in their midweek European fixtures, but their focus now switches back to the Premier League.
Brighton have made a fantastic start to their campaign, continuing that on Thursday night as they thrashed Lithuanian side Kauno Zalgiris 4-0 at the Falmer Stadium. Crystal Palace have been more hit and miss than this weekend's hosts, suffering four defeats, picking up four wins and a draw from their opening nine matches in all competitions.
Recent history in this fixture favours Crystal Palace, who are unbeaten in their last four league meetings with the Seagulls. However, Brighton look like a force to be reckoned with this season, winning seven out of 10 games so far, while the Eagles are under new management this season.
We're predicting goals in this game, and plenty of them. Seven of brighton's opening 10 matches in league and cup have produced over 2.5 goals, while seven of Palace's nine fixtures have also witnessed at least three goals. Not only that, but three of the last five encounters between these two clubs have produced three or more goals.
In terms of a potential goalscorer or creator to back in this game, look no further than Brighton's Pascal Gross. The veteran German midfielder has easily been one of the Seagulls' best-ever signings since they earned promotion to the Premier League.
The 35-year-old has been in scintillating form this season with seven goal contributions in the Premier League alone. Gross has scored three times and has four assists to his name, so you can see why we're backing him to score or assist against Palace this weekend.
Brighton 3-1 Crystal Palace
