Supercomputer predicts Brighton's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace and chances of relegation

Brighton will welcome Crystal Palace to the Amex Stadium this Monday at 8pm

Albion will hope to continue their fine recent form where they are unbeaten in their last six league matches and have kept five clean sheets in the process.

During this run, Graham Potter's team have recorded victories against Leeds, Tottenham and Liverpool and are 15th in the league table, eight points above the relegation places.

Maximum points this Monday would see them leapfrog Roy Hodgson's team, who are one place and three points above Brighton, but Albion have a superior goal difference.

Palace made a solid start to the season but they have lost their last two matches against Burnley and Leeds. Hodgson's pragmatic style of play has also received strong criticism lately from large sections of the Palace support.

Palace are in need of a victory and three points against Brighton would certainly relieve some pressure that is building at Selhurst Park.

A supercomputer has predicted how Brighton will get on, and according to the data, the signs look very promising for Potter's men.

Data analysts fivethirtyeight.com have crunched the numbers and believe Albion have a 57 per cent chance of victory at the Amex this Monday. A draw is rated at 25 per cent, while an away win for Palace is 18 per cent.

The computer also predicts Brighton have just a two per cent chance of being relegated and that Potter's team will break their Premier League points record and finish the season in 14th with 46 points.

Palace are tipped to finish 16th on 42 points and have a nine per cent chance of relegation.

HOW IT WORKS

Fivethirtyeight.com predict outcomes by using SPI ratings. Each team is given an attacking rating that represents the number of goals it is expected to score and a defensive rating to represent the amount it would concede.

Those ratings produce an overall SPI rating. This represents the percentage of points it can expect to take from a game. Those ratings are then compared to their opposition's rating to simulate the outcome.