Premier League: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace – Match preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 26 match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Premier League. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position when going toe-to-toe on Saturday.

Aston Villa approach the next Premier League round as number 11 in the table, having claimed 31 points this season so far. With 24 games behind them, Crystal Palace amassed 27 points, placing them as number 12 before their next fixture.

Team form: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

Aston Villa Form

In their last three games, Aston Villa lost 3-1 against Manchester City and got defeated 2-4 by Arsenal before winning 0-2 against Everton. In their last six Premier League home matches, Unai Emery’s side have two wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost three. They scored 11 and conceded 14 goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Crystal Palace could do with a win again. Against Brighton, they shared the points in a 1-1 draw, before doing so again in another 1-1 stalemate, this time with Brentford. A 0-0 draw against Liverpool followed. The Eagles won twice while recording one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says six goals were conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Aston Villa and Crystal Palace

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Aston Villa and Crystal Palace played across all competitions.

Interesting players: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

Ollie Watkins found the target five times in his previous six matches, whereas James Tomkins just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

Full-time result

Villa Park witnessed Aston Villa winning three times in their last 10 matches here while drawing two and losing five. Crystal Palace claimed two wins, three draws, and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Aston Villa have not lost to Crystal Palace in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Crystal Palace only scored the match’s opening goal in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. The Villians managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Crystal Palace have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Aston Villa.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Aston Villa’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.5 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of Crystal Palace’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Aston Villa scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.

Recommended tip: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

To sum up, the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.

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