Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 21 match between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Aston Villa go up against Crystal Palace on Wednesday for a Premier League meeting at Selhurst Park.

Placed 14th in the table Crystal Palace have amassed 27 points after 20 matches. On 42 points, Aston Villa rank threeth with 20 matches played this season.

Form: Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

Crystal Palace Form

A draw is the best Crystal Palace can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Tottenham. A1-1 draw with Fulham followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Newcastle. Crystal Palace only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.

Aston Villa Form

Two victories are what Aston Villa have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Chelsea 1-2. This was followed by a 4-1 defeat against Arsenal, before winning again 3-1 against Nottingham Forest. Aston Villa recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding 13. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting facts for Crystal Palace and Aston Villa

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Jean-Philippe Mateta will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. The Villans hope Ollie Watkins can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

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Full-time result

Crystal Palace claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Aston Villa won seven of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost three of the games in this run. Aston Villa conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Crystal Palace have not lost to Aston Villa in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Aston Villa only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Aston Villa games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Crystal Palace managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Aston Villa kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Crystal Palace have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Aston Villa.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Crystal Palace’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Aston Villa played across all tournaments. They scored 2.2 times on average in the process. Crystal Palace conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Aston Villa conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.