On Saturday, Crystal Palace will visit Villa Park to take on Aston Villa in their next Premier League fixture.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa will be looking to recover from their recent 2-0 loss to Liverpool. Their defense has been shaky, conceding goals in 5 of their last 6 matches, allowing a total of 10 goals.
Despite these defensive struggles, Villa has managed to remain unbeaten in their last four home league matches. However, they have not won their last two home games in the league.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace will be aiming to bounce back after a defeat to Fulham in their most recent Premier League match. Like Villa, they have had issues at the back, conceding in 5 of their last 6 matches and letting in 7 goals.
Palace also has a poor record at Villa Park, having failed to win in their last 7 league visits, with no victories in their last 5 away matches.
Head-to-Head
Looking at their recent encounters since May 2022, Aston Villa has won 2 of the last 6 matches, while Crystal Palace has claimed 3 wins, and they have drawn once. A total of 19 goals have been scored across these meetings, with Villa netting 7 and Palace scoring 12, resulting in an average of 3.17 goals per game.
Team News: Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has almost a full squad, with Kortney Hause the only notable absentee due to knee surgery.
Villa is expected to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Emiliano Martinez, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers, Jaden Philogene, and Ollie Watkins likely to start.
Team News: Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner will have to make do without Chadi Riad (knee injury) and Matheus França (rib fracture).
Palace is expected to set up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Dean Henderson, Trevoh Chalobah, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi, Daniel Muñoz, Will Hughes, Cheick Doucouré, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaïla Sarr, Jeffrey Schlupp, and Jean-Philippe Mateta starting.
Prediction
Aston Villa is expected to create plenty of chances and should score multiple goals in this match. Crystal Palace might struggle to find the back of the net. A 2-0 win for Villa is predicted, with the match likely to have over 1.5 goals.
