Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Prediction: 23/11/2024

Crystal Palace will travel to Villa Park on Saturday to face Aston Villa in their upcoming Premier League match.

 

Aston Villa

After a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in their last match, Aston Villa will be hoping for a better result in this game. Their defense has struggled recently, as they have conceded in 5 of their last 6 matches, allowing 10 goals in total.

However, Villa does have a decent home record, remaining unbeaten in their last four home league matches. Despite this, they have failed to win in their last two home games in the league.

 

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace will be looking to bounce back after a loss to Fulham in their previous Premier League match. Defensively, they have been vulnerable, conceding in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting in 7 goals.

Palace also has a poor record when playing away at Villa, having not won in their last 7 visits to Villa Park in league matches. They have not won any of their last 5 away games in the league.

 

Head-to-Head

In their previous meetings dating back to May 2022, Aston Villa have won 2 matches, Crystal Palace have won 3, and they have drawn once. In total, 19 goals have been scored in these encounters, with Aston Villa scoring 7 and Crystal Palace netting 12. This gives an average of 3.17 goals per game.

 

Team News: Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has a mostly fit squad, with the exception of Kortney Hause, who is out following knee surgery. Villa are 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 starting.

 

Team News: Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner will have to contend with some injury concerns, as Chadi Riad (knee injury) and Matheus França (rib fracture) are unavailable. Palace are expected to line 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 forming the starting lineup.

 

Prediction

Aston Villa is expected to create enough opportunities to score multiple goals in this match, while Crystal Palace may struggle to find the back of the net. A 2-0 victory for Villa is the predicted outcome, with the match likely to feature over 1.5 goals.