Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th April 2025

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Crystal Palace enjoy home advantage, when visitors Aston Villa swing by on Saturday for a clash in the FA Cup. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Crystal Palace and Aston Villa are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

The Eagles scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing seven goals against. This is an average of 0.7 goals against per match with five clean sheets along the way.

Aston Villa managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded 1.2 goals an average per game.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-1 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Prediction

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three matches, Crystal Palace lost 5-0 against Newcastle, drew 0-0 with Bournemouth and recorded a 2-2 draw with Arsenal. Crystal Palace won four of their last six FA Cup matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored 11 goals.

Aston Villa Form

In the last three matches, Aston Villa beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2, won 4-1 against Newcastle, and lost 2-1 against Manchester City. Aston Villa claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and five scored.

Aston Villa picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at a neutral venue to challenge Crystal Palace.

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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Stats

  • In 27 of the last 29 Crystal Palace matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Crystal Palace have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 5 of the last 6 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Crystal Palace have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Aston Villa have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Aston Villa have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Aston Villa have won 7 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Aston Villa matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

The 50-year-old manager of Crystal Palace, Oliver Glasner, will select the lineup against Aston Villa from the players listed below:

Adam Wharton, Ben Chilwell, Caleb Kporha, Chadi Riad, Cheick Oumar Doucoure, Chris Richards, Daichi Kamada, Daniel Munoz, Dean Henderson, Eberechi Eze, Edward Nketiah, Franco Umeh-Chibueze, Ismaila Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jefferson Lerma, Joel Ward, Justin Devenny, Louie Moulden, Malcolm Ebiowei, Marc Guehi, Matheus Franca, Matt Turner, Maxence Lacroix, Nathaniel Clyne, Remi Matthews, Romain Esse, Tyrick Mitchell, Will Hughes.

Aston Villa Squad

Below is the full team squad of Aston Villa. The manager Emery will pick his starting XI against Crystal Palace from these players:

Amadou Onana, Andres Garcia, Axel Disasi, Boubacar Kamara, Bradley Burrowes, Donyell Malen, Emiliano Martinez, Ezri Konsa, Ian Maatsen, Jacob Ramsey, Jamaldeen Jimoh, John McGinn, Kortney Hause, Lamare Bogarde, Leon Bailey, Lucas Digne, Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford, Matty Cash, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, Pau Torres, Robin Olsen, Ross Barkley, Tyrone Mings, Youri Tielemans.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Team News

Crystal Palace might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Aston Villa. Will Hughes and Ismaila Sarr can't be called up by the Crystal Palace-manager, with both serving a ban.

Crystal Palace are unable to field Cheick Oumar Doucoure on Saturday against Aston Villa, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday? Crystal Palace enter the match against Aston Villa with a 0-1-1 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Results

In two of the previous two matches between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa both teams scored.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

Look no further than Eberechi Eze, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, while Marco Asensio managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Aston Villa in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Crystal Palace claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Aston Villa won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing four in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Crystal Palace on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Aston Villa in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past two encounters between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, with Crystal Palace scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Aston Villa averaged 2.5 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Crystal Palace’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who managed to hit the net 2.6 times on average in these games.

Tips

Aston Villa to win

With the results that Aston Villa have picked up lately, we favour them to grab another win, when going up against Crystal Palace at a neutral venue.