Palace still in a results crisis?
Crystal Palace welcomes the Villans from Birmingham on Wednesday evening for the 21st matchday of the Premier League. Oliver Glasner’s team has gone seven competitive games without a win and has now slipped to 14th in the table. Aston Villa, on the other hand, has won twelve of its last 13 competitive games and is level on points with second-placed Manchester City in the table. Most recently, the Villans have been particularly clinical in the second half. In their last ten Premier League games, they have always scored after the break. Our Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa tip is therefore, of course, “Aston Villa to score in the second half.”
Crystal Palace goes into this match in clearly negative form. The Londoners have lost four of their last five Premier League games, conceding more defeats in this short period than in the previous 15 league games. The current drop in performance at their own stadium is particularly striking: Palace have been waiting for a win for five home games (two draws and three defeats). The last time there was a longer winless streak at Selhurst Park was between September and December 2023.
However, the direct comparison with Aston Villa is positive from the Eagles’ point of view. Palace have won nine of their 13 home games against the Villans, including six of the last seven and the last three in a row. There is also justified hope for goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta, who has been involved in more goals against Villa than any other Premier League opponent – nine in total, with six goals and three assists.
Aston Villa are in strong form overall and remain among the top teams in the league. With 42 points from 20 games, the Villans are enjoying their best Premier League season in decades and could reach another historic milestone with a win. Ollie Watkins has been particularly impressive in attack, scoring six goals since the beginning of December to become one of the league’s most prolific strikers and finding the net in each of his last three games.
However, Villa’s recent form against Crystal Palace has been poor: three defeats in their last four league meetings and 14 goals conceded in that period speak for themselves. In addition, Villa are currently on an unusual run of away games in London, with results so far being solid but not consistent. The head-to-head record also speaks against Unai Emery, who has yet to celebrate a win against Oliver Glasner. If you believe in another unbeaten game for the Eagles, you can secure Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa betting odds of 1.60.
Crystal Palace – Aston Villa Head-to-head record
In a direct comparison between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, the two teams are almost completely evenly matched across all competitions. In a total of 42 competitive games, 37 of which were in the Premier League, three in the FA Cup and two in the League Cup, both teams have 16 wins each, supplemented by ten draws. The goal difference also underlines this balance: Crystal Palace scored 49 goals, with Aston Villa only slightly behind with 48 goals.
Crystal Palace – Aston Villa Tip
Aston Villa are naturally the favorites going into this clash with Crystal Palace, having won twelve of their last 13 competitive games. They have been particularly clinical in the second half. The Villans have scored after the break in each of their last ten PL games, netting 16 of their 24 goals in the second half. They have also won five of their last six PL away games.
Palace, on the other hand, have gone seven competitive games and five PL home games without a win. However, their record against the Villans looks better, as the Eagles are unbeaten in four games and have won their last three home games in a row. In their current form, it won’t be easy to take anything away from Villa.
