Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa Prediction, Odds & Match Preview

  • Crystal Palace is a -0.5-goal home favorite against Aston Villa.
  • The road team has won each of Crystal Palaceโ€™s last six EPL matches.
  • My Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa prediction is the Palace spread.

Continuing their pursuit of a European position, Aston Villa travel to London for a meeting with Crystal Palace.ย 

Villa earned a 2-1 home win over Chelsea on Saturday following a midweek draw against Liverpool. After those results, Villa sit seventh in the league table.ย 

Palace continued their positive form with a 2-0 road win over Fulham on Matchday 26. Still, Oliver Glasnerโ€™s side sits 13th in the table.ย 

Check out the Premier League odds and my Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa prediction.ย 

Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa Odds, Premier League

Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa Prediction

Based on Aston Villaโ€™s poor record on short rest and Crystal Palaceโ€™s expected positive regression, my Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa prediction is Palace Draw, No Bet (-130).ย 

Villa, up until Saturdayโ€™s win over Chelsea, had yet to capture an outright victory on short rest.ย 

Now, theyโ€™ll travel on limited prep time to face a Palace side that has run very unlucky this season.

Glasnerโ€™s side owns a -1 goal differential compared to a +3.1 expected goal differential, per fbref.com. At home, itโ€™s a -9 goal differential vs. a +1.8 expected goal differential.ย 

By post-shot expected goal differential, Palace possesses a -1 goal differential vs. a +2.5 post-shot xGDiff.ย 

Palace gave Villa all they could handle in the reverse fixture at Villa Park, where Aston Villa generally perform better.ย 

Without talisman Eberechi Eze, Palace drew 2-2 with Villa.ย 

Granted, the result proved a bit flattering โ€“ Villa edged out Palace 3.1-1.3 on xG and 2.8-1.9 on post-shot xG โ€“ but it came with a full week to prepare.ย 

Now, Palace possess all their key attacking pieces with positive momentum off a win as underdogs. Historically, thatโ€™s a good spot for Palace on Tuesday.ย 

Since 2012, hosts between -112 and +252 off a win as underdogs are 54-58 SU, assuming the opponentโ€™s previous game margin is +1 or -1.ย 

Within that 110-game sample, those hosts dropped all three points only 30 times. When theyโ€™re listed as a favorite, theyโ€™re 59-17 vs. +0.5.ย 

Pair that with Palaceโ€™s expected regression, and I like Palace to earn at least a point on Tuesday at Selhurst Park.

Premier League Match Schedule

HomeAwayDateTime (ET)Location
Newcastle UnitedCrystal PalaceApr. 162:30 p.m.St. James' Park
BrentfordBrightonApr. 1910 a.m.GTech Community Stadium
Crystal PalaceBournemouthApr. 1910 a.m.Selhurst Park
EvertonManchester CityApr. 1910 a.m.Goodison Park
West Ham UnitedSouthamptonApr. 1910 a.m.London Stadium
Aston VillaNewcastle UnitedApr. 1912:30 p.m.Villa Park
FulhamChelseaApr. 209 a.m.Craven Cottage
Ipswich TownArsenalApr. 209 a.m.Portman Road
Manchester UnitedWolvesApr. 209 a.m.Old Trafford
Leicester CityLiverpoolApr. 2011:30 a.m.King Power Stadium
TottenhamNottingham ForestApr. 213 p.m.Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Premier League Against the Spread Records

TeamATS RecordATS%Home ATS RecordHome ATS%Road ATS RecordRoad ATS%
Arsenal11-15-643.8%4-8-437.5%7-7-250.0%
Aston Villa14-17-145.3%6-9-140.6%8-8-050.0%
Bournemouth18-13-157.8%8-8-050.0%10-5-165.6%
Brentford19-11-262.5%9-7-056.3%10-4-268.8%
Brighton & Hove Albion17-14-154.7%7-9-043.8%10-5-165.6%
Chelsea11-19-237.5%6-9-140.6%5-10-134.4%
Crystal Palace17-11-359.7%7-6-353.1%10-5-066.7%
Everton17-10-560.9%8-6-256.3%9-4-365.6%
Fulham18-11-360.9%8-8-050.0%9-4-365.6%
Ipswich Town13-17-243.8%4-12-025.0%9-5-262.5%
Leicester City14-17-145.3%5-11-031.3%9-6-159.4%
Liverpool15-15-250.0%6-8-243.8%9-7-056.3%
Manchester City10-22-031.3%5-11-031.3%5-11-031.3%
Manchester United13-15-446.9%7-7-250.0%6-8-243.8%
Newcastle United18-12-159.7%10-5-066.7%8-7-153.1%
Nottingham Forest20-12-062.5%10-6-062.5%10-6-062.5%
Southampton11-18-339.1%3-12-121.9%8-6-256.3%
Tottenham Hotspur12-19-139.1%6-9-140.6%6-10-037.5%
West Ham United17-14-154.7%6-9-140.6%11-5-068.8%
Wolverhampton Wanderers16-13-354.7%7-7-250.0%9-6-159.4%

Premier League Standings

TeamRecord (Wins-Draws-Losses)PointsGoal Differential
Liverpool23-7-27643
Arsenal17-12-36330
Nottingham Forest17-6-95713
Newcastle United17-5-95616
Manchester City16-7-95520
Chelsea15-9-85417
Aston Villa15-9-8543
Bournemouth13-9-104812
Fulham13-9-10484
Brighton12-13-7482
Brentford12-7-13434
Crystal Palace11-10-10431
Everton8-14-1038-4
Manchester United10-8-1438-7
Tottenham11-4-173711
Wolves10-5-1735-14
West Ham9-8-1535-18
Ipswich Town4-9-1921-34
Leicester City4-6-2218-45
Southampton2-4-2610-54

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