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
Nottingham ForestChelseaMay. 2511 a.m.The City Ground
SouthamptonArsenalMay. 2511 a.m.St. Mary's Stadium
LiverpoolCrystal PalaceMay. 2511 a.m.Anfield
Ipswich TownWest HamMay. 2511 a.m.Portman Road
BournemouthLeicester CityMay. 2511 a.m.Vitality Stadium
Man UnitedAston VillaMay. 2511 a.m.Old Trafford
NewcastleEvertonMay. 2511 a.m.St. James' Park
TottenhamBrightonMay. 2511 a.m.Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
WolvesBrentfordMay. 2511 a.m.Molineux
FulhamManchester CityMay. 2511 a.m.Craven Cottage

Premier League Against the Spread Records

TeamATS RecordATS%Home ATS RecordHome ATS%Road ATS RecordRoad ATS%
Arsenal14-17-645.9%5-10-436.8%9-7-255.6%
Aston Villa18-18-150.0%9-9-150.0%9-9-050.0%
Bournemouth19-16-254.1%8-10-044.4%11-6-263.2%
Brentford22-12-363.5%11-8-057.9%11-4-369.4%
Brighton & Hove Albion21-15-158.1%10-9-052.6%11-6-163.9%
Chelsea13-20-440.5%7-9-344.7%6-11-136.1%
Crystal Palace20-13-459.5%8-7-452.6%12-6-066.7%
Everton19-12-659.5%9-8-252.6%10-4-466.7%
Fulham18-14-455.6%8-10-044.4%10-5-463.2%
Ipswich Town14-20-341.9%4-13-125.0%10-7-257.9%
Leicester City18-18-150.0%8-11-042.1%10-7-158.3%
Liverpool16-19-245.9%7-9-244.4%9-10-047.4%
Manchester City13-24-035.1%7-12-036.8%6-12-033.3%
Manchester United14-18-544.6%7-9-244.4%7-9-344.7%
Newcastle United21-15-158.1%13-5-072.2%8-10-144.7%
Nottingham Forest23-14-062.2%10-8-055.6%13-6-068.4%
Southampton13-20-440.5%4-12-227.8%9-8-252.6%
Tottenham Hotspur13-23-136.5%6-11-136.1%7-12-036.8%
West Ham United18-17-251.4%6-12-134.2%12-6-066.7%
Wolverhampton Wanderers19-15-355.4%8-8-250.0%11-7-160.5%

Premier League Standings

TeamRecord (Wins-Draws-Losses)PointsGoal Differential
Liverpool25-8-48345
Arsenal19-14-47134
Manchester City20-8-96826
Newcastle United20-6-116622
Chelsea19-9-96620
Aston Villa19-9-9669
Nottingham Forest19-8-106513
Brighton15-14-8584
Brentford16-7-14559
Fulham15-9-13542
Bournemouth14-11-12539
Crystal Palace13-13-11520
Everton10-15-1245-3
Wolves12-5-2041-15
West Ham10-10-1740-18
Manchester United10-9-1839-12
Tottenham11-5-21382
Leicester City6-7-2425-45
Ipswich Town4-10-2322-44
Southampton2-6-2912-59

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