Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Villa's home energy versus Palace's rocky away run

Villa's wider form sample shows nine wins, three draws and eight losses, with 34 goals scored and 31 conceded across all competitions. There are some eye-catching scorelines in there, including a 6-0 Champions League romp and a 4-0 league win, but also flat losses to sides like Newcastle and Arsenal.

Aston Villa: 20 completed matches; Crystal Palace: 20 completed matches.

Aston Villa

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

31

Difference

+3

Crystal Palace

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

36

Difference

-10

Palace's equivalent sample is rougher: seven wins, three draws and ten losses, with 26 scored and 36 shipped. Heavy defeats to Brighton (5-0) and Manchester City (4-1) stand out, and even in wins they've conceded freely, which doesn't inspire much confidence heading into a tough away fixture.

Neither side has been a model of consistency, but Palace's defensive record across this stretch looks considerably shakier.

Comparative Team Statistics: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

A head-to-head record with no clear pattern

The recent meetings between these two have swung both ways. Villa won 3-0 away last August, but Palace beat them 4-1 at Selhurst Park back in February 2025, and the two sides drew 0-0 in January this year.

Go back further and Palace have had some big wins of their own, including a 5-0 hammering of Villa in May 2024. There's no strong psychological edge either way from this history, it really is a mixed bag.

The table tells its own story

Aston Villa sit ninth with 12 points from nine games, built on three wins, three draws and three losses. Crystal Palace are down in 18th with just seven points from the same number of matches, having won only twice.

The goal difference gap is stark too: Villa have scored 10 and conceded 13, while Palace have scored nine and let in 21. That's a sizeable gulf in defensive solidity this season.

Key contributors and discipline notes

Daichi Kamada has been Palace's most productive creative outlet lately, racking up three assists in five matches, while John McGinn leads the way for Villa with two assists in five games.

Aston Villa:

Best assist providers:

J. McGinn - 2

Penalty cards:

João Gomes x 1 x 1

J. McGinn x 2

Crystal Palace:

Best assist providers:

D. Kamada - 3

Penalty cards:

A. Disasi x 1

McGinn has also picked up two yellow cards in that same five-match spell, and Palace's João Gomes has already seen red once in just two outings. Amadou Diakite... sorry, Axel Disasi has also picked up a red card in three matches for Palace, which hints at some fragility at the back that lines up with their defensive numbers.