Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By George Edwards, Football Analyst | Published: 9 hours ago | Last Updated: Apr 25, 14:22 | 4 min read

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Strong Case for Backing Over 2.5 Goals

We're all set for this FA Cup semi-final when Crystal Palace lock horns with Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium.

Head to the Total Goals market when it comes to this fixture. Our betting prediction is Over 2.5 Goals, with Palace and Villa clearly having the potential to score three or more.

Match Preview & H2H

Crystal Palace drew 2-2 away with Arsenal in their last game. The Eagles were restricted to 32% possession and had four shots on target in the Premier League clash at Emirates Stadium, with Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta finding the net for Palace.

Aston Villa lost 2-1 on the road against Manchester City in their previous match. Unai Emery's team had three shots on target and 38% of possession in the Premier League encounter, with Marcus Rashford on the scoresheet at Etihad Stadium.

In the FA Cup quarter-final stage, Palace won 3-0 when visiting Fulham, while Villa beat Championship side Preston 3-0 away.

Palace haven’t lost to Villa in their past four games. In the last clash, Palace bagged a 4-1 Premier League victory as the home side. The previous 10 H2H matches have included five wins for Palace, three victories for Villa along with two draws.

Crystal Palace – Last 10 League Games

4 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 11.4 attempts and 3.9 shots on goal. Palace have had 41.3% possession, 353.3 passes and 4.4 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.7 goals from 11.5 attempts and 4.7 shots on goal, while earning 4.0 corners.

Jean-Philippe Mateta leads the way with 4 goals, Ismaila Sarr has 3, with Eberechi Eze and Daniel Munoz scoring 2. Eberechi Eze has the most assists with 3, while goalie Dean Henderson has recorded 3 clean sheets.

Aston Villa – Last 10 League Games

Villa have 6 victories, 2 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 2.0 goals from 5.7 shots on goal and 14.3 attempts. The Birmingham club have averaged 53.1% possession, 441.7 passes, 6.3 corners awarded and 4.8 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 12.7 attempts.

Ollie Watkins is top of the team’s scoring charts with 5, while Donyell Malen and Marco Asensio have 3. Morgan Rogers has had 4 assists, with Emiliano Martinez and Robin Olsen notching 3 clean sheets between them in the last 10 games.

Expert FA Cup Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our football experts have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa stats:

  • In 7 of the last 10 Palace home matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • Palace have scored 2 or more goals in 12 of their past 20 matches
  • Palace have conceded 2 or more goals in 14 of their 34 Premier League matches this season
  • In 8 of the last 10 Villa away matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • Villa have scored 2 or more goals in 7 of their past 10 away matches
  • Villa have conceded 2 or more goals in 15 of their 34 Premier League matches this season

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Prediction

Providing three or more goals are scored in this FA Cup semi-final, we will win with our prediction of Over 2.5 Goals. Let’s hope that we see an attacking game.

Those feeling confident of a goalfest might be interested in the bigger odds about Over 3.5 Goals which means you need four or more being scored.

Our Pick

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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Odds

Aston Villa are the 2.20 favourites and that means a 45% chance of winning this FA Cup match according to the betting odds at the bookies. Crystal Palace are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at 3.20.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market are finding it hard to split Unders and Overs. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at 1.80.

A Bet Builder allows you to combine different FA Cup betting markets for a match. For example, you might want to predict the Match Winner and Total Goals at a football betting site.

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Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Crystal Palace logo Crystal Palace Betting Stats

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 12 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 12 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 8 wins, 2 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Crystal Palace

Aston Villa

Goals / match
1.2 2.4
Conceded / match
2.6 1.6
Total / match
3.8 4

Corners

Corners

Crystal Palace

Aston Villa

For / match
4.2 5.6
Against / match
3.4 6.6
Total / match
7.6 12.2

Possession

Possession

Team News

If you’re wanting the latest Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa team news, then you’ve come to the right place. Get the best information.

Previous Crystal Palace Lineups

24 Apr Premier League
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace
19 Apr Premier League
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
17 Apr Premier League
Newcastle 5-0 Crystal Palace

Previous Aston Villa Lineups

23 Apr Premier League
Man City 2-1 Aston Villa
20 Apr Premier League
Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle
16 Apr Champions League
Aston Villa 3-2 PSG

Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.

Team Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

Aston Villa Squad

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

England FlagTables & Standings

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 75:31 79
2 Arsenal 34 18 13 3 63:29 67
3 Man City 34 18 7 9 66:43 61
4 Nott’m Forest 33 18 6 9 53:39 60
5 Newcastle 33 18 5 10 62:44 59
6 Chelsea 33 16 9 8 58:40 57
7 Aston Villa 34 16 9 9 54:49 57
8 Bournemouth 33 13 10 10 52:40 49
9 Fulham 33 13 9 11 48:45 48
10 Brighton 33 12 12 9 53:53 48
11 Brentford 33 13 7 13 56:50 46
12 Crystal Palace 34 11 12 11 43:47 45
13 Everton 33 8 14 11 34:40 38
14 Man United 33 10 8 15 38:46 38
15 Wolverhampton 33 11 5 17 48:61 38
16 Tottenham 33 11 4 18 61:51 37
17 West Ham 33 9 9 15 37:55 36
18 Ipswich 33 4 9 20 33:71 21
19 Leicester 33 4 6 23 27:73 18
20 Southampton 33 2 5 26 24:78 11
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 16 13 2 1 34:12 41
2 Arsenal 17 10 6 1 33:15 36
3 Man City 17 11 3 3 39:22 36
4 Aston Villa 17 9 7 1 31:20 34
5 Newcastle 16 10 2 4 35:19 32
6 Chelsea 16 9 5 2 30:17 32
7 Nott’m Forest 16 9 4 3 24:11 31
8 Brentford 17 8 4 5 34:29 28
9 Fulham 17 7 5 5 26:25 26
10 Brighton 16 6 7 3 23:21 25
11 Bournemouth 16 7 3 6 20:14 24
12 Tottenham 17 6 3 8 34:29 21
13 Crystal Palace 17 5 6 6 19:23 21
14 Man United 17 6 3 8 21:26 21
15 Everton 17 4 8 5 22:21 20
16 West Ham 17 5 4 8 21:31 19
17 Wolverhampton 16 5 2 9 23:29 17
18 Leicester 17 2 3 12 11:34 9
19 Ipswich 17 1 4 12 13:40 7
20 Southampton 16 1 2 13 11:43 5

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out FA Cup standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.

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