Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-22 15:00.
[p]Last season’s surprise top-four finishers Aston Villa had made a fantastic start to their latest top-flight campaign, though a return of just one win across their last six league outings (D3, L2) will have dented morale in the Midlands. As such, they’ll be desperate to get back to winning ways against a Crystal Palace side who they’ve lost just last 12 home Premier League H2Hs (W7, D4) against.[/p]
[p]That could be deemed likely, but manager Unai Emery is currently experiencing a new challenge in the dug-out and one that’ll be unwanted. That’s because this is the first time in his 1026 match reign as a manager that his side have lost four consecutive matches across all competitions, and with the first of those coming in the League Cup against Palace (2-1), he’ll need to shrug aside any psychological worries ahead of kick-off to break that run.   [/p]
[p]But if Emery’s problems are considered bad, then spare a thought for Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner, who after turning his side’s fortunes around at the back end of last season, has really struggled to get to grips with their league campaign this time around. They begin this matchday in the bottom three as a result of winning just one of their 11 top-flight outings so far (D4, L6). [/p]
[p]It’s in front of goal where the Eagles’ problems have stemmed from this season, scoring just eight goals, with only bottom side Southampton netting fewer. They’ve also failed to score in a joint-high five matches already, and with just two goals across their last seven away Premier League H2Hs, another long afternoon could be in store. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Morgan Rogers should be full of confidence after making his England debut last week, and will be eager to add to his league tally for Villa which has seen all three of his home strikes come between the 40th and 50th minute. There’s little doubt that Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta enjoys playing against Villa, as he’s struck more Premier League goals against them than any other side (4).  [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Crystal Palace’s Premier League matches this season have averaged just 2.09 goals in total – the lowest tally in the competition.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]