Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2026-01-06 19:30.
[p]The new year has brought little joy for Crystal Palace, and they aim to end their worrying winless run against an Aston Villa side determined to stay in the Premier League title race.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Palace’s dismal form continued when they lost 2-0 to Newcastle on Sunday to extend their winless sequence in all competitions to seven matches (D2, L5). Brennan Johnson’s club-record arrival from Tottenham has added much-needed attacking depth but he endured a challenging debut, leaving the Eagles with just one point from their last five league fixtures. Oliver Glasner’s side haven’t won a league game at Selhurst Park since November (D2, L3), and while they may have plummeted down the Premier League table as a result, they still start the round just four points shy of the top-five.[/p]
[p]Villa’s confident 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday was the ideal way to start 2026 having been beaten 4-1 by Premier League leaders Arsenal in late December. The Villans are third, eight points clear of fourth-placed Liverpool, and trailing Arsenal by six points still just about keeps them in the title race. Four wins by a one-goal margin from their last five away league fixtures (L1) indicates they’re up for the battle, yet boss Unai Emery may carry trepidation here having gone winless in all six prior meetings against opposite number Glasner (D1, L5).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Palace have won five of the last six H2Hs (D1), scoring 3+ goals in four of those fixtures, including a resounding 3-0 win in the reverse fixture. The Eagles last did the double over Villa in 2013/14, but four straight H2H wins at Selhurst Park while scoring 15 total goals should have them full of confidence here.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Palace have been given exactly three yellow cards in three of their last four league games.[/p]
[p]Each of Palace’s last four home league fixtures produced exactly one first-half goal.[/p]
[p]Each of Villa’s last seven Premier League outings saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Villa’s last four away league fixtures have produced six goals beyond the 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Marc Guéhi’s long-term future is yet to be decided but with three bookings across his last six games, the Palace defender’s immediate future is more likely to involve a yellow card than a goal, though he was on target in the reverse fixture. Youri Tielemans has produced a second-half assist in three of Villa’s last five games, the last two of those set up the final goal of the game.[/p]
[p]Palace’s selection issues were compounded against Newcastle when Nathaniel Clyne and Jefferson Lerma both picked up injuries, while Villa seemingly have no fresh concerns.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Palace badly need a result to revitalise their season but with the visitors in much better form our tip is to back Villa to grab a rare win at Selhurst Park.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]