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Aston Villa FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Aston Villa FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Villa Park 40,809 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 47' Odsonne Edouard
Jhon Duran 87' 1–1
Douglas Luiz pen 90+8' 2–1
Leon Bailey 90+11' 3–1
John McGinn 17' Y
Y 17' Eberechi Eze
Nicolo Zaniolo 45' Y
Y 53' Will Hughes
Matty Cash 86' Y
Jhon Duran 90' Y
Y 90' Joel Ward
Leon Bailey 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

5
3
7
Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-16 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-03-04 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-08-20 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-05-15 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2021-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Crystal Palace FC H 3–1 W
03 Sep Liverpool FC A 0–3 L
27 Aug Burnley FC A 3–1 W
20 Aug Everton FC H 4–0 W
12 Aug Newcastle United FC A 1–5 L
28 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Aston Villa FC A 1–3 L
03 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
26 Aug Brentford FC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
12 Aug Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W
28 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Crystal Palace FC
#16 Position #15
4 Points 4
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
4 Scored 6
9 Conceded 11
-5 GD -5
0.80 PPG 0.80
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Aston Villa FC launch into their encounter with Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Cheick Doucoure needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 17' John McGinn was booked on 17.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Richards made 542 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Jean-Philippe Mateta gets the nod from Crystal Palace FC. He replaces Jordan Ayew and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 34' A goal from the France international Moussa Diaby! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-0!
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Nicolo Zaniolo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Odsonne Edouard gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. Aston Villa FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 53' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Nicolo Zaniolo by Leon Bailey on 57 minute.
  • 58' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Boubacar Kamara departs to be replaced by Youri Tielemans.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Unai Emery might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' Jhon Duran is ready to make an impact after coming on for John McGinn at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emiliano Martinez, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 81' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Boubacar Kamara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matty Cash on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Jhon Duran puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
  • 90' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 90 minute. Odsonne Edouard leaves to be changed by Naouirou Ahamada.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jhon Duran.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wilfried Zaha 6
Ismaila Sarr 5
Jean-Philippe Mateta 5
Eberechi Eze 4
Ollie Watkins 3
Trezeguet 2
Jeffrey Schlupp 2
Anwar El Ghazi 2

Head to Head

2023-09-16 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-03-04 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-08-20 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-05-15 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2021-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2023-09-16 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2023-09-03 Liverpool FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2023-08-27 Burnley FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2023-08-20 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Everton FC W 2023-08-12 Newcastle United FC 5–1 Aston Villa FC L 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2023-09-16 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2023-09-03 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2023-08-26 Brentford FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-08-21 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2023-08-12 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2023-05-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.79 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC52% Draw24% Crystal Palace FC24%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
48%
Aston Villa FC or Crystal Palace FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC36% Draw43% Crystal Palace FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.