Villa Still with Chance of Top Half Finish as They Visit Palace
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa - 16/05/2021
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There are four fixtures to be played in the English Premier League on Sunday the 16th of May, including the meeting between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa at Selhurst Park.
The hosts begin the weekend in 13th place on 41 points while the visitors are in 11th place on 49 points.
Crystal Palace come into the match having lost 3-1 at Southampton last time out. The Eagles opened the scoring after only 2 minutes of the game but conceded 17 minutes later to go in level at 1-1.
Worse was to follow in the second half as Southampton took control of proceedings and scored two goals to win the match.
That result means Crystal Palace have won only one of their last 6 Premier League fixtures and that came at bottom of the table Sheffield United last weekend. There have been defeats at the hands of Chelsea, Leicester City, Manchester City, and Southampton.
Home form shows Crystal Palace have been struggling to win games at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. They have picked up just two victories from their last 8 league matches and have been struggling to score goals.
Trends show Crystal Palace have failed to score a goal in 4 of their last 6 home Premier League games. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 home league fixtures.
Aston Villa were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Everton on Thursday night and that was a blow to their chances of finishing in the top half this season. That result means Aston Villa have won just one of their last 6 Premier League matches, which came at Everton only two weeks ago.
Aston Villa have failed to win 3 of their last 4 away league games, losing at Liverpool and Sheffield United plus drawing at Newcastle United.
Trends show Aston Villa have scored in each of their last 3 away Premier League fixtures but have been struggling to keep clean sheets.
They have conceded goals in each of their last 4 away league matches, with both teams scoring in their last 3 on the road. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Aston Villa’s last 7 away games.
Team news and Crystal Palace have doubts over the fitness of defender James Tomkins. Connor Wickham, James McArthur, Mamadou Sakho, and Nathan Ferguson are injured.
Aston Villa travel without Dominic Revan and Trezeguet, who are both injured. Morgan Sanson may be available following a knee injury and Ollie Watkins returns from a one match suspension.
We expect this to be a tight game, with few goals and it would be a surprise were we to see more than 2 goals scored.
In fact, one goal may be all it takes to secure maximum points and with home advantage, it could be Crystal Palace who grab the win.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
343432
1
1 - 0
2.18
10°
3.14
3.14
3.60
2.31
-1
1
1
3 - 2(1 - 2)
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