Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Predictions

• Crystal Palace have lost just two of their last nine Premier League matches
• Aston Villa have won only two of their last 11 away games in all competitions, losing eight of those 
• The Eagles are unbeaten in three head-to-head meetings, winning this fixture 5-0 last term

Eagles can soar past Villans

Saturday saw Crystal Palace upset the odds to beat Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage, comfortably cruising past their London rivals who had beaten top-four contenders Newcastle and Nottingham Forest in their previous two matches. 

The Eagles were excellent in that victory, racking up 1.2 expected goals while limiting their hosts to just 0.2, and Oliver Glasner’s side look set for a strong end to the season, with their improvement in form likely to continue on Tuesday. 

Aston Villa also enjoyed themselves on Saturday, beating Chelsea 2-1 to take a huge step towards their goal of playing Champions League football in consecutive seasons, and they will be keen to build on that result at Selhurst Park. 

Palace primed to continue top-half push

However, while the Villans are nine points better off than their hosts, Unai Emery’s side do most of their best work at their Villa Park fortress and a trip to the capital may not be straightforward. 

Aston Villa’s tally of 14 points from 12 away games is the sixth-worst record in the Premier League and their travel sickness has plagued them on all fronts this term, with the Villans winning just two of their last 11 road matches in all competitions. 

That miserable run includes eight losses and, with the two wins coming against a then-woeful Everton and a poor Leipzig side, it is difficult to envisage them earning anything from a trip to Palace, who have lost just two of their last nine Premier League matches. 

Mateta may have his say again

Matters are made worse for Villa by the fact Tyrone Mings and Morgan Rogers were forced off against Chelsea, with the former a certain absentee for Tuesday and the latter a doubt. 

In contrast, Palace’s only absentees, Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure and Joel Ward, have been missing for a while now and the near-full-strength Eagles should have too much for Villa, especially given the form of Jean-Philippe Mateta. 

The Frenchman saw a goal disallowed at Fulham but he had netted seven goals in his previous six Premier League matches and, having bagged a hat-trick during Palace’s 5-0 rout in this fixture last term, he rates a solid bet to score on Tuesday and lead the Eagles to a 2-0 victory.