Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa predictions, odds and betting tips

Crystal Palace host Aston Villa as both teams seek to build on weekend wins.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa best bets

• Aston Villa to score first – Evens with Paddy Power
• Under 2.5 goals – 10/11 with Casumo
• Ollie Watkins to score any time – 19/7 with Tote

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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa predictions

Aston Villa came from behind to beat Chelsea at the weekend, a result which has brought them right back into contention for a top-five finish. 

Unai Emery’s side were second best in the first half on Saturday, with Chelsea opening the scoring through Enzo Fernandez after just nine minutes.

Villa stayed in the game though and they were much improved after the break, pushing up the pitch and forcing Chelsea back.

Enzo Maresca’s men created a couple of big opportunities on the counter-attack, but a Marco Asensio brace was enough for Villa to run out 2-1 winners.

After back-to-back draws with Ipswich Town and Liverpool in the preceding week, it was a significant win for Villa. They are now two points adrift of fifth place, which will almost certainly be sufficient for Champions League qualification.

Emery’s charges have been inconsistent in the league this term. That is in part because of their participation in this year’s edition of the Champions League. 

Villa have not actively prioritised Europe, but it can be hard to get up for bread-and-butter league fixtures when you have locked horns with the likes of Juventus and Bayern Munich on the biggest stage of all a few days prior.

There is no shortage of competition for a top-five finish. With Liverpool and Arsenal in strong positions, it looks like there will be three more spots up for grabs. As well as some of the usual suspects, namely Chelsea and Manchester City, the likes of Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle United are also in the mix.

If only away results counted in the Premier League, Crystal Palace would be right up there too. A 2-0 win at Fulham on Saturday was Palace’s fifth consecutive victory without conceding on their travels.

Oliver Glasner’s team rank fourth in the away table and 16th in the home equivalent. They have collected 66.7 percent of their points on the road, by far the highest such figure in the league.

It is a statistic to bear in mind ahead of this match at Selhurst Park. Yet it must also be noted that Villa have been comparatively poor on their travels in 2024/25. What gives?

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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa betting tips

Will Crystal Palace or Aston Villa come out on top when the pair butt heads on Tuesday night?

Aston Villa to score first

Crystal Palace’s poor home record is difficult to explain when you consider that Selhurst Park has many of the ingredients needed for a footballing fortress.

They have not always played badly at home, but it usually takes them a while to get going. Palace have the worst first-half home record in the division, with only one lead after 45 minutes.

Glasner’s charges have notched just four goals before the interval at Selhurst, while their opponents have opened the scoring in 10 of their 13 home games.

That bodes well for Aston Villa, who will be looking to make a quicker start here than they did against Chelsea last time out.

Villa can hit the front in south London on Tuesday night.

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Under 2.5 goals

Aston Villa’s last two games were open. They and Liverpool shared four goals at Villa Park last week, while Emery’s side and Chelsea engaged in an end-to-end encounter on Saturday.

This match will probably be tighter. For one, Villa are not playing at home. They often struggle to impose themselves on unfamiliar soil, leading to a cagier approach.

For all their strengths, Crystal Palace are not the most free-scoring side in the division. Only six teams have notched fewer goals overall. 

They can be particularly blunt at Selhurst, although Palace do at least make life difficult for their opponents at the other end.

Their home matches average just 2.54 goals per 90 minutes, the second-lowest in the league. This clash with Villa may well follow the same pattern.

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Ollie Watkins to score any time

With Emery reluctant to field Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran in the same XI, it always looked likely that one of the two strikers would depart Villa Park.

Duran is a few years younger than Watkins and no one can question his goalscoring credentials, but Emery made it clear that the England international is his man and Duran was sold in January.

Watkins is enjoying another excellent season. Marco Asensio was Aston Villa’s two-goal hero against Chelsea, but Watkins is the club’s top scorer with 12 league strikes.

He has also chipped in with five assists, more than any of his team-mates. Watkins increasingly looks like an all-round centre-forward.

If Crystal Palace switch off defensively for even a second, Watkins has the tools to punish them.

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📺 How to watch Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

• Location: Selhurst Park, London, England.
• Date and time: Tuesday 25th February, 7.30pm.
• How to watch: TNT Sports 2. 

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