Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace prepare for this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Premier League draw vs Liverpool.
In that match, Crystal Palace had 27% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Crystal Palace was Wilfried Zaha (32′). For their opponents, Liverpool got 24 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Luis DÃaz (61′) scored for Liverpool.
Fewer than three goals per match were seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Crystal Palace have taken part. Regarding the goal attribution during this period, opposition teams scored a total of 7 while Crystal Palace got themselves 6. While that may be of interest, we must now wait to see whether such a trend will be maintained in this next match.
Coming into this meeting, Crystal Palace have not emerged victorious against Aston Villa in their last 2 league matches.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa come into this clash following a 2-1 Premier League win versus Everton in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Aston Villa managed 58% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Aston Villa, the goalscorers were Danny Ings (31′), Emiliano BuendÃa (86′) and Lucas Digne (87′ Own goal). For their opponents, Everton got 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
Aston Villa have had no problems opening up opposition defences leading up to this encounter, scoring 7 times in their last 6 matches. While their manager Steven Gerrard will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Aston Villa have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same clashes.
Ahead of this clash, Aston Villa have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.
Head to headÂ
An examination of their most recent head to head meetings going back to 31/08/2019 shows that Crystal Palace have won 2 of these and Aston Villa 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
16 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from The Eagles and 10 being from The Villans. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.
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