Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa: EPL Game Preview

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Crystal Palace hosts Aston Villa in what should be a very entertaining Premier League game next Saturday. Aston Villa is coming off a 2-1 home win against Everton on Saturday while Crystal Palace is coming off a 1-1 road draw against Liverpool on Monday.

As of this writing, Aston Villa is in 13th place in the Premier League standings with three points in two games while Crystal Palace is in 16th place with one point in two games.

The player to watch in this game is Wilfried Zaha, who has one goal and zero assists in two Premier League game this season. AccuScore gives Zaha a 40.3 percent chance to score against Aston Villa. He has 4 SCA and 0 GCA in two Premier League game this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Crystal Palace: 2.55
• Aston Villa: 2.85
• Draw: 3.30

Spread
• Crystal Palace 0: 1.81
• Aston Villa 0: 2.00

Total
• Over 2, 2.5: 1.81
• Under 2, 2.5: 2.01

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on May 15 and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Projected Leaders

For Crystal Palace, Wilfried Zaha has a 40.3 percent chance to score. He averages 1.4 shots overall per sim, 0.89 shots on goal per and 0.51 goals per sim.

For Aston Villa, Ollie Watkins has a 19.34 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.95 shots overall per sim, 0.56 shots on goal per and 0.21 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Crystal Palace Moneyline.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Crystal Palace 1.35 to Aston Villa 0.94.

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