Aston Villa is coming into this match playing in awful form in their recent matches as they have lost their last 4 straight and have not scored a goal in their last 2 matches. They are coming out of an international break and they have a big Champions League match coming up during the week so they are going to be pushing to get themselves back in good form here. They will be pushing to score as they have not scored a goal in their last 2 matches, but their defense has also allowed at least 2 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches. They are going up against a Crystal Palace side that has not been in great form in their recent matches, but they have 2 wins in their last 4 with only 1 loss in that span. They have also gone over 2.5 goals in 2 of their last 3 matches, scoring at least 2 goals in 2 of their last 3 as well as allowing at least 2 goals in each of their last 2. Crystal Palace has been awful this season, but they were starting to play better prior to the international break and will be pushing to come out strong as they are currently sitting in the relegation zone. They are also going to come into this match with some confidence as Aston Villa has not been in good form and Crystal Palace just beat them in this stadium 2-1 a few weeks ago in the EFL Cup. Both of these teams are going to be pushing for points in this match coming out of the break and neither side is going to lay down and die if they fall behind. Both of these teams have potent attacks that can score and neither defense has been up to par recently. Between these two sides, there will be enough goals in this match to push it over 2.5 goals.
England Premier League: Aston Villa/Crystal Palace over 2.5 goals, Rot. 200013