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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Predictions - Goals aplenty in FA Cup encounter

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 24 Apr 2025

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Ralph Staniforth 24 Apr 2025

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Crystal Palace recently drew with Arsenal, reigniting their scoring form.
Aston Villa reached the semi-final after defeating strong teams.
Both teams have injuries, making BTTS and over 2.5 goals popular bets.

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Aston Villa have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 9 matches (Getty)

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Predictions

Crystal Palace rediscovered their scoring form against Arsenal on Wednesday and Villa often find the net. These FA Cup hopefuls can get amongst the goals at Wembley, where BTTS has value.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Predictions
Head to Head
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace Injuries & Team News
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Crystal Palace have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Crystal Palace have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 6 games.
Crystal Palace have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 against Aston Villa.
Crystal Palace have seen BTTS in 3 consecutive games against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 9 matches.
Aston Villa have seen BTTS in 3 consecutive games.

Head to Head

Aston Villa have a 23-17 advantage against Crystal Palace in 56 meetings with 16 draws.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace reached their first FA Cup semi-final since 2022 after defeating Fulham 3-0 in the quarter-final.

The Eagles have won just one of their six games since beating Fulham, scoring seven and conceding 14. Palace suffered big losses at Man City 5-2 and Newcastle 5-0 before a 0-0 home draw with Bournemouth.

Oliver Glasner’s side drew a second consecutive game on Wednesday and held Arsenal to a 2-2 draw. The Eagles hit back twice through Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta to secure a point.

Crystal Palace Injuries & Team News

Defenders Chadi Riad and Ben Chilwell are ruled out.

Midfielder Cheick Doucouré is also unavailable due to injury.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa beat West Ham, Tottenham, Cardiff and Preston to reach the last four of the FA Cup. The Midlands side comfortably won 3-0 at Preston in the previous round.

That result came during Vila’s seven-match winning run from February to April, where they scored 17 goals. Villa then lost 3-1 at PSG before defeating Southampton 3-0, PSG 3-2 and Newcastle 4-1.

Unai Emery’s outfit couldn’t extend their winning streak and lost 2-1 at Man City. The Villans conceded first, had 1.86 XG and Marcus Rashford levelled before City struck in the 94th minute.

Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Defender Axel Disasi is ineligible to feature in the FA Cup.

Marcus Rashford has scored four goals and contributed one assist in his last six starts.

Verdict

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

Palace and Villa have dangerous attacking players and know how to get on the scoresheet. Goals are likely at both ends in this FA Cup semi-final.

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