It's FA Cup semi-final weekend and we're bringing you our predictions for the first of the two games which pits Crystal Palace against Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa prediction: Goals expected in the capital
Key Stats
- Five of the last seven meetings between these two clubs in league and cup have produced over 2.5 goals and seen both teams score.
- Both teams have scored in 56% of Crystal Palace's 34 league games so far this season.
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 71% of Aston Villa's 34 matches in the Premier League.
Correct score prediction: Crystal Palace 2-2 Aston Villa
We're expecting another entertaining 90 minutes, or more, when Crystal Palace take on Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. The pair played out a 2-2 draw at Villa Park in November, and Crystal Palace claimed a 4-1 win in February's reverse league meeting. The Eagles haven't lost any of their last four games against Aston Villa, picking up three wins and a draw, and four of the pair's last five encounters have produced at least four goals.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Aston Villa the favourite
- HOME: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
- DRAW: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
- AWAY: 16/13 (2.23) – 44.8%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Aston Villa are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 44.8% but we are predicting a close and competitive match.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: The Eagles edge it
Crystal Palace have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five games against Aston Villa across all competitions. Palace ran out 4-1 winners when the two sides locked horns in the Premier League in February.
England Premier League 25/02/25
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
England Premier League 25/02/25
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
England Premier League 23/11/24
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
England EFL Cup 30/10/24
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
England Premier League 19/05/24
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace preview: Eased past Fulham
Crystal Palace put in a top-class display in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup away against Fulham.
Man-of-the-match Eberechi Eze opened the scoring in the 34th minute and then set up Ismaila Sarr who made it 2-0 four minutes later. Substitute Eddie Nketiah secured Palace's victory when he scored the game's third and final goal with 15 minutes left on the clock.
Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure have been ruled out of the trip to Wembley this weekend due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Henderson (GK), Guehi, Munoz, Lacroix, Mitchell, Lerma, Kamada, Eze, Devenny, Wharton & Mateta
England Premier League 11/05/25
W
Tottenham
0
Crystal Palace
2
England Premier League 05/05/25
D
Nottm Forest
1
Crystal Palace
1
England FA Cup 26/04/25
W
Aston Villa
0
Crystal Palace
3
England Premier League 23/04/25
D
Arsenal
2
Crystal Palace
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
D
Bournemouth
0
Crystal Palace
0
Aston Villa preview: No issues at Deepdale
Aston Villa made light work of Championship side Preston in the last round of the FA Cup, scoring three times without reply.
All of the goals arrived in an action-packed second half in which Marcus Rashford scored twice and Jacob Ramsey scored the other.
Ollie Watkins has now joined Gabby Agbonlahor as the all-time top-scoring player for Aston Villa in the Premier League (74 goals) following his goal against Newcastle last weekend and will be hoping to start against the Eagles after being named as a substitute for the midweek clash with Manchester City.
Predicted lineup: Martínez (GK), Digne, Torres, Konsa, Cash, Tielemans, Kamara, Ramsey, Onana, Watkins & Rogers
England Premier League 10/05/25
W
Bournemouth
0
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 03/05/25
W
Fulham
0
Aston Villa
1
England FA Cup 26/04/25
L
Crystal Palace
3
Aston Villa
0
England Premier League 22/04/25
L
Man City
2
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Newcastle
1
Aston Villa
4
Player to watch: Eberechi Eze
Not many players enjoy taking a shot as much as Eberechi Eze. The Crystal Palace star has taken 106 shots across all competitions so far this season, scoring nine goals along the way.
Eze, who provides the creative spark in this Eagles side, has only got 28.3% of his shots this season on target despite averaging 3.34 shots per 90 minutes.
Eze has 20 goal involvements across all competitions this season
We're expecting Eze to put in another quality performance this weekend and wouldn't be surprised to see the England international provide a goal and/or an assist for his team.