Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Odds and Picks for Sunday, 08/31/25

Aston Villa take on Crystal Palace  on Sunday in a game where goals could be in short supply. Villa played out a 0-0 tie with Newcastle in the opening round of matches and then slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Brentford last time out. Palace have had a busier start to the new campaign as they managed to overcome Liverpool in the Community Shield and have since had to balance their league games with a Conference League double-header against Norway’s Fredrikstad, winning that tie 1-0 on aggregate. Clashes between these 2 teams are generally high-scoring – each of the last 6 meetings across all competitions have produced at least 3 goals – but this game may buck that trend. The standout bet for this game looks to be backing under 2.5 goals, as both sides have struggled to find any rhythm in attack but both have also been fairly solid at the other end.

Villa were hindered by Ezri Konsa’s sending off in their 0-0 with Newcastle but they didn’t offer much in attack when they did have their full complement on the pitch. Unai Emery’s team failed to record a single attempt in the first half and had just 3 attempts in total over the course of the game. The Villans were better at Brentford, despite losing, but they still drew a blank in a clash against a team many are expecting to struggle this season.

Palace sold Eberechi Eze to Arsenal this summer and are still adjusting to life without their star attacker. The Eagles dominated both legs in their Conference League qualifier with Fredriskstad but still only scored once over 180 minutes. In 3 games without Eze they’ve scored just 2 goals – but have only conceded 1 themselves. All signs point to a low-scoring battle at Villa Park.

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