Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips (19 May)

Crystal Palace are currently 12th in the Premier League and cannot fear or hope for anything in this final day. Once threatened by relegation, Jean-Philippe Mateta's teammates have made a spectacular recovery in the standings since the arrival on the bench of Oliver Glasner at the end of February. Particularly to their advantage these days, they have not conceded any setbacks in the last 6 days, 5 wins and 1 draw. After taking a point on the Fulham pitch 1-1, Crystal Palace performed very well to dominate Manchester United 4-0 and Wolverhampton last weekend 1-3. Not necessarily expected in the Big 4 this season, Aston Villa defied the odds to finish 4th in the Premier League and book their ticket to the next Champions League.

It was a resounding achievement for the Birmingham-based side who also performed well in the Europa Conference League but fell short to Olympiakos in the semi-final. The Villans have been less to their advantage in recent weeks and have only won 2 of their last 7 league matches, for 3 draws and 2 defeats. Recently beaten at Brighton 1-0, Aston Villa then shared the points at home with Liverpool last Monday thanks to 2 goals scored at the very end of the game 3-3.

The Crystal Palace squad is reduced by the withdrawals of number 1 goalkeeper Johnstone, starting midfielders Doucouré and Lerma as well as substitutes Holding (defender) and Matheus França (midfielder). They were joined in the infirmary by the important midfielder Hugues. Finally, the young Frenchman Ahamada is suspended. All scorers last weekend, attackers Olise (10 goals and 5 assists in PL), Eze (9 goals and 3 assists in PL) and Mateta (13 goals and 4 assists in PL) should be associated again. They have largely contributed to the return to form of the London team.

For Aston Villa, we must mention the absences of the important defender Mings, the midfielder Kamara, the promising Rogers (3 goals in 11 games), and the potentially starting wingers Buendia and Ramsey, all injured. Also unavailable on the last day, left back Alex Moreno is uncertain. Last Monday, it was replacement striker Duran (5 goals in PL) who saved the Villans by scoring a double. The essential Watkins (19 goals and 13 assists in the PL) is present, as are the influential wingers Bailey (10 goals and 9 assists in the PL) and Diaby (6 goals and 8 assists in the PL).