Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips (30 October)

Thanks to their good ranking in the league last year, Aston Villa only took one round to qualify for the last 16 of the League Cup and did the job by winning at Wycombe 1-2 . This season, the Birmingham-based team intends to confirm its previous year. Eager to qualify again for the Champions League, the Villans are in good shape. Only beaten by Arsenal 0-2 in the first 7 days, they were then opposed to Fulham and Bournemouth last weekend. In the Champions League, Aston Villa started their campaign with two victories over Young Boys and Bayern Munich before hosting Bologna. In the previous rounds, Crystal Palace first easily defeated Norwich 4-0 before winning more with difficulty on the ground of Queens Park Rangers 1-2.

Author of an impressive second half of the championship last year, the London team hoped to reach a new milestone. Unfortunately, everything doesn't really go as planned. Indeed, Oliver Glasner's men failed to win during the first 7 days, 3 draws and 4 defeats and are therefore languishing at the bottom of the rankings. After the international break, Crystal Palace faced Nottingham Forest and Tottenham last weekend.

Aston Villa still cannot count on starters Konsa and McGinn on the flank. Furthermore, the important Onana and Ramsey are uncertain. Recovered from a long injury, executives Mings and Kamara could take advantage of this meeting to gain playing time. Almost unused in the league, playmaker Buendia scored in the previous round of the League Cup. He could still support the usual supersub Duran (4 goals in PL, 1 goal in C1, 1 goal in League Cup).

For Crystal Palace, defenders Riad (rookie), Richards (starter) and Holding (substitute) are at The infirmary just like the disappointing attacking midfielder Matheus França. In addition, the important midfielder Doucouré (ex-Lens) is not sure of being able to hold his place. Already scorers in this League Cup, attackers Eze (1 goal in PL), Nketiah and Mateta (2 goals in PL) are available.