Aston Villa 10/11 to beat Crystal Palace in Saturday’s Premier League matchup
Competition: Premier League
Market: Aston Villa win
Odds: 10/11 @ 888sport
Looking to continue on what has been an eye-catching December run, Aston Villa will face off against Crystal Palace from behind closed doors on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, managing to extend on what has been a recent purple patch, Aston Villa have continued to impress many across the Premier League this year. In their 12 top-flight contests so far this season, they have recorded seven wins, one draw and four defeats, scoring 24 and conceding 13 in return. Along with holding a pair of games over the teams above them in the table, Villa open Christmas Day sat ninth and in the table and just three points adrift of breaking into the European spots. As for their recent run of results, collecting a 3-0 win away at local rivals West Brom last time out, Saturday’s hosts have collected seven points from their last three Premier League contests. It should also be noted that Villa have recorded a clean sheet in each of their last three appearances on the bounce.
As for the visitors, hit with what was a woeful thumping on home soil last time out, Crystal Palace have continued to struggle with their consistency throughout December. In their 14 Premier League matchups so far this season, they have recorded five wins, three draws and six defeats, scoring 19 and conceding 25 in return. Managing to collect a points tally of 13, the Eagles open this weekend’s fixtures sat 13th in the table and three points adrift of finding a route into the top-10. As for their recent run of results, coming off the back of a 7-0 drumming at the hands of Liverpool last time out, Crystal Palace have managed to win just one of their last six top-flight contests. Hit with a 2-0 defeat when they faced off against Aston Villa last season, we’re backing a similar home victory on Saturday afternoon.
Bet: Aston Villa 10/11 to beat Crystal Palace in Saturday’s Premier League matchup @ 888sport