Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Prediction 16.09.2023

• Competition: England Premier League
• Date: 16.09.2023
• Kickoff: 15:00 UK / 16:00 CEST
• Venue: Villa Park (Birmingham)

With the arrival of Unai Emery on the Aston Villa bench during the last season, this club played attractive and efficient football, and in the end they were rewarded with a place in a European competition after 14 long years. That's why before the start of this season they were rightfully considered a candidate for a high ranking. They opened the season with a disastrous defeat against Newcastle 5:1, but then two sure wins against Everton and Burnley followed. In the last round, they faced Liverpool with great expectations, but after 20 minutes and a two-goal deficit, it was clear that they had nothing to hope for in that match.

On the other side, Crystal Palace recorded their second win of the season in the last round. This time they were better than Wolves on their field with a score of 3:2, so with the new 3 points won, they made their way to the high 7th position in the table. One of the biggest heroes of this victory was the French striker Odsonne Edouard who scored two goals, and the English representative Eberechi Eze also scored his first goal of the season, who missed a lot before that.

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

For now, Aston Villa won all the matches in which they were favourites, but the impression remains that they had to show more against teams that aspire to the top 4 positions, such as Newcastle and Liverpool. Crystal Palace is certainly not even close to the quality of these teams, but it is a club that has been playing above its real capabilities for years. They have a very well-coordinated squad in which each player knows his task, so even though they lack depth in certain positions, a victory against them cannot be written in advance. At the beginning of this season, Aston Villa showed a lot of defensive weaknesses and on Saturday we expect an extremely interesting duel, with at least one goal in the nets of both teams. Both teams to score is the best choice.