Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Aston Villa 11 · Crystal Palace 14
Referee Stats
28 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.71
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.61
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 25%
Draws 32%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Aston Villa outshot their opponent (21-13).
  • Crystal Palace controlled possession (62%).
  • Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (10-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 27
Avg: 1.53 / 1.42

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5
Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

21 / 34
Avg: 1.11 / 1.79

Points

21
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.32
PPG
1.11
1.53
GF
1.11
1.42
GA
1.79
63%
O2.5
58%
53%
BTTS
53%
58%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank11th
Crystal Palace rank14th
Aston Villa points55
Crystal Palace points44
Aston Villa: #11 · 55 pts · GD +9
19 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace: #14 · 44 pts · GD -25
30 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W D L D L
Points5/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

L L W L D
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home74%
Aston Villa clean sheet at home37%
Crystal Palace score away58%
Crystal Palace clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first58%
Aston Villa win after scoring first55%
Crystal Palace score first37%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 20% · Crystal Palace 27%
Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 17.6' · Crystal Palace 13.3'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.53 vs 1.35
Aston Villa concede at home1.42 vs 1.34
Crystal Palace score away1.11 vs 1.34
Crystal Palace concede away1.79 vs 1.35
Aston Villa score 13% above league average, while Crystal Palace score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Aston Villa are 6% above league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 7
31-45 7
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
46-60 8
61-75 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 3
0-15 1

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 10
16-30 6
0-15 5
61-75 5
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
6
Total Shots
21
13
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
18
6
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
18
16
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
6
7
Total Passes
298
475
Passes Accurate
214
388
Passes %
72%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
B. Traoré
Normal Goal
25'
25' Goal · 1-1
P. van Aanholt
Goal cancelled
39'
39' T. Mings
39'
39' W. Zaha
45'
45' J. Grealish
45'
45' T. Mings
45'
45' T. Mings
45+3'
45+3' B. Traoré
1st substitution · For: E. Konsa
56'
56' L. Milivojević
66'
66' Goal · 2-1
K. Hause
Normal Goal
68'
68' J. Ward
69'
69' L. Milivojević
1st substitution · For: J. Riedewald
75'
75' J. McArthur
2nd substitution · For: M. Batshuayi
76'
76' Goal · 3-1
A. El Ghazi
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Watkins
82'
82' J. Schlupp
3rd substitution · For: A. Townsend
83'
83' E. Eze
86'
86' A. El Ghazi
2nd substitution · For: Ahmed El Mohamady
90+1'
90+1' Douglas Luiz
3rd substitution · For: J. Ramsey

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on Saturday, 26 December 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took an early lead at 5' when B. Traoré scored, making the score 1-0. Crystal Palace leveled the score at 25' when P. van Aanholt scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 1-1. T. Mings received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 39'. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 39'. J. Grealish received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 45'. T. Mings received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 45'. T. Mings received a red card for Aston Villa at 45'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 45+3', with B. Traoré replacing E. Konsa.

Second half: L. Milivojević received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 56'. Aston Villa took the lead at 66' when K. Hause scored, making the score 2-1. J. Ward received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 68'. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 69', with L. Milivojević replacing J. Riedewald. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. McArthur replacing M. Batshuayi. Aston Villa extended the lead at 76' when A. El Ghazi scored, with the assist credited to O. Watkins, making the score 3-1. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Schlupp replacing A. Townsend. E. Eze received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 83'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 86', with A. El Ghazi replacing Ahmed El Mohamady. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with Douglas Luiz replacing J. Ramsey.

Aston Villa used 3 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 3 substitutions. Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Crystal Palace got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Aston Villa outshot their opponent (21-13).
  • Crystal Palace controlled possession (62%).
  • Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (10-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins7
Draws4
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals10 (55.6%)
BTTS8 (44.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head History by Season