Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

0 - 3
🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Stuart Attwell 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Aston Villa 4 · Crystal Palace 15
Referee Stats
25 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.20
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.36
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 36%
Draws 36%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Aston Villa outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Aston Villa controlled possession (58%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22
Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 28
Avg: 1.16 / 1.47

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.26
1.68
GF
1.16
1.16
GA
1.47
58%
O2.5
63%
53%
BTTS
53%
53%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th
Crystal Palace rank15th
Aston Villa points65
Crystal Palace points45
Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7
13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10
33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals12-11
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals6-12
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 2.558%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%
Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%
Crystal Palace score away74%
Crystal Palace clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%
Aston Villa win after scoring first90%
Crystal Palace score first63%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first58%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · Crystal Palace 20%
Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · Crystal Palace 30.8'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53
Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22
Crystal Palace score away1.16 vs 1.22
Crystal Palace concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while Crystal Palace score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 3% below 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 8
46-60 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
13
6
Shots off Goal
8
1
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
10
1
Fouls
7
14
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
531
386
Passes Accurate
475
328
Passes %
89%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
13'
13' M. Cash
20'
20' M. Bizot
21'
21' Goal · 0-1
J. Mateta
Penalty
22'
22' J. Mateta
46'
46' E. Guessand
1st substitution · For: E. Buendía
52'
52' W. Hughes
56'
56' A. Wharton
1st substitution · For: J. Lerma
68'
68' Goal · 0-2
M. Guéhi
Normal Goal
71'
71' W. Hughes
2nd substitution · For: Yeremy Pino
74'
74' J. McGinn
2nd substitution · For: Pau Torres
74'
74' M. Cash
3rd substitution · For: B. Burrows
78'
78' Goal · 0-3
I. Sarr
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Lacroix
83'
83' D. Malen
4th substitution · For: L. Digne
84'
84' I. Maatsen
5th substitution · For: L. Bogarde
85'
85' J. Mateta
3rd substitution · For: J. Devenny
86'
86' D. Kamada
4th substitution · For: N. Clyne
87'
87' I. Sarr

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

Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Stuart Attwell. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: M. Cash received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 13'. M. Bizot received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 20'. Crystal Palace took the lead at 21' when J. Mateta scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. J. Mateta received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 22'.

Second half: Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Guessand replacing E. Buendía. W. Hughes received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 52'. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 56', with A. Wharton replacing J. Lerma. Crystal Palace extended the lead at 68' when M. Guéhi scored, making the score 0-2. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 71', with W. Hughes replacing Yeremy Pino. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. McGinn replacing Pau Torres. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 74', with M. Cash replacing B. Burrows. Crystal Palace extended the lead at 78' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to M. Lacroix, making the score 0-3. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Malen replacing L. Digne. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 84', with I. Maatsen replacing L. Bogarde. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 85', with J. Mateta replacing J. Devenny. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 86', with D. Kamada replacing N. Clyne. I. Sarr received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 87'.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 4 substitutions. Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Aston Villa outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Aston Villa controlled possession (58%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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