Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Betting Tips [26 April 2025]

Both Crystal Palace and Aston Villa were involved in late drama in their last outings. The two are meeting in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday, in a match to be hosted at Wembley Stadium. We have a prediction below.

Crystal Palace are coming from a 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League. The Eagles had to come from behind twice in that game. It was the perfect audition, playing away from home.

Now they hope to replicate the same with some precision against a side they haven't lost to in the last four matches. This will be the fourth meeting between them this season.

In the three earlier meetings with Crystal Palace this season, Villa suffered two losses and drew once. Twice in their last four meetings with the Eagles, Villa conceded at least four goals, and any jitters at this point will be understandable.

Ahead of this trip to Wembley, Villa’s three-match winning run was halted in a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City, a potential opponent in the final. In the earlier three matches, Villa had scored three goals in each.

Unai Emery’s side has won 10 of the last 12 matches and will be confident of ending their lean spell against Palace.

Crystal Palace registered a lot of improvement in their last two matches after earlier conceding 10 times in two games. Against Arsenal, they rested a number of key players, including Jean Philippe Mateta, who came on to score a late equalizer.

They will unleash their best in this game, which is the two sides’ only chance at silverware. Aston Villa stuttered in their last game, conceding late to frustrate their league efforts. We expect a high-scoring match here, and our prediction for Crystal Palace v Aston Villa is for over 2.5.