Crystal Palace Aims To Translate Away Success Into Home Victory Against Aston Villa

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Oliver Glasner is pleased with Crystal Palace's recent away performances. However, he hopes they can replicate this success at Selhurst Park as they prepare to face Aston Villa in the Premier League. Palace have set a club record with four consecutive away league victories, including a 2-0 win over Fulham. Yet, their home form has been less impressive, with only two wins in the league this season.

Palace's improved form has lifted them to 13th place in the league with 33 points. A victory on Tuesday could see them surpass Tottenham, who play on Wednesday. Glasner praised his team's hard work and commitment, stating that every win was well-deserved. "Every single win was deserved," Glasner said. "It's not that we were lucky at all. The players did well."

Jean-Philippe Mateta has been crucial for Crystal Palace against Villa, contributing directly to more goals against them than any other team. Last season, he scored a hat-trick and assisted once in their 5-0 victory over Villa. Meanwhile, Marco Asensio has been pivotal for Aston Villa recently, involved in eight goals across his last nine league starts for Paris Saint-Germain and Villa.

Aston Villa currently sit eighth in the league standings with nine more points than Palace. They are just two points behind Manchester City in fourth place at the week's start. Unai Emery's side is unbeaten in their last three league matches, including a comeback 2-1 victory over Chelsea.

Unai Emery remains hopeful about securing European qualification next season but acknowledges that upcoming results will be crucial. "It depends on how we are responding," Emery said. "The league is progressing, and the matches are becoming less, so we have to recover [the points] that we lost." He emphasised the importance of tactical and mental strength as they navigate the remaining fixtures.

Crystal Palace have had success against Aston Villa at home, winning five of their last six Premier League encounters at Selhurst Park (L1). They defeated Villa 5-0 in this fixture last season. Despite this strong record, Palace have struggled recently at home, winning only one of their last eight Premier League games there (D3 L4).

Match Prediction and Statistics

The reverse fixture between these teams ended 2-2 in November. Aston Villa have managed to defeat Crystal Palace at least once in each of the last seven Premier League seasons they have met. However, Villa's away form has been poor lately, losing six of their last eight away games (W1 D1).

The Opta Win Probability gives Crystal Palace a 40.5% chance of winning this match compared to Aston Villa's 32.9%, with a draw at 26.6%. Both teams will aim to capitalise on their strengths as they face off in this crucial encounter.