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Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 3

Premier League - Gameweek 3

Sunday, 31 Aug 2025 • 19:00

Villa Park (Aston, Birmingham)

Aston Villa

0 : 3

Crystal Palace

Goals

21'
0 : 1
Jean-Philippe ...
0 : 1
Jean-Philippe Mateta21'
68'
0 : 2
Marc Guéhi
0 : 2
Marc Guéhi68'
78'
0 : 3
Ismaïla Sarr
0 : 3
Ismaïla Sarr78'

Lineups

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Marco Bizot
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Tyrone Mings
DEF
Ian Maatsen
MID
John McGinn
MID
Youri Tielemans
FWD
Donyell Malen
FWD
Morgan Rogers
FWD
Evann Guessand
FWD
Ollie Watkins

Substitutes

46'Emiliano Buendiafor Evann Guessand
74'Pau Torresfor John McGinn
83'Lucas Dignefor Donyell Malen
84'Lamare Bogardefor Ian Maatsen

Crystal Palace

PosPlayer
GK
Dean Henderson
DEF
Chris Richards
DEF
Maxence Lacroix
DEF
Marc Guéhi
DEF
Daniel Muñoz
DEF
Tyrick Mitchell
MID
Adam Wharton
MID
Will Hughes
MID
Daichi Kamada
FWD
Ismaïla Sarr
FWD
Jean-Philippe Mateta

Substitutes

56'Jefferson Lermafor Adam Wharton
71'Yéremy Pinofor Will Hughes
85'Justin Devennyfor Jean-Philippe Mateta
86'Nathaniel Clynefor Daichi Kamada
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
8Crystal Palace312041+35
D
D
W
19Aston Villa301204-41
D
L
L

Last Games

Aston Villa

@Brentford
0 - 1
vsNewcastle United
0 - 0
@Manchester United
0 - 2
vsTottenham Hotspur
2 - 0
@Bournemouth
1 - 0

Crystal Palace

vsNottingham Forest
1 - 1
@Chelsea
0 - 0
@Liverpool
1 - 1
vsWolverhampton Wanderers
4 - 2
@Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

07 Jan 2026
Crystal Palace0 - 0Aston Villa
07 Jan 2026Crystal Palace
0 - 0
Aston Villa
31 Aug 2025
Aston Villa0 - 3Crystal Palace
31 Aug 2025Aston Villa
0 - 3
Crystal Palace
25 Feb 2025
Crystal Palace4 - 1Aston Villa
25 Feb 2025Crystal Palace
4 - 1
Aston Villa
23 Nov 2024
Aston Villa2 - 2Crystal Palace
23 Nov 2024Aston Villa
2 - 2
Crystal Palace
19 May 2024
Crystal Palace5 - 0Aston Villa
19 May 2024Crystal Palace
5 - 0
Aston Villa

Premier League

Gameweek 3

30 Aug • 12:30
Chelsea
Fulham
2 - 0
30 Aug • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton
2 - 3
30 Aug • 15:00
Manchester United
Burnley
3 - 2
30 Aug • 15:00
Sunderland
Brentford
2 - 1
30 Aug • 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Bournemouth
0 - 1
30 Aug • 17:30
Leeds United
Newcastle United
0 - 0
31 Aug • 14:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Manchester City
2 - 1
31 Aug • 14:00
Nottingham Forest
West Ham United
0 - 3
31 Aug • 16:30
Liverpool
Arsenal
1 - 0
31 Aug • 19:00
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
0 - 3

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.