Aston Villa's last six Premier League games have gone under 2.5 goals
Five of Palace's last seven league matches have featured two or fewer goals
Recommended bet: Under 2.5 goals
Aston Villa are being hampered by PSR restrictions, which means they have been unable to strengthen in attacking areas and that has resulted in a slow start to the new Premier League season.
The Villans still await their first goal of the league campaign, having been held to a goalless draw by Newcastle before limping to a 1-0 loss at Brentford and a lack of firepower could be their undoing against Crystal Palace.
Unai Emery's side could capitalise on the fact that Palace were in Conference League qualification action away at Norwegian side Fredrikstad on Thursday, so this is a quick turnaround for them.
However, the Eagles are extremely well-oiled under manager Oliver Glasner and they will be desperate to build on their opening two draws with Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
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Team news
Villa could be without Boubacar Kamara for their next two Premier League matches after the defensive midfielder suffered an injury in the defeat to Brentford.
Spanish defender Andres Garcia is injured and Ross Barkley is short on match fitness so may have to wait before making his return.
The Eagles remain without Eddie Nketiah, Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad and Caleb Kporha, while Matheus Franca recently joined Vasco da Gama on loan.
Meanwhile, Daichi Kamada is a doubt and must be assessed prior to kick-off.
The stats
Palace are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League matches, although six of those have ended in draws.
The Eagles are unbeaten in five meetings with Villa, having won four of those matches.
Each of Villa’s last six Premier League games have gone under 2.5 goals, with them yet to score in two league outings this term.
The Villans have lost only one of their last 20 Premier League home games.
Five of Palace's last seven league matches have featured two or fewer goals, including this season's draws with Chelsea and Forest.
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Prediction
Villa could really do with some attacking reinforcements and, having failed to score in their opening two games, they may not get much joy from a disciplined Palace defence.
Emery's men have had only five shots on target across games with Newcastle and Brentford and they are no certainty to respond with victory against Palace, who are unbeaten in five meetings between the sides.
There is the potential for there to be a dip in intensity from the Eagles as they were in European action in Norway on Thursday, while losing talisman Eberechi Eze to Arsenal has taken away a lot of their creativity.
All four of Palace’s competitive games this season, which includes two Conference League clashes with Eliteserien outfit Fredrikstad, have featured two or fewer goals and a similar scenario could follow suit against a Villa side lacking a cutting edge.
