About Match
Aston Villa U18 (5th, 8 pts) visit Crystal Palace U18 (12th, 3 pts) with 5 points between them. Recent form tells a different story for Crystal Palace U18: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Crystal Palace U18 score 1.5 and conceding 2.5, Aston Villa U18 3.25 and 1.75, against a competition average of 2.5 goals per team per game. Three points here take Aston Villa U18 to 11 and up to 4th, assuming other results stand.
Defeat has followed defeat for Crystal Palace U18 — three in succession. 8 matches unbeaten back Aston Villa U18's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 4/15 points for Crystal Palace U18 against 11/15 for Aston Villa U18.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Crystal Palace U18, 0 draws and 4 for Aston Villa U18, at 3.89 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 78% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 78%.