Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Selhurst Park will host Saturdya’s Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa. The Eagles have been scoring goals for fun of late, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to watch in the home team will be experienced attacker Christian Benteke, who scored a brace in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Burnley. Nathan Ferguson and James McArthur should be the only absentees in the home team.
The Villans, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Brighton. Olie Watkins, who found the net at the weekend, is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders, while Trezeguet and Douglas Luiz should miss out with injuries for the away team. In their last meeting in the Premier League Palace defeated Villa 3-2, and, taking everything into account, both teams to score betting option should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Christian Benteke):
Christian Benteke, born on 3th of December 1990 is a Belgian football player with roots from Congo. Benteke started his career at KRC Genk and after playing for Standard Liege, KV Mechelen, KV Kortrijk and Aston Villa the striker got transferred to Liverpool. Benteke is 191cm and is known for being a very strong goal scoring striker. In May 2010 Benteke made his debut for the Belgian national team.
Christian Benteke didn’t win any mayor prices yet. In the season 2008/2009 he won the national league of Belgium. Benteke is signed by Nike and got transferred to Liverpool for 46 million euro which makes him the second most expensive football player from Belgium. Benteke’s nickname is The Beast or Bentegoal.
Highlighted Team (Aston Villa):
Aston Villa is one of the three clubs that dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign. The Villans host their rivals at Villa Park, the stadium that was opened in 1897 and its’ capacity is 42,682. However, it has to be noted that the highest attendance recorded at the stadium was 76,588 when Aston Villa faced Derby County in the FA Cup back in 1946.
Aston Villa’s fiercest rivals are Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion. Nonetheless, the rivalry between Aston Villa and Wolves and Coventry City is big as well. Aston Villa have won seven First Division (Premier League) trophies, with the team clinching seven FA Cup trophies as well.
The team’s biggest success, though, came in 1982 when they won the European Cup. The Villans defeated Bayern Munich (1-0) in the title game and Peter Withe was named the man of the match.