Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Premier League round 11 game between Aston Villa and Chelsea and offer team news, fixture history and the best betting suggestions for the match.
It is the top against the bottom parts of the Premier League standings, as Chelsea meet up against Aston Villa for a match on Sunday. Aston Villa are looking for payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Chelsea but the odds don’t favor them to pull it off.
Position in the Premier League table: Aston Villa vs Chelsea
The current standings in the Premier League show us how Aston Villa and Chelsea have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 11 clash on Sunday.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea – Fixture History
Aston Villa are in serious trouble
Aston Villa go into this encounter hoping to turn a page, as performances in recent matches have been pretty scrappy. Aiming to remain unbeaten, Steven Gerrard’s side managed to beat Southampton 1-0, before drawing 0-0 with Leeds. Most recently, they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Nottingham F.
The Blues are on a roll
Chelsea seem to be in untouchable form at the moment. In their last three matches, Graham Potter’s side first beat AC Milan 3-0, then Wolverhampton by 3-0 and finally AC Milan by 0-2.
Fixture history: Aston Villa vs Chelsea
The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Chelsea came away as 1-3 winners. It was a match played at Villa Park back in December 2021 in the Premier League. This time round, betting on Chelsea will get you odds 1.80, meaning the bookies predict that they are in with a 56% chance of three more points. You can get a price of 4.33, should you wish to add Aston Villa to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Highlights from the last time Aston Villa and Chelsea met:
Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Chelsea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Aston Villa and Chelsea. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Aston Villa have conceded in 10 of the last 12 matches
- Aston Villa have scored in 8 of the last 9 home matches
- Aston Villa have not lost 6 of the last 7 home matches
- Aston Villa have not lost the last 4 matches in a row
- Aston Villa have not won 5 of the last 6 matches
- Chelsea have won the last 4 matches in a row
- Chelsea have scored in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Chelsea have not lost the last 5 matches in a row
- Chelsea have conceded in 7 of the last 9 away matches
- Chelsea have not conceded in the last 3 matches in a row
- Aston Villa have conceded in 21 of the last 23 matches versus Chelsea
- Aston Villa have not won 13 of the last 15 matches versus Chelsea
- In 11 of the last 13 Aston Villa matches versus Chelsea the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Aston Villa home matches versus Chelsea the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Aston Villa have lost 8 of the last 10 matches versus Chelsea
Top goalscorer
When looking at the list of the in-form players from both teams, we see some interesting names popping up. Ashley Young currently stands out for Aston Villa, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang starring for the visitors. We expect both could be among the goalscorers once again for their respective teams in the upcoming match on Sunday.
Best betting tips: Aston Villa vs Chelsea
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Premier League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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