Premier League: Aston Villa vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 26 match between Aston Villa and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Aston Villa enjoy home advantage, when visitors Chelsea swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Aston Villa Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Aston Villa managed to beat Tottenham 2-1, before drawing 1-1 with Ipswich. Most recently, they had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Aston Villa managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea won 2-1 win against West Ham, lost 2-1 against Brighton and lost 3-0 against Brighton. Chelsea only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Chelsea

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Aston Villa and Chelsea played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Aston Villa vs Chelsea

It has been a superb season for Ollie Watkins so far as he managed to score impressive 12 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Aston Villa rely on his abilities against Chelsea. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Saturday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Villa Park, Aston Villa won six and drew four. Chelsea won four of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost four. Aston Villa are on an amazing streak of now 13 games at home in a row without defeat. Chelsea conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Chelsea have not lost to Aston Villa in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Aston Villa managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Chelsea kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Chelsea have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Aston Villa when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Aston Villa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Chelsea. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these. Chelsea conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.