Match Pack: Aston Villa FC vs Chelsea FC

The Premier League will see a face-off between Aston Villa and Chelsea on the 27th of April 2024. Their last encounter observed Chelsea thrashing Aston Villa with a scoreline of 4-0. Their historical standing over many seasons saw them clashing 31 times with Chelsea leading the overall tally with 17 wins compared to Aston Villa’s 8 victories and 6 draws. Aston Villa have been playing well at home, while Chelsea’s form on the road has been fairly average. Past matches between these two clubs have seen an average of 3.13 goals scored and Both Teams To Score (BTTS) has occurred 52% of the time. Looking at their performances this season, Aston Villa has scored an average of 2.19 Points Per Game in home matches, while Chelsea has managed 1.27 Points Per Game in away clashes.

Insights

• Chelsea has had a clear dominance over Aston Villa in their past encounters, winning 17 games out of the 31 games played between the teams.
• The last time both teams faced each other, Chelsea convincingly defeated Aston Villa with a 4-0 scoreline.
• Though Chelsea has dominated the head-to-head stats, Aston Villa has been displaying good form in their home matches.
• Chelsea’s away performance has been quite average, which may give Aston Villa the confidence to get a positive result.
• Aston Villa and Chelsea’s meetings have been quite goal-friendly, averaging 3.13 goals per match.
• There’s also a substantial chance of both teams scoring, as this has happened in 52% of their previous encounters.
• Aston Villa has been more successful in home games this season, averaging 2.19 points per match.
• Contrarily, Chelsea’s performance when playing away has been less impressive, averaging 1.27 points per game.
• Despite the previous defeat, given their current home form, Aston Villa can be a challenging opposition for Chelsea.

Match Forecast

• Expect Aston Villa to exploit Chelsea’s vulnerability to long shots with their strong shooting from direct free kicks.
• Chelsea, with their tendency to attack down the right, might exploit Villa’s weakness in defending against attacks down the wings.
• Both teams have a preference for possession football and short passes. This could result in a highly-contested midfield battle.
• Both teams are strong at creating chances using through balls. The defenses might be tested with some creative plays from either side.
• Aston Villa’s weakness in aerial duels might be exploited by Chelsea, despite not being mentioned as a specific strength of Chelsea.
• Chelsea’s weakness in avoiding offside could be amplified by Villa’s playstyle which includes playing the offside trap.
• Given Chelsea’s tendency to concede lead, Aston Villa might try to score early in the game and push Chelsea on the back foot.
• With both teams being aggressive and their opponents’ tendency to play aggressively against them, expect a game with significant physicality and potentially multiple bookings.
• Chelsea’s struggle with avoiding fouling in dangerous areas may provide Aston Villa with numerous direct free kick opportunities, which is one of Villa’s strengths.

Match Facts

• The most frequent scoreline in matches involving Aston Villa and Chelsea FC is a 1-1 draw, with eight games ending this way.
• In the past 29 matchups at Aston Villa, the home team triumphed 9 times, while there were 7 draws and 13 wins for Chelsea FC, displaying a goal difference of 40-28 to Chelsea’s advantage.
• Over 63 encounters, Aston Villa clinched victory 16 times, there were 15 draws and Chelsea FC came out on top 32 times, boasting a goal difference of 104-58 in Chelsea’s favour.
• Last season, both matches played at Villa’s and Chelsea’s home ended with 0-2 defeats for Villa’s side.
• Aston Villa is seen scoring 28% of their goals in the period of 16-30 minutes, the highest in the league.
• Chelsea FC has a knack for scoring late, with 23% of their goals coming into the 76-90 minute range.
• Aston Villa failed to score in one of their 16 home Premier League matches this season.
• Chelsea FC went goalless in two of their 15 away games in the Premier League this season.
• Ollie Watkins is Aston Villa’s leading goal scorer with 19 goals, while Cole Palmer tops the scoring chart for Chelsea FC with 20 goals.
• Ollie Watkins has provided the most assists for Villa (10), while Chelsea’s top assister is Cole Palmer (9).
• Aston Villa has managed to net at least one goal in their last eight consecutive matches.
• 45% of the time Aston Villa wins the 1st half, whilst Chelsea does this 30% of the time.
• The previous encounter was won by Chelsea FC, with a victory margin of two goals.
• When Aston Villa leads by 1-0 at home, they win 94% of the time, whereas, Chelsea FC wins 57% of their games when leading 0-1 away.
• If Aston Villa is 0-1 down at home, they have a 22% success rate of winning, while Chelsea FC wins 21% of their games when trailing by 1-0 away.
• Chelsea FC has recorded a better performance overall than Aston Villa in the Premier League.
• In the most recent run of five games, Chelsea FC outperformed Aston Villa.
• In the last five clashes, Aston Villa has lost just once to Chelsea FC, in all competitions.
• In these last five encounters, Aston Villa won thrice, while Chelsea FC succeeded once and one match ended in a draw.
• On average, Aston Villa scores 1 goal against Chelsea FC who in turn responds with 0.6 goals.
• The average number of goals in games involving Aston Villa and Chelsea FC is 1.6.
• The first half in games involving both teams averages 0.8 goals.
• Both teams suffered defeats in their last match.
• When playing on home turf, Aston Villa averages 2.36 goals per match and Chelsea FC records 1.55 goals when they are away.