Aston Villa vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd February 2025

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

Chelsea got hammered in their latest outing, and could still be rattled this coming Saturday. If so, Aston Villa are in with a good chance of lashing out yet another defeat for the visitors.

Aston Villa go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

The Blues are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while The Blues claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Chelsea came away with a 3-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Villa Park, but face stern opposition, of course.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Prediction

Aston Villa Form

The Aston Villa team look in good shape before their match against Chelsea, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Tottenham 2-1, then they held Ipswich to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 2-2 draw 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

Chelsea have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat West Ham by 2-1. Disappointment followed, going down 2-1 against Brighton, and 3-0 against Brighton. Chelsea managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in six.

Aston Villa and Chelsea looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Aston Villa have taken ten points from their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of 13 goals to 21. Chelsea took four wins from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected 15 points, scored 17 goals and conceded 19. Aston Villa claimed ten wins, nine draws as well as seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea are looking at 12 wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Squads

Aston Villa Squad

The 53-year-old coach of the home team, Unai Emery, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Emiliano Martinez (0/26), Robin Olsen (0/1), Axel Disasi (1/8), Ezri Konsa (1/22), Ian Maatsen (0/20), Kortney Hause (0/0), Lamare Bogarde (0/6), Lucas Digne (0/26), Matty Cash (1/17), Pau Torres (0/18), Tyrone Mings (0/8), Amadou Onana (2/17), Boubacar Kamara (0/16), Bradley Burrowes (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/18), Jamaldeen Jimoh (0/0), John McGinn (0/22), Leon Bailey (1/20), Ross Barkley (3/16), Youri Tielemans (2/26), Andres Garcia (0/3), Donyell Malen (0/4), Marco Asensio (0/2), Marcus Rashford (4/17), Morgan Rogers (6/25), Ollie Watkins (12/26).

Chelsea Squad

Here is the full team squad of Chelsea. The 45 year-old Enzo Maresca will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Filip Joergensen (0/4), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/21), Aaron Anselmino (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/4), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/2), Levi Colwill (0/23), Malo Gusto (0/21), Marc Cucurella (2/23), Reece James (1/9), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/12), Trevoh Chalobah (3/16), Wesley Fofana (0/12), Cole Palmer (14/25), Enzo Fernandez (3/23), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/7), Mathis Amougou (0/0), Moises Caicedo (1/25), Noni Madueke (7/23), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Romeo Lavia (0/10), Tyrique George (0/2), Christopher Nkunku (2/21), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Jadon Sancho (2/19), Marc Guiu (0/3), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (9/23), Pedro Neto (2/22).

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Team News

Aston Villa are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Chelsea. Axel Disasi gets a day off from the Aston Villa squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Lineups

Aston Villa vs Chelsea H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, The Blues came away with a 3-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Villa Park, but face stern opposition, of course. All in all, Chelsea have a fine reading on Aston Villa in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Chelsea to win this match at best price odds of 17/11.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Aston Villa and Chelsea. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/8 with bookies.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Betting Tips

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.

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. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Aston Villa managed a clean sheet in one of their games at home, Chelsea kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

The last ten encounters between Aston Villa and Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Aston Villa averaging one goal a game. Chelsea scored 1.7 goals on average in these, as both teams scored five times in this run. 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 appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Chelsea played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.