Aston Villa vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th April 2024

Chelsea go up against Aston Villa on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Villa Park.

The Villans approach round 35 as number 4 in the Premier League table with 66 points on their account so far. With 34 rounds behind them, The Blues have amassed 47 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.

The last time Aston Villa played Chelsea, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Saturday.

Aston Villa scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 18 goals, an average of 1.8 and pulled off two clean sheets.

Chelsea scored a decent 25 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.5 goals per game. They allowed a total of 22 goals against, an average of 2.2 goals per match, while achieving one clean sheets.

Aston Villa go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played The Blues.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa beat Arsenal by 0-2, lost 2-1 against Lille, before defeating Bournemouth 3-1. Aston Villa won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded 12 goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Everton by 6-0. Disappointment followed, going down 1-0 against Manchester City, and 5-0 against Arsenal. Chelsea managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 15 time and letting in nine.

They were hoping to book a ticket for a European competition, but as the season nears it end, Chelsea look to be drawing a blank this season.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Chelsea could turn out a bit slippery for Aston Villa. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter on Saturday.

Aston Villa have taken 22 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won seven of these matches with a scoreline of 24 goals to 28. Chelsea won four of their last 14 matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 26 and conceding 35 goals. They collected 16 points from these. Aston Villa have a record of 20 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of 13 wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Squads

Aston Villa Squad

The 52-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 (0/32), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/2), Alex Moreno (2/20), Calum Chambers (0/2), Clement Lenglet (0/13), Diego Carlos (0/23), Ezri Konsa (1/31), Kortney Hause (0/0), Lucas Digne (1/29), Matty Cash (2/27), Pau Torres (2/26), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/20), Douglas Luiz (9/31), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/16), John McGinn (6/31), Nicolo Zaniolo (2/24), Tim Iroegbunam (0/7), Youri Tielemans (1/30), Jhon Duran (3/19), Leon Bailey (10/32), Morgan Rogers (2/9), Moussa Diaby (6/34), Ollie Watkins (19/33).

Chelsea Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Chelsea players that the manager Mauricio Pochettino will choose from for the upcoming game:

Djordje Petrovic (0/17), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (1/9), Axel Disasi (2/29), Ben Chilwell (0/13), Benoit Badiashile (0/12), Levi Colwill (1/23), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/23), Marc Cucurella (0/15), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (3/26), Trevoh Chalobah (0/7), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Cesare Casadei (0/6), Cole Palmer (20/28), Conor Gallagher (3/31), Enzo Fernandez (3/28), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/29), Mykhaylo Mudryk (4/26), Noni Madueke (3/17), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/7), Deivid Washington (0/0), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (10/29), Raheem Sterling (6/28).

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Team News

Aston Villa are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Chelsea on Saturday.

Boubacar Kamara, Ezri Konsa, Jhon Duran, Kortney Hause, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia are all absent from the Aston Villa squad that faces Chelsea at Villa Park.

Chelsea could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atVilla Park

Names like Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Lineups

Aston Villa vs Chelsea H2H

The Villans had a good reading on Chelsea in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 1-0, respectively. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Aston Villa won three times, while The Blues ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 6/5 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 21/10.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Results

Of the last ten encounters between Aston Villa Chelsea over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Betting Tips

He banged in 20 goals so far this season, and Cole Palmer also hammered in ten goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Aston Villa.

In their last 10 matches at Villa Park across all tournaments Aston Villa won five times, drew one and lost four times. Chelsea claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Aston Villa on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Chelsea in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Aston Villa and Chelsea, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Aston Villa scored 0.9 goals on average, while Chelsea pulled 1.8 goals on average. Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Chelsea. They performed an average of 2.6 goals in these.