📏 Form Guide

Chelsea

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Chelsea will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-2 Conference League victory vs Heidenheim.

In that match, Chelsea managed 67% possession and 17 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. For Chelsea, goals were scored by Christopher Nkunku (51') and Mykhaylo Mudryk (86'). On the other side, Heidenheim had 16 shots at goal with 11 of them on target.

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea have scored 12 times over their preceding six outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures stands at 5.

Looking at their past form shows that Chelsea:

• have not beaten Aston Villa in their previous 3 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 5 league matches at home.

Aston Villa

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In the game prior to this, Aston Villa drew 0-0 in the Champions League tie with Juventus.

In that game, Aston Villa had 46% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Juventus had 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

It is worth noting that Aston Villa have suffered from a lack of goals in their past 6 games, contributing the unsatisfactory return of only 4. In those matches, The Villans have also seen the collective goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 11. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, however.

Their prior results show that Aston Villa:

• haven't been defeated by Chelsea in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 16/10/2022, there has been little between the sides with Chelsea winning 2 of those games, Aston Villa 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

A total of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 of them from The Blues and 6 netted by The Villans. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The previous league match featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 35 on 27/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea.

In that match, Aston Villa managed 28% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Morgan Rogers (42').

Chelsea got 21 shots at goal with 5 on target. Marc Cucurella (4' Own goal), Noni Madueke (62') and Conor Gallagher (81') scored.

The match was refereed by Craig Pawson.

📋 Team News: Chelsea

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just a single fitness concern for the Chelsea gaffer Enzo Maresca to be concerned about from an otherwise complete set of players. Reece James (Hamstring injury) is sidelined.

It looks as if The Blues will probably kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system for the game featuring Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson.

ℹ️ Team News: Aston Villa

Out of a mainly full-strength group of players, there’s just a single fitness problem for the Aston Villa gaffer Unai Emery to be concerned with. Kortney Hause (Knee surgery) misses out for this game.

From our viewpoint, The Villans might elect for a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans, Leon Bailey, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins.

⚡ Prediction

Aston Villa are likely to score against this Chelsea team, although that is unlikely to be as many as they’ll concede.

Our tip is for both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Chelsea by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. It’s a very tough call.

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Lucas Pereira, 13:02 01/12/2024