The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Chelsea leading Aston Villa by 11 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Chelsea nor Aston Villa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chelsea form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Chelsea have to build on here at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Chelsea's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Aston Villa (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Ahead of that match, Chelsea lost 0-1 at home to West Ham United.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Chelsea home games with this odds we find 14 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
Chelsea are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Chelsea have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aston Villa form and stats
There's been little loot from Aston Villa's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Aston Villa only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Two away games in a row for Aston Villa, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Chelsea in the Premier League. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Manchester United that ended 2-2.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Tom Heaton had a great day against Chelsea, but despite making 7 saves the loss could not be avoided.
You'll want to know how Aston Villa managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
Aston Villa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. For Aston Villa, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Chelsea - Aston Villa 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 9 - 0 - 1 (Chelsea wins - draws - Aston Villa wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
T. Abraham
11 goals
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C. Pulisic
5 goals
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M. Mount
5 goals
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Chelsea missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Chelsea | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 30 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 87% |
| 67% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 88% | 73% |
| 40% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 33% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 75% | 67% |
| 20% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 25% | 20% |
| 6 | 6.8 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 13.3 | 10.4 | 8.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 256 | 143 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 90 | 189 |
| 91 | 43 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 38 | 71 |
| 33% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 32% | 31% |
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals in the second half (18)
- Aston Villa has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
- Aston Villa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Aston Villa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Chelsea have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 32 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Burnley | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 15 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -17 | 12 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -19 | 8 |