Chelsea V Villa - Premier League – 1:30 PM : 01/12/2024
2024.12.03 20:49
Team news
Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be offered on Sunday after recuperating from injury and illness, respectively.
Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making 10 changes to his starting XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer maintaining his location.
Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be included after missing out on 2 matches with a foot problem.
Jacob Ramsey stays out, however fit-again Boubacar Kamara returned to the Villa line-up versus Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused substitute following a hip issue.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Aston Villa can make 3 successive away league wins against Chelsea for just the second time, having done so between 1930 and 1933.
Rental property is vying to become the first visiting group to keep three top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge because Everton from 1977 to 1984.
These groups likewise fulfilled in last season's FA Cup 4th round, with Chelsea progressing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw at home.
Chelsea
Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the teams that ended up in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
However, their only 3 beats in the past 27 top-flight video games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and in the house to Manchester City (W15, D9).
The Blues are in threat of going seven successive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time given that a run of 9 in 1978-79.
Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have come at home, the most affordable percentage of any side this term.
Nicolas Jackson has actually been directly involved in 17 objectives in his previous 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and setting up five.
No gamer has developed more chances from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made four looks in all competitions without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has a worse record versus Liverpool, who he's faced five times.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are winless in 7 games in all competitors (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a success under Unai Emery.
They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having won five and drawn one of their opening 6 components on the road this season.
Villa have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City's 13.
Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. During that duration, Villa yielded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
Ollie Watkins could end up being the first checking out player to score 3 match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
Jhon Duran scored 5 objectives in his first eight replacement looks for Villa this season but has actually stopped working to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
Goal Prediction
The groups were delighted with their scoring ability in two current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Villa has actually decreased, but they still develop lots of chances; their completing is lacking. Thinking about Chelsea has actually yielded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bet on Both Teams to Score (Yes).
Corner Prediction
These groups are among the league leaders in corner kicks earned. They balance about six corner kicks per game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners seems like an ideal bet, specifically given that this bet has struck in 5 consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Try the BET9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a tempting ₦100,000 Bonus on your first deposit . You need to deposit at least NGN 100. You also get a 170 percent multiple boost bonus.
Match Prediction
Given their current type, Chelsea appears like the preferred. But one can not eliminate the possibility of an upset, particularly considering the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one success. The visitors will produce opportunities; if their ending up does not disappoint, they might take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will take place. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, however forecasting an outcome is too dangerous, so as a critical bet, we propose a total of over 2.5 objectives. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.