CHELSEA vs ASTON VILLA
Wednesday 4thDecember 1930hrs
Football – England – Premier League
Pick Chelsea AH-1.25
Bookmaker Bet Victor
Odds: 1.65 (odds taken 08:30 GMT, 03 December )
The Premier League action continues on Wednesday night with Chelsea taking on Aston Villa as the betting tips continue at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Aston Villa Live Stats & Betting Odds
Chelsea Prediction – Can Chelsea avoid third defeat on trot?
It seems a strange situation especially after their great start to this new Premier League campaign under new manager, Frank Lampard, but Chelsea will head into Wednesday night’s encounter against Aston Villa looking to avoid a third loss on the trot following recent defeats to Manchester City and West Ham.
Although they found themselves on the harsh end of a 4-0 defeat away from home at Old Trafford against Manchester United on the opening day of the season, Chelsea then went onto win 8 of their subsequent 12 matches in the top flight which included 3 straight home wins on the trot over Brighton, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace respectively.
Chelsea have actually performed better on their travels than on home turf at Stamford Bridge, having collected 5 of their 8 wins to date on the road, but The Blues have a decent chance to rectify things at home on Wednesday night against Villa.
The hosts possess a home record of 3-2-2 9/6 which includes an earlier defeat to Liverpool, but with just 2 defeats out of their last 16 matches at home in the Premier League, Chelsea will still be confident they can bounce back here.
Aston Villa Prediction – Can Aston Villa produce more heroics?
A point away at Old Trafford in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United ensured back-to-back matches without defeat for Aston Villa on the weekend, as they followed up their previous 2-0 win at home against Newcastle United which has helped the west midlands outfit stay out of immediate relegation danger.
Aston Villa sit in 15th place and hold a 3-point cushion above the bottom three prior to this difficult looking assignment in London on Wednesday night which is made that much tougher as the visitors possess a poor record away from home so far this season.
A record of 1-1-5 11/15 includes just the one win which was registered in an emphatic 5-1 victory at Carrow Road against Norwich City, but having suffered defeats at Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Manchester City and Wolves, another loss could be looking on the near horizon for Dean Smith’s boys.
Indeed, Villa have managed to record just 1 away win out of their last 25 matches on their travels in the top flight, and they could have their work cut out here too.
Key-Facts – Chelsea vs Aston Villa
- Chelsea have lost just 2 of their last 16 home matches in the Premier League
- Villa have won just 1 win out of their last 25 matches on their travels in the EPL
- Villa have kept just 1 clean sheet in these last 25 away matches too
Betting Tips Verdict
Chelsea should be bang up for this one as they’ll be eyeing off an important three points in order to hold onto 4th spot.