Aston Villa v Chelsea Betting Preview
This is Saturday’s only match of the day in the Premier League and it is one of big importance. A win for Chelsea would secure them a place in the Champions League next season, while a win for Villa would guarantee their survival. Villa look to have done enough to stay up next season anyway, but getting over the line would be nice. So some good entertainment due for Saturday lunchtime.
Aston Villa v Chelsea Betting Odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Chelsea 17/20,Draw 5/2, Aston Villa 10/3
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Aston Villa v Chelsea Recommended Bet:
This will be a great chance for Chelsea to deliver so that they can be able to relax next weekend in their final fixture. They go into the weekend three points clear of fifth placed Spurs, but Chelsea have such a huge goal difference advantage over Tottenham that a victory over Aston Villa would secure them a place in next season’s Champions League. That has been the goal for a long time, since they really never got themselves in the Premier League title race. They have been doing it the hard way as well, having had to face Liverpool, Man United and Spurs in three of their last four matches and have come away unbeaten. After a 2-2 draw with Spurs at Stamford Bridge in the week, Chelsea stretched their unbeaten streak to six matches in the top flight.
On the road this season, Chelsea have posted a W9 D4 L5 record, with a 50% success rate and they have scored at a rate of almost 1.8 goals per game on the road. They are unbeaten in their last three away from the Bridge and two of them have come with clean sheets in tow as well, so they are shaping up quite well. Chelsea of course thumped Aston Villa just before Christmas 8-0 at Stamford Bridge at the back end of last year (that was the last match in which Fernando Torres scored a league goal too). The Blues have also won two of their last four Premier League visits to Villa Park (W2 D1 L1). Midfielder Oscar has scored three goals in his last four now in the Premier League for the Blues. They do have the distraction of the Europa League final in midweek to worry about. Will that set them back a bit on the weekend?
Aston Villa have not kept a clean sheet in their last 25 matches, so the chances are that the Blues will get on the scoresheet. Villa start eh weekend five points clear of the drop zone, so they have probably done enough to survive. They have been boosted massively by back to back wins in their last two matches, beating Sunderland and Norwich to give themselves some breathing space. Villa have only won five home matches this season in a W5 D5 L8 record and have only won one of the last three at Villa Park. Looking a little deeper they have three of their last six on home soil, crucial wins coming at the right time to avoid relegation. Villa have scored at a rate of 1.2 goals per game at home, and Christian Benteke has scored more Premier League goals during 2013 than any other player in the top flight. Gabriel Agbonlahor has been going well as well, scoring six in his last seven.
There should be goals in this one. Villa have conceded 13 times in the 15 minutes after half time this season. Therefore it could be worth looking at a Draw/Chelsea Half Time/Full Time bet for a price of 4/1 at online bookmaker Paddy Power.
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Form
Aston Villa LWDLWW, Chelsea DWWWD
Stat Attack
Villa have not kept a clean sheet in the last 25 matches
Chelsea have won two of the last four EPL matches at Villa Park
Villa have won just three of the last 11 at home in the Premier League
A win gives Chelsea a top four finish, a win gives Villa safety
