Aston Villa vs Chelsea Prediction & Match Preview

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Match Preview

• Aston Villa notched five goals in consecutive league wins over Arsenal and Bournemouth.
• Chelsea travel to Birmingham off the back of a 0-5 defeat to Arsenal.
• Ollie Watkins is just one goal shy of Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer atop the division’s goal-scoring charts.

Aston Villa and Chelsea will close a busy Premier League Saturday schedule with the evening fixture from Villa Park. The hosts will enter the tie in much higher spirits following back-to-back league wins over Arsenal and Bournemouth.

Aston Villa made a massive step towards locking in their Champions League spot with successive league wins in the previous two rounds. They showed great character to respond after conceding an early goal in the home match against Bournemouth last weekend. Morgan Jacobs, Moussa Diaby, and Leon Bailey completed a comeback in a 3-1 win while Ollie Watkins delivered two assists on the occasion.

The story is completely opposite with Chelsea. They’ve suffered a genuine disaster in the London derby against Arsenal on Tuesday evening. Mauricio Pochettino’s squad fell 0-5 to the Gunners at Emirates Stadium. The loss has seriously affected the team’s European ambitions. Chelsea dropped to 9th place in the league table.

Recent Meetings

These two teams met each other in the 4th round of the FA Cup almost three months ago. Chelsea advanced courtesy of a 3-1 road win in the replay. The first leg at Stamford Bridge ended in a goalless draw.

Aston Villa celebrated a 1-0 win in the reverse game in the first half of the Premier League season.

Only one of the previous six H2H games between these rivals provided goals at both ends.

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Prediction

Aston Villa showed a couple of fantastic performances in the last two league rounds against Arsenal and Bournemouth. They scored at least two goals in four of the previous five league fixtures.

The Lions also own one of the best home records in the league. They won 12, drew 2, and lost 3 of 17 home outings in this term of the Premier League.

It is very hard to look past the home win pick knowing how poor Chelsea looked on Tuesday evening in North London. The Blues are winless in four subsequent league matches on the road. We’ll back Villa to get the win at the 2.25 odds.

Chelsea’s defensive line has been all over the place lately. They looked dreadful in the 0-5 defeat at Arsenal four days ago. This will be the music to the ears of Ollie Watkins.

Aston Villa’s talisman has 19 goals to his name in this term of the Premier League. He is just one goal shy of the likes of Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer at the top of the division’s goal-scoring charts.

We see the value in backing Watkins to score anytime past the leaky Chelsea defence at the same 2.25 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- April 25, 2024

Aston Villa vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Aston Villa to win

OK

2.25 Odds

Ollie Watkins to score anytime

OK

2.25 Odds

Correct Score: Aston Villa 3-1

OK

17.00 Odds