Chelsea vs Villa - EPL : 13:30 : 01-12-2024

Team news

Chelsea pair Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be available on Sunday after recuperating from injury and illness, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the high-end of making ten changes to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only gamer keeping his location.

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be involved after missing 2 matches with a foot problem.

Jacob Ramsey remains out, but fit-again Boubacar Kamara went back to the Villa line-up against Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused replacement following a hip problem.

Match truths

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can make three successive away league wins against for just the 2nd time, having done so in between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

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  Rental property is competing to end up being the very first checking out group to keep three top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams also 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

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  Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the groups that ended up in the leading 4 (D5, L3), and they've just taken one point from 3 conferences with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  However, their only three beats in the past 27 top-flight video games left to Arsenal and Liverpool and at home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues are in risk of going seven consecutive top-flight home matches without a clean sheet from the beginning of a season for the very first time since a run of 9 in 1978-79.
  
  

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have actually come at home, the lowest portion of any side this term.
  
  

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  Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight associated with 17 goals in his past 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and setting up five.
  
  

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  No gamer has actually created more possibilities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has actually made 4 looks in all competitors without ever scoring versus Aston Villa; he just has a worse record against Liverpool, who he's faced five times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 video games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a victory under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all 3 competitive away matches in November, having actually won 5 and drawn among their opening 6 components on the road this season.
  
  

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  Rental property have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind only Manchester City's 13.
  
  

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  Their only clean sheet in 17 league matches was available in a 0-0 home draw versus Manchester United last month. Throughout that duration, Villa yielded 31 goals, approximately 1.82 per video game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins could become the first visiting gamer to score three match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored five objectives in his very first 8 substitute appearances for Villa this season however has failed to score in 8 subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Goal Prediction

The teams were delighted with their scoring ability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting 4 goals. We expect this objective parade to continue. Both opponents have actually been scoring a lot this season. Villa has actually decreased, however they still develop lots of chances; their completing is doing not have. Thinking about Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are amongst the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per video game each, so a total of over 9.5 corners seems like an optimal bet, especially because this bet has hit in five successive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and seven head-to-head meetings at Stamford Bridge. USE the Bet9ja promotional code YOHAIG for a sweet N100K Welcome Bonus for your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is NGN 100. You also get 170% multiplier boost bonus.

Match Prediction

Provided their present kind, Chelsea looks like the preferred. But one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, specifically thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one victory. The visitors will develop chances; if their finishing doesn't disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We dare to recommend that this will take place. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a rating of 2:2, but predicting an outcome is too risky, so as a critical bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.