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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Chelsea at Villa Park at tea-time on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 67 games played, Villans have recorded 33 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in October 2009, the Villans carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 3 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | Chelsea | 7 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Oct | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Chelsea | 4 - 4 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 02 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Blues scoring 16 and conceding 5.
Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 10 points from their 7 games so far. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 18 points from the 7 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Chelsea | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 22 outings ago. |