Aston Villa prepare to entertain Chelsea at Villa Park on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 60 games played, Villans have recorded 30 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was earlier this season, the Villans carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Wed 17 Dec | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Chelsea | LC |
2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Chelsea | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Blues, and 6 goals against.
Aston Villa's 45 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 71 points from their 32 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Villans of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Chelsea, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Chelsea | 5 successive away victories. 11 games since last away draw. 11 games since last defeat. |