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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Chelsea at Villa Park at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 14 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in April 2004, as the Villans squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Aston Villa | 3-2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 6 conceded.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 7 points they have accumulated from 4 games. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 12 points from their 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Chelsea will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |