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Aston Villa face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Aston Villa | 3 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Dec | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 3 goals against.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Villans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 15 points from the 6 games played. Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 12 points they have accumulated from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 4 successive home games. 18 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 16 . |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |