Aston Villa vs Chelsea 26.12.2021

Take nothing away from Villa’s performances since Gerrard took over, as even Manchester City and Liverpool struggled to get over the line in the West Midlands. The Villains exhibited their quality to earn a deserving 0-2 win against Norwich city which moved them to the upper middle table, and will hope to keep that form against the Champions.

That said, Thomas Tuchel will have a sigh of relieve as Chelsea brought an end to their winless run with a 0-2 win against Brentford in the EFL Cup match. Even though they fielded a lot of new players, this should give them some confidence as they hope to get back to winning ways in the PL matches.

As a result, we fancy another cagy game with a draw in the first half.

Main tip: 1st Half Draw (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Considering the last 51 meetings between these two teams:

• Chelsea have 28 wins, Aston Villa have 10 wins and 13 matches ended in a draw
• These matches scored an average of 2.67 goals per match
• The last time they met, match ended with a 2-1 in favour of Chelsea

Latest results Aston Villa

• 3 wins, and 2 losses in their last 5 matches
• 12 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 2.40 goals per match
• They won 0-2 against Norwich in their last outing

Latest results Chelsea

• 2 wins and 3 draws in their last 5 matches
• 15 goals scored in the last 7 matches. Average of 3.00 goals per match
• They defeated Brentford 0-2 in their last match

Premier League Standings and Latest Results

Aston Villa: rank 10th – 17 matches – 7 wins – 1 draw – 9 losses – 22 points
Form Guide: W-L-W-L-W

Chelsea: rank 3rd – 18 matches – 11 wins – 5 draw – 2 losses – 38 points
Form Guide: W-D-D-W-D

Possible squad Aston Villa

Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Luiz, Young; Ramsey, Watkins, Buendia

Out: Bailey (Thigh Injury), Nakamba (Knee Injury), Traore (Thigh Injury)

Coach: Steven Gerrard

Possible squad Chelsea

Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger; James, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Alonso; Mount, Ziyech; Pulisic

Out: Baker (Illness), Chilwell (Illness), Christensen (Knock), Havertz (Illness), Hudson-Odoi (Illness), Loftus-Cheek (Muscle Injury), Lukaku (Illness), Werner (Illness), Ziyech (Calf Injury)

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on 1st Half Draw

Mybet.africa offers the best odds for the bet “1st Half Draw”

The odd of 2.24 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 45% chance that this match will end level at halftime.

Odds comparison for 1st Half Draw

Mybet.africa – odd 2.24
Betway – odd 2.24

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2) Bet on Over 9.5 Corners

• 4 of Aston Villa’s last 5 matches has featured more than 9 Corners
• The visitors have averaged 9.5 corners in their away matches

Odds for this bet

Betway offers competitive odds for “Over 9.5 Corners”

The odd of 1.67 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 60% chance that this match will feature more than 9 total match corners.

Odds comparisons for Over 9.5 Corners

Betway- odd 1.67
1xbet – odd 1.65

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