Chelsea vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-30 13:30.
[p]Chelsea enjoyed another victory in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, downing Heidenheim 2-0 on their own patch to maintain their record as one of only two sides in the competition with a 100% record. The Blues will now aim to extend their wider competitive record to six games without defeat here (W3, D2); however, just nine of their 22 Premier League points accrued so far have come at Stamford Bridge, with that ratio of 41% actually the lowest across the division ahead of the round. [/p]
[p]That highlights how Enzo Maresca’s men haven’t always put their best foot forward in front of their own fans this term. Some of the blame for that can be attributed to a leaky defensive unit that has yet to keep a clean sheet across their opening six home league matches – that’s Chelsea’s longest wait for a home league clean sheet to start a campaign since 1978/79! [/p]
[p]Up next are an Aston Villa side who have hit a tricky run of form, having not actually won a competitive match since a 2-0 Champions League win over Bologna back in mid-October (D3, L4). Exclusively in the Premier League, it’s no win in four for Villa (D2, L2) who could go without a victory in five successive league games for the very first time under boss Unai Emery. [/p]
[p]All that said, Villa did come from behind to rescue a point at home to Crystal Palace last week (2-2), and then followed it up with a 0-0 draw against Serie A giants Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League, so there are signs they’re getting back on track. Confidence can also be taken from the fact the Midlands club are undefeated in 90 minutes across each of their past four competitive trips to Stamford Bridge (W2, D2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Coming into this weekend’s games, only Chris Wood (six) has scored the opening goal in more different games than Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson (five) in the Premier League this season. For Aston Villa, Ollie Watkins has scored the winning goal in each of his last two Premier League away games against Chelsea. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Chelsea have scored on or beyond the 70th minute in five straight competitive matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by David H[/i][/p]