Aston Villa vs. Chelsea Preview

Aston Villa clashes with Chelsea in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Saturday. Aston Villa is coming off a 1-1 home draw against Ipswich Town on Saturday while Chelsea lost 3-0 on the road against Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday.

Aston Villa is in ninth place in the Premier League standings with 38 points in 25 games while Chelsea is in sixth place with 43 points in 25 games.

The player to watch in this game is Cole Palmer, who has 14 goals and six assists in 25 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Cole Palmer a 43.72 percent chance to score against Aston Villa. He has 138 SCA and 11 GCA in 25 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Aston Villa 2.60
• Chelsea 2.47
• Draw 3.70

Spread

• Aston Villa 0, +0.5 (1.70)
• Chelsea 0, -0.5 (2.15)

Total

• Over 3 (1.81)
• Under 3 (1.98)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on December 1 and Chelsea won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For Aston Villa, Ollie Watkins has a 47.92 percent chance to score. He averages 3.14 shots overall per sim, 1.72 shots on goal per and 0.68 goals per sim.

For Chelsea, Cole Palmer has a 43.72 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.98 shots overall per sim, 1.16 shots on goal per and 0.58 goals per sim.  

Analyst’s Pick

Chelsea 2.47

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Chelsea in this one. Average score in simulations is Chelsea 1.78 to Aston Villa 1.51.