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Chelsea FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Mon 28 Dec 2020 · 17:30 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Aston Villa FCPremier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Simon Long
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game 3.3 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
21 Dec West Ham United FC H 3–0 W
15 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Everton FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec FK Krasnodar H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
20 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–0 W
17 Dec Burnley FC H 0–0 D
12 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov West Ham United FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Aston Villa FC
#17 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Aston Villa FC get us underway at Stamford Bridge.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian Pulisic made 521 appearances and scored 68 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Jack Grealish has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' Olivier Giroud makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Chelsea FC are in front.
  • 39' It’s high time Frank Lampard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Matt Targett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Chelsea FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' What a moment for Anwar El Ghazi! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Ben Chilwell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 71' Anwar El Ghazi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 72 minute. Olivier Giroud leaves to be changed by Timo Werner.
  • 74' N'Golo Kante picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chelsea FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 82' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Anwar El Ghazi is withdrawn and Jacob Ramsey gets his opportunity.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Bertrand Traore is replaced by Keinan Davis on 87 minute.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.71 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC36% Draw39% Aston Villa FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
64%
Chelsea FC or Aston Villa FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC19% Draw67% Aston Villa FC14%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31%
1 – 0
18.4%
0 – 1
13.8%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
1.5%
2 – 2
1.3%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% 90%
-1 10% 23% 67%
-0.5 33% 67%
+0.5 77% 23%
+1 77% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
58%
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
49%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.