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

Premier League · 2020-21
Chelsea FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Mon 28 Dec 2020 · 17:30 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Azpilicueta 45' Y
Y 71' Anwar El Ghazi
Olivier Giroud 71' Y
N'Golo Kante 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Simon Long

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
5
Chelsea FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2020-06-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2019-12-04 Chelsea FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
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
Aston Villa FC
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 ball is rolling at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea FC are looking to make home advantage count against Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chelsea FC that had 409 games and scored 654 goals.
  • 20' Andreas Christensen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 25' Chelsea FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Ezri Konsa, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' A stunning finish from Olivier Giroud — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 39' Matty Cash needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 44' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Azpilicueta was booked on 45.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Anwar El Ghazi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Kortney Hause has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Edouard Mendy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' Anwar El Ghazi was booked on 71.
  • 72' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Olivier Giroud exits the field as Timo Werner enters on 72.
  • 74' Poor challenge from N'Golo Kante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' A quiet spell here at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Jacob Ramsey comes on to replace Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 87' Keinan Davis gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Bertrand Traore and will look to change the dynamic.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 3
Enzo Fernandez 3
Romelu Lukaku 3
Mason Mount 3
Olivier Giroud 2
Conor Gallagher 2
Anwar El Ghazi 2
Nicolas Jackson 2

Head to Head

2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2020-06-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2019-12-04 Chelsea FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC

Chelsea FC Form

2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2020-12-26 Arsenal FC 3–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-21 Chelsea FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-12 Everton FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-08 Chelsea FC 1–1 FK Krasnodar D

Aston Villa FC Form

2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-12-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2020-12-17 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2020-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2020-11-30 West Ham United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L

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.