After their first challenge against Manchester City, where Chelsea lost with 0:1, their second away challenge awaits.
Aston Villa is well known for being a hard opponent at home and Chelsea is about to have another hard game.
In fact looking at the statistics for the past 10 years, Chelsea has won only once here with the score of 0:1, that happened in 2009.
Both teams have problems with injured players which might affect the performance of both teams. For Chelsea missing will be Yossi Benayoun, Alex and Salomon Kalou, while for Villa Emile Heskey and Gabriel Agbonlahor.
In the past 7 years, both teams have managed to score only 2 goals or less in each game on Villa Park.
Here are some more interesting facts about both teams:
* Aston Villa have lost only one of their last 12 Premier League matches at Villa Park.
* Aston Villa have lost only one of their last 11 Premier League home games against Chelsea.
* Chelsea haven’t lost back to back away Premier League games since 17 October 2009 when they went down 1-2 at Villa Park
*Only one team (Manchester City) has prevented Chelsea from scoring in their last 26 Premier League matches.
Prediction?
Under 2.5 goals @ 2.10 (Bet with the highest odds at Betfair.com – 25£ FREE BET): Seems strange to see Chelsea as a favorite in this game, despite the overwhelming statistics. In the past 7 years both teams have scored very few goals on this stadium, which makes this bet perfect for such a 3way game.
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