Aston Villa and Chelsea will both fancy their chances

Aston Villa and Chelsea face each other this Saturday at the Villa Park for round 35 of the Premier League . Currently, Unai Emery's team are 4th in the table with 66 points, while the blues are 9th with 47 points. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After winning 3-1 in the last match against Bournemouth (Premier League 2023/2024), Aston Villa receive Chelsea, who lost 5-0 against Arsenal (Premier League 2023/2024). Going into the encounter, Unai Emery's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past six, in the Premier League 2023/24. A look back at the history books shows that Aston Villa and Mauricio Pochettino's team have faced each other one hundred sixty-four times, with the blues holding the advantage: 67 victories, against 60 victories of Unai Emery's team. Specifically in the Villa Park, Aston Villa have the advantage in the duels against Chelsea: 36 wins in 81 games, while the blues have 25 wins.

Considering only the Premier League, there have been one hundred forty-seven games played between the two teams, with 60 wins for Chelsea, 33 draws and 54 wins for Aston Villa.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Aston Villa's most influential players, Moussa Diaby participated in 34 games, and Ollie Watkins has played the most minutes (2888). Ollie Watkins has scored 19 goals, the most across Aston Villa's squad. As for Chelsea, Conor Gallagher is the most used player in a total of 31 games (2607 min). Cole Palmer has scored 20 goals, the most across Chelsea's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Chelsea winning 3-1. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.