| This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Chelsea and Aston Villa at 15:00 on Sunday, 5th October 2008 in the Premier League. |
History of the Chelsea v Aston Villa fixture
Aston Villa face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 68 games played, Villans have recorded 21 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 34 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 4 - 4 draw in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Chelsea | 4 - 4 | Aston Villa | PREM | | 2007/2008 | Sun 02 Sep | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Tue 02 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Wed 08 Nov | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | LGEC | | 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM | | 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM | | 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
Aston Villa's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Villans, and 6 goals against.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 14 points from the 6 games played. Aston Villa sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 13 points from their 6 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: |
| Chelsea |
Unbeaten in the last 51 home games.
Unbeaten run of 19 matches.
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| Aston Villa |
3 successive away victories.
6 games since last away draw.
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