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History of the Aston Villa v Chelsea fixture

Aston Villa prepare to entertain Chelsea at Villa Park at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 65 games played, Villans have recorded 32 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 14 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in September 2007, with Aston Villa running out comfortable 2-0 winners 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:
2008/2009	Sun 05 Oct	Chelsea	2 - 0	Aston Villa	PREM
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

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 7 conceded.

Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Aston Villa sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 51 points from their 25 games. Chelsea sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 49 points from their 25 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Aston Villa	6	3	2	1	8	5	11
Chelsea	6	4	1	1	10	5	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

This is certainly an intriguing match for the Villans, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Chelsea	5 games since last away draw.