Chelsea put up a dominant performance midweek with a 2-0 win against Brentford which took them to the EFL cup semi final. They now face a tough game against Aston Villa on Sunday evening at Villa Park who have been playing well under Gerrard.
Our betting predictions for Aston Villa vs Chelsea match are:
Aston Villa vs Chelsea Betting Tips
Safe Bets
Chelsea have kept only two clean sheets and scored in their last eight matches while Brentford have scored in twelve of their last fourteen matches. Hence betting on both teams to score at odds of 1.95 (bet365) is a safe bet.
Chelsea have earned 93 corners in their last 11 league games at an average of almost 9 per game while Brentford have earned an average of 5 corners per game in the league. Therefore betting on more than 10 corners being conceded at odds of 1.90 (bet365) is another safe bet.
Ollie Watkins has started as the central striker for all of Villa’s matches under Gerrard therefore betting on him to have over 1 shot on target at odds of 1.72 (betway) is one of the best bets of the match.
Quick Rich
With Lukaku, Havertz, Ziyech and Hudson Odoi, Mount will be starting in attack and therefore betting on him to take over 4 shots at odds of 3.00 (betway) gives high returns at minimal risk.
Chelsea will be playing their 11th match in 35 days, and with injuries to key players we expect a close match and suggest betting on a draw with the scoreline being 1-1 at odds of 8.00 (bet365) or 2-2 at odds of 21.00 (bet365).
Win/Lose/Draw
Aston Villa have been really solid under Gerrard while Chelsea are having their worst form under Tuchel, hence we expect both teams to take a point from this match at predict a draw at odds of 3.80 (bet365).
Bet During the Match
If Danny Ings starts the match as striker for Villa, betting on him to have over one shot on target at odds of 1.66 (betway) is a good bet.
Aston Villa Overall form – WLWLW
Chelsea Overall form- DWDDL
