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Chelsea vs Aston Villa - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Saturday, 27 Dec 2025 • 17:30

Stamford Bridge (Fulham, London)

Chelsea

1 : 2

Aston Villa

Goals

João Pedro
1 : 0
37'
37'João Pedro
1 : 0
63'
1 : 1
Ollie Watkins
1 : 1
Ollie Watkins63'
84'
1 : 2
Ollie Watkins
1 : 2
Ollie Watkins84'

Lineups

Chelsea

PosPlayer
GK
Robert Sanchez
DEF
Benoit Badiashile
DEF
Reece James
DEF
Marc Cucurella
DEF
Trevoh Chalobah
MID
Moisés Caicedo
MID
Cole Palmer
MID
Enzo Fernández
FWD
João Pedro
FWD
Pedro Neto
FWD
Alejandro Garnacho

Substitutes

69'Jamie Bynoe-Gittensfor Alejandro Garnacho
69'Liam Delap
for João Pedro
69'Malo Gustofor Marc Cucurella
72'Estêvãofor Cole Palmer

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Victor Lindelof
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Ian Maatsen
MID
Youri Tielemans
MID
John McGinn
MID
Boubacar Kamara
FWD
Emiliano Buendia
FWD
Donyell Malen
FWD
Morgan Rogers

Substitutes

58'Ollie Watkins
for Emiliano Buendia
59'Amadou Onanafor John McGinn
59'Jadon Sanchofor Donyell Malen
83'Lamare Bogardefor Boubacar Kamara
83'Lucas Dignefor Ian Maatsen
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Aston Villa1812332919+1039
W
W
W
W
W
5Chelsea188553019+1129
L
D
W
D
L

Last Games

Chelsea

@Newcastle United
2 - 2
vsEverton
2 - 0
@Bournemouth
0 - 0
@Leeds United
1 - 3
vsArsenal
1 - 1

Aston Villa

vsManchester United
2 - 1
@West Ham United
3 - 2
vsArsenal
2 - 1
@Brighton and Hove Albion
4 - 3
vsWolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 0

Head-to-Head

04 Mar 2026
Aston Villa1 - 4Chelsea
04 Mar 2026Aston Villa
1 - 4
Chelsea
27 Dec 2025
Chelsea1 - 2Aston Villa
27 Dec 2025Chelsea
1 - 2
Aston Villa
22 Feb 2025
Aston Villa2 - 1Chelsea
22 Feb 2025Aston Villa
2 - 1
Chelsea
01 Dec 2024
Chelsea3 - 0Aston Villa
01 Dec 2024Chelsea
3 - 0
Aston Villa
27 Apr 2024
Aston Villa2 - 2Chelsea
27 Apr 2024Aston Villa
2 - 2
Chelsea

Premier League

Gameweek 18

26 Dec • 20:00
Manchester United
Newcastle United
1 - 0
27 Dec • 12:30
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1 - 2
27 Dec • 15:00
Arsenal
Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Brentford
Bournemouth
4 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Burnley
Everton
0 - 0
27 Dec • 15:00
Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
West Ham United
Fulham
0 - 1
27 Dec • 17:30
Chelsea
Aston Villa
1 - 2
28 Dec • 14:00
Sunderland
Leeds United
1 - 1
28 Dec • 16:30
Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.