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Aston Villa 1–4 Chelsea · Premier League

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Chelsea

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 1–4.

Shots
915
Shots on target
48
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4–1. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Chelsea): shots 9–15, shots on target 4–8, possession 43%–57%, corners 3–8. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Aston Villa's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Aston Villa's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.34 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.34 goals/match1.35 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Chelsea.

4.98 days ▲Rest daysAston Villa · Chelsea3.12 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAston VillaChelseaBaseline
Rest days4.98 days3.12 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots15 shotsAston Villa 9 shots, Chelsea 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots8 shotsAston Villa 4 shots, Chelsea 8 shots
  • Possession43%57%Aston Villa 43%, Chelsea 57%
  • Corners3 corners8 cornersAston Villa 3 corners, Chelsea 8 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls9 foulsAston Villa 10 fouls, Chelsea 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsAston Villa 3 cards, Chelsea 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Aston Villa
1Draws
1Chelsea
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League1–2
Aston Villa — Chelsea · Premier League2–1
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League3–0
Aston Villa — Chelsea · Premier League2–2
Chelsea — Aston Villa · Premier League0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Aston Villa favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Chelsea in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa29 matchesChelsea29 matches
1.34 goals/matchGoals scored29/29▲ 1.83 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed29/291.17 goals/match
12.6 shots/matchShots29/29▲ 13.5 shots/match
4.34 shots/matchShots on target29/29▲ 4.76 shots/match
53.6%Possession29/29● 58.7%
5.31 corners/matchCorners29/29● 6.07 corners/match
1.62 cards/matchCards29/292.76 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls29/2911.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 4 Mar 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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