Chelsea hosts Aston Villa in the EFL Cup 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, September 22nd at Stamford Bridge (London)
Chelsea is just starting to fight in the League Cup. The Blues have won this trophy five times in history, and the last cup was won in the 2014/15 season. Chelsea is looking strong this season. The Pensioners have not suffered a single defeat in seven starting matches in all tournaments (five victories and two draws). In five rounds of the Premier League, they lost points only in the away game against Liverpool (1-1). Moreover, Tuchel's men played in the minority for the entire second half at Anfield. Last Sunday, Chelsea dealt with Tottenham in the central match of the 5th round of the Premier League (0-3). In the first half, the Blues got used to their opponents, and after the break they punished the Spurs three times through the efforts of Thiago Silva, N'Golo Kante, and Antonio Rudiger. Five out of seven Chelsea’s games ended with clean sheets.
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Aston Villa started its way in this tournament from the 2nd round. On August 24, the Lions destroyed Barrow, which represents the 4th division (0-6). However, Villa has been showing controversial results in the Premier League. Smith's team looks poor in away games (zero points in two games). At the same time, the Lions are good in Birmingham, where they scored seven points in three rounds (two victories and one draw). On September 18, they achieved their 1st major home win in the current season. In the Premier League match, Aston Villa defeated Everton (3-0). Curiously, all three goals of the Lions were scored in the interval from 66th to 75th minute. Matty Cash and Leon Bailey left their names on the scoreboard, and the defender Lucas Digne sent another goal into his own net.
Chelsea is considered a favorite in the upcoming match at Stamford Bridge. The Lions, who were unlucky in the last game against the Pensioners, will try to take revenge. Aston Villa's chances could be boosted by the difficult calendar of the Blues, who will host Manchester City in the Premier League on September 25 and travel to Juventus four days later. The coaching staff can conserve the strength of key players and rotate the squad. Head-to-head matches of Chelsea and Aston Villa are stable in terms of production. Two or three goals were scored in six out of seven games of the current Champions League winners, and the same result was observed in the last four matches of the Lions in the Premier League. Beyond that, this number of goals scored was recorded in eight out of nine previous head-to-head confrontations.
Prediction for the match: 2 or 3 goals to be scored
