Aston Villa F.C. vs Chelsea F.C. Prediction 7 February 2024
Added on 05 February, 2024
A replay of the FA Cup round of 16 between Aston Villa and Chelsea will take place next Wednesday!
Aston Villa are enjoying a very strong campaign and rightfully occupy fourth position in the Premier League, just five points behind the leaders. Last weekend, the Lions beat Sheffield United 5-0, and in the Cup, they performed well in duels with Middlesbrough (1-0) and Chelsea (0-0).
The crushing fiascos of 1:4 to Liverpool and 2:4 to Wolverhampton dropped Chelsea to eleventh place in the Premier League and exposed their serious problems in defense. As for the Cup, before the 0:0 draw with Aston Villa, the Blues managed to defeat the Championship middle-tier team Preston, 4:0.
As for us, Chelsea have lost the strategic advantage of their home arena and are approaching this match as an underdog. Aston Villa, under the leadership of experienced cup fighter Unai Emery, will take advantage of this circumstance and advance.
Aston Villa to advance to the next stage (yes) 1.65