Aston Villa vs.Chelsea 5/23/21 Premier League Soccer Pick, Odds, and Predictions

Aston Villa vs. Chelsea face off on Sunday in their last English Premier League game of the season at Villa Park. 

Chelsea currently stis in 3rd place in the standings but they still have some work to do to make sure they finish in the top four of the standings. Chelsea has been playing pretty well as of late, but their offense hasn’t been elite as of late, and this might be a game where they are going to need the offense to run up the score. In the last game against Leicester City, Chelsea was able to score two goals. Chelsea on the season has scored 57 goals total while their defense has allowed 34 goals. Chelsea has nine different players who have scored at least four gaols on the season. Jorginho has been the best player for scoring seven goals and adding another assist.

On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa who currently sit in 11th place in the standings having picked up 52 points. Aston Villa have been up and down this season but they are coming off a win in their last game against Tottenham Hotspur. The offense managed two goals and that led to the victory. When Aston Villa has struggled this year it’s usually the defense that is a big issue. Aston Villa on the season has scored 53 goals total while their defense has given up 45 goals total. Ollie Watkins has been the best player for Aston Villa so far this season putting up 14 goals on the season and adding another five assists. 

Aston Villa is going to play the role of spoiler in this game and their defense is going to slow down Chelsea. In this game look for Aston Villa to score a goal or two and that will be enough for Aston Villa to win this game on the money line.