Chelsea host Aston Villa at 5:30pm on Saturday, and Jake Osgathorpe can't see anything other than a home win.
We are running out of good things to say about Chelsea, so I will just say this - they are Manchester City's closest challengers for the Premier League title.
Defensively, they are the best team in the league under Thomas Tuchel, and having now added Romelu Lukaku, they are a better all-round attacking team than last season.
Kick-off time: 17:30 BST, Saturday
TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event
While the xG total would suggest they were fortunate to escape Anfield with a point last time out, the Blues limited Liverpool - one of the best attacking teams in the league in front of their home fans - to just 0.99 second half xG, with 10-men.
They are extremely well organised at the back, and now have fluidity and a focal point up top that should see them improve their attacking process, which was already good under Tuchel last term.
Aston Villa are in town, and for Villa, Chelsea are the last opponent they would want to face given their attacking struggles so far.
Dean Smith's side have struggled to function in attack in the absence of Jack Grealish, with his replacements yet to gel.
Despite having a fairly soft schedule to open the season (away to Watford and home to Newcastle and Brentford), Villa have averaged a meagre 0.62 non-pen xGF per game. That process makes them the worst attacking team in the league through three games.
A dysfunctional attacking team facing the best defensive team makes this a bad match-up for Villa.
Defensively, Smith's side haven't been too bad but are yet to face a team with Chelsea's firepower and process, so the angle to take for this game is to back CHELSEA TO WIN TO NIL.
It is hard to make a case for anything other than a home win, and given the numbers so far, it's difficult to envisage Villa scoring.
Chelsea v Aston Villa score prediction and best bets
- 2pts Chelsea to win to nil at evens (BetVictor)
Score prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa (Sky Bet odds: 5/1)
Odds correct at 1615 BST (09/09/21)
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