Chelsea returned to winning ways after a 2-1 victory over Leicester City in the English Premier League. The Blues were reduced to ten men in the 28th minute after Conor Gallagher was sent off for two bookings in the first half. Raheem Sterling opened his Chelsea account and scored both goals for his team. The Blues have now won two games this season and have collected one point each from the other two games. Leicester City, on the other hand, have dropped to the bottom of the league table with three losses in their last three games.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
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Chelsea started the match in a 4-4-2 formation. Kai Havertz led the line alongside Raheem Sterling. After getting down to ten men, the Blues played with one striker, and Raheem Sterling played on his favoured left side. In the second half, Chelsea played with a back five and three midfielders.
Leicester City started in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and Youri Tielemans returned to the playing 11. Dennis Praet also got a rare start on the right side.
Both teams shared an equal amount of possession at the end of the game. Chelsea dominated possession at the start but were unable to hold the ball after going down to ten men. They averaged less than 33% possession in the second half.
Leicester City took advantage of ten men on the pitch and dominated the ball in the second half. However, they scored a goal only after Chelsea had scored two goals.
Chelsea players were involved in 24 positional attacks but only managed four shots from these attacks. The Blues also tried four counterattacks, with two coming from the left side. Overall, Chelsea created more chances from the left side.
Leicester City players were behind 32 counterattacks, and they attempted 12 shots from these attacks. The Foxes also tried to catch Chelsea on the counter four times, and most of their attacks came from the right side.
Chelsea players attempted just six shots with a 50% shot accuracy rate. The Blues attempted only two shots in the first half and the rest of the shots came in the second half. Chelsea could have scored more but were denied twice by the goalpost.
Leicester City players tried to trouble Mendy with 18 shot attempts, and they managed to hit the target four times. The Foxes attempted three shots in the first half and the other 15 attempts came in the second half. Leicester were also unlucky to hit the post once.
Chelsea ended the match with an xG rate of 1.47. They attempted all the shots from inside the penalty box. Raheem Sterling attempted three shots and found space in different areas inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Leicester City players found a lot of space on the right side of the attack and attempted most of their shots from that particular side. Brendan Rodgers’ men attempted ten shots from inside the box and managed to hit the target three times.
The Blues attempted 425 passes with an 87.76% passing accuracy rate. It can be observed that Chelsea created a channel of passes on the left side, with Marc Cucurella, Jorginho, Raheem Sterling, and Mason Mount linking with each other.
Leicester City players attempted 509 passes with an 88.02% passing accuracy rate. In the initial stages of the match, the Foxes were a bit deep. Rodgers made some changes to the side, and that allowed three players to play from the centre.
The Blues tried 52 passes to the final third and were successful 42 times. Cucurella and Kai Havertz were linked in five passes, with the full-back finding the striker four times in the attacking third.
Leicester City found it easy to find a teammate in the final third. They attempted 58 passes and were successful 52 times. Most of these passes were attempted towards the full-backs, who always made forward runs from either side.
Both teams were involved in 189 duels, with Chelsea winning 87 of them. The Blues were strong inside their half but were unable to win most of their duels in the attacking half.
The Foxes won 98 duels, and they too were strong inside their half. Their lowest win percentage was in the attacking third.
Chelsea players were involved in 54 defensive duels with a 66.67% success rate. The home team contested most of the duels on the right side in the defensive third.
Leicester City players won 40 defensive duels and were strong on the right side of their defence. They lost most of their defensive duels on the left side.
Chelsea players contested most of their aerial duels inside the penalty box. They had to defend against 23 crosses attempted by the Foxes. They managed to win 21 aerial duels in the match.
The Foxes won 16 aerial duels and contested most of the duels inside the opposition’s penalty box. Timothy Castagne managed to win an aerial duel inside the opposition’s 6-yard box.
Chelsea players struggled to win their offensive duels. They contested 42 offensive duels but only won 12.
Leicester City players won 20 offensive duels. Chelsea’s defenders were strong and won most of the duels in the attacking third of Leicester.
Chelsea players made 32 recoveries each in the defensive and middle third. Thiago Silva commanded the defence and made 13 recoveries for his side.
The Foxes made 17 recoveries in the attacking third, with most of them coming on the left side.
Chelsea players defended well with ten men and secured three points in the English Premier League table. The Blues were clinical with their finishing and scored two goals in a short time period. Leicester City tried hard but were unable to find an equaliser or a winner.
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