Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva scored a goal each in the second half to hand their side a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League.
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!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
What were the xT creation zones for Chelsea? How many shots were attempted by Tottenham Hotspur?
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Thomas Tuchel dropped Marcos Alonso in this game and replaced him with Callum Hudson-Odoi. N’Golo Kante was also dropped to the bench and replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
Thiago Silva, Rudiger, and Sarr played as the three centre-backs. Cesar Azpilicueta played in the right-back position. Callum Hudson-Odoi attacked from the left side, and Kovacic played in the midfield alongside Jorginho.
Antonio Conte started a very defensive team. Ryan Sessegnon and Matt Doherty started to provide extra defensive cover for the wings. Steven Bergwijn started with Harry Kane in the attack.
The average position of nine players was inside their half. Harry Kane and Bergwijn were the only two players upfront. The manager made attacking substitutions in the match.
In the game, Chelsea had 64% of the ball possession and launched 30 positional attacks. On the other hand, Spurs created 12 positional attacks and created an xG of 0.56. The visitors were involved in a lot of defensive actions and made 49 interceptions along with 17 clearances.
Chelsea players dominated the stats and performed better than the opposition. Hakim Ziyech attempted five shots and scored a goal. He made six recoveries inside the opposition’s half, attempted nine dribbles, and made 13 passes into the final third. Thiago Silva attempted three shots and won six aerial duels.
The Blues attempted 15 shots in the match with a shot accuracy rate of 46.67%. Chelsea players attempted nine shots from inside the opposition’s penalty area and three were on target. They attempted six shots from outside the opposition’s penalty box, and four were on target.
Tottenham Hotspur players attempted six shots and had four shots on target. A total of four shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box, with a 50% shot accuracy rate.
The xT timeline shows that the Blues dominated the first half and created a lot of threats. They attempted five shots within the first 15 minutes of the match. Tuchel’s men began the second half with the same momentum and attempted five shots within the first 15 minutes. This time they managed to score two goals.
Cesar Azpilicueta attempted the most number of passes for the home team. Out of his 88 passes, 30 were towards Hakim Ziyech.
Eric Dier attempted 42 passes for Spurs, and his six passes were towards fellow centre-back, Sanchez.
Hakim Ziyech provided a variety of passes in the match. He attempted six crosses and four smart passes. His five passes landed inside the opposition’s 18-yard box and five passes inside the opposition’s 6-yard box. Cesar Azpilicueta was just behind him with five crosses.
Lucas Moura came off the bench and attempted three smart passes, and his two landed inside the opposition penalty box. Spurs players attempted four crosses, two from each side. The crosses from the left had a 100% success rate.
The xT creation zones show that the Blues created most of the threats from the right side, with Hakim Ziyech creating the highest threat rate with his passes. Callum Hudson-Odoi created threats on the left side.
Hakim Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi attempted nine dribbles each in the match. They created fewer threats from dribbles. Striker Romelu Lukaku carried the highest threat from dribbles.
Spurs players created fewer threats in the final third. The only threats were created from the wider sides. Striker Harry Kane created the highest threat rate with passes.
Steven Bergwijn attempted nine dribbles for the away team, and his threat rate was the second-highest in the team. Harry Kane created the highest threat rate, with three attempted dribbles.
The home team won 12 defensive duels each in the defensive as well as the middle third. Antonio Rudiger won the most number of duels for his side.
The Blues won nine aerial duels in the final third. Thiago Silva had a 100% win rate and won six aerial duels.
The Blues won ten loose ball duels in the middle of the park. Cesar Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, and Jorginho won three duels each.
Tottenham Hotspur players won 19 defensive duels in the middle. Davinson Sanchez contested 12 duels and lost half of them.
Eric Dier contested three aerial duels and had a 100% success rate. His team won five aerial duels in the defensive third.
Ben Davies contested five loose ball duels and had a 100% win rate. Steven Bergwijn lost six out of the eight duels contested by him.
Chelsea dominated the match and created more chances than the opposition. Spurs were unable to create threats in the opposition final third and were unable to score a goal in the match.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur