Chelsea started their new season with a 1-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park in the English Premier League. Jorginho scored a penalty in the first half to secure three points for the Blues.
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;
How many counterattacks were created by Everton? How many recoveries were made by Chelsea in the attacking third?
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Everton played the whole match in a 3-4-3 formation, with Anthony Gordon playing the false nine role. Frank Lampard made a few changes to the team, and Gordon shifted to the left side, with Dele Alli replacing him in the middle.
Thomas Tuchel’s side also stuck to a 3-4-3 formation throughout the match. Raheem Sterling played through the centre and was accompanied by Kai Havertz and Mason Mount in the attack.
Chelsea dominated possession from the start and had almost 75% of the ball in possession until the 60th minute of the match. Everton tried to keep the ball, but Chelsea ended the match with 60.3% of the ball.
Chelsea dominated the possession from the start and had almost 75% of ball possession until the 60th minute of the match. Everton tried to keep the ball, but Chelsea ended the match with 60.3% of the ball.
Everton created 23 positional attacks along with five counterattacks. They were successful in creating three positional attacks and two counterattacks. Everton created most of the positional attacks from the right side but failed to create any successful attacks. When talking about counterattacks, Everton created three from the left and two from the centre.
Chelsea created 30 positional attacks, with four of those attacks leading to four shots towards the opposition goal. The Blues were effective from both flanks and created 12 positional attacks from each side. Tuchel’s men created only two counterattacks but failed to attempt a shot in any of them.
Everton players attempted seven shots in the match, with four being on target. One of the shots was blocked by the Chelsea defender and two shots went past the post on each side.
Chelsea players attempted 13 shots with a 46.15% shot accuracy rate. The Blues were accurate with their shooting, and most of the shots on target were attempted towards the weak side of Everton’s goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford.
Everton’s xG rate in the match was 1.29. Everton players attempted five shots from inside the opposition’s penalty box, and one shot was attempted from the edge of the box. Mason Holgate’s attempt in the 52nd minute created the highest xG rate.
Chelsea players attempted four shots from inside the opposition’s penalty box and three from outside the box. The Blues had an overall xG rate of 1.79. Jorginho’s penalty created the highest xG rate for the away side.
Everton players contested 62 offensive duels but failed miserably. They won 21 duels, most of them inside the middle third. Demarai Gray contested 15 duels and won five for his side.
Chelsea players contested 73 offensive duels and won 29. The Blues won most of their duels on the flanks, and that helped them carry the momentum in the attack. Raheem Sterling contested 23 duels and won eight.
Everton players attempted 324 passes in the match with an accuracy rate of 81.17%. These included the 14 crosses, as shown in the above image. We can observe that the Toffees delivered six crosses. Both full-backs attempted two crosses each and were successful both times.
The Blues attempted 539 passes with a high accuracy rate of 88.87%. Tuchel’s men attempted 12 crosses with a 50% accuracy rate. Reece James was behind three crosses from the right and found his teammates twice.
Everton players attempted 59 passes in the final third and successfully delivered 39 of them. Alex Iwobi and Gray were linked in three attacks, and those were mostly created from the middle.
Chelsea players attempted 70 passes into the final third and had a high accuracy rate of 77.14%. Debutants Kalidou Koulibaly and Raheel Sterling were linked in four plays.
Everton players’ main struggle was to win duels in the match. They contested 226 duels and won 93. The Toffees lost most of their duels in the attacking third and won most on the right side.
Chelsea players won 123 of the 226 duels contested. Tuchel’s men won duels all over the pitch. They were defensively sound and won duels in the defensive as well as the middle third.
Evertonians contested 73 defensive duels with a 60.27% success rate. They contested most of the duels on the flanks and were successful in winning most of them. Abdoulaye Doucouré contested 11 duels and won nine.
The Blues contested 62 defensive duels and won 41. Chelsea were solid on the right side of the defence, with César Azpilicueta winning nine of the ten duels he contested.
Everton players were poor in the air. They contested 46 aerial duels and only won 12. Most of the duels were contested in Chelsea’s half, and Everton players came out as the second favourites.
Chelsea players were dominant in the air as they won 32 of the 46 aerial duels contested. The Blues were able to win three aerial duels inside the opposition’s penalty box. Kai Havertz contested nine duels and won seven.
The home team players made 92 recoveries. Of these, 44 recoveries were made in the defensive third, 39 in the middle third, and nine in the attacking third. Doucouré made the most recoveries for his side.
Chelsea players made five more recoveries than their opponents. They made 43 recoveries in the defensive third, 37 in the middle third, and 19 in the attacking third. Most of the recoveries inside the opposition’s half were made on the right.
The Chelsea players did enough to take three points at Goodison Park. They dominated the stats and won their duels to secure their one-goal lead. They will look to take the momentum into the next game.
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