Chelsea was held to a goalless draw at the Molineux Stadium by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League. The Blues have now dropped seven points in the last four 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!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
Who won the most aerial duels for Wolves? What were the xT creation zones for Chelsea?
To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Hwang Hee-Chan’s injury meant that Daniel Podence got a chance in the team. Wolves played in a 3-5-2 formation.
The average position of the starting XI hints that Ruben Neves and Leander Dendoncker were the holding midfielder and Joao Moutinho played a more attacking role.
Chelsea played in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Christian Pulisic leading the line for the Blues. Trevoh Chalobah featured in the midfield for the team.
Chelsea attacked a lot in the match and the average position on eight outfield players was inside the opposition’s half.
The Blues had 65% of the ball possession and dominated a lot in the last 30 minutes of the match. 35 passes were attempted by Chelsea players into the opposition’s penalty box. They also made 46 recoveries inside the opposition’s half.
Daniel Podence attempted the most number of shots in the match. Trevoh Chalobah had a good game in the midfield as he made six recoveries inside the opposition’s half and also attempted four dribbles. The Blues attempted 24 crosses and 21 smart passes.
Wolves players attempted four shots with a 25% shot accuracy rate. The only shot on target was attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Chelsea players attempted seven shots with a 14.3% shot accuracy rate. The team attempted five shots from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Wolves players attempted all the shots inside the first half. Chelsea attempted one shot in the first half and the rest of the other shots in the second half.
Ruben Neves attempted the most number of passes for the home team. He passed the ball eight times towards Conor Coady.
Thiago Silva attempted 118 passes for the Blues. His 32 passes were towards Cesar Azpilicueta and 31 passes towards Antonio Rudiger. Silva was on the receiving end of 96 passes.
Ki-Jana Hoever and Fernando Marcal attempted four crosses each in the match. Hoever and Neves were the only players to attempt a smart pass.
Mason Mount attempted six crosses for the Blues and right-back Reece James was just behind him with five crosses.
Wolves players created threats from the wider positions. Max Kilman created the highest threat rate from passes for the home team.
Daniel Podence attempted the most dribbles in the match. His eight dribbles created an xT of 0.05 from passes.
Chelsea’s creation zones were also towards the wider sides. The xT creation map shows that very few threats were created from the middle.
Reece James created the highest threats from dribbles for the Blues. N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic attempted six dribbles each.
The home team won 24 defensive duels in the defensive third. Romain Saiss and Joao Moutinho won two duels each.
Raul Jimenez contested eight aerial duels with a 75% win rate. The team won seven aerial duels in the middle third.
Wolves once again won most of the duels in the middle third. Max Kilman, Hoever, and Coady won two duels each.
The Blues won ten defensive duels in the middle third. Marcos Alonso contested six duels with a 50% success rate.
Antonio Rudiger won the most aerial duels for his team. He contested five duels with an 80% success rate.
The Blues won seven loose ball duels in the final third. Kante and Kovacic won two duels each.
Chelsea were unable to test the keeper and create enough chances. They have a lot of injury concerns and lack the spark they created in the opening fixtures of the league. However, they still remain in the top three.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Wolves vs Chelsea