Chelsea continues to impress under Graham Potter after a 3-0 win over Italian champions AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 season. Wesley Fofana opened the scoring for the hosts as well as his Chelsea account. Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang scored the second goal against his former club. Reece James confirmed the win with a goal in the closing stages of the match.
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 recoveries were made in the middle third by Chelsea? Who won the most number of defensive duels for AC Milan?
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Chelsea played the match in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang led the line and was supported by Mason Mount and Raheem Sterling. Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were paired in the middle.
AC Milan started the match in their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation. The manager made a few changes in the second half and the formation of the team changed to 5-4-1.
Chelsea averaged 47.96% ball possession at the end of the match. They took hold of possession in the early stages of the match and scored a goal. AC Milan dominated possession after that. Chelsea scored two goals in the first phase of the second half and then kept an equal share of the ball in possession.
AC Milan ended the match with a possession rate of 52.04%. The visitors averaged around 60% of the ball possession but were unable to create enough threats during that period.
Chelsea players created 31 positional attacks and attempted five shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the right but were more effective with just five attacks from the middle.
AC Milan created 19 positional attacks and attempted two shots. The visitors created most of the chances from the centre, and these attacks generated the highest xG.
The Chelsea players were quite accurate with their shooting. They attempted 11 shots and six were on target. Mason Mount attempted the first shot in the fifth minute. His shot was saved by the goalkeeper. Chelsea attempted three shots inside of one minute before scoring the first goal.
The visitors only attempted three shots, and one of those was on target. They attempted the first shot in the injury time of the first half, and the second shot was soon followed by it. The last attempt came in the dying minutes of the match.
The Blues ended the match with an xG rate of 2.08. They attempted eight shots from inside the penalty box, and all the goals were scored from the edge of the 6-yard box.
AC Milan ended the match with a high xG rate of 1.17. All the shots were attempted from a very close range and only one was on target.
Chelsea players played close to each other. Mason Mount drifted towards the centre and allowed Ben Chilwell to make attacking runs. The team attempted 491 passes in the match with an 86.35% accuracy rate.
AC Milan players also played close to each other in the midfield. Olivier Giroud dropped a few times and allowed the wide players to make forward runs. The team attempted 452 passes and had an accuracy rate of 84.07%.
Chelsea players tried to find a teammate 57 times in the final third. They were able to deliver 40 passes. The full-backs were on the receiving end of most of these passes.
AC Milan players attempted 37 passes to the final third. They had a 61.9% accuracy rate. Rafael Leao was their main target in the attacking third.
The Blues recovered the ball 82 times in the match. They made 44 recoveries in the middle third and 11 in the attacking third. Reece James recovered the ball 11 times on the right side.
The visitors recovered the ball 40 times in the middle third and eight times in the final third. Pierre Kalulu made 14 recoveries for his side.
Both teams contested 221 duels and won 106. Chelsea won 43 defensive duels and had a high win percentage in the middle third. Ruben Loftus-Cheek won eight duels for his side.
AC Milan won 45 defensive duels in the match. They also had a high win percentage in the middle third. Sandro Tonali was solid in the centre and won all eight of the eight defensive duels contested by him. He was a Chelsea target in the summer.
Chelsea players won 11 aerial duels in the match. Mason Mount and Ruben Loftus-Cheek won two duels each.
AC Milan players won 50% of their aerial duels. They had a high win percentage in the middle third.
The home team players struggled to win their offensive duels and only won 20.
AC Milan players won 28 offensive duels in the match. They won most of their duels on the flanks.
Chelsea were the better side and created more chances. They deserved three points from this game after just earning a single point in the last two games.
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