Graham Potter’s era at Chelsea began with a 1-1 draw against RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Noah Okafor levelled the score in the 75th minute. The Blues are still winless in this competition.
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 final third by Chelsea? Which RB Leipzig player won the highest number of defensive duels?
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The home team played in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the first 82 minutes of the match. Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang led the line for the Blues. They played the last ten minutes of the match in a 3-4-3 formation.
RB Leipzig played the first 60 minutes of the match in a 4-3-3 formation. The manager changed the formation to 4-2-3-1 and they were rewarded within the next 15 minutes.
Chelsea ended the match with a high possession rate of 72.16%. They kept the ball for more phases but were unable to break the opposition’s defence.
The visitors had a low possession rate of 27.84%. They had a high possession rate during the goal-scoring period.
Chelsea created 26 positional attacks and attempted nine shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the left side, with Raheem Sterling behind most of these attacks.
RB Leipzig players attempted 24 positional attacks and attempted three shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the left side but the attacks from the right side were more effective.
Chelsea players attempted 17 shots towards the opposition goal and five were on target. They attempted four shots within the first ten minutes of the match.
The visitors attempted four shots and managed to hit the target three times. Benjamin Sesko’s shot in the 40th minute was the only shot attempted in the first half.
Chelsea ended the match with a high xG rate of 2.16. A total of seven shots were attempted from inside the penalty box and five were on target.
RB Salzburg attempted three shots from inside the penalty box. The goal was scored from inside the 6-yard box, and the Austrian club ended the match with an xG rate of 0.53.
Chelsea players attempted 650 passes with an 85.54% passing accuracy rate. The average position of the players hints that the home team played in a three-at-the-back formation. Mason Mount, Cesar Azpilicueta and Reece James created a few passing links on the right.
The visitors attempted 240 passes with a low accuracy rate of 63.33%. Most of the passing links were created on the right side.
Chelsea attempted 73 passes to the final third with a 76.71% accuracy rate. Most of these passes were played towards the flanks.
The visitors attempted 45 passes to the final third, with an accuracy rate of 55.56%.
Both teams contested 244 duels and Chelsea won 125. They won 43 defensive duels and had a high win percentage on the right side. Cesar Azpilicueta won his every defensive duel in the match.
RB Salzburg won 110 duels in the match. These included 50 defensive duel wins. Nicolas Seiwald also won every duel contested by him.
The home team won ten aerial duels. Thiago Silva won four aerial duels.
The visitors won 13 aerial duels and these included three wins inside the opposition penalty box.
Chelsea players won most of their offensive duels on the left side. They won 35 offensive duels in the match.
The visitors only won 18 offensive duels. Most of the wins came in the middle third.
A total of 43 recoveries were made in the defensive third, 38 in the middle third and 20 in the final third. Thiago Silva made 19 recoveries for the Blues.
RB Salzburg players made 41 recoveries in the defensive third, 35 in the middle third and eight in the final third.
Chelsea were the better side but were unable to break down the opposition defence. They had to settle for a draw. The Blues need to win their upcoming matches to ensure qualification for the knockout round.
Visuals via Wyscout