Arsenal vs Chelsea

Arsenal

1 - 0

Chelsea

🕒 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Arsenal 2 · Chelsea 4

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

25 matches · 4.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.60
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	52%
Home wins	32%
Draws	44%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-8).
Chelsea controlled possession (59%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-2

Goals For / Against

35 / 17

Avg: 1.84 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 25

Avg: 1.53 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.05

PPG

1.47

1.84

1.53

0.89

1.32

53%

O2.5

53%

58%

BTTS

53%

79%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Arsenal rank2nd

Chelsea rank4th

Arsenal points74

Chelsea points69

Arsenal: #2 · 74 pts · GD +35

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #4 · 69 pts · GD +21

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W L D D W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chelsea last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals3-4

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home89%

Arsenal clean sheet at home37%

Chelsea score away68%

Chelsea clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first79%

Arsenal win after scoring first60%

Chelsea score first47%

Chelsea win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 67% · Chelsea 38%

Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 26.5' · Chelsea 21.1'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home1.84 vs 1.51

Arsenal concede at home0.89 vs 1.42

Chelsea score away1.53 vs 1.42

Chelsea concede away1.32 vs 1.51

Arsenal score 22% above league average, while Chelsea score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Arsenal are 37% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

0-15 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 0

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

346

508

Passes Accurate

292

441

Passes %

84%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

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20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Mikel Merino

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ødegaard

30'

30' L. Colwill

52'

52' Pedro Neto

54'

54' Gabriel Magalhães

58'

58' T. Partey

59'

59' W. Fofana

65'

65' M. Ødegaard

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Sancho

1st substitution · For: Tyrique George

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Nkunku

2nd substitution · For: K. Dewsbury-Hall

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Gabriel Martinelli

1st substitution · For: E. Nwaneri

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. James

3rd substitution · For: R. Lavia

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ B. Badiashile

4th substitution · For: T. Adarabioyo

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ W. Fofana

5th substitution · For: M. Gusto

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

2nd substitution · For: K. Tierney

Arsenal vs Chelsea 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday, 16 March 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 20' when Mikel Merino scored, with the assist credited to M. Ødegaard, making the score 1-0. L. Colwill received a yellow card for Chelsea at 30'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Pedro Neto received a yellow card for Chelsea at 52'. Gabriel Magalhães received a yellow card for Arsenal at 54'. T. Partey received a yellow card for Arsenal at 58'. W. Fofana received a yellow card for Chelsea at 59'. M. Ødegaard received a yellow card for Arsenal at 65'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 76', with J. Sancho replacing Tyrique George. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 76', with C. Nkunku replacing K. Dewsbury-Hall. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 79', with Gabriel Martinelli replacing E. Nwaneri. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 82', with R. James replacing R. Lavia. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 86', with B. Badiashile replacing T. Adarabioyo. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 86', with W. Fofana replacing M. Gusto. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 90', with M. Ødegaard replacing K. Tierney.

Arsenal used 2 substitutions while Chelsea used 5 substitutions. Arsenal got 3 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 3 yellow cards.