Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea

2 - 0

Brighton

🕒 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Chelsea 5 · Brighton 15

Referee Stats

Mike Dean

25 matches · 3.84 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.84
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Chelsea outshot their opponent (25-8).
Chelsea controlled possession (67%).
Chelsea had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-4-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 16

Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-12

Goals For / Against

10 / 29

Avg: 0.53 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 0.58

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

1.95

PPG

0.58

1.58

0.53

0.84

1.53

42%

O2.5

26%

37%

BTTS

26%

63%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Chelsea rank5th

Brighton rank15th

Chelsea points70

Brighton points40

Chelsea: #5 · 70 pts · GD +24

11 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #15 · 40 pts · GD -20

41 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Chelsea last 5 home

D W D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-6

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.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-12

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS26%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home79%

Chelsea clean sheet at home53%

Brighton score away37%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first63%

Chelsea win after scoring first83%

Brighton score first37%

Brighton win after scoring first29%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 40% · Brighton 0%

Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 32.8' · Brighton 38.0'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Chelsea concede at home0.84 vs 1.15

Brighton score away0.53 vs 1.15

Brighton concede away1.53 vs 1.53

Chelsea score 3% above league average, while Brighton score 54% below league average.

Defensive side: Chelsea are 27% below league average at home, and Brighton are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

16-30 6

46-60 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

31-45 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

67%

33%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

695

341

Passes Accurate

614

264

Passes %

88%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Álvaro Morata

Normal Goal · Assist: César Azpilicueta

57'

57' D. Stephens

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Marcos Alonso

Normal Goal · Assist: Cesc Fàbregas

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ E. Hazard

1st substitution · For: Willian

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Kayal

1st substitution · For: P. Groß

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Hemed

2nd substitution · For: G. Murray

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Álvaro Morata

2nd substitution · For: M. Batshuayi

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. March

3rd substitution · For: A. Knockaert

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ N. Kanté

3rd substitution · For: Daniel Noel Drinkwater

Chelsea vs Brighton 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Brighton 2-0 on Tuesday, 26 December 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Chelsea took the lead at 46' when Álvaro Morata scored, with the assist credited to César Azpilicueta, making the score 1-0. D. Stephens received a yellow card for Brighton at 57'. Chelsea extended the lead at 60' when Marcos Alonso scored, with the assist credited to Cesc Fàbregas, making the score 2-0. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 73', with E. Hazard replacing Willian. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 73', with B. Kayal replacing P. Groß. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 80', with T. Hemed replacing G. Murray. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 82', with Álvaro Morata replacing M. Batshuayi. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 82', with S. March replacing A. Knockaert. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 85', with N. Kanté replacing Daniel Noel Drinkwater.

Chelsea used 3 substitutions while Brighton used 3 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card.