Chelsea vs Leicester

2 - 1
🕒 Tue, 18 May 2021 20:15 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Chelsea 4 · Leicester 5
Referee Stats
25 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.80
Reds avg 0.32
Penalties avg 0.44
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 36%
Draws 28%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (58%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 18
Avg: 1.63 / 0.95

Points

33
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

6
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 20
Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
2.00
1.63
GF
1.79
0.95
GA
1.05
42%
O2.5
58%
37%
BTTS
68%
47%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Chelsea rank4th
Leicester rank5th
Chelsea points67
Leicester points66
Chelsea: #4 · 67 pts · GD +22
7 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Leicester: #5 · 66 pts · GD +18
8 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chelsea last 5 home

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals6-7
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.

Leicester last 5 away

L W D L W
Points7/15
Weighted index40
Goals8-8
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.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home68%
Chelsea clean sheet at home53%
Leicester score away89%
Leicester clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first47%
Chelsea win after scoring first67%
Leicester score first53%
Leicester win after scoring first90%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 57% · Leicester 75%
Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 29.3' · Leicester 33.0'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home1.63 vs 1.35
Chelsea concede at home0.95 vs 1.34
Leicester score away1.79 vs 1.34
Leicester concede away1.05 vs 1.35
Chelsea score 21% above league average, while Leicester score 33% above league average.
Defensive side: Chelsea are 29% below league average at home, and Leicester are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 7
31-45 6
46-60 6
16-30 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 2

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 14
61-75 8
16-30 6
46-60 6
31-45 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
17
7
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
15
4
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
15
16
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
542
376
Passes Accurate
461
287
Passes %
85%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
32'
32' Ayoze Pérez
32'
32' M. Kovačić
1st substitution · For: N. Kanté
47'
47' Goal · 1-0
A. Rüdiger
Normal Goal
60'
60' K. Ịheanachọ
1st substitution · For: J. Maddison
66'
66' Penalty Goal · 2-0
Jorginho
Penalty
67'
67' Ricardo Pereira
2nd substitution · For: M. Albrighton
76'
76' Goal · 2-1
K. Ịheanachọ
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Ndidi
82'
82' W. Fofana
87'
87' César Azpilicueta
88'
88' K. Zouma
2nd substitution · For: César Azpilicueta
89'
89' W. Ndidi
90+1'
90+1' O. Giroud
3rd substitution · For: T. Werner
90+1'
90+1' É. Mendy
90+4'
90+4' Ricardo Pereira
90+5'
90+5' D. Amartey

Chelsea vs Leicester 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1 on Tuesday, 18 May 2021 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. Ayoze Pérez received a yellow card for Leicester at 32'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 32', with M. Kovačić replacing N. Kanté.

Second half: Chelsea took the lead at 47' when A. Rüdiger scored, making the score 1-0. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 60', with K. Ịheanachọ replacing J. Maddison. Chelsea extended the lead at 66' when Jorginho converted a penalty, making the score 2-0. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Ricardo Pereira replacing M. Albrighton. Leicester reduced the deficit at 76' when K. Ịheanachọ scored, with the assist credited to W. Ndidi, making the score 2-1. W. Fofana received a yellow card for Leicester at 82'. César Azpilicueta received a yellow card for Chelsea at 87'. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 88', with K. Zouma replacing César Azpilicueta. W. Ndidi received a yellow card for Leicester at 89'. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with O. Giroud replacing T. Werner. É. Mendy received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90+1'. Ricardo Pereira received a yellow card for Leicester at 90+4'. D. Amartey received a yellow card for Leicester at 90+5'.

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

How the match was won

  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (58%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins11
Draws6
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals11 (55.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (30.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)

Chelsea vs Leicester Head-to-Head History by Season