Chelsea vs Stoke City

4 - 2
🕒 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Chelsea 1 · Stoke City 13
Referee Stats
29 matches · 4.21 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.21
Reds avg 0.03
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 62%
Draws 24%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (18-5).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (59%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 17-0-2

Goals For / Against

55 / 17
Avg: 2.89 / 0.89

Points

51
Avg: 2.68

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

0
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 32
Avg: 0.89 / 1.68

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.68
PPG
0.89
2.89
GF
0.89
0.89
GA
1.68
89%
O2.5
37%
58%
BTTS
47%
84%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Chelsea rank1st
Stoke City rank13th
Chelsea points93
Stoke City points44
Chelsea: #1 · 93 pts · GD +52
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 47 pts above the play-off edge. 53 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Stoke City: #13 · 44 pts · GD -15
42 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
49-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chelsea last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals18-7
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Stoke City last 5 away

W D L L L
Points4/15
Weighted index42
Goals3-7
Record1-1-3
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 2.589%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 32%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home100%
Chelsea clean sheet at home42%
Stoke City score away63%
Stoke City clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first84%
Chelsea win after scoring first94%
Stoke City score first37%
Stoke City win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 67% · Stoke City 36%
Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 22.9' · Stoke City 36.9'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home2.89 vs 1.60
Chelsea concede at home0.89 vs 1.20
Stoke City score away0.89 vs 1.20
Stoke City concede away1.68 vs 1.60
Chelsea score 81% above league average, while Stoke City score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Chelsea are 26% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 10
0-15 8
31-45 8
61-75 8
16-30 7
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 2
31-45 1

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 8
0-15 6
46-60 5
16-30 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
18
5
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
10
4
Shots Outside Box
8
1
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
473
322
Passes Accurate
401
242
Passes %
85%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
24'
24' V. Moses
34'
34' Goal · 1-0
Gary Cahill
Normal Goal · Assist: Cesc Fàbregas
46'
46' Goal · 1-1
B. Martins Indi
Normal Goal
57'
57' Goal · 2-1
Willian
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Hazard
59'
59' Cesc Fàbregas
61'
61' X. Shaqiri
1st substitution · For: Bojan Krkić
62'
62' I. Afellay
2nd substitution · For: G. Imbula
64'
64' Goal · 2-2
P. Crouch
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Diouf
65'
65' Goal · 3-2
Willian
Normal Goal · Assist: Cesc Fàbregas
70'
70' Marcos Alonso
70'
70' M. Diouf
73'
73' Cesc Fàbregas
1st substitution · For: N. Matić
82'
82' V. Moses
2nd substitution · For: B. Ivanović
84'
84' Willian
3rd substitution · For: N. Chalobah
85'
85' Goal · 4-2
Diego Costa
Normal Goal
86'
86' Charles Graham Adam

Chelsea vs Stoke City 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Stoke City 4-2 on Saturday, 31 December 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Madley. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: V. Moses received a yellow card for Chelsea at 24'. Chelsea took the lead at 34' when Gary Cahill scored, with the assist credited to Cesc Fàbregas, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Stoke City leveled the score at 46' when B. Martins Indi scored, making the score 1-1. Chelsea took the lead at 57' when Willian scored, with the assist credited to E. Hazard, making the score 2-1. Cesc Fàbregas received a yellow card for Chelsea at 59'. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 61', with X. Shaqiri replacing Bojan Krkić. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 62', with I. Afellay replacing G. Imbula. Stoke City leveled the score at 64' when P. Crouch scored, with the assist credited to M. Diouf, making the score 2-2. Chelsea took the lead at 65' when Willian scored, with the assist credited to Cesc Fàbregas, making the score 3-2. Marcos Alonso received a yellow card for Chelsea at 70'. M. Diouf received a yellow card for Stoke City at 70'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 73', with Cesc Fàbregas replacing N. Matić. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 82', with V. Moses replacing B. Ivanović. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Willian replacing N. Chalobah. Chelsea extended the lead at 85' when Diego Costa scored, making the score 4-2. Charles Graham Adam received a yellow card for Stoke City at 86'.

Chelsea used 3 substitutions while Stoke City used 2 substitutions. Chelsea got 3 yellow cards, while Stoke City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (18-5).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (59%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Chelsea vs Stoke City Head-to-Head History by Season